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ASM
@ASMicrobiology
ASM is a global community shaping the future of the microbial sciences to tackle some of the world's most pressing challenges.   Microbes Make Our World.
Washington, DC
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    ASM
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    Dec 12, 2022
    For decades, Dr. Anthony Fauci has led with science to fight infectious disease. His leadership during the pandemic saved countless lives, & his commitment to evidence-based science is a key reason why public policies have been able to protect public health. ASM stands w/ Fauci.
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    ASM
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    Jul 28, 2021
    When you hear the word “media”, do you think of this:
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    Dec 15, 2020
    Aaaannnddd, the 1st place winner in the #AgarArt Traditional category is “The Gardener” by Joanne Dungo from Northridge Hospital Medical Center in Northridge, CA. skyw.io/UGubFe
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    Jul 31, 2024
    Heteroresistance occurs when some bacteria in a population are susceptible to an antibiotic while others are resistant, paving the way for treatment failure. How does it develop, and how can scientists tackle this clinical conundrum? Read the article:
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    Heteroresistance: An Insidious Form of Antibiotic Resistance | ASM.org
    Heteroresistance occurs when some bacteria in a population are susceptible to an antibiotic while others are resistant. How does it develop, and how can scientists tackle this clinical conundrum?
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    Aug 5, 2024
    #MicrobiologyMonday: Biofilms on central venous catheters cause bloodstream infections; antimicrobial-coated catheters can help. A new in vitro model allows scientists to assess activity of these catheters against biofilms. @JournalSpectrum: asm.social/20b
    The inhibition zones of CVCs against S. aureus (A and C) and S. epidermidis (B and D). Orange sample: antibacterial CVC; white sample: control CVC.
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    May 23, 2018
    Drum roll please! The moment you’ve been waiting for – congrats to our 2018 #AgarArt main contest winners! And thank you to our judges and FB voters. @agruni @FollowNibmg@NEBiolabs @IBR_CONICET #SciArt #BioArt #Microbiology #ASMOutreach #ASMicrobe ow.ly/wO0M50hpDmn
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    ASM
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    Dec 30, 2021
    Fungi are more closely related to humans than they are to plants. Yet, for much of scientific history, fungi been a botanist’s domain. In our 2nd most-read, non-COVID article, @lovettbr explains 3 reasons why fungi are not plants. asm.social/lk
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    Nov 19, 2023
    Have you started your holiday shopping yet? Looking for a gift that gives back? Just in time for the holidays–give a gift from ASM's store to someone (or yourself 😏) and support equity in the microbial sciences worldwide! asm.social/1A8
    A gray sweatshirt with the words 'microbes make the world go round" over a graphic of a globe with cartoon microbes all around it.
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    ASM
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    Nov 17, 2022
    Color palettes accessible to those with color vision deficiency (CVD) are often insufficient for working with #microbiome data...but not anymore! In #MRAJournal, researchers present microshades, an R package for creating CVD-accessible microbiome figures. asm.social/UE
    A) The microshades universal CVD-friendly palette, microshades_cvd_palettes, with CVD emulations for deuteranope, protanope, and tritanope accessibility. The cvdemulator (http://hclwizard.org:3000/cvdemulator) was used. (B to D) Example of application to a stacked barplot representing microbiome data (7). In each plot, columns represent samples and the colors represent different bacteria within each sample. The blue circles in B and C highlight the visual improvement that results from using the microshades colors. (B) In the default plot, colors are determined by the default ggplot2 color scheme. (C) The microshades color plot contains the same data and in the same sample order, with the microshades_cvd_palettes applied. Colors are organized to represent the phylum-genus classification of bacteria found in the samples. (D) The microshades color plus organization plot uses the microshades_cvd_palettes, microshades organizational functions, and microshades custom legend.
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    ASM
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    Nov 29, 2021
    Visit our website to see the full list of this year's #AgarArt winners! asm.social/f6
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    ASM
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    May 10, 2023
    It's time for #MicrobeoftheMonth! Who am I? 1) I’m a zoonotic pathogen. 2) I am nonmotile. 3) I have caused 3 DNA-verified pandemics during recorded history. Think you know? Leave a guess below!
    A blood agar plate with white colonies growing on it.
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    ASM
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    Oct 31, 2018
    They're creepy and they're kooky, mysterious and spooky...🕸👻🎃 #HappyHalloween from the #microbial world! Here are a few images of our favorite #HALLOWEEN #AgarArt.
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    ASM
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    Sep 26, 2023
    Helicobacter pylori is the cause of 78% of gastric cancer cases. To control the bacterium, researchers engineered probiotics that secrete selective guided antimicrobial peptides; the probiotics outperformed antibiotic treatment in mice. @JournalSpectrum: asm.social/1td
    Precision targeting of H. pylori using probiotic delivery of guided antimicrobial peptides (gAMPs). The probiotic Lactococcus lactis carries the Escherichia coli/L. lactis shuttle vector, pTKR, for the expression of gAMPs in the mouse stomach, allowing rapid engineering in E. coli and transfer to L. lactis. The gAMPs were placed downstream of the acid-inducible P1 promoter and the usp secretion signal peptide to allow secretion in the acidic stomach environment. The guide attached to the N-terminus of the AMP was that portion of the human thrombin protein, Multimerin-1, that binds to H. pylori.
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    Aug 5, 2024
    A single-layer spot assay allows for fast high-throughput quantitation of phages against multidrug-resistant gram-negative pathogens. The method is less cumbersome than double-agar overlay plaque assay, the gold standard for phage enumeration. asm.social/20d @JClinMicro
    Four different assays were used in order to compare the DLA assay with the single-layer agar assay using both spread and spot techniques. In the top left and right, it is described how the spread and spot assays are performed, respectively. In the bottom left and right, it is described how the double and single layers were made, respectively.
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