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Deep purple functional metagenomics

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Deep purple functional metagenomics

Jun 20, 2018

Overcoming barriers to grasp Zika

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Overcoming barriers to grasp Zika

Jun 20, 2018

Antarctic haloarchaea – a unique Microbiome

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Antarctic haloarchaea – a unique Microbiome

Ricardo Cavicchioli

Jun 19, 2018

Giant pandoraviruses create their own genes.

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Giant pandoraviruses create their own genes.

Jean-Michel Claverie

Jun 12, 2018

Vpx is making some noise again: ‘Hush!’

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Vpx is making some noise again: ‘Hush!’

Florence Margottin-Goguet

Jun 11, 2018

Calcium binding by fungal melanin has essential immunological function

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Calcium binding by fungal melanin has essential immunological function

Georgios Chamilos

Jun 11, 2018

Microbiologists vs. shotgun metagenomes: The surface ocean edition

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Microbiologists vs. shotgun metagenomes: The surface ocean edition

A. Murat Eren (Meren)

Jun 11, 2018

Pili - Bacterial Fishing Rods for DNA Angling

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Pili - Bacterial Fishing Rods for DNA Angling

Courtney Ellison

Jun 11, 2018

SAMHD1: One (tightly regulated) phosphorylation to rule it all

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SAMHD1: One (tightly regulated) phosphorylation to rule it all

Jun 08, 2018

Insights into the origins and evolutionary history of bubonic plague

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Insights into the origins and evolutionary history of bubonic plague

Maria A. Spyrou

Jun 08, 2018

THE POWER OF DIVISION OF LABOUR: biofilm productivity peaks when microbes specialize in making different matrix components.

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THE POWER OF DIVISION OF LABOUR: biofilm productivity peaks when microbes specialize in making different matrix components.

Jun 08, 2018

Semen protects genital cells from Zika virus infection

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Semen protects genital cells from Zika virus infection

Janis A Müller

Jun 07, 2018

Phage Puppet Masters of the Marine Microbial Realm

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Phage Puppet Masters of the Marine Microbial Realm

Jun 04, 2018

An improved approach for genome reconstruction, even from soil!

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An improved approach for genome reconstruction, even from soil!

Christian Sieber

Jun 04, 2018

Understanding superbugs: from hospital to the lab

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Understanding superbugs: from hospital to the lab

Jun 01, 2018

Sleeping Through Danger

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Sleeping Through Danger

May 29, 2018

Scientific community assembly

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Scientific community assembly

May 25, 2018

Antimicrobial peptides vs superbugs

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Antimicrobial peptides vs superbugs

May 25, 2018

Flu and our poo

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Flu and our poo

May 25, 2018

Reconstructing infection histories and antibody dynamics in parallel to quantify dengue risk using mathematical models

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Reconstructing infection histories and antibody dynamics in parallel to quantify dengue risk using mathematical models

May 24, 2018

Double whammy for hemorrhagic fever arenaviruses

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Double whammy for hemorrhagic fever arenaviruses

Jonathan Abraham

May 18, 2018

A CRISPR-Cas9 puzzle revealed by machine learning

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A CRISPR-Cas9 puzzle revealed by machine learning

May 15, 2018

A Unique Intersection of Physicochemical Conditions Controls the Formation of Geothermal Iron Oxide Microbial Mats

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A Unique Intersection of Physicochemical Conditions Controls the Formation of Geothermal Iron Oxide Microbial Mats

William lnskeep

May 15, 2018

Piecing It All Together — microbial drivers of the gut-liver axis

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Piecing It All Together — microbial drivers of the gut-liver axis

Anupriya Tripathi

May 14, 2018

Tackling the elusive malaria liver stage using an improved human liver model

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Tackling the elusive malaria liver stage using an improved human liver model

May 13, 2018

Why a diverse approach is needed to tackle a hyperdiverse malaria antigen system?

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Why a diverse approach is needed to tackle a hyperdiverse malaria antigen system?

May 10, 2018

Tripping up transport across bacterial membranes

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Tripping up transport across bacterial membranes

Christopher M Koth

May 02, 2018

Microbial Fortress: Cracking the Minerals That Shape Biofilms

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Microbial Fortress: Cracking the Minerals That Shape Biofilms

Ilana Kolodkin-Gal

May 01, 2018

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Take the field: War game between Ustilago maydis and maize

“If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles”- Sun Tzu, The Art of War.

Apr 27, 2018

Biofilms – lifestyles of the fixed and resilient!

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Biofilms – lifestyles of the fixed and resilient!

Apr 27, 2018

Is a better diet one of the keys to mitigating C. difficile infection?

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Is a better diet one of the keys to mitigating C. difficile infection?

Andrew Hryckowian

Apr 23, 2018

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The serendipitous identification of a virulence switch in Acinetobacter baumannii

Apr 23, 2018

Unrecognized cyclic structure in bacterial folate biosynthesis pathway plays a key role in trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole synergism.

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Unrecognized cyclic structure in bacterial folate biosynthesis pathway plays a key role in trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole synergism.

Apr 20, 2018

A Golden Opportunity: Eliminating Dogma about the Bladder’s Microbiome

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A Golden Opportunity: Eliminating Dogma about the Bladder’s Microbiome

Krystal Thomas-White

Apr 20, 2018

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Never underestimate the role of cell culture supernatant!

Apr 19, 2018

Pneumococcus Hiding from the Host

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Pneumococcus Hiding from the Host

Apr 17, 2018

Never give up your protein!

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Never give up your protein!

Apr 10, 2018

Vaccinia, mass spectrometry and electron microscopy: It takes three to tango.

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Vaccinia, mass spectrometry and electron microscopy: It takes three to tango.

Bernd Wollscheid

Apr 10, 2018

Serendipity in Science

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Serendipity in Science

Apr 10, 2018

A novel model for Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever virus

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A novel model for Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever virus

Apr 09, 2018