Wrap up of recent posts of relevance on microBEnet

I have been doing a lot of blogging at microBEnet and don't always do a good job of cross posting or even posting here to let people know of the cross talk / related posts.So I am trying to do that briefly now. Here are some posts from the last few months on microBEnet that may be of interest, These are posts from March through today.Great article by Maryn McKenna on the hunt for new antibiotics w/ crowdsourcing helpWorth a look: Are Pets the New Probiotic? in the NY TimesAlleged mishandling of Flint Legionnaire ’s outbreak leads to manslaughter charges for MI health chiefReport: Guests leave Las Vegas ’ Rio hotel with Legionnaires’ diseaseA hairy pacman approach to “microbial dark matter” in drinking waterPre-microbiology – Ancient Imaginations of the Microbial WorldNew paper of interest on antibiotic resistance genes in 4 CA cities but dangerous PR from UCLACompiling a list of Microbiology of the Built Environment related presentations at ASMicrobe17Love the #AgarArt contest from ASM …Dirty money: interesting data but unclear what implications areWho are the microbes in your neighborhood? In your neighborhood? In your neighborhood?A fascinating side story to brain-defect microbiome study – major role of the built environmentKristen DeAngelis slides for “Microbial Diversity” CourseWhy use Bracken instead of Kraken?This is calling out for a large microbiome study: Salt from icy roads is contaminating North America ’s lakesYour help is wanted in this...
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