mymedschoolNov 9

Master anaerobic bacteria, their features, and major infections caused by Clostridium, Bacteroides, and others. #Anaerobes #Microbiology #Clostridium #Bacteroides #Fusobacterium #Actinomyces #MedicalEducation #USMLE #Pathology #BacterialMetabolism #ClinicalMicrobiology

https://mymedschool.org/portfolio/u01-03-005-anaerobes/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=jetpack_social

Anaerobes — Characteristics, Examples, and Clinical Significance

Understand anaerobic bacteria, their oxygen sensitivity, and their role in human infections. Learn about key genera like Clostridium, Bacteroides, Fusobacterium, and Actinomyces, their growth conditions, and the diseases they cause in clinical settings.

mymedschool.org
ISEPMar 15, 2024
New #ISEPpapers #preprint! Characterisation of Skoliomonas gen. nov., a haloalkaliphilic anaerobe related to barthelonids (Metamonada): Yana Eglit et al. https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2024.03.12.584707v1 #Protists #Microbes #NewSpecies #Anaerobes #Extremophiles
ISEPDec 30, 2023
New #ISEPpapers! Protist symbionts of termites: diversity, distribution, and coevolution. By Gillian Gile et al. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/brv.13038 #protists #termites #symbiosis #animals #insects #anaerobes
Helmholtz Institute WürzburgAug 17, 2023
Our body is home to many anaerobic microorganisms, which are important components of the microflora and affect metabolism, the immune system and bodily functions. 🦠 To study these obligate #anaerobes in detail, #HIRI & #IMIB have launched a new core unit: https://www.helmholtz-hiri.de/en/newsroom/news/detail/news/anaerobic-core-unit/
Anaerobic Core Unit:

Simulating the intestine in the laboratory

Helmholtz Institute for RNA-based Infection Research
ISEPJul 31, 2023
New #ISEPpapers! The free-living flagellate #Paratrimastix pyriformis uses a distinct mitochondrial carrier to balance adenine nucleotide pools: Justyna Zítek et al. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0003986123001376 #protists #mitochondria #evolution #eukaryotes #microbes #anaerobes #nucleotides
CellBioNewsJun 6, 2023

#Pond #emission measurements improve #climate predictions.

#microbes #GHG #climatechange #anaerobes

https://phys.org/news/2023-06-pond-emission-climate.html

Pond emission measurements improve climate predictions

There could be billions of shallow lakes and ponds on Earth, though lack of mapping systems makes it hard to know just how many exist. Together, they emit significant amounts of greenhouse gases into the atmosphere, but emissions from these systems vary considerably and are not well understood.

Phys.org
CellBioNewsMay 26, 2023

New study shows the superior reactive #oxygen species removal ability of #copper coupled to #lysozyme.

#anaerobes #SOD

https://phys.org/news/2023-05-superior-reactive-oxygen-species-ability.html

New study shows the superior reactive oxygen species removal ability of copper coupled to lysozyme

In aerobic organisms, reactive oxygen species (ROS), such as hydroxide (OH), singlet oxygen (1O2), hydrogen peroxide (H2O2), and superoxide (O2–) ions are produced during aerobic respiration, which causes serious oxidative damage to biomolecules in the body. Hence, the removal of ROS, particularly O2–, is of primary importance as it reacts with H+ to produce other toxic ROS species like H2O2 and OH.

Phys.org
CellBioNewsMay 20, 2023

Using #microbial degradation to break down chlorinated #PFAS in #wastewater.

#bioremediation #anaerobes

https://phys.org/news/2023-05-microbial-degradation-chlorinated-pfas-wastewater.html

Using microbial degradation to break down chlorinated PFAS in wastewater

A team of chemical and environmental engineers at the University of California, Riverside, has found a way to use microbial degradation to break down chlorinated PFAS in wastewater. In their paper published in the journal Nature Water, the group describes how they tested the ability of microbes in waste water to degrade some PFAS compounds and what they found by doing so.

Phys.org
CellBioNewsMay 18, 2023

Heat-loving marine #bacteria can help detoxify #asbestos.

#thermohiles #Deferrisoma #hemolithoautotrophc #anaerobes

https://phys.org/news/2023-05-heat-loving-marine-bacteria-detoxify-asbestos.html

Heat-loving marine bacteria can help detoxify asbestos

Asbestos materials were once widely used in homes, buildings, automobile brakes and many other built materials due to their strength and resistance to heat and fire, as well as to their low electrical conductivity. Unfortunately, asbestos exposure through inhalation of small fiber particles has been shown to be highly carcinogenic.

Phys.org
CellBioNewsMar 1, 2023

#Wastewater sector emits nearly twice as much #methane as previously thought.

#anaerobes #microbiome #GHG

https://phys.org/news/2023-02-wastewater-sector-emits-methane-previously.html

Wastewater sector emits nearly twice as much methane as previously thought

Municipal wastewater treatment plants emit nearly double the amount of methane into the atmosphere than scientists previously believed, according to new research from Princeton University. And since methane warms the planet over 80 times more powerfully than carbon dioxide over 20 years, that could be a big problem.

Phys.org