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The Daily Pub @thedailypub.bsky.social · 4h

Turns out random genetic sequences can help bacteria survive viral attacks! When tested, thousands of these sequences protected E. coli against phage infections by either remodeling membranes for broad defense or blocking receptors for specific phages. Even unrelated sequences did the same job, s...

Emergence of antiphage functions from random sequence libraries reveals mechanisms of gene birth.

Published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America

The Daily Pub @thedailypub.bsky.social · 10h

Enhancing biodiesel production just got a boost. A yeast strain, R. toruloides XR20, was developed to thrive on crude glycerol, doubling its lipid content compared to its predecessor. This advancement, which reached record-breaking lipid levels, could lead to more efficient and eco-friendly biodi...

Adaptive Evolution of Rhodosporidium toruloides with Ultra-centrifugal Fractionation Leads to a High Microbial Lipid Production using Crude Glycerol Feedstock.

Published in Applied biochemistry and biotechnology

The Daily Pub @thedailypub.bsky.social · 22h

Turning waste into clean energy just got a boost! Potato wastewater was used to produce biohydrogen more efficiently using special coatings. The study found ruthenium-coated cathodes had the best results, boosting hydrogen production by 81% and energy efficiency by 33%. Plus, it could save money...

Biohydrogen production from potato processing wastewater using double-chamber microbial electrolysis cell with Ru and Pd coated graphite cathodes.

Published in Bioelectrochemistry (Amsterdam, Netherlands)

The Daily Pub @thedailypub.bsky.social · 1d

Microbes play a crucial role in dealing with environmental pollutants like mercury and arsenic. They can transform these elements through processes of metabolism, detoxification, or even as warfare. Understanding how microbes influence these transformations could improve predictions of pollution...

Illuminating the Black Box: Trace Element Biogeochemistry from a Microbial Perspective.

Published in Environmental science & technology

The Daily Pub @thedailypub.bsky.social · 1d

Discoveries about honeybee gut bacteria just got a whole lot sweeter. By studying bees from five species, scientists found thousands of new bacterial species. These microbe communities are mostly unique to their bee hosts, but some bacteria adapt across species, switching hosts over time. Unlike...

Evolution of gut microbiota across honeybee species revealed by comparative metagenomics.

Published in Nature communications

The Daily Pub @thedailypub.bsky.social · 2d

Turns out neurodegeneration might actually fuel cancer! Degenerating brain cells could mess up DNA repair and immune responses, creating environments for tumors to thrive, especially in gut cancers. Neurons and tumors share key molecular players, acting differently based on the context. This shif...

Neurodegeneration rewires the tumor microenvironment via the neuro-immune-cancer axis.

Published in iScience

The Daily Pub @thedailypub.bsky.social · 2d

Essential oils, like thyme oil, don't have uniform effects on bacteria, even ones of the same kind! A study found that some strains of Pseudomonas aeruginosa are 1,000 times more resistant than others. It turns out that less active cells in sticky groups resist more. Meanwhile, another antiseptic...

Toward essential oil stewardship: strain-resolved evaluation of thyme oil activity against Pseudomonas aeruginosa.

Published in Frontiers in pharmacology

The Daily Pub @thedailypub.bsky.social · 2d

Wood-eating beetles have genes that help them munch through plant cell walls, thanks to gene "swaps" with fungi. These genes got passed down and multiplied in their DNA, evolving uniquely in different beetle groups. The smart use of these genes highlights how beetles have evolved to become top pl...

250 Million Years of Convergent Evolution and Functional Divergence of Glycoside Hydrolase Family 28 Genes in Xylophagous Beetles (Cerambycidae and Buprestidae): Insights Into Horizontal Gene Transfer, Gene Dynamics, Synteny and Adaptive Divergence.

Published in Molecular ecology

The Daily Pub @thedailypub.bsky.social · 3d

Two proteins, NtcA and DevH, work together in Anabaena, a type of bacteria, to help it survive and grow. Both are crucial for forming special cells and thriving in different conditions. Unlike NtcA, DevH operates at higher levels and covers more ground, evolving to be more specialized. This teamw...

Functional dissection of the CRP-family transcription factor DevH and its interplay with NtcA in a cyanobacterium.

Published in Cell reports

The Daily Pub @thedailypub.bsky.social · 3d

Giant reed grass makes a big impact on turning bauxite residue into soil-like material. It boosts organic carbon levels and changes the way microbes live in the soil. This plant helps turn unstable organic stuff into stable humic acids, making the soil healthier. The study sheds light on carbon m...

Dynamics of dissolved organic carbon turnover and microbial communities reconstruction associated with giant reed during the soil-like formation in bauxite residue.

Published in Journal of environmental management

The Daily Pub @thedailypub.bsky.social · 4d

Exploring the world of bioelectrodes! This study dives into the electrochemical quirks of bioanodes, showing that tweaking voltage and biomass influences biogas production. Three unique profiles emerged from the tests, revealing certain peaks and waves in electroactivity. Connections between char...

Bioelectrochemical characterization of a biogas-producing microbial electrolysis cell (MEC): advantages and limitations of electroanalytical techniques.

Published in Bioelectrochemistry (Amsterdam, Netherlands)

The Daily Pub @thedailypub.bsky.social · 4d

A study on Erhai Lake's sediments revealed insights about organic matter's role in carbon cycling. Since the 2000s, human activities and warmer climates have spiked nutrients like carbon and nitrogen due to increased water residence time. Changes in sediment composition showed a shift towards mor...

Sources and mineralization determine the generation and transformation pathway of sedimentary organic matter over the past century.

Published in Environmental research

The Daily Pub @thedailypub.bsky.social · 5d

A bizarre, hollow protein structure called the CAGE complex was found in a single-celled organism, showing up in a ton of other life forms, too! First spotted in a microbe, it's got ties to algae and fungi, even hinting at links to ancient marine bacteria. Scientists suggest it might act like a h...

