Lewis University Team Small World Initiative

03/29/2019

relevant literature for microbiology final research papers Microlab students:

03/29/2019

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1609407/

Many of the antibiotics used today are made by a group of bacteria called Streptomyces. Streptomycetes evolved about 450 million years ago as branched filamentous organisms adapted to the utilization of plant remains. They reproduce by sending up specialized ...

02/26/2019

Master plating has begun. We love it and it looks like our soil microbes do, too!

01/26/2019

https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/article/alzheimers-bacteria-gum-disease/?no-cache&utm_source=FBPAGE&utm_medium=social&utm_term=20190123&utm_content=2097157645&utm_campaign=NOVA+Next&linkId=62727014&fbclid=IwAR1IusYwbc-SXk8KbHhN9WCfI8ndAN4t7DAM5fecpFdOgsNtAJA_W0ChCjs

If it enters the brain, one species of gum-disease-causing bacteria might trigger chemical changes linked to Alzheimer’s disease.

01/23/2019

01/03/2019

great example of a lab report for soil microbiology assays for S.W.I students:

In an effort to stem the rising tide of multi-resistant bacteria, researchers have turned to niche environments in the hope of discovering new varieties of antibiotics. We investigated an ethnopharmacological (cure) from an alkaline/radon soil in the area of Boho, in the Fermanagh Scarplands (N. Ire...

01/02/2019

https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmicb.2018.02458/full

In an effort to stem the rising tide of multi-resistant bacteria, researchers have turned to niche environments in the hope of discovering new varieties of antibiotics. We investigated an ethnopharmacological (cure) from an alkaline/radon soil in the area of Boho, in the Fermanagh Scarplands (N. Ire...

12/10/2018

In the meantime, we student source!

Companies aiming to develop new antibiotics face hurdles such as small target populations and stewarship committees. Push and pull incentives can help them.

09/22/2018

Factory farming risks pushing us into a post-antibiotic world, but consumers are demanding change.

09/06/2018

https://pursuit.unimelb.edu.au/articles/the-rise-of-the-latest-drug-resistant-superbug

Researchers at the Doherty Institute and the University of Melbourne have discovered a new superbug, already resistant to known antibiotics in parts of Europe.