Predicting competition & substrate preferences for targeted #microbiome alteration.
Microbial interaction & niche determination (MIND) infers microbial niches from mRNA translation to predict competition & guide interventions.
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Forest plot titled 'Figure 3. Forest Plot of Adjusted Associations Between Clinical Risk Factors and Cognitive and Academic Achievement z Scores in Participants With Cerebral Malaria or Severe Malarial Anemia'.
Presented at #ESCMIDGlobal2026: Children with prior #CerebralMalaria or severe malarial anemia had lower long-term cognitive ability and math achievement than unaffected children when assessed up to 15 years later, while attention and reading scores were similar.
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2'3'-cGAMP-induced membrane shearing promotes broad antiphage immunity.
CBASS 3TM‑SAVED effectors form cGAMP‑linked filaments that shear membranes and induce death.
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Genomic and structural analysis of major antigenic proteins' variability in the human relapsing fever spirochete Borrelia persica.
Antigenic variation in TBRF #Borrelia preserves Vlp structure despite sequence diversity.
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Inspired by an online conversation and the hard work of others, I set off to examine age groupings among Australians confirmed as COVID-19 cases from 2020 to April 2026. The findings revealed interesting patterns, especially in the very young.
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#Medsky🧪 #IDsky #publichealth @jama.com Why the Cicada #SARSCoV2 Omicron subvariant is Unusual ?
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The genome-scale sugar metabolic model from Neurospora crassa reveals lower gene redundancy than that of Aspergillus niger.
Modeling shows N. crassa has low pathway redundancy & distinct sugar‑metabolic regulation.
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The iron-responsive transcription factor HapX drives iron starvation adaptation and virulence in Talaromyces marneffei.
HapX controls iron use, stress tolerance, and virulence, supporting T. marneffei survival and fitness.
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Not just passengers: Phages as agents of genetic exchange in fecal #microbiota transplantation.
#Phage ‑mediated gene transfer may shape FMT outcomes by altering gut communities and microbial functions.
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Lineage - specific #endosymbiosis in Mucorales: restriction of Mycetohabitans to the genus Rhizopus.
Endobacteria occur mainly in Rhizopus, with Mycetohabitans forming lineage‑specific symbioses.
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#Medsky🧪 #IDsky #vaccinesmatter #immunosky #publichealth @cellpress.bsky.social The extraordinary success of vaccines saving lives and improving human health is predicated on immune memory. Within the armamentarium of adaptive immunity, a holistic view of the different components contributing
Every doctor who cared for kids before the Hib (Haemophilus influenzae type b) vaccine has horror stories of wards full of children, of kids with meningitis, of healthy kids who died the night they arrived
This is Hib:
New cases of a deadly bacterial disease alarm doctors
Diverse & significant microbe-mediated mineral transformation in deep-sea hydrothermal vent indicated by Methylophaga, Sulfitobacter & Roseovarius.
Sulfur‑oxidizing bacteria alter sulfide minerals in hydrothermal vents, promoting metal mobilization.
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Diversity-triggered 2-naphthoic acid exudation recruits keystone microbial taxa to promote soybean #drought tolerance.
Microbial diversity boosts soybean drought tolerance by inducing exudates that recruit beneficial nitrogen‑cycling #bacteria
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#Medsky🧪 #IDsky #immunosky #publichealth The E protein is known to localize to the ER & ERGIC membranes with M . Both E & M are required for viral budding, working together to induce membrane curvature and the budding off of them ERGIC membrane
High-fat #diet causes rapid loss of intestinal group 3 innate lymphoid cells through #microbiota -driven inflammation & mitochondrial stress
Dietary fats and microbes trigger ILC3 metabolic failure & death, disrupting intestinal homeostasis
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Acute and chronic infections drive distinct trajectories in human memory CD4+ T cell formation.
CD4⁺ T cell fates in #HCV differ by outcome, revealing distinct chronic, cleared, and cured memory paths.
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#Soil microbial diversity associates with lower prevalence of human bacterial pathogens across global soils.
Global soil metagenomes show human pathogens thrive in wet croplands & rise as biodiversity falls under global change.
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Microbial Community Characterization in Semi-Hydroponic Systems of Starbor Kale (Brassica oleracea L.) Grown Under Normal Gravity & Simulated Microgravity.
Kale grown in coco coir under varied #gravity shows distinct microbial shifts & enzyme profiles
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Unexplored biosynthetic gene clusters in bacteria isolated from Brazilian stingless bee honey with activity against multidrug-resistant pathogens.
Bee honey microbes yield new antibiotic‑producing strains active against MDR pathogens.
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Excellent Infographic From Fouad Saade PhD Candidate in Microbiology | Owner of ALAMAT Tutoring Platform
Characterization of a novel Mycobacterium #tuberculosis serine protease Rv1815 in regulating bacterial metabolism & macrophage intracellular survival.
Rv1815, a serine protease of M. tuberculosis, shapes virulence, survival, metabolism & drug response
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Good. Front page @nytimes.com @sherylnyt.bsky.social
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CDC Report Calls BA.3.2 COVID-19 Variant Dubbed ‘Cicada’ A New Lineage
My coverage of this in @forbes.com
🛟 🧪 😷 #AcademicSky #MedSky #episky🩺 #HiSciSky Public Health #science
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A #cytomegalovirus-encoded lncRNA blocks cell-cycle progression.
HCMV lncRNA RNA2.7 stabilizes host mRNAs & enforces G1–S arrest, boosting viral replication through mRNA control & cell‑cycle blockade.
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Explainable AI-SERS Approach for Highly Accurate Discrimination of Escherichia coli Pathotypes & Shigella Species.
XAI–SERS enables rapid, accurate, interpretable identification of #Ecoli pathotypes & #Shigella despite close relatedness.
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“They’re looking for ten thousand passengers who are willing to give up their seats.”
(Humor from The New Yorker)
One-year multicenter surveillance of #Fosfomycin resistance Enterobacterales:
The rise of FosA3-producing #Proteus mirabilis
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A novel self-transmissible mega plasmid from extensively drug-resistant #Klebsiella oxytoca carries multiple antimicrobial resistance genes and act as a resistance reservoir
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