The CAGE complex: a hollow, megadalton, protein assembly in prokaryotic and eukaryotic microbes.

Published in bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology

The Daily Pub @thedailypub.bsky.social · 5d

Influenza A viruses are sticking around in water habitats, with separate viral strains found in seawater and freshwater. Recent human-like strains are in the sea, while older bird-like ones are in lakes. Viruses seem to buddy up with certain microbes, helping them survive. Freshwater areas could...

Echoes in the Deep: Revealing Influenza A Viruses' Persistence and Microbial Associations in Aquatic Ecosystems.

Published in Transboundary and emerging diseases

The Daily Pub @thedailypub.bsky.social · 5d

Ever wondered what makes a cigar smell or taste just right? Turns out, the grade of filler tobacco leaves (FTLs) is key. Different grades of FTLs have unique microbial makeups and chemical shifts during fermentation. High-grade leaves bring a rich aroma, while low-grade ones might lead to funky s...

Fermentation-driven microbial and metabolic shifts in filler tobacco leaves of different grades.

Published in Frontiers in microbiology

The Daily Pub @thedailypub.bsky.social · 6d

Did you know that the gut microbes of animals help them thrive in their environments? Scientists studied 11 herbivores in Namibia's Etosha Park and found that females have richer gut biodiversity than males. They also discovered how a variety of factors affect gut microbes, like location and diet...

Interspecific variation in gut microbiome diversity across the Etosha National Park herbivore community.

Published in PloS one

The Daily Pub @thedailypub.bsky.social · 6d

The gut is a hotspot for genetic diversity, thanks to diversity-generating retroelements (DGRs). Over 1100 distinct DGRs in human-associated Bacteroides cleverly tweak proteins, enhancing adaptability. These DGRs can hop between species and boost competition by fine-tuning protein interactions. B...

Targeted protein evolution in the gut microbiome by diversity-generating retroelements.

Published in Science (New York, N.Y.)

The Daily Pub @thedailypub.bsky.social · 6d

Imagine finding a unique bug in chilly Himalayan soil. Meet Dyadobacter aurulentus, a golden bacteria thriving in the cold and munching on compounds like sodium benzoate. It's packed with cool genes for surviving low temps, making it key for studying life in harsh environments and possibly aiding...

Description of high-altitude, cold-adaptive, metabolically versatile Dyadobacter aurulentus sp. nov. isolated from Western Himalayan farmland soils.

Published in Microbiology spectrum

The Daily Pub @thedailypub.bsky.social · 6d

Flavonoids are great for meds and cosmetics but tough to use due to solubility issues. This study shows E. coli W is a superstar in making flavonoids more usable by using sugar efficiently. It beats the standard lab E. coli K12 by handling flavonoids better. With tweaks, E. coli W ramps up produc...

Engineering a Robust Escherichia coli W Platform for Scalable Production of Flavonoid-O-Glucosides.

Published in Microbial biotechnology

The Daily Pub @thedailypub.bsky.social · 6d

Reducing soil heavy metals just got a boost! Researchers developed a new material from iron tailings and sodium alginate that locks in toxic metals like lead, copper, and nickel in the soil, making them less harmful. It even tweaks the soil's bacterial balance and boosts plant growth. A promising...

Investigation of the modulation and co-stabilization mechanism on sodium alginate-modified ball-milled iron tailings on the deposition pathways of Pb(II), cu(II), Ni(II) in soil.

Published in International journal of biological macromolecules

The Daily Pub @thedailypub.bsky.social · 7d

Scientists figured out a way to speed up plastic breakdown by evolving microbial communities. They ran experiments with bacteria on polyethylene, a tough plastic, as the sole food source. After 40 cycles, these microbes got better at creating biofilms, helping each other degrade the plastic more...

Synergistic biodegradation of polyethylene by experimentally evolved bacterial biofilms.

Published in The ISME journal

The Daily Pub @thedailypub.bsky.social · 7d

Scientists explored the gut microbiome of a 936-year-old mummy dubbed the Zimapán man. Through advanced DNA techniques, they discovered typical human bacteria families and an abundance of the Clostridiaceae group, similar to other mummies. They also found Romboutsia hominis, a unique microbe not...

Microbiome characterization of a pre-Hispanic man from Zimapán, Mexico: Insights into ancient gut microbial communities.

Published in PloS one

The Daily Pub @thedailypub.bsky.social · 7d

Babies in the womb get an immune crash course from their mothers! This clever system helps them not reject mom, all while gearing up for life outside. It's now thought that mom’s diet and microbes play a key role, preparing babies' immune systems for challenges like germs and allergens, potential...

A mother's touch: microbial guardians of early immune imprinting.

Published in Trends in immunology

The Daily Pub @thedailypub.bsky.social · 7d

Surface soil fractures can worsen soil stability and speed up groundwater contamination by PFOA, a harmful chemical. Bigger fractures mean much faster PFOA spread. However, the introduction of a mix of microbes and minerals can slash contaminant levels significantly, especially in certain groundw...

Fracture-mediated transport and bio-mineral synergistic attenuation of PFOA plumes: Implications prediction for reactive remediation in heterogeneous field coupling with various groundwater environment.

Published in Journal of hazardous materials

The Daily Pub @thedailypub.bsky.social · 7d

The study dives into how desert plants host specific bacteria and fungi on their leaves. By examining 734 leaf samples from Central Asia, it was uncovered that a plant's family ties and traits mainly determine the types of microbes present, more than the environment or location. Interestingly, fu...

Host phylogeny and traits shape the composition and network structure of the phyllosphere microbial communities in temperate desert plants.

Published in Microbiological research