How hidden soil fungi ‘steal’ bacterial DNA to control the rain | The-14 Hidden soil fungi can trigger rainfall by releasing proteins into clouds, revealing a powerful link between ecosystems, climate, and natural water cycles.

How hidden soil fungi ‘steal’ bacterial DNA to control the rain
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Do the microbes in your gut influence what foods you like? Can the microbes in your gut influence the foods you crave?

Do the #microbes in your #gut influence what #foods you like? ...

| #bacteria | #microbiology | #microbiome | #Bacteroides | #GLP1 | By @smashleyhamer.bsky.social via @livescience.com

What if our body's environment influenced fungal infections? 🦠
A CBMA study shows that lactic acid alters iron uptake by Candida albicans, affecting its growth and infectious potential.
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Amazing work from our lab at the Institute of Hydrobiology, CAS! 🎉 Congrats to Q. Sun and all coauthors! 👏 Work led by Prof. Zhang Cheng-Cai and Dr. Zeng Xiaoli 🔬 @plosbiology.org #cyanobacteria #microbiology

Spice blend recalled across Canada for possible salmonella contamination The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has announced a recall for the Alarjawi brand Royal Zaatar recalled due to possible salmonella contamination.

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What is Sepsis? | Health Matters | NYP Learn why NewYork-Presbyterian is top ranked in 14 adult medical specialties and 8 pediatric subspecialties.

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Bacteria from bumblebees can produce vitamin B₂ in soya drinks Researchers at DTU have developed a new method that can reduce the time needed to find new bacteria for fermentation. They have now identified a bacterium that can be used both for acidification and…

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The Recovery Of 12,789 Genomes Revealed The Diversity, Function, And Microbial Interactions Of The Geothermal Spring Microbiome - Astrobiology Geothermal springs represent significant habitats that foster unique microbial communities and drive adaptive evolutionary processes.

The Recovery Of 12,789 Genomes Revealed The Diversity, Function, And Microbial Interactions Of The Geothermal Spring Microbiome
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DefensePredictor: A machine learning model to discover prokaryotic immune systems Antiphage defense systems protect bacteria from viral infection and have inspired important biotechnologies such as CRISPR-Cas9 while also revealing the evolutionary roots of eukaryotic innate immunit...

DefensePredictor: A machine learning model to discover prokaryotic immune systems
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Methane-fed microbial communities enriched from field-grown rice support diverse heterotrophic bacteria Enrichment cultures revealed that diverse bacterial taxa in the rice microbiome can benefit from methane-derived carbon, including several families not pre

Methane-fed microbial communities enriched from field-grown rice support diverse heterotrophic bacteria
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Efficient methane removal by thermophilic methanotrophs in a compost biofilter
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Identification of a highly expressed gene cluster likely coding for benzene activation enzymes in a methanogenic enrichment culture
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Comparative physiological and genomic characterization of a novel Nitrobacter vulgaris strain from a nitrate-contaminated subsurface
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Redox gradients define the ecological niche of ciliates with denitrifying endosymbionts in anoxic lake waters
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Osmotolerance is a driver of microbial carbon processes in the Elbe estuary
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A Novel Slowly Evolving Lineage of the Desulforudis Clade From the Deep Subsurface A novel slowly evolving lineage of the Desulforudis-clade, Desulfosceptrum tomskiensis sp. nov. gen. nov., has been isolated in pure culture and described. Desulforudis audaxviator itself, a paradigm...

A Novel Slowly Evolving Lineage of the Desulforudis Clade From the Deep Subsurface
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Protistan Predators Outshine Fungi in Forest Soil Activity
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Detection and quantification of rumen methanogens using F420 autofluorescence profiling with spectral flow cytometry | Applied and Environmental Microbiology Production of methane, a potent greenhouse gas, by methanogenic archaea in cattle, sheep, and other ruminants contributes around 16% of global methane emissions. Methane mitigation strategies are essential to respond effectively to the challenge of climate change, and many mitigations target rumen methanogens directly. In this study, we developed a method based on methanogen autofluorescence to identify and quantify methanogens within the complex rumen environment containing plant material that also fluoresces. The overlapping autofluorescence signals from methanogens and plant material can be resolved by applying spectral unmixing in spectral flow cytometry. This technique provides a rapid, practical approach for detecting and quantifying methanogens directly in rumen samples without the need for staining or additional fluorescent dyes or reagents. It provides a valuable tool to assess the impact of mitigation technologies. The method should also allow direct measurement of antibody binding to methanogens or determination of co-location of methanogens with other microbes.

Detection and quantification of rumen methanogens using F420 autofluorescence profiling with spectral flow cytometry
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Energetics and Ecological Implications of Bacterial Electron Transport Chains
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Metagenomic mining reveals extensive novelty, enhanced biodegradation potential, and untapped biosynthetic capacity in Chinese oilfield microbiomes
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Microbial single-cell omics in situ Microbial single-cell studies have largely followed the steps of mammalian single-cell technology. Lan et al. develop a laser-based approach where bacterial cells are collected from complex communitie...

Laser-induced forward transfer technology now delivers high-quality single-cell genomes/transcriptomes from complex gut and tumor samples. Scalable, precise, and perfect for host-microbe insights.
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Deciphering microbial interactions using a label-free microbead sorting approach Abstract. Microorganisms form communities, and their interactions shape the function and stability of these communities. Understanding these interactions c

Deciphering microbial interactions using a label-free microbead sorting approach
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Phreatobacter aquiterrae sp. nov., isolated from an Icelandic subsurface geothermal aquifer A novel bacterial strain, designated HK31-PT, was isolated from a deep subsurface geothermal aquifer in southwestern Iceland. Phylogenetic analyses, based on 16S rRNA gene sequences, revealed that the...

Phreatobacter aquiterrae sp. nov., isolated from an Icelandic subsurface geothermal aquifer
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One more Asgard archaeon! Meet Nerearchaeum marumarumayae from the microbial mats of Shark Bay, Australia. It interacts with #bacteria via intercellular nanotubes 🧬!
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The fungus labs couldn’t find The leaves looked ordinary at first, pale, tired green, edges curling slightly. The kind of damage that could be dismissed as stress or a passing infection. But

The #fungus labs couldn’t find ...

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Thinking about my microbiology seminar at Penn State next week. And how to conclude it! #MicrobialCentricity #MicrobialEvangelist #Microbiology @asmicrobiology @univpugetsound @microbetv.bsky.social

Microstructural And Biochemical Constraints On Cryptoendolithic Life In Atacama Halite: Implications For Extreme Habitability
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Flu treatment shields lungs, cuts pneumonia risk A new flu treatment could drastically reduce one of flu's deadliest complications—bacterial pneumonia—by helping the lungs defend themselves, rather than targeting the virus directly. Influenza…

#Flu treatment shields #lungs, cuts #pneumonia risk ...

| #virus | #microbiology | #bacteria | #infections | #Influenza | By @hudsonresearch.bsky.social via @sciencex.bsky.social

Chicken salad sold at Georgia supermarket may be contaminated by Salmonella, officials say Health officials are urging people who bought chicken salad products from a Georgia supermarket to throw them away due to a potential Salmonella contamination.

#Chicken #salad sold at supermarket may be contaminated by #Salmonella ...

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Strange Microbes Found in Shark Bay Could Reveal How Complex Life Began Microbes in Shark Bay, Australia show a possible model for how complex life began. Asgard archaea an...

Microbes in Shark Bay, Australia show a possible model for how complex life began. Asgard archaea and bacteria were found interacting through nanotubes, suggesting cooperation and shared resources in early cells. Published in Current Biology. #microbiology #News