Behind the Paper
The real stories behind the latest research papers, from conception to publication, the highs and the lows
Filtered by: Microbiology
Global biomarkers of sepsis-causing bacteria investigated through the lens of multi-omic approaches
Bringing together some of Australia’s leading biomedical microbiologists and bioinformaticians to develop a reference bacterial sepsis dataset.
Tsunami-driven, transoceanic spread of microbial pathogens impacting cetacean health and conservation
This post refers to the very interesting, seminal article by Dr James T. Carlton and coworkers, published six years ago and dealing with an unprecedented, tsunami-driven, transoceanic spread of marine organisms following the dramatic 2011 earthquake in Eastern Japan (1).
The A(H5N1) avian influenza virus and its intriguing trajectories between domestic animals, wildlife and humans
While the SARS-CoV-2 betacoronavirus keeps undergoing mutations, thereby increasing its affinity to target cells and tissues and bypassing antiviral immunity, the highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) virus A(H5N1) has alarmingly emerged, once again, in the global eco-epidemiological scenario.
Lipopolysaccharide biosynthesis is spatially organized in the pathogen Brucella abortus
In Gram-negative bacteria, newly made lipopolysaccharide (LPS) is exported to the outer membrane. We report where key steps in the LPS biosynthesis occur in the asymmetric bacterium Brucella abortus. Moreover, we discovered an enzyme with two activities allowing it to complete LPS biosynthesis.
The right model for the right virus
Studying HIV-1 infection in human vaginal mucosa
