Microbiologist rocks

30/10/2025

How do bacterial enzymes help microbes thrive in the gut and on the skin? 🦠Could a DNA repair enzyme also boost flu virus replication? 🤔

Find out in this week's ASM Journal Highlights! ✨

🔬Bacterial aromatic L-amino acid decarboxylases (AADCs) contribute to microbial fitness through acid stress resistance and niche dominance. Get insights on the diversity and host interactions of microbiota-encoded AADCs in gut and skin ecosystems in : https://asm.social/2Ee

🧬Tankyrases are involved in many biological processes, such as DNA repair and cancer progression. This study show they also positively regulate influenza A virus replication via type I interferon response. Read the article: https://asm.social/2Eh

📚Power from the playground! This article describes a 5-week, hands-on workshop in which KS2 students build their own microbial fuel cells (MFCs) using inexpensive plastic components and inoculated with mud from their school playground. https://asm.social/2Ec

👃Researchers developed human nasal epithelial organoids (HNOs) differentiated at an air-liquid interface as a new model system of bacterial nasal colonization, showing that nasal bacteria differentially colonize and elicit cytokines in HNOs. : https://asm.social/2Eg

🌳In , researchers highlight a major bias in perceptions of mycobacterial infection transmission and suggest broadening the field to include research on environmental non-tuberculous mycobacteria. Get the full story: https://asm.social/2Ef

For more new research published in , visit https://asm.social/2Ed

And check back for more !

30/10/2025

Promastigote of trypanosoma

30/10/2025

14/10/2025

👉 “The study of birds is called ornithology.”
its true?

14/10/2025

Long before trees or dinosaurs, giant mushrooms ruled the Earth! 🍄

Over 420 million years ago, an enormous fungus called Prototaxites stood up to 9 meters tall, making it the largest life form on land. These towering fungi dominated a world with no trees or flowers — shaping the soil and paving the way for future ecosystems.

Imagine a planet covered not by forests, but by massive mushroom towers reaching for the sky.

At a time when most life on land was still microscopic, these enormous fungal giants were the tallest and most complex living structures on Earth.

Read more: https://www.science.sbtechem.com/?p=968

14/10/2025

Notes Biology 🏓

14/10/2025