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🧬💻 New #Bioinformatics tools use machine learning to identify structural variants and abnormal #DNA repeats that can be missed by conventional #genome analysis. #Genomics #Bioinformatics #Genetics #Biomed #Microsky via @sciencex.bsky.social buff.ly/f8I94Zj

New bioinformatics tools help identify pathogenic variants in the genome

Structural variants and so-called tandem repeats are individual differences in the human genome. They are increasingly linked to diseases, but analyzing and interpreting them poses challenges for...

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🧬🦠 #Metagenomics can detect #microbial #DNA circulating in #blood, helping identify difficult-to-diagnose #infections and guide targeted treatment from a single sample. #Microbiology #Diagnostics #Bioinformatics #Microsky via the-scientist .com buff.ly/zi29IGc

Infection Detectives Use Metagenomics to Identify Pathogens | The Scientist

Karius uses metagenomics to detect infections from a standard blood plasma sample, allowing for quick targeted treatment, particularly for immunocompromised patients.

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🌱🦠 Researchers developed a new test that uses #bacterial invasion proteins to detect living #Pseudomonas Syringae, potentially improving diagnosis of #crop #infections. #Microbiology #Bacteria #Agriculture #Microsky via @sciencex.bsky.social buff.ly/A6oB3jV

Bacterial invasion proteins could improve detection of live crop pathogens

Scientists, clinicians, seed companies and others may soon have a new tool in their toolkit for detecting bacterial pathogens, thanks to a new study by researchers in Penn State's College of Agricu...

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🦠🏭 Decades of industrial #pollution at a former #Pittsburgh #steel site selected for #bacteria able to survive—and even consume—toxic #petroleum-derived compounds such as #BTEX. #Bacteria #Bioremediation #Biotech #Microsky via @theconversation.com buff.ly/xdaDdZH

At an old steel site in Pittsburgh, bacteria evolved to survive – and eat – industrial pollution

Decades of pollution at Pittsburgh brownfields left bacteria that evolved to survive it – and maybe help clean up contaminated soil.

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🦠🚨 #Fiji has declared a national #HIV emergency as an estimated 1 in 60 adults now lives with the #virus, up from 1 in 167 just five years ago. #Infections #PublicHealth #Microsky via abcnews .com buff.ly/ZLz79fO

Fiji declares national HIV emergency as case numbers surge

Fiji’s government declared a national HIV emergency Tuesday as the reported number of people living with the disease has climbed in recent years.

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🦠🧬 Some #bacteria have repurposed ancient #viruses into #gene transfer agents that shuttle #DNA between cells—including genes that can contribute to #AntibioticResistance. #Microbes #Bacteria #Phages #AMR #Microsky via @theconversation.com buff.ly/Sud08DV

How bacteria hijack viruses to shuffle their own DNA

Bacteria have transformed some viruses — now called gene-transfer agents — into a means of exchanging genetic material among themselves.

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🍇🦠 Native #bacteria and #fungi on #grapes can persist through #fermentation and influence a #wine’s #chemistry, supporting the idea of a regional “microbial terroir.” #Microbes #Microbiome #Bacteria #Fungi #Microsky via the-scientist .com buff.ly/Q5ls9G5

Grape Microbiomes Shape Wine Characteristics | The Scientist

Native grape bacteria and fungi persist through fermentation, suggesting that regional factors that influence the microbiota could also affect wine profiles.

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🦠🍽️ #Staphylococcus Aureus can “change its diet” when starved of #sulfur, rewiring hundreds of #genes to find alternative nutrients and withstand immune defenses. #Microbiology #Bacteria #MRSA #AMR #Microsky via msutoday .msu .edu buff.ly/baSvQrK

Bacteria that change their diet to survive inside the body

In a new Michigan State University study, now published in the Journal of Bacteriology, researchers found the bacterium can adjust its diet depending on what sources remain available.

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🦠🚨 #Fiji has declared a national #HIV health emergency after new #infections rose twelvefold since 2010, with only 39% of people living with #HIV aware of their status. #Virus #PublicHealth #Health #Microsky via @theguardian.com buff.ly/VislXWp

Fiji declares national HIV emergency as Pacific nation grapples with surge in cases

Government estimates that one in 60 adults in Fiji now living with HIV, as escalating use of methamphetamine fuels ‘epidemic’

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🦠🏫 A #Tuberculosis case has been confirmed at a North #Carolina high school, with more than 260 people identified as possible close contacts and offered screening. #TB #Bacteria #PublicHealth #Infections #Microsky via @wral.bsky.social buff.ly/hPPJ8Im

Tuberculosis case confirmed at high school in Cumberland Co., more than 260 others possibly exposed

Officials said a case of tuberculosis was confirmed in someone at Seventy-First High School. They have identified more than 260 people so far who may have had close contact with the person who was...

