Dragons and their Microbiomes – really

By Jonathan Eisen Posted in .Featured Animals and the Built Environment

Posted on August 24, 2016

OK so I love Komodo dragons. I love microbes and microbiomes. And I am an editor at mSystems. So yes I am biased in all sorts of ways about this paper. So with that caveat – I think this is definitely worth a look: The Oral and Skin Microbiomes of Captive Komodo Dragons Are Significantly Shared …

New papers on Microbiology of the Built Environment, August 14, 2016

By Elisabeth Bik Posted in Scholarly Literature (Journals, Books, Reports)

Posted on August 14, 2016March 14, 2017

Microbes on shoes Review: Shoe soles as a potential vector for pathogen transmission: A systematic review – Tasnuva Rashid – Journal of Applied Microbiology (OA) Shoe soles are possible vectors for infectious diseases. Although studies have been performed to assess the prevalence of infectious pathogens on shoe soles and decontamination techniques, no systematic review has …