Zanimljivosti
Odilorhabdins: Researchers Discover New Class of Antibiotics
An international team of scientists led by the University of Illinois, Chicago, has discovered a new class of naturally produced, ribosome-targeting antibacterial agents, odilorhabdins, produced by a nematode-symbiotic bacterium.
Over 200 Never-Before-Seen Viruses Discovered Lurking in Frogs, Fish, And Reptiles
Not only does the finding have implications for studying human virology in the future, it also shows that viruses have an evolutionary history dating back millions of years - and they evolved concurrently with vertebrates.
Potential weapons for the battle against antibiotic resistance discovered
The bacterium Pseudomonas aeruginosa can produce specific molecular factors that dramatically increase or decrease an antibiotic's ability to kill Staphylococcus aureus, another bacterium that often co-infects with P. aeruginosa. The findings point to the possibility of new antibiotics employing these factors to enhance antibiotic susceptibility.
Walnuts may promote health by changing gut bacteria
A new study has found that walnuts in the diet change the makeup of bacteria in the gut, which suggests a new way walnuts may contribute to better health.
New tool to distinguish between viral, bacterial infections
Antibiotics are lifesaving drugs, but overuse is leading to antibiotic resistance, one of the world's most pressing health threats. Scientists identified 11 genetic markers in blood that accurately distinguished between viral and bacterial infections 80 to 90 percent of the time. The finding is important because physicians don't have a good way to confirm bacterial infections like pneumonia and more-often-than-not default to an antibiotic.
A naturally occurring clay shows promise as an antibiotic
Julian Davies (University of British Columbia) and his team tested the clay as an antibiotic against various bacteria. “It’s been almost all surprises since then,” he says. Solutions of the clay can kill 16 different strains of multidrug-resistant bacteria that commonly infect hospital patients!
Pet exposure may reduce allergy and obesity
If you need a reason to become a dog lover, how about their ability to help protect kids from allergies and obesity?
Did you know that gut microbes can affect your mood?
Microbes can play games with the mind!
Interesting facts about streptomycetes
Did you know that streptomycetes produce that wonderful earthy forest scent that follows a shower of rain?
Fungus: The Plastic of the Future
Will we replace plastic with fungus-based materials in the future?
BioLogic
Initiated from MIT Media Lab, BioLogic is an attempt of programming the living organisms and inventing responsive and transformable interfaces of the future.
Microbial art
The Agar Art Contest requires contestants to create a picture in a petri dish using microbes as paint. There were 85 entrants this year and the results were pretty amazing. The image above is called ‘Cell to Cell’ and was the people’s choice award with over 3,500 likes in the Facebook album.
Mogućnosti zaposlenja
Medicinski fakultet u Rijeci raspisuje natječaj za doktoranda
Rok za prijavu: 18.05.2018
Laboratorij za okolišnu mikrobiologiju i biotehnologiju Zavoda za istraživanje mora i okoliša na IRB-u traži poslijedoktoranda!
Rok za prijavu: 11.05.2018
Zanimljivosti
Odilorhabdins: Researchers Discover New Class of Antibiotics
An international team of scientists led by the University of Illinois, Chicago, has discovered a new class of naturally produced, ribosome-targeting antibacterial agents, odilorhabdins, produced by a nematode-symbiotic bacterium.
Over 200 Never-Before-Seen Viruses Discovered Lurking in Frogs, Fish, And Reptiles
Not only does the finding have implications for studying human virology in the future, it also shows that viruses have an evolutionary history dating back millions of years - and they evolved concurrently with vertebrates.
Izdavaštvo
Moćni mikrobi – prikaz knjige Mighty Microbes – The Amazing World of Microorganisms
Skupina znanstvenika i popularizatora znanosti iz Nizozemske se s ovom idejom pozabavila kroz fundaciju Microcanoni, nizozemsku inačicu projekta naziva „Što doista trebate znati o mikrobiologiji“ još 2011. Ta verzija prezentirana je i u amsterdamskom muzeju Artis Micropia, a djelo na engleskome čiji vam prikaz donosim je korak dalje koji je ova skupina ljudi poduzela u ulozi urednika knjige s naslovom Mighty Microbes i podnsalovom The Amazing World of Microorganisms. Osmislili su građu podijeljenu u devet tematskih cjelina, a unutar svake je pet do deset poglavlja (tema) za koje su kao autore ili suautore odabrali znanstvenike koji su sudjelovali u ključnim otkrićima ili su istaknuti stručnjaci u tom području.
Priručnik za vježbe iz opće mikrobiologije
Ovaj sveučilišni priručnik napisalo je petnaestak autora iz desetak visokoškolskih ustanova iz Zagreba i Rijeke, a sadržaj je podijeljen u petnaest, slikama bogato ilustriranih poglavlja u kojima su opisane i obrađene različite bakteriološke, virološke, mikološke, imunološke i molekularno-biološke metode koje se upotrebljavaju u općoj mikrobiologiji koja se studira na nizu različitih fakulteta i visokih škola.
Postani član HMD-a
Cilj Društva je okupljanje mikrobiologa i stručnjaka srodnih struka s ciljem unapređenja svih grana mikrobiologije.
Skupovi HMD-a
Power of Viruses
Date: May 16-18, 2018
Venue: Poreč, Croatia
It is with great pleasure that we invite you to attend the conference Power of Viruses in Valamar Diamant Hotel, Poreč, Croatia, during May 16-18, 2018.
CESAR 2018
Date: 19-22 September 2018
Venue: Sveti Martin na Muri, Croatia
It is our great pleasure to invite you to the 6th Central European Symposium on Antimicrobials and Antimicrobial Resistance, CESAR2018.
Ostali skupovi
The 14th Congress of Microbiologists in Bulgaria with International Participation
Date: October 10th - 13th, 2018
Venue: Hisarya, Bulgaria
Date: September 13th - 15th, 2018
Venue: Timisoara, Romania
Date: September 8th-16th, 2018
Venue: Dubrovnik, Croatia
Date: May 30th - June 2nd, 2018
Venue: Ohrid, Republic of Macedonia
IWA 10th Eastern European Young Water Professionals Conference
Date: May 7th - 12th, 2018
Venue: Zagreb, Croatia
