Well, I generally am not overly germaphobic but I also avoid public hot tubs like, well, a disease caused by Yersinia pestis. Thus this story seemed confirmatory for me. However, upon closer examination is seems like the hot tub connection here may simply be cases where people walked by the hot tub display at this …
A colleague has a question they would love some feedback on regarding PCR primer selection for 16S rRNA gene amplicon surveys. I am posting it below: I am working on a project aimed to determine the influence of long-term fertilization on soil microbial communities. I am sampling both the rhizosphere and the bulk soil and …
This looks like it should be good. American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Symposium on the Chemistry in Indoor Environments Sponsored by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation #aaascie #indoorchem September 19, 2019 AAAS Headquarters 1200 New York Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20005 Chemistry in Indoor Environments Symposium | American Association for the …
Compiling a list of Microbiome Centers from the US and elsewhere. I had previously done this and have no made a new effort in part in association with a meeting of Microbiome Centers organized by Jen Hughes Martiny and others of the UC Irvine Microbiome Initiative. I would love suggestions for other centers to add …
The bug, called Candida auris, is highly resistant to many existing antifungal drugs. It’s also resistant to regular cleaning methods. Source: Patients with feared superbug shed large amounts of it from their skin Well – this is not fun. An article in STAT reports on a presentation at the ASM 2019 meeting regarding Candida auris …
Health officials are asking Americans to take precautions over reports that “crypto,” a fecal parasite that can be transmitted via swimming pools, is on the rise. Source: ‘Crypto’ warning: CDC says fecal parasite can live for days in swimming pools – CNN From the article The parasite is a problem in pools is because an …
Just a quick note here. This is an interesting take on Biology (and Microbiology) and the Built Environment: Source: In a ‘Recycled’ House, Details That Will Grow on You – The New York Times Few homeowners would want the shapes of fungus, germs or mold to freckle their walls or ceilings. But when Stephen Pallrand, …
Got this note to post from Dr Darren L. Smith from the HBBE to post here. ———————— The Hub for Biotechnology in the Built Environment (HBBE) (www.bbe.ac.uk) is a £8M initiative between Northumbria and Newcastle Universities funded by Research England’s Extending Excellence in England (E3) scheme. HBBE will develop biotechnologies to create a new generation …
I co-convened a session (with Holly Ganz) at the ASM Meeting last week on Participatory Science in Microbiology. And I captured some of the Tweets about the session in this Twitter moment. See below: Participatory Science Session at #ASMicrobe
I got this message about a session at AAAR and I thought it would be of interest: Dear colleagues, Rachel O’Brien and I are organizing a special symposium at this year’s AAAR meeting entitled “The air we breathe: indoor aerosol sources and chemistry”. The focus of this symposium will be: – Sources and transport including …