Steph D'Agostino
@stephdagostino.bsky.social
plants, animals, microbes | Managing Editor (ASM Journals) | www.asm.org | ASM Case Reports, Applied and Environmental Microbiology @asm.org
🔎🦠 The hidden life of Xylella: mining the NCBI Sequence Read Archive reveals potential new species, host plants, and infected areas for this elusive bacterial plant pathogen. #AppEnvMicro @inrae-france.bsky.social
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September 19, 2025 at 4:42 PM
🔎🦠 The hidden life of Xylella: mining the NCBI Sequence Read Archive reveals potential new species, host plants, and infected areas for this elusive bacterial plant pathogen. #AppEnvMicro @inrae-france.bsky.social
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Can atypical anatomic location and presentation of HSV-1 and VZV lesions lead to missed diagnosis? Find out in the latest #ASMCaseReports 🌟Editor's Pick🌟 by Blake Buchan and Preeti Pancholi: doi.org/10.1128/asmc...
September 3, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Can atypical anatomic location and presentation of HSV-1 and VZV lesions lead to missed diagnosis? Find out in the latest #ASMCaseReports 🌟Editor's Pick🌟 by Blake Buchan and Preeti Pancholi: doi.org/10.1128/asmc...
The September issue of #ASMCaseReports is here! 🎇 Congrats to author Malgorzata K. Kopczyk and team for making the cover! Conventional tests (the "radar") can miss heteroresistance - a subpopulation of cells resistant to the antibiotic. @asm.org
Read the issue: journals.asm.org/toc/asmcr/1/5
Read the issue: journals.asm.org/toc/asmcr/1/5
September 3, 2025 at 1:00 PM
The September issue of #ASMCaseReports is here! 🎇 Congrats to author Malgorzata K. Kopczyk and team for making the cover! Conventional tests (the "radar") can miss heteroresistance - a subpopulation of cells resistant to the antibiotic. @asm.org
Read the issue: journals.asm.org/toc/asmcr/1/5
Read the issue: journals.asm.org/toc/asmcr/1/5
New in #ASMCaseReports: Urinary tract infection in a cat & cholangiohepatitis in a dog caused by the same strain of ESBL-producing E. coli -- despite months passing between resolution of the cat's infection & the beginning of the dog's clinical signs🐱🐶
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August 27, 2025 at 6:57 PM
New in #ASMCaseReports: Urinary tract infection in a cat & cholangiohepatitis in a dog caused by the same strain of ESBL-producing E. coli -- despite months passing between resolution of the cat's infection & the beginning of the dog's clinical signs🐱🐶
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New Commentary from #AppEnvMicro by Oskar Modin | From ecology to engineering: the role of myxobacteria in recirculating #aquaculture systems 🌊🫧🦠
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August 27, 2025 at 6:56 PM
New Commentary from #AppEnvMicro by Oskar Modin | From ecology to engineering: the role of myxobacteria in recirculating #aquaculture systems 🌊🫧🦠
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Børrild et al. illustrate some of the challenges faced in managing invasive pneumococcal disease and underlines the importance of continued awareness of this disease, particularly in immunocompromised patients. #ASMCaseReports
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August 21, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Børrild et al. illustrate some of the challenges faced in managing invasive pneumococcal disease and underlines the importance of continued awareness of this disease, particularly in immunocompromised patients. #ASMCaseReports
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Biocontainment mechanisms are essential for safe use of microbes in industrial settings. In #AppEnvMicro, Natalie A. Lamb & team share a platform for high-resolution analysis of a transactivated "kill switch" in laboratory & industrial yeast strains. @asm.org
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August 13, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Biocontainment mechanisms are essential for safe use of microbes in industrial settings. In #AppEnvMicro, Natalie A. Lamb & team share a platform for high-resolution analysis of a transactivated "kill switch" in laboratory & industrial yeast strains. @asm.org
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This case by Kathryn Phillips et al. - challenging due to the lack of a positive culture - highlights the utility of metagenomic sequencing methods & fungal biomarkers to identify infectious agents and get a timely diagnosis. #ASMCaseReports @asm.org
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August 8, 2025 at 7:43 PM
This case by Kathryn Phillips et al. - challenging due to the lack of a positive culture - highlights the utility of metagenomic sequencing methods & fungal biomarkers to identify infectious agents and get a timely diagnosis. #ASMCaseReports @asm.org
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The resurgence of #syphilis in the US & globally underscores the urgent need for rapid, accessible testing. In #JClinMicro, Clark et al. test the performance of the first at-home, over the counter test for syphilis. @asm.org
How did it do? Find out 👉 doi.org/10.1128/jcm....
