The new issue of #AppliedAndEnvironmentalMicrobiology is out! Don’t miss my editorial with MRA and mSystems editors in chief @chicaScientifica and Jack Gilbert about our pilot program to publish companion papers with #MRA. A much needed approach to curate data resources and promote open science. https://journals.asm.org/toc/aem/current

On behalf of the editorial team at #AppliedAndEnvironmentalMicrobiology , wholehearted congratulations to UC Berkeley Prof. Jillian F. Banfield for receiving the 2023 Van Leeuwenhoek Medal. First woman to receive this award. 🙌 #WomenInScience
https://www.knvm.org/activities/awards-and-grants/van-leeuwenhoek-medal/van-leeuwenhoek-medal-2023

To prey or not to prey?
Bdellovibrio bacteria prey on Pseudomonas, albeit with low efficiency. Replicate Bdellovibrio populations evolving with Pseudomonas adapted to #starvation rather than killing efficiency. They’d rather diet than finish all their food! 🤯
#AppliedAndEnvironmentalMicrobiology
https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/aem.01776-22

@AppEnvMicro is pleased to join #MicrobialResourceAnnouncements (MRA) and @mSystemsJ in a pilot project to simultaneously publish original research with a companion data resource MRA article.
Learn more about it in our joined editorial, with EiCs @gilbertjacka and @chicaScientific
#AppliedAndEnvironmentalMicrobiology #ASM
https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/msystems.01271-22

The Mysterious Life of “Candidatus Patescibacteria”

A metagenomic survey revealed fermentative traits that make these ultrasmall sediment bacterial symbionts widespread in marine sediments.
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https://doi.org/10.1128/aem.01409-22

Magic Mushrooms, Reexamined

The study of 94 Psilocybe fungarium specimens provided much-needed taxonomic clarity to this genus and revealed novel insights into the production of psychoactive chemicals.
https://doi.org/10.1128/aem.01498-22
#AppliedAndEnvironmentalMicrobiology

An Unsuspected Ally against Fusarium Wilt Disease

A metabolite in onion root exudates enriches for pseudomonad antagonists of the Fusarium wilt pathogen, reducing disease severity on cucumber (“soil suppressiveness”). #AppliedAndEnvironmentalMicrobiology
https://doi.org/10.1128/aem.01554-22

And we finish the year with a new issue @AppEnvMicro and three articles in the spotlight: the latest on Candidate Phyla Radiation (CPR), magic 🍄 and their psychoactive chemicals, and bacterial antagonists of Fusarium wilt. #AppliedAndEnvironmentalMicrobiology #AmericanSocietyForMicrobiology #ASM

https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/aem.02082-22

On behalf of the editorial team @AppEnvMicro, thank you for your continued support of our journal. We have many initiatives planned for the next year to better serve our community. Stay tuned. Until then, happy holidays! 🎄
#AppliedAndEnvironmentalMicrobiology

Diversifying AEM at the Source
Dr. Alfredo Torres comments on the need to develop programs tailored to historically excluded groups of scientists to fulfill their specific needs and provide the support network necessary for success.
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https://doi.org/10.1128/aem.01514-22

The Awakening of Stressed Corals
Corals undergo dormant stages (quiescence) under stress. The process “resets” the coral microbiome to maintain dormancy and ensure its future awakening.
#AppliedAndEnvironmentalMicrobiology
https://doi.org/10.1128/aem.01391-22

Standardizing Phage Susceptibility Tests
The single-disk antibiotic susceptibility method was adapted to standardize phage susceptibility testing prior to therapeutic use.
#AppliedAndEnvironmentalMicrobiology
https://doi.org/10.1128/aem.00309-22

Sorting Out Dairy Streptococci One Polysaccharide Type at a Time
Development of a two-step multiplex PCR method for the detection of dairy streptococcal strains and develop phage-robust starter sets.
#AppliedAndEnvironmentalMicrobiology
https://doi.org/10.1128/aem.01504-22

Lignocellulosic Mushrooms Get Knocked Out
A novel genetic approach in Coprinopsis, a basidiomycete model lignocellulosic mushroom, identified enzymatic pathways that can be targeted to develop robust strains for the degradation of lignocellulosic plant wastes.
#AppliedAndEnvironmentalMicrobiology
https://doi.org/10.1128/aem.00940-22

Synthetic Biology for the Production of Alkane Biofuel
An alcohol-aldehyde-alkane synthetic route enabled the production of alkane biofuel from fatty acids in E. coli and could be exploited for chemical synthesis in other bacterial hosts. #AppliedAndEnvironmentalMicrobiology
https://doi.org/10.1128/aem.01264-22

Don’t miss the new issue of #AppliedAndEnvironmentalMicrobiology with spotlight articles: unmet DEI challenges in microbiology, resetting the microbiome of dormant corals, alkane bioproduction, genetics of lignocellulosic mushrooms, detecting dairy strep to make phage-robust starter sets, & standardizing phage susceptibility tests prior to therapeutical use.
https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/aem.02009-22

An Unexpected Acetylenotroph in the Genus Bradyrhizobium
Acetylene is a molecule rarely found in nature, yet used as carbon and energy source by acetylenotrophic microorganisms. The isolation of an acetylenotrophic Bradyrhizobium suggests opportunities in bioremediation. #AppliedAndEnvironmentalMicrobiology #ASM #AEM
https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/aem.01219-22

MixviR, an R Package for Deconvolution of Mixed Microbial Samples
A user-friendly R dashboard to track viral or bacterial sequence variation provides a useful tool for microbial surveillance in environmental water, soil, and/or sediment or in microbiome datasets. #AppliedAndEnvironmentalMicrobiology #ASM #AEM
https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/aem.00874-22

Plant Disease Helps Salmonella Hide
Water irrigation contaminated crop plants with Salmonella enterica and contributes to disease outbreaks. Infections by pathogens and water-soaked conditions redistribute Salmonella from leaf surfaces to internal plant tissues, promoting its survival. #AppliedAndEnvironmentalMicrobiology #ASM #AEM
https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/aem.01330-22

The intracellular bacterium Wolbachia inhibