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South #Carolina tops #Texas #measles #outbreak record ...

| #virus | #infections | #publichealth | #outbreak | By @bethmariem.bsky.social via @arstechnica.com
South Carolina tops Texas measles outbreak record—with no end in sight
Since start of the year, South Carolina's outbreak has accelerated dramatically.
arstechnica.com
January 29, 2026 at 10:00 AM
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#Tuberculosis #outbreak at private school confirmed ...

| #TB | #pathogen | #SanFrancisco | #infection | #Mycobacterium | Via @sfgate.com
Officials confirm tuberculosis outbreak at SF private school
It's "really bad." 
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January 29, 2026 at 6:00 AM
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Rare variable M. tuberculosis antigens induce predominant Th17 responses in human infection @insight.jci.org
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January 29, 2026 at 4:01 AM
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In-virion pre-assembly of ‘pre-replication centres’ kick-starts viral condensate nucleation upon host-cell entry and explains cell-to-cell heterogeneity in RSV infection
@nature.com @marvintanenbaum.bsky.social
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
January 28, 2026 at 11:11 PM
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Saliva WGS reveals human genetic variants linked to oral microbiome and tooth decay, including gene variants involved in carbohydrate availability or salivary amylase abundance @nature.com @harvardmed.bsky.social @steve-mccarroll.bsky.social
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January 28, 2026 at 10:34 PM
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Re-analysis of human population-scale whole genome seq data elucidates genetic architecture of EBV DNA persistence, a framework for the broader human virome
@nature.com @caleblareau.bsky.social @sherrynyeo.bsky.social @erinmayc.bsky.social @ryandhindsa.bsky.social
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January 28, 2026 at 10:25 PM
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Frequent presymptomatic household transmission of influenza A but not influenza B virus @nathealth.nature.com
www.nature.com/articles/s44...
Frequent presymptomatic household transmission of influenza A but not influenza B virus - Nature Health
Based on two waves of data collection from 748 households in Hong Kong, this analysis sheds light on the number of transmission events that occurred before manifestation of symptoms in influenza A and...
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January 28, 2026 at 7:01 PM
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Science Seminar on 5 February 1pm with Prof. Claire Bryant (University of Cambridge) on Pattern Recognition Receptor signalling in infection and sterile inflammation. Please register at shorturl.at/uZqQi
@cam.ac.uk @medcambridge.bsky.social
January 28, 2026 at 9:10 PM
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Probiotics reshape microbial community assembly and functional stability in mud crab (Scylla paramamosain) larvae under high-temperature stress - @frontiersin.bsky.social Marine Science

www.frontiersin.org/journals/mar...
January 28, 2026 at 7:58 PM
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Friends, please help spread the word about our microbiology REU program at Montana State University.
www.montana.edu/mbi/reu/

Each student receives a stipend ($7000 for 10 wks). Travel compensation, room, and board are also provided.

Details in the attached pic--Feb 14 deadline
🧫🧪🦠#microsky
This Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) program is funded by the National Science Foundation to create "points of entry" for students interested in research. Students apply from across the country to spend 10 weeks in Bozeman, Montana this summer (May 26, 2026 - August 1, 2026). Admitted students are paired with a faculty mentor, who serves as an advisor for a student's summer project. Each student receives a stipend ($7000 for 10 wks). Travel compensation, room, and board are also provided. Our program leverages MSU’s unique microbiology expertise, focusing specifically on microbes living with little or no oxygen (like those in the hot springs of nearby Yellowstone). Low oxygen microbes are essential to human and ecosystem health. They influence (or control) such processes as the breakdown of food in the GI tract, removal of toxins from our bodies and the environment, and production of greenhouse gases. They are also models for understanding the origins of life on this planet, and the potential for life on other planets. A key goal of our program is to recruit students from schools with limited research infrastructure. Being in Montana, a state with a vibrant Native American community, we are particularly interested in applications from students at tribal colleges. However, ANYONE with an interest in microbiology - or biology/science in general - can and should apply. If willing and able, please share/tweet/spread the word far and wide. Applications are due February 14, 2026. Full details can be found through our website http://www.montana.edu/mbi/reu/
January 28, 2026 at 7:46 PM
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🧬🦠 Flu viruses don’t act alone—they rely on our cells.

This review in the FASEB Journal explains how noncoding RNAs inside human cells can either support or suppress influenza A infection, pointing toward new ways to control the virus.

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January 28, 2026 at 7:43 PM
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Submit your Abstract for the 2026 #IDSOG Annual Meeting by March 22 to secure your chance to present at the premier event in infectious diseases for OB/GYN: www.idsog.org/2026-annual-...
January 28, 2026 at 7:03 PM
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🚨New Pub Alert🚨 We present a system-level molecular framework of natural diel regulation in the stony coral P. strigosa, integrating host & symbiodiniaceae transcriptomics with microbiome dynamics over 6hr intervals. Amazing to publish this PhD work @miamirosenstiel.bsky.social 👉 shorturl.at/TzYEr
January 28, 2026 at 6:32 PM
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www.nature.com/articles/s41...

