Gemma Reguera 🌎
@microgem.bsky.social
Professor of Microbiology and Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs and Development at Michigan State University. Editor in Chief of Applied and Environmental Microbiology (AEM). Views are my own.
🖼️ And our cover: A hibernating bat from a Chinese cave sampled for volatile organic compounds against the pathogen that causes the devastating white-nose syndrome in bats.
doi.org/10.1128/aem....
doi.org/10.1128/aem....
Mechanisms of volatile organic compounds from bat cave environments against Pseudogymnoascus destructans in vitro | Applied and Environmental Microbiology
White-nose syndrome, driven by the cold‐adapted fungus Pseudogymnoascus destructans, has decimated hibernating bat populations across North America, with profound ecological
and economic consequences....
doi.org
December 23, 2025 at 3:23 PM
🖼️ And our cover: A hibernating bat from a Chinese cave sampled for volatile organic compounds against the pathogen that causes the devastating white-nose syndrome in bats.
doi.org/10.1128/aem....
doi.org/10.1128/aem....
🦠 OVERCOMING BARRIERS TO PHAGE INFECTION OF FOODBORNE PATHOGENS – Key to improved phage biocontrol tools.
🪴 SUPPRESSIVE COMPOSTS, DISSECTED – Predicting compost capacity to suppress pathogens.
🪴 SUPPRESSIVE COMPOSTS, DISSECTED – Predicting compost capacity to suppress pathogens.
December 23, 2025 at 3:20 PM
🦠 OVERCOMING BARRIERS TO PHAGE INFECTION OF FOODBORNE PATHOGENS – Key to improved phage biocontrol tools.
🪴 SUPPRESSIVE COMPOSTS, DISSECTED – Predicting compost capacity to suppress pathogens.
🪴 SUPPRESSIVE COMPOSTS, DISSECTED – Predicting compost capacity to suppress pathogens.
🧬 BISPHENOL F DEGRADATION PATHWAY REVEALED – Defining the enzymatic steps for the degradation of this important pollutant.
💕 METHANE AND SULFATE IN OIL HARMONY – Yes, methanogenesis and sulfate reduction can coexist!
💕 METHANE AND SULFATE IN OIL HARMONY – Yes, methanogenesis and sulfate reduction can coexist!
December 23, 2025 at 3:20 PM
🧬 BISPHENOL F DEGRADATION PATHWAY REVEALED – Defining the enzymatic steps for the degradation of this important pollutant.
💕 METHANE AND SULFATE IN OIL HARMONY – Yes, methanogenesis and sulfate reduction can coexist!
💕 METHANE AND SULFATE IN OIL HARMONY – Yes, methanogenesis and sulfate reduction can coexist!
🌱 PLANT-MICROBE CONVERSATIONS VIA VESICLES – From colonization to interkingdom communication.
🧪 A TASTE FOR LONG ALKANES – Promising option for oily sludge bioremediation.
☠️ DANGEROUS LIAISONS BETWEEN TWO METALS – Nickel and copper make a dangerous pair.
🧪 A TASTE FOR LONG ALKANES – Promising option for oily sludge bioremediation.
☠️ DANGEROUS LIAISONS BETWEEN TWO METALS – Nickel and copper make a dangerous pair.
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December 23, 2025 at 3:19 PM
🌱 PLANT-MICROBE CONVERSATIONS VIA VESICLES – From colonization to interkingdom communication.
🧪 A TASTE FOR LONG ALKANES – Promising option for oily sludge bioremediation.
☠️ DANGEROUS LIAISONS BETWEEN TWO METALS – Nickel and copper make a dangerous pair.
🧪 A TASTE FOR LONG ALKANES – Promising option for oily sludge bioremediation.
☠️ DANGEROUS LIAISONS BETWEEN TWO METALS – Nickel and copper make a dangerous pair.
‘‘Tis the season!! Editors, rejoice.
a woman wearing a christmas wreath on her head with the words tis the season written above her
ALT: a woman wearing a christmas wreath on her head with the words tis the season written above her
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December 20, 2025 at 4:46 PM
‘‘Tis the season!! Editors, rejoice.
Let’s buckle up.
December 19, 2025 at 12:28 PM
Let’s buckle up.
Congratulations! And thanks for all you do to make a difference, Jen.
December 19, 2025 at 12:26 PM
Congratulations! And thanks for all you do to make a difference, Jen.
You are too kind, Jen. I did not do anything that you did not deserve. Onward and upward!!
December 9, 2025 at 6:37 PM
You are too kind, Jen. I did not do anything that you did not deserve. Onward and upward!!
That makes a lot of sense. But they are so sweet and loving.
December 6, 2025 at 3:26 PM
That makes a lot of sense. But they are so sweet and loving.
Get a German Shepherd. Intelligent and loyal to incredible levels.
December 6, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Get a German Shepherd. Intelligent and loyal to incredible levels.
Have you had a good experience with them, Dave?
November 29, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Have you had a good experience with them, Dave?
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November 29, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Have you checked OpenBank from Santander? The parent company is a solid Spanish bank that entered the US online HYSA market 2 years ago. High APY, no fees, FDIC-insured through Santander Bank, but complaints about the customer service.
www.openbank.us/banking/high...
www.openbank.us/banking/high...
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November 29, 2025 at 7:45 PM
I have been looking for options too but unable to make a decision given the mixed reviews I saw for them. Have you decided which one meets both high interest and accessibility?