Source: Disneyland shuts down 2 cooling towers after Legionnaires’ cases – Las Vegas Review-Journal Maybe Disney needs a full time person working on microbiology of the built environment.
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 …
On December 12-13, the National Academies’ Forum on Microbial Threats, in collaboration with the Board on Life Sciences, will host a 1.5-day workshop examining “Urbanization and Slums: New Transmission Pathways of Infectious Diseases in the Built Environment.” This workshop was developed with input from the experts and staff that produced the National Academy of Sciences …
An update on this story Managing Legionella in Water Systems Nominate Experts for an Upcoming Consensus Project The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine will undertake a project on the management of Legionella in water systems. An ad hoc committee will review the state of science with respect to Legionella contamination of water systems and issue a report that will: describe the microbial …
MRSA IN AGRICULTURE AND ZOMBIE EPIDEMIOLOGY WITH TARA C. SMITH – MTM 67 Definitely worth a listen. PS. Yes, the “typo” in the title is on purpose.
Epidemiological and other studies have shown that, on average, having a dog is correlated to some possible health benefits (e.g., see this). And some studies have further suggested that this might be connected to “the microbiome” in that having a dog might change the microbiome of one’s surroundings and that this in turn might contribute …
So this sounds like there may be some interesting science going on here: Zero gravity had unexpected effects on E. coli samples, causing them to behave differently. That could present problems trying to treat them. Source: Space-Grown Bacteria Could Pose Major Problems for Astronauts But the article includes a bunch of needless fear mongering. What …
Of potential interest, I received this from the NAS: Good afternoon – We are pleased to announce that a recording of the Microbiomes of the Built Environment report release panel discussion is now available to be viewed. Please visit the following website to view the discussion, as well as a PDF copy of the briefing …
A new episode of “Food for Thought” from NPR on kitchen sponge microbes. By Michaeleen Doucleff:
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