Microbial Minutes: New E. coli, New Human Virus, Ancient Fungus Edition
What's hot in the microbial sciences? ASM summarizes microbiology news and reports in Microbial Minutes, a weekly news roundup. Watch the YouTube session for summaries and major findings, and read the reports and news coverage for yourself below. What should we highlight next time? Leave a suggestion in our comments section!
Fredens J. et al. Total Synthesis of Escherichia coli with a recoded genome. Nature. May 15 2019.
Abbas A.A. et al. Redondoviridae, a Family of Small, Circular DNA Viruses of the Human Oro-Respiratory Tract Associated with Periodontitis and Critical Illness. Cell Host & Microbe. May 8 2019.
Loron C. et al. Early Fungi from the Proterozoic Era in Arctic Canada. Nature. May 22 2019.
Fredens J. et al. Total Synthesis of Escherichia coli with a recoded genome. Nature. May 15 2019.
- Nature Podcast: Recoding Genomes, and Material from the Moon’s Far Side
- Science Translational Medicine blog: What’s Artificial Life, Anyway?
- Stat News: With a “Recoded” Bacteria Genome Made from Scratch, Scientists Give Life a New Dictionary
Abbas A.A. et al. Redondoviridae, a Family of Small, Circular DNA Viruses of the Human Oro-Respiratory Tract Associated with Periodontitis and Critical Illness. Cell Host & Microbe. May 8 2019.
- GenEng News: Virus Hunters Stalk Through Genome and ID New Disease-Associated Viral Family
- Phys.org: How Do You Find a Virus that’s Completely Unknown? Study Says, Look to the Genome
Loron C. et al. Early Fungi from the Proterozoic Era in Arctic Canada. Nature. May 22 2019.
