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Microbes.info@MicrobesInfo · 4 h

#Spinach and mixed #leaves products recalled due to #listeria ... | #bacteria | #food | #pathogen | #publichealth | Via @rte.ie buff.ly/Rn85pg6

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Microbes.info@MicrobesInfo · 9 m

Deep learning application to #hyphae and #spores identification in #fungal #fluorescence images ... | #fungi | #DeepLearning | #disease | #YOLOX | #MobileNet | Via @nature.com buff.ly/rhK8Lu7

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Microbes.info@MicrobesInfo · 8 h

The ABCs of #hepatitis ... | #pathogen | #food | #blood | #infection | #contamination | Via @utphysicians.bsky.social buff.ly/F2R26Af

MicrobesInfo's tweet card. Hepatitis is an inflammation of the liver that can lead to cirrhosis and liver cancer. Learn more about the five types of hepatitis.

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Microbes.info@MicrobesInfo · 12 h

How #germy is the public #pool? ... | #microbes | #poop | #pee | #perspiration | #chlorine | Via @theconversation.com buff.ly/3800K8K

MicrobesInfo's tweet card. Most pool-related illnesses won’t kill you, but no one wants to spend their vacation or a week of beautiful summer days in the bathroom.

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Microbes.info@MicrobesInfo · 16 h

#AI tool accelerates #mRNA-based treatments for #viruses, #cancers, #genetic disorders ... | #ArtificialIntelligence | #proteins | #RiboNN | #vaccine | By @utlonghorns.bsky.social via @sciencex.bsky.social buff.ly/YSqsgnB

MicrobesInfo's tweet card. A new artificial intelligence model can improve the process of drug and vaccine discovery by predicting how efficiently specific mRNA sequences will produce proteins, both generally and in various...

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Microbes.info@MicrobesInfo · 20 h

Long #COVID is more prevalent than previously thought ... | #SARSCoV2 | #infection | #pathogen | #COVID19 | #coronavirus | By @erikinthecouv.bsky.social via @ohsunews.bsky.social buff.ly/mJ9KAEI

MicrobesInfo's tweet card. OHSU research in nonhuman primates finds long-term effects in both lean and obese animals.

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Microbes.info@MicrobesInfo · Jul 27

#Pistachio kernel recalled in #Canada due to #salmonella ... | #contamination | #bacteria | #food | #safety | Via @fpbulletin.bsky.social buff.ly/Yvx4fW7

MicrobesInfo's tweet card. Habibi Pistachio Kernel is being recalled in Canada for possible Salmonella contamination. The recall notice did not state whether or not any illnesses

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Microbes.info@MicrobesInfo · Jul 27

Warning of rise in #tularemia incidences in #Minnesota ... | #rabbitfever | #bacteria | #Francisella | #pathogen | #publichealth | Via @cbsnews.com buff.ly/VU1br5U

MicrobesInfo's tweet card. The illness, called tularemia, is caused by the bacteria Francisella tularensis. People typically develop the illness from tick and fly bites, scratches from infected cats or by touching animals that...

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Microbes.info@MicrobesInfo · Jul 26

#CRISPR and deep #learning identify hundreds of human #proteins that influence #Ebola #infection ... | #outbreaks | #virus | #pathogen | By @mit.edu via @sciencex.bsky.social buff.ly/L50RgfH

MicrobesInfo's tweet card. Although outbreaks of Ebola virus are rare, the disease is severe and often fatal, with few treatment options. Rather than targeting the virus itself, one promising therapeutic approach would be to...

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Microbes.info@MicrobesInfo · Jul 26

#Fungi, #carbon, and the #climate risk map we missed ... | #soils | #CO2 | #CarbonDioxide | #climatechange | #emissions | #microbes | #globalwarming | #greenhousegas | #GHG | Via @forbes.com buff.ly/kTsTRNI

MicrobesInfo's tweet card. Soil fungi store 13 billion tons of CO₂ annually, yet remain ignored in climate risk models. New global maps reveal why fungi are key to ESG, resilience, and restoration.

