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  1. Hippuric acid metabolism by Corynebacterium glucuronolyticum-like bacteria promotes calcium oxalate crystallization.

    C. glucuronolyticum‑like bacteria drive calcium oxalate stone formation by degrading hippuric acid.

    #microbiology #kidney #kidneystone

    davidojcius.blogspot.com/2026/

  2. My latest for The Scientist:
    the-scientist.com/a-bunsen-bur

    (If I ever go back to the bench, I may still use a Bunsen burner for the vibes and to pop bubbles from agar plates.)

    #Microbiology

  3. Flushing the toilet can release a ‘plume’ of breathable pathogens – and closing the lid won’t stop their escape
    By Tory Shepherd

    New research shows turbulent flushes create toilet-generated aerosols that can transmit legionella, influenza and norovirus

    theguardian.com/australia-news

    #Australianews #Microbiology #Infectiousdiseases #Science #Health #Hygiene #TheGuardian #ToryShepherd

  4. Flushing the toilet can release a ‘plume’ of breathable pathogens – and closing the lid won’t stop their escape
    By Tory Shepherd

    New research shows turbulent flushes create toilet-generated aerosols that can transmit legionella, influenza and norovirus

    theguardian.com/australia-news

    #Australianews #Microbiology #Infectiousdiseases #Science #Health #Hygiene #TheGuardian #ToryShepherd

  5. Flushing the toilet can release a ‘plume’ of breathable pathogens – and closing the lid won’t stop their escape
    By Tory Shepherd

    New research shows turbulent flushes create toilet-generated aerosols that can transmit legionella, influenza and norovirus

    theguardian.com/australia-news

    #Australianews #Microbiology #Infectiousdiseases #Science #Health #Hygiene #TheGuardian #ToryShepherd

  6. Flushing the toilet can release a ‘plume’ of breathable pathogens – and closing the lid won’t stop their escape
    By Tory Shepherd

    New research shows turbulent flushes create toilet-generated aerosols that can transmit legionella, influenza and norovirus

    theguardian.com/australia-news

    #Australianews #Microbiology #Infectiousdiseases #Science #Health #Hygiene #TheGuardian #ToryShepherd

  7. I really enjoyed revisiting my favorite organism from grad school for the next "Meet a Microbe" on my blog.

    Meet Helicobacter pylori, a bacterium that can be found in the stomach of half the world's population. It's considered a carcinogen, but only causes cancer in a small fraction of people infected.

    microbialmenagerie.com/meet-he

    #Microbiology #SciComm

  8. I really enjoyed revisiting my favorite organism from grad school for the next "Meet a Microbe" on my blog.

    Meet Helicobacter pylori, a bacterium that can be found in the stomach of half the world's population. It's considered a carcinogen, but only causes cancer in a small fraction of people infected.

    microbialmenagerie.com/meet-he

    #Microbiology #SciComm

  9. I really enjoyed revisiting my favorite organism from grad school for the next "Meet a Microbe" on my blog.

    Meet Helicobacter pylori, a bacterium that can be found in the stomach of half the world's population. It's considered a carcinogen, but only causes cancer in a small fraction of people infected.

    microbialmenagerie.com/meet-he

    #Microbiology #SciComm

  10. I really enjoyed revisiting my favorite organism from grad school for the next "Meet a Microbe" on my blog.

    Meet Helicobacter pylori, a bacterium that can be found in the stomach of half the world's population. It's considered a carcinogen, but only causes cancer in a small fraction of people infected.

    microbialmenagerie.com/meet-he

    #Microbiology #SciComm

  11. I really enjoyed revisiting my favorite organism from grad school for the next "Meet a Microbe" on my blog.

    Meet Helicobacter pylori, a bacterium that can be found in the stomach of half the world's population. It's considered a carcinogen, but only causes cancer in a small fraction of people infected.

    microbialmenagerie.com/meet-he

    #Microbiology #SciComm

  12. 💁🏻‍♀️ TIL: 🩸🧊 Iron rich #saltwater trapped beneath Taylor #Glacier for over a million years seeps out in red pulses that look like bleeding.

    A 2026 study from #Louisiana State University caught an outflow in action using #GPS, #cameras, and temperature #sensors. #Sulfate breathing #bacteria thrive in the dark brine, making Blood Falls a model for life on icy worlds.

    👉 sciencealert.com/there-s-a-wat

    #antarctica #bloodfalls #taylorglacier #subglacial #brine #extremophiles #microbiology #bacteria #astrobiology #mars #ice #earthscience #glaciology #hiddenworld #science

  13. 💎🌡️ The Cueva de los Cristales is home to giant beams of selenite that grew over hundreds of thousands of years in extreme heat. Scientists recently found dormant #microbes trapped inside the #crystals that may provide clues about how life survives in the harshest environments on #Earth.

    👉 discoverwildlife.com/animal-fa

    #cave #mexico #geology #microbiology #extremophiles #science #nature #exploration #minerals #discovery #earthscience #biology

  14. A water-based spruce #bark extract functions as a potent, eco-friendly #biocide that effectively replaces toxic synthetic chemicals used to control harmful #bacterial growth in industrial paper milling and #wastewater systems.
    #Biotechnology #Microbiology #AgriculturalScience #EcoFriendly #Environmental #sflorg
    sflorg.com/2026/02/btech021726

  15. Happy 2026 everyone! Here's a Binomica labs retrospective post. An amateur independent researcher's perspective on genome sequencing, academic conferences and approaching research themes undertaken through 2025

    #independentresearch #archaea #microbiology #conference

    naturepoker.wordpress.com/2025

  16. Wonderful discovery for #protists #independentresearch #microscopy #microbiology folks. Check out a new zine called "Amoeba Discovery":

    stefanluketa.com/amoeba-discov

    I never thought very much about protists/amoebas, and reading this volume was a fascinating introduction to what seems to be an understudied field.

    Now I'm wondering how I might isolate and sequence some interesting samples!

    @foaylward

  17. Can we please stop pretending brushing off the dust after using an analytical balance is good laboratory practice?
    It leaves the weighing space contaminated with all kinds of chemicals, stuff gets inside the weighing mechanism and it makes for generally disgusting balances.
    Who even ever thought paint brushes at an analytical balance was a good idea?
    #LabDuty #LabSafety #Yuck #chemistry #microbiology

  18. Space-Omics!

    @NASA's Kasthuri "Venkat" Venkateswaran now talking about
    "Microbes in Space"

    #JGI2023 #JGI #microbiology #spacemicrobes
    @LBNLBioSci

  19. It's a wild morning at #JGI2023:

    Mircea Podar from ORNL talking about
    "The Wild Side of Microbiology"

    #JGI #microbiology #genomics @LBNLBioSci

  20. Good morning #oceanplanet. It's our second day here and time to introduce ourselves.
    We are the national #oceanographic institute of the Netherlands, based on #Texel island and in #Yerseke. Our researchers work on fundamental questions about #biodiversity and #climatechange, by researching #migratorybirds #NorthSea #WaddenSea #buildingwithnature #coastalprotection #benthos #oceancurrents #saltmarshes #wetlands #deepseamining #deepsea #microbiology . We also host the Dutch research vessels.

  21. # Introduction
    From the Roscoff Biological Station (#CNRS and #Sorbonne University) as well as visiting prof at NTU Singapore. Developing reference databases for #eukaryote #metabarcoding (18S rRNA).
    #microbiology #ecology #RStats
    pr2-database.org/