Microbe Magazine

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Predatory Behaviors in Bacteria — Diversity and Transitions
Nutrient and energy flows among organisms can be depicted as webs within which predatory interactions are extremely important. Predatory behaviors often dominate top-to-bottom relationships, while productivity tends to control bottom-to-top flows.
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Bead Suspension Arrays for Identifying Fungal Pathogens
Fungal infections, on the rise for several decades, can prove deadly, particularly for immunocompromised patients. Among the most common fungal pathogens are yeasts such as Candida and Cryptococcus neoformans, and filamentous fungi such as Aspergillus and Fusarium spp....
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Revisiting the Contributions of African-American Scientists to ASM
Exactly 10 years ago, an article appeared in ASM News that addressed the early contributions of American-born blacks to the microbiological sciences (ASM News, February 1997, p. 77–82). The 1997 article was the first of its kind; and while others previously had penned a variety of n...
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