How did it do? Find out 👉 doi.org/10.1128/jcm....
August 5, 2025 at 4:46 PM
The resurgence of #syphilis in the US & globally underscores the urgent need for rapid, accessible testing. In #JClinMicro, Clark et al. test the performance of the first at-home, over the counter test for syphilis. @asm.org
How did it do? Find out 👉 doi.org/10.1128/jcm....
How did it do? Find out 👉 doi.org/10.1128/jcm....
Root exudates protect rhizosphere Pseudomonas from water stress 🫧🌱
Read the latest #AppEnvMicro article by Ankita Bhattacharyya & team ➡️https://doi.org/10.1128/aem.00768-25⬅️
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Read the latest #AppEnvMicro article by Ankita Bhattacharyya & team ➡️https://doi.org/10.1128/aem.00768-25⬅️
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August 5, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Root exudates protect rhizosphere Pseudomonas from water stress 🫧🌱
Read the latest #AppEnvMicro article by Ankita Bhattacharyya & team ➡️https://doi.org/10.1128/aem.00768-25⬅️
@asm.org @olemiss.bsky.social
Read the latest #AppEnvMicro article by Ankita Bhattacharyya & team ➡️https://doi.org/10.1128/aem.00768-25⬅️
@asm.org @olemiss.bsky.social
New in #ASMCaseReports - Lira et al. report a case of a physician with confirmed #mpox infection probably acquired through occupational exposure, with atypical lesions and no systemic symptoms. 🦠🔍 @asm.org
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Explore the case: doi.org/10.1128/asmc...
August 5, 2025 at 3:41 PM
New in #ASMCaseReports - Lira et al. report a case of a physician with confirmed #mpox infection probably acquired through occupational exposure, with atypical lesions and no systemic symptoms. 🦠🔍 @asm.org
Explore the case: doi.org/10.1128/asmc...
Explore the case: doi.org/10.1128/asmc...
#AppEnvMicro | "Ultrafast electron transfer kinetics at semiconductor-microbe interface: key to efficient extracellular photoelectron utilization" (Yimei Du et al.)
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July 31, 2025 at 6:14 PM
#AppEnvMicro | "Ultrafast electron transfer kinetics at semiconductor-microbe interface: key to efficient extracellular photoelectron utilization" (Yimei Du et al.)
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C. Nicholas Roy et al. present an unusual case of endocarditis in a horse owner with exposure to a rare pathogen, illustrating the natural history of this disease and the importance of taking an exposure history. #ASMCaseReports @houstonmethodist.bsky.social
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July 31, 2025 at 6:09 PM
C. Nicholas Roy et al. present an unusual case of endocarditis in a horse owner with exposure to a rare pathogen, illustrating the natural history of this disease and the importance of taking an exposure history. #ASMCaseReports @houstonmethodist.bsky.social
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New in #ASMCaseReports: Sushree Sarathi et al. present a case of "diagnostic fixation," highlighting the consequences of incomplete initial microbiological evaluation in countries endemic for both melioidosis and tuberculosis.
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July 31, 2025 at 6:07 PM
New in #ASMCaseReports: Sushree Sarathi et al. present a case of "diagnostic fixation," highlighting the consequences of incomplete initial microbiological evaluation in countries endemic for both melioidosis and tuberculosis.
Read the case: doi.org/10.1128/asmc...