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Microbes.info@MicrobesInfo · Jul 26

Do NOT let people #hug and #kiss #lambs ... | #farm | #Cryptosporidium | #outbreak | #Cryptosporidiosis | #Crypto | #parasite | #infections | Via bbc .com buff.ly/LXguE0z

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Microbes.info@MicrobesInfo · Jul 26

#Earth’s underground networks of #fungi need urgent protection ... | #fungus | #fungal | #environment | #biodiversity | #conservation | Via @theguardian.com buff.ly/jKR7Ryg

MicrobesInfo's tweet card. Study finds that only 9.5% of fungal biodiversity hotspots fell within existing protected areas

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Microbes.info@MicrobesInfo · Jul 26

What is #listeriosis and what are the #symptoms? ... | #food | #bacteria | #listeria | #infection | Via @irishtimes.com buff.ly/d7IUXZY

MicrobesInfo's tweet card. Infection results in mild or no symptoms in most cases, but can become serious if it spreads past the digestive system and becomes invasive

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Microbes.info@MicrobesInfo · Jul 26

Regulator in the E.U. approves injectable #HIV #drug ... | #lenacapavir | #virus | #HumanImmunodeficiencyVirus | #pathogen | Via @nbcnews.com buff.ly/GKgmnR2

MicrobesInfo's tweet card. Last year, studies suggested that lenacapavir, already used to treat people with HIV, was nearly 100% effective in stopping transmission in both women and men.

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Microbes.info@MicrobesInfo · Jul 25

Theory on why most United States #bird #flu incidences have so far been #mild ... | #birdflu | #avianinfluenza | #avianflu | #H5N1 | #pathogen | #infection | By @helenbranswell.bsky.social via @statnews.com buff.ly/VQ1Lf8j

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Microbes.info@MicrobesInfo · Jul 25

#Caffeine intake linked to decreased #antibiotic potency in common #bacteria ... | #antibioticresistance | #AMR | #Escherichia | #Ecoli | #antimicrobial | #drugs | Via @sciencex.bsky.social buff.ly/bPHQr2L

MicrobesInfo's tweet card. Ingredients of our daily diet—including caffeine—can influence the resistance of bacteria to antibiotics. This has been shown in a new study by a team of researchers at the Universities of Tübingen...

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Microbes.info@MicrobesInfo · Jul 25

#Citrobacter strain that is #drug-resistant spreads across #hospitals and continents ... | #bacteria | #drugresistance | #AMR | #antibiotics | #microbes | Via globalbiodefense .com buff.ly/5gczzd2

MicrobesInfo's tweet card. Researchers trace the global rise of a multidrug-resistant bacterial clone threatening last-line antibiotics and infection control worldwide.

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Microbes.info@MicrobesInfo · Jul 25

Stealth #genetic switch in #mosquitoes halts #malaria spread ... | #CRISPR | #infection | #Mosquitoes | #drugs | Via eurekalert .org buff.ly/nTUtlyg

MicrobesInfo's tweet card. Researchers have developed a system that blocks malaria transmission in mosquitoes, which continue to be the deadliest animals on Earth. The CRISPR-based gene-editing system changes a single molecule...

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Microbes.info@MicrobesInfo · Jul 25

Molecular defense against devastating #potato #pathogen unlocked ... | #Spongospora | #soils | #crops | #protist | By @plantdisease.bsky.social via @sciencex.bsky.social buff.ly/tT2wSwh

MicrobesInfo's tweet card. A team of plant scientists has made a significant breakthrough in understanding how potato plants defend themselves against Spongospora subterranea f. sp. subterranea (Sss)—the soilborne pathogen...

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Microbes.info@MicrobesInfo · Jul 25

#Measles incidences in the United States over 4.5 times higher than all of last year ... | #virus | #infections | #pathogen | #publichealth | Via abcnews .go .com buff.ly/KOkS4u1

MicrobesInfo's tweet card. Measles cases in the United States are continuing to rise with national infections more than 4.5 times higher than the entirety of last year, CDC data shows.

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