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Microbes.Info @microbesinfo.bsky.social · 2h
Scary complications of #gonorrhea ...

| #infection | #Neisseria | #bacteria | #pathogen | #STI | Via @usatoday.com
3 scary complications of gonorrhea
Here’s what gonorrhea is, how it spreads and how it is treated if it affects you or someone you love.
www.usatoday.com
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Waggoner Lab @labwaggoner.bsky.social · 5h
Review @jimmunol.bsky.social : CD8+ lymphocytes in immunity against tuberculosis @joanneflynn19.bsky.social
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Waggoner Lab @labwaggoner.bsky.social · 5h
Review: 2B4/CD244 Signaling in Immune Regulation and Its Role in Infection, Cancer, and Immune Tolerance
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TranSpread @transpread.bsky.social · 5h
In the journal Environmental Science and Ecotechnology, the study systematically investigated microbial dynamics in touchless sensor faucets during stagnation periods of up to 10 hours at temperatures of 10 °C, 30 °C, and 40 °C.
#Temperature
Details: doi.org/10.1016/j.es...
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Timothy Li @drtimothyli.bsky.social · 5h
Colour-COPD RCT from 🇬🇧

Use of sputum colour chart is unlikely to be a useful addition to usual care for guiding antibiotic self-treatment in COPD in primary care

Sputum colour did not relate well to bacterial load

Caution: severe under-recruitment

doi.org/10.1136/bmjr...

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SmartMat @smartmat.bsky.social · 6h
Artificial intelligence-assisted point-of-care testing system for ultrafast and quantitative detection of drug-resistant bacteria

doi.org/10.1002/smm2...
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Tom Kindlon @tomkindlon.bsky.social · 7h
Growing recognition of post-acute infection syndromes. An editorial by Prof Anthony Komaroff

www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...

From the October 2025 AMMES Newsletter

#MEcfs #LongCovid
Growing recognition of post-acute infection syndromes Myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) and long COVID affect large numbers of people, and constitute a substantial burden to the U.S. and global economies. The article by Eckey et al., in this issue of PNAS, adds to the growing evidence that the two illnesses have much in common. Moreover, the illnesses may represent just two examples of an even larger, recently recognized class of illness: post-acute infection syndromes (PAIS). Read more here>>
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Microbes.Info @microbesinfo.bsky.social · 6h
#Pasadena reports incidence of West Nile #virus ...

| #WestNileVirus | #pathogen | #infection | #health | Via @cbsnews.com
Pasadena reports case of West Nile virus
A person tested positive for the virus on Thursday, the city said.
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Current Research in Microbial Sciences @microbesinfect.bsky.social · 19h
Antifungal Activity of ETD151 Against Azole-Susceptible and -Resistant #Aspergillus fumigatus Clinical Isolates

www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... #OpenAccess #mycology #MicroSky #IDSky
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Microbiology Society @microbiologysociety.org · 23h
Streptomyces mayonensis sp. nov., isolated from the volcanic soils of Mt. Mayon, Philippines. Published in IJSEM: doi.org/10.1099/ijse... #IJSEM
Scanning electron micrograph showing the spore chain morphology and spore surface of strain A1-08T under 10,000× and 80,000× magnification, respectively.
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Black Microbiologists Assoc (Black In Micro) @blackinmicro.bsky.social · 12h
We can't wait for Oct 14! Join us for "Pathways for Change" Day. Listen to insightful talks from Dr. Johnson, Camille Smith, Dr. Sobers, Dr. Motley-Johnson & Dr. Jeffers-Francis. Secure your spot: linktr.ee/BlackInMicro. Support the cause: tinyurl.com/GiveBiM (links in bio) #BIM2025
Black in Microbiology Week 2025 Panel: Finding Black Spaces in STEM. Event time: 1:15–2:15 PM EST, Oct. 14, 2025. Speakers: Jabril Johnson, PhD (Morehouse School of Medicine), Camille Smith (STEM Soulcial), Courtney Sobers, PhD (Rutgers University), Evangeline Motley-Johnson, PhD (Meharry Medical College), and Liesl Jeffers-Francis, PhD (North Carolina A&T State University).
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