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🦠🔬 Scientists have uncovered new insights into how a #Pathogen interacts with its host, helping reveal #biological mechanisms that may influence #infection and #disease. #Microbiology #MolecularBiology #Biomed #Microsky via @sciencex.bsky.social buff.ly/2kA9XrQ

How a pathogen turns flowers into leaves

Scientists have found how a protein produced by bacteria disrupts the mechanism that controls flower development in plants, turning reproductive organs into leaf-like structures. These findings shed...

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💉🤧 #Flu season is approaching, and updated #influenza #vaccines are available to help protect against the strains expected to circulate this #respiratory #virus season. #Infections #Pathogen #PublicHealth #Respiratory #Microsky via abcnews .com buff.ly/KIax0Eg

Flu season is coming: What to know about new vaccine, when to get your shot and more

Flu season is around the corner. Here's what to know and how to prepare you and your family before the season peaks.

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🦇🦠 #California health officials are emphasizing #Rabies awareness following a CDC warning about an increase in human cases and exposures across the U.S. #infections #PublicHealth #Zoonoses #Wildlife #Microsky via @sfgate.com buff.ly/IoiTj6G

CDC warns of 100% fatal rabies threat with multiple Calif. hot spots reported

Rabies is almost always fatal after symptoms develop.

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🦠💉 @Pennsylvania has reported another death linked to its ongoing #Measles outbreak, underscoring the serious complications this highly contagious but #vaccine-preventable #infection can cause. #PublicHealth #virus #Microsky via @theguardian.com buff.ly/BgpJ8Z0

Fourth person dies of measles-associated illness in US

All deaths occurred in Pennsylvania, in worst year since 1992 for one of the most contagious diseases

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🦠📈 The DRC’s #Ebola epidemic remains “huge and growing,” according to the #UN, as health teams race to contain transmission and reach affected communities. #Infections #PublicHealth #Outbreak #Microsky via @reuters.com buff.ly/20K8AOh

UN sees some progress in Congo Ebola fight, but too early to call peak

U.N. officials said on Tuesday that efforts to curb Ebola in eastern Congo were beginning to show results but stressed ​that the epidemic remained "massive" and would take months to bring under...

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🦠🧠 #Shingles can cause debilitating long-term nerve pain, and new research suggests #exosomes released during #infection alter #neurons in ways that could reveal new treatment targets. #VZV #Zoster #Infections #Microsky via @theconversation.com buff.ly/4F0YTDG

Shingles can cause severe chronic pain – new research on how exosomes alter neurons offers pathways...

The pain of post-herpetic neuralgia can drive people to the point of suicide. Researchers are getting closer to pinpointing its cause – which may extend to other forms of neuropathy.

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🫁🦠 Different #Pneumococcus subtypes respond differently to air #pollution, helping explain how #environmental exposure can influence the risk of #pneumococcal #disease. #Microbes #Bacteria #Streptococcus #Infections #Microsky via genengnews .com buff.ly/n2n1fdq

Pneumococcal Subtypes Influence the Impact of Air Pollution on Disease Risk

Pneumococcal bacterial subtypes influence how air pollution affects invasive disease risk.

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🦠🏥 #COVID19 #hospitalizations are rising in New York City as late-summer transmission continues, renewing attention to #vaccination and other ways to reduce #infection risk. #Infections #PublicHealth #Respiratory #Vaccines #Microsky via @gothamist.com buff.ly/z9YDAts

COVID hospitalizations are on the rise in NYC. Here's how to protect yourself.

More than 500 admissions were recorded in the five boroughs in the week ending Sept. 5.

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🦠📈 #Australia has recorded a sharp rise in #sexually transmitted #infections, with #Gonorrhoea and #Syphilis diagnoses increasing by more than 50% over five years. #STI #PublicHealth #Bacteria #Microsky via @theguardian.com buff.ly/UqAMOD6

Gonorrhoea and syphilis rise by more than 50% in Australia with ‘concerning’ rise in cases in women

Newly collated data also shows Indigenous Australians experiencing disproportionally high rates of infection

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💉🦠 With #respiratory #virus season approaching, #Pennsylvania health experts are encouraging eligible people to consider #vaccination against #Flu, #COVID19 and #RSV. #Vaccines #Virus #PublicHealth #Infections #Microsky via @whyy.org buff.ly/QaQngzK

Pennsylvania doctors urge people to vaccinate as flu, COVID-19 season approaches

The beginning of the fall and winter respiratory illness season approaches as health experts deal with ongoing measles outbreaks.

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