By skatharWe had a new article in Foodborne Pathogens and Disease. Lack of Evidence for erm(B) Infiltration Into Erythromycin-Resistant Campylobacter coli and Campylobacter jejuni from Commercial... |Uncategorized
By Margaret KirchnerA lot of things have changed in 2016 (and even early 2017) but at least we all still have one thing in common: we all... |Uncategorized
By Margaret KirchnerThere are many concerns about how the gut microbiota is impacted by antibiotics. Since the widespread use, and sometimes over use of antibiotics began around... |Uncategorized
By Margaret KirchnerBelow are 2 excellent resource (curtsey of QIAGEN) that give a great background on antibiotic resistance in hospital infections and using metagenomic techniques to study... |Uncategorized
By Margaret KirchnerWe’ve already gone over some of the basic terminology involved with microbiome studies (here) but some other key phrases frequently come up when discussing microbiome... |Uncategorized
By hkbolingWe asked a class of university students taking Food Microbiology at North Carolina State University to fill out a survey regarding knowledge of Campylobacter. The... |Uncategorized
By hkbolingOn November 18, 2016 the 2014 NARMS report was released. The report includes a brand new interactive tool that lets users choose which combination of... |Uncategorized
By Margaret KirchnerWith the advent of metagenomic studies, scientists need to understand the terminology used in them. Much like metagenomics itself, the vocabulary used contains words from multiple... |Uncategorized
By Margaret KirchnerMicrobiomes are the future. Versions of this statement have been uttered time and again by some of the most influential minds in science. The CALS...