Articles of Significant Interest in This Issue | Applied and Environmental Microbiology This editorial by Applied and Environmental Microbiology (AEM) editor in chief Gemma Reguera (e02229-25) explores the innate and acquired nature of linguistic bias and its negative impacts on scientif...

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Wonderful science to end the month of January, starting with the Spotlights 👇

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Articles of Significant Interest in This Issue | Applied and Environmental Microbiology Polyhydroxyalkanoates are a diverse class of microbially synthesized polymers for applications such as bioplastics. Conners and Bose (e00274-25) review available methods for their quantification and make recommendations for best practices and future directions.

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Nitrous oxide reduction by two partial denitrifying bacteria requires denitrification intermediates ... Denitrification is a form of microbial respiration wherein nitrate is converted via several nitrogen oxide intermediates into harmless dinitrogen gas. Partial denitrifying bacteria, which individually...

🌟A NEW TWIST IN DENITRIFICATION

N2O reduction by partial denitrifiers is regulated by denitrification intermediates that the bacteria cannot respire. Such regulatory effects could be controlled to reduce the greenhouse gas emissions.

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Microbial associates of the elm leaf beetle: uncovering the absence of resident bacteria and the inf... Our study provides insights into the still understudied role of microbial symbionts in the biology of the elm leaf beetle (ELB), a major pest of elms. Contrary to expectations, we found no persistent ...

🪲 A LOVE AFFAIR BETWEEN LEAF-CHEWING BEETLES AND FUNGI
Fungi, not bacteria, persistently associate and benefit the leaf-chewing beetle that infests elms. This highlights a hitherto-unknown role for fungal symbionts in the biology of these insects.
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Articles of Significant Interest in This Issue | Applied and Environmental Microbiology Microbial symbionts play many beneficial roles in insect hosts. Schott et al. (e01057-23) show that the leaf-chewing pest of elms (the elm leaf beetle) persistently associates and benefits from fungal...

The new issue of #ApplEnvMicrobiol is out! Check out the articles selected for the Spotlight, covering a wide range of topics from the fungi of leaf-chewing beetles 🪲 to microbial electrosynthesis ⚡️
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