#microbiology — Public Fediverse posts

Flushing the toilet can release a ‘plume’ of breathable pathogens – and closing the lid won’t stop their escape https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/sep/09/flushing-the-toilet-releases-pathogens-inhaled #AustraliaNews #Microbiology #InfectiousDiseases #Science #Health #Hygiene

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

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/sep/09/flushing-the-toilet-releases-pathogens-inhaled

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

Bunsen burners’ reputation for sterilizing workplaces flames out https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-02758-0 #science #microbiology #laboratory #labwork #bacteria #contamination

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.

https://microbialmenagerie.com/meet-helicobacter-pylori-the-stomach-bacteria-thats-also-considered-a-carcinogen/

#Microbiology #SciComm

https://www.europesays.com/uk/1189543/ New study uncovers bacterial route to testosterone production #Androgen #Assay #bacteria #Bacterial #biochemistry #Cancer #Enzyme #Genes #Genomics #Hormone #hormones #Laboratory #metabolism #Microbiology #Microbiome #Molecule #Prostate #ProstateCancer #Protein #Research #Science #Steroid #StructuralBiology #testosterone #UK #UnitedKingdom

#Bacteroides acidifaciens enriched by KRAS mutation promotes #colorectal tumorigenesis.

KRAS‑mutant #colorectalcancer selects B. acidifaciens, whose SusF stabilizes ARHGEF2 to amplify KRAS–ERK signaling and drive tumorigenesis.

#cancer #microbiology #oncology

https://davidojcius.blogspot.com/2026/09/kras-mutations-enrich-bacteroides.html

#Bacteroides acidifaciens enriched by KRAS mutation promotes #colorectal tumorigenesis.

KRAS‑mutant #colorectalcancer selects B. acidifaciens, whose SusF stabilizes ARHGEF2 to amplify KRAS–ERK signaling and drive tumorigenesis.

#cancer #microbiology #oncology

https://davidojcius.blogspot.com/2026/09/kras-mutations-enrich-bacteroides.html

#Bacteroides acidifaciens enriched by KRAS mutation promotes #colorectal tumorigenesis.

KRAS‑mutant #colorectalcancer selects B. acidifaciens, whose SusF stabilizes ARHGEF2 to amplify KRAS–ERK signaling and drive tumorigenesis.

#cancer #microbiology #oncology

https://davidojcius.blogspot.com/2026/09/kras-mutations-enrich-bacteroides.html

#Bacteroides acidifaciens enriched by KRAS mutation promotes #colorectal tumorigenesis.

KRAS‑mutant #colorectalcancer selects B. acidifaciens, whose SusF stabilizes ARHGEF2 to amplify KRAS–ERK signaling and drive tumorigenesis.

#cancer #microbiology #oncology

https://davidojcius.blogspot.com/2026/09/kras-mutations-enrich-bacteroides.html

#Bacteroides acidifaciens enriched by KRAS mutation promotes #colorectal tumorigenesis.

KRAS‑mutant #colorectalcancer selects B. acidifaciens, whose SusF stabilizes ARHGEF2 to amplify KRAS–ERK signaling and drive tumorigenesis.

#cancer #microbiology #oncology

https://davidojcius.blogspot.com/2026/09/kras-mutations-enrich-bacteroides.html

New study uncovers bacterial route to testosterone production

Many prostate cancers depend on androgen hormones, including testosterone, to grow. That is why treat…
#NewsBeep #News #Science #Androgen #Assay #bacteria #Bacterial #biochemistry #cancer #Enzyme #GB #Genes #Genomics #Hormone #hormones #laboratory #Metabolism #Microbiology #Microbiome #Molecule #Prostate #Prostatecancer #Protein #research #Steroid #Structuralbiology #testosterone #UK #UnitedKingdom
https://www.newsbeep.com/uk/761632/

Mpox is back – and in new countries. How this outbreak can be contained https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2026/aug/26/global-health-mpox-outbreak-explainer-children #GlobalHealth #Mpox #Guineabissau #InfectiousDiseases #WorldHealthOrganization #Health #GlobalDevelopment #WorldNews #Society #Science #Microbiology #Biology #Africa #DemocraticRepublicOfTheCongo #VaccinesAndImmunisation #ChildrensHealth #Guinea #SierraLeone

Mpox is back – and in new countries. How this outbreak can be contained
By Kat Lay, Global health correspondent

The public health emergencies in 2022 and 2024 saw the virus reported in 145 countries, but in the new cases children appear particularly affected

https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2026/aug/26/global-health-mpox-outbreak-explainer-children

#Globalhealth #Mpox #GuineaBissau #Infectiousdiseases #WorldHealthOrganization #Health #Globaldevelopment #Worldnews #Society #Science #Microbiology #Biology #Africa #DemocraticRepublicoftheCongo #Vaccinesandimmunisation #Childrenshealth #Guinea #SierraLeone #TheGuardian #KatLay #Globalhealthcorrespondent

The First Pandemic? Scientists Find 214 Ancient Pathogens In Prehistoric DNA

https://onlinemarketingscoops.com/2026/07/11/the-first-pandemic-scientists-find-214-ancient-pathogens-in-prehistoric-dna/

💁🏻‍♀️ 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.

