MoBE panel discussion-MoBE 2017

Enjoy this engaging panel discussion discussing the myth and reality of MoBE manipulation. The panel consists of Rita Colwell, Jeffrey Siegel, Ilana Brito, and Jessica Green. Moderated by Rob Knight, University of California San Diego. This was recorded at the MoBE 2017 symposium in Washington D.C. If you’re interested, check out all of the other speakers …

New paper of interest: Unpacking factors influencing antimicrobial use in global aquaculture

This paper may be of interest: Unpacking factors influencing antimicrobial use in global aquaculture.    Henriksson, P.J.G., Rico, A., Troell, M. et al. Sustain Sci (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11625-017-0511-8 Abstract: Global seafood provides almost 20% of all animal protein in diets, and aquaculture is, despite weakening trends, the fastest growing food sector worldwide. Recent increases in production have …

MoBE panel discussion-MoBE 2017

Enjoy this engaging panel discussion discussing the myth and reality of MoBE manipulation. The panel consists of Rita Colwell, Jeffrey Siegel, Ilana Brito, and Jessica Green. Moderated by Rob Knight, University of California San Diego. This was recorded at the MoBE 2017 symposium in Washington D.C. If you’re interested, check out all of the other speakers …

U.S. Army MoBE Collaboration Opportunity

  Captain William A. Pratt, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, invites interested MoBE community members to discuss collaborative opportunities for three troop construction projects to be initiated in the next 6 months: * Bunkhouse construction project: opportunities to discuss building design options, indoor microbial monitoring * Lighting project for an existing structure: UV light testing, …

In 1969, when microbiology of the built environment was a hot topic 

So just yesterday I was looking for the original paper describing the isolation of Thermus aquaticus (which is by the way the name I have given my hiking thermos, but that is another story).  I wanted to see from which hot springs Brock and Freeze (yup, his real name) had isolated this important (e.g., the …