Journal Club
Highlights and reviews of the latest microbiology research
Identifying the origins of respiratory disease
A new method determines whether bacterial, viral or non-infectious illness is the cause, enabling appropriate treatment
High, dry and very, very chilly.
Originally thought to be sterile, the Dry Valleys in Antarctica have been revealed to play home to a functioning microbial ecosystem, although this is limited at high elevation according to a paper published in The ISME Journal.
Koch's postulates nowadays
Since their introduction, in the late 19th century, Koch's postulates have "evolved". Are they still valid today?
Regaining our humanity
A manuscript posted in bioRxiv suggests that we need to rethink the often used maxim that there are 10 times more bacteria in and on our bodies than our own cells
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