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Urban wetlands are an overlooked hotspot for methane cycling. 🏬🔁🦠 Yang et al. reveal how pollutants act as electron acceptors, modulating microbial metabolic pathways & reshaping methanotrophic communities under anoxic conditions. #AppEnvMicro
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July 31, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Urban wetlands are an overlooked hotspot for methane cycling. 🏬🔁🦠 Yang et al. reveal how pollutants act as electron acceptors, modulating microbial metabolic pathways & reshaping methanotrophic communities under anoxic conditions. #AppEnvMicro
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New #AppEnvMicro minireview by Christopher S. McSweeney, Michael Halliday & Roderick I. Mackie highlights the ecological importance of Synergistota bacteria in reducing plant toxicity in ruminants 🌿🐂 @asm.org
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July 29, 2025 at 3:17 PM
New #AppEnvMicro minireview by Christopher S. McSweeney, Michael Halliday & Roderick I. Mackie highlights the ecological importance of Synergistota bacteria in reducing plant toxicity in ruminants 🌿🐂 @asm.org
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In #ASMCaseReports, researchers report vancomycin treatment failure in a Staphylococcus epidermidis peritoneal dialysis (PD) associated peritonitis case with vancomycin heteroresistance undetected by conventional AST and whole-genome sequencing. @asm.org
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Explore the case: asm.social/2w0
July 29, 2025 at 3:00 PM
In #ASMCaseReports, researchers report vancomycin treatment failure in a Staphylococcus epidermidis peritoneal dialysis (PD) associated peritonitis case with vancomycin heteroresistance undetected by conventional AST and whole-genome sequencing. @asm.org
Explore the case: asm.social/2w0
Explore the case: asm.social/2w0
🫁New in #ASMCaseReports 🫁 Marco Pardo-Freire et al. present a case where phage therapy was used to resolve acute rejection in a bilateral double-lung transplanted patient with cystic fibrosis. @csic.es @pilardomingoc.bsky.social @asm.org
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July 29, 2025 at 2:54 PM
🫁New in #ASMCaseReports 🫁 Marco Pardo-Freire et al. present a case where phage therapy was used to resolve acute rejection in a bilateral double-lung transplanted patient with cystic fibrosis. @csic.es @pilardomingoc.bsky.social @asm.org
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💡#AppEnvMicro Spotlight💡 Krystina Hird et al. review the microbial enzyme that converts nitrite to ammonium during the dissimilatory reduction of nitrate to ammonium to outcompete denitrification and retain valuable N in agricultural lands. @michiganstateu.bsky.social
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July 29, 2025 at 2:50 PM
💡#AppEnvMicro Spotlight💡 Krystina Hird et al. review the microbial enzyme that converts nitrite to ammonium during the dissimilatory reduction of nitrate to ammonium to outcompete denitrification and retain valuable N in agricultural lands. @michiganstateu.bsky.social
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Read the related #AppEnvMicro article by Martyn J. Wood et al. 👇 journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/...
July 29, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Read the related #AppEnvMicro article by Martyn J. Wood et al. 👇 journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/...
New in #AppEnvMicro: Kruemmel et al. detect a streptogramin A O-acetyltransferase gene (vatD) in the chromosome of C. botulinum isolated from US infants | @asm.org
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July 29, 2025 at 2:37 PM
New in #AppEnvMicro: Kruemmel et al. detect a streptogramin A O-acetyltransferase gene (vatD) in the chromosome of C. botulinum isolated from US infants | @asm.org
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New in #AppEnvMicro: Best et al. describe the diverse microbial communities found in historic mine wastes. These microbes could represent important resources for bioremediation and other biotech applications, including the recovery of valuable elements. @asm.org
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July 28, 2025 at 3:58 PM
New in #AppEnvMicro: Best et al. describe the diverse microbial communities found in historic mine wastes. These microbes could represent important resources for bioremediation and other biotech applications, including the recovery of valuable elements. @asm.org
doi.org/10.1128/aem....
doi.org/10.1128/aem....
July issue of #AppEnvMicro features a stunning image of Svalbard valley glaciers. Thajudeen et al. provide crucial baseline data on the composition & distribution of antibiotic resistance genes in vulnerable polar environments. @asm.org
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Check out the issue 👇
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July 23, 2025 at 4:26 PM
July issue of #AppEnvMicro features a stunning image of Svalbard valley glaciers. Thajudeen et al. provide crucial baseline data on the composition & distribution of antibiotic resistance genes in vulnerable polar environments. @asm.org
Check out the issue 👇
journals.asm.org/toc/aem/91/7
Check out the issue 👇
journals.asm.org/toc/aem/91/7
New in #AppEnvMicro | Touceda-Suárez & team reveal the impacts that urban greenspace management has on the soil microbiome and provide evidence of the role of soil microorganisms in ecosystem dynamics. @uazbio5.bsky.social @asm.org
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July 15, 2025 at 8:59 PM
New in #AppEnvMicro | Touceda-Suárez & team reveal the impacts that urban greenspace management has on the soil microbiome and provide evidence of the role of soil microorganisms in ecosystem dynamics. @uazbio5.bsky.social @asm.org
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New in #ASMCaseReports - Histopathologic and molecular diagnosis of gastrointestinal tuberculosis in an immunocompetent patient | @asm.org journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/...
July 3, 2025 at 3:45 PM
New in #ASMCaseReports - Histopathologic and molecular diagnosis of gastrointestinal tuberculosis in an immunocompetent patient | @asm.org journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/...