👉 https://www.sciencealert.com/there-s-a-waterfall-in-antarctica-that-bleeds-red-here-s-what-s-hiding-inside-it

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

💁🏻‍♀️ 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.

👉 https://www.sciencealert.com/there-s-a-waterfall-in-antarctica-that-bleeds-red-here-s-what-s-hiding-inside-it

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

💁🏻‍♀️ 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.

👉 https://www.sciencealert.com/there-s-a-waterfall-in-antarctica-that-bleeds-red-here-s-what-s-hiding-inside-it

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

💁🏻‍♀️ 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.

👉 https://www.sciencealert.com/there-s-a-waterfall-in-antarctica-that-bleeds-red-here-s-what-s-hiding-inside-it

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

💁🏻‍♀️ 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.

👉 https://www.sciencealert.com/there-s-a-waterfall-in-antarctica-that-bleeds-red-here-s-what-s-hiding-inside-it

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

MY VIEWS/ Fungi family have ball in gardens | The Anderson News https://www.allforgardening.com/1800683/my-views-fungi-family-have-ball-in-gardens-the-anderson-news/ #AcerPseudoplatanus #BranchesOfBotany #FungalDiseases #FungalPlantPathogensAndDiseases #fungi #garden #GardenPests #gardening #GymnosporangiumGlobosum #GymnosporangiumJuniperiVirginianae #holomycota #InfectiousDiseases #Kingdoms(biology) #leaf #LeafSpot #microbiology #mycology #PathogenicMicrobes #phytopathology #PlantPathogensAndDiseases #plants #Rust(fungus) #trees

Harmless skin #bacteria naturally produce small, stable molecules known as #lipopeptides that can suppress the severe allergic inflammation triggered by #eczema causing microbes.
#Immunology #Dermatology #Microbiology #MolecularBiology #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2026/05/imgy05142601.html

🔬 Learn Endospore Staining using the Schaeffer–Fulton method and master essential microbiology lab techniques for research, diagnostics, and biotechnology careers.
#Microbiology #EndosporeStaining #LabTechniques #Biotechnology #LifeSciences #MicrobiologyLab #BiotechStudents #ResearchSkills #LaboratoryScience #BioResire

🔬 Learn Endospore Staining using the Schaeffer–Fulton method and master essential microbiology lab techniques for research, diagnostics, and biotechnology careers.
#Microbiology #EndosporeStaining #LabTechniques #Biotechnology #LifeSciences #MicrobiologyLab #BiotechStudents #ResearchSkills #LaboratoryScience #BioResire

🔬 Learn Endospore Staining using the Schaeffer–Fulton method and master essential microbiology lab techniques for research, diagnostics, and biotechnology careers.
#Microbiology #EndosporeStaining #LabTechniques #Biotechnology #LifeSciences #MicrobiologyLab #BiotechStudents #ResearchSkills #LaboratoryScience #BioResire

🔬 Learn Endospore Staining using the Schaeffer–Fulton method and master essential microbiology lab techniques for research, diagnostics, and biotechnology careers.
#Microbiology #EndosporeStaining #LabTechniques #Biotechnology #LifeSciences #MicrobiologyLab #BiotechStudents #ResearchSkills #LaboratoryScience #BioResire

🔬 Learn Endospore Staining using the Schaeffer–Fulton method and master essential microbiology lab techniques for research, diagnostics, and biotechnology careers.
#Microbiology #EndosporeStaining #LabTechniques #Biotechnology #LifeSciences #MicrobiologyLab #BiotechStudents #ResearchSkills #LaboratoryScience #BioResire

Master endospore staining using Schaeffer–Fulton method to identify bacterial spores accurately in microbiology labs and diagnostics.
#Microbiology #EndosporeStaining #LabTechniques #Biotechnology #MedicalLab #BacterialSpores #LifeScience #Diagnostics #MicrobiologyStudents #BioResire

Master endospore staining using Schaeffer–Fulton method to identify bacterial spores accurately in microbiology labs and diagnostics.
#Microbiology #EndosporeStaining #LabTechniques #Biotechnology #MedicalLab #BacterialSpores #LifeScience #Diagnostics #MicrobiologyStudents #BioResire

Skin flora (Microbiology 🦠)

Skin flora, also called skin microbiota, refers to microbiota that reside on the skin, typically human skin. Many of them are bacteria of which there are around 1,000 species upon human skin from nineteen phyla. Most are found in the superficial layers of the epidermis and the upper parts of hair follicles. Skin flora is usually non-pathogenic, ...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skin_flora

#SkinFlora #Skin #Microbiomes #Bacteriology #Microbiology #MicrobiologyTerms