This study shows that excessive atmospheric #nitrogen deposition can enhance #methane production and #emissions by impacting #microbial phosphorus acquisition due to the change of N/P ratios in oxygenated surface #oceans.
January 28, 2026 at 6:23 PM
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We are recruiting a Canada Impact+ Research Chair in Sustainable Food Fermentation Systems to lead cutting‑edge work in precision fermentation, microbial biotech, and sustainable food systems.
Apply/share: viprecprod.ad.umanitoba.ca/DEFAULT.ASPX...
Program info: umanitoba.ca/research/res...
January 28, 2026 at 5:51 PM
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News Release 27-Jan-2026

COVID-19 viral fragments shown to target and kill specific immune cells in UCLA-led study

www.eurekalert.org/news-release...

An interesting angle to me but I'm no immunologist.

They talk about long Covid later on

#LongCovid #COVID19 #COVID #COVID_19 #COVIDー19 #SARSCoV2
News Release 27-Jan-2026 COVID-19 viral fragments shown to target and kill specific immune cells in UCLA-led study Clues about extreme cases and omicron’s effects come from a cross-disciplinary international research team Peer-Reviewed Publication California NanoSystems Institute FacebookXLinkedInWeChatBlueskyMessageWhatsAppEmail Fragments of digested protein image: A UCLA-led international research team showed that fragments of digested proteins from the virus behind COVID-19 can attack certain immune cells that have spiky shapes, such as the T cell above. view more Credit: Figure adapted from Yue Zhang et al, PNAS 2026 New research shows that after the body’s defenses kill the virus behind COVID-19, leftover digested chunks of SARS-CoV-2 spike protein can target specific immune cells based on their shape. The revelations could explain why certain populations of cells that detect and fight infection are depleted in patients with severe COVID-19, and shed light on the omicron variant’s milder symptoms. The study, published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, may launch a line of inquiry that informs new strategies for quelling the most serious symptoms of COVID-19. Led by a UCLA team, the scientific collaboration comprises nearly three dozen engineers, microbiologists, immunologists, chemists, physicists, medical researchers and analytical experts.
January 28, 2026 at 5:17 PM
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Feb 3, 2026 📍 University of Bari hosts the KNOWS Project final seminar/workshop on sustainable Xylella fastidiosa control 🦠🌱@efsa.europa.eu
Experts (incl. EFSA @efsa.europa.eu) share latest insights on insect–pathogen–agroecosystem interactions.
January 28, 2026 at 4:49 PM
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Photoelectrotrophy: a novel mode of microbial metabolism and its biogeochemical effects. link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Photoelectrotrophy: a novel mode of microbial metabolism and its biogeochemical effects - Reviews in Environmental Science and Bio/Technology
Photoelectrotrophic metabolism (photoelectrotrophy) is an emerging energy-conversion mode in which non-photosynthetic microorganisms harvest light-derived electrons from photosensitizers (e.g., semico...
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January 28, 2026 at 4:16 PM
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Keystone bacterial taxa drive #denitrification and #N2O emission via adaptive genomic and metabolic strategies in contrasting agricultural soils link.springer.com/article/10.1...
January 28, 2026 at 4:14 PM
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Microplastics promote N2O #nitrous oxide emissions by enhancing #nitrification via ammonia-oxidizing bacteria in estuarine and #coastal sediments
doi.org/10.1016/j.wa...
January 28, 2026 at 4:09 PM
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⏰ 24 hours to go! Join our author chat for Cases in Medical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases (5th ed). Don’t miss teaching tips and case highlights.

🗓 Jan 29, 2026 • 2:00 PM (GMT 3) / 12:00 PM ET
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#Microbiology #InfectiousDiseases #Wiley ASM
January 28, 2026 at 4:00 PM
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Today's featured speaker is Dr. Lincoln Neal. Most of us learned that "men are always complicated" (when it comes to urinary tract infections). The IDSA shook that up last year with their new UTI guidelines. Men can be uncomplicated too. www.arstewardship.org/2026schedule
Lincoln Neal, PharmD, is an Infectious Disease Pharmacist at Unity Health – White County Medical Center. Originally from the Central Coast of California, Dr. Neal completed his undergraduate studies at California Polytechnic State University before earning his Doctor of Pharmacy from the Harding University College of Pharmacy in Searcy, Arkansas. He further specialized his clinical training by completing a PGY1 Pharmacy Residency at Unity Health. His primary clinical interests include infectious diseases and internal medicine. Outside of his professional practice, Dr. Neal is an avid pickleball player and enjoys spending time with his wife and three children.
January 28, 2026 at 3:47 PM
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Co‐Invasion by Distantly Related Invasive Plants Drives Invasional Meltdown via Synergistic Increases in Putative Soil Fungal Pathogens

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January 29, 2026 at 12:25 AM
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Leftover #COVID spike fragments kill crucial immune cells ...

| #SARSCoV2 | #COVID19 | #coronavirus | #pathogen | Via @sciencex.bsky.social
Leftover COVID spike fragments kill crucial immune cells but are less deadly in omicron
New research shows that after the body's defenses kill the virus behind COVID-19, leftover digested chunks of SARS-CoV-2 spike protein can target specific immune cells based on their shape. The…
medicalxpress.com
January 29, 2026 at 2:00 AM
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Study suggests pre-existing immunity to H5N1 avian flu varies by age, prior exposure

The highest antibody levels were seen among those who were school-aged children during the 2009 H1N1 flu pandemic.

www.cidrap.umn.edu/i...
January 28, 2026 at 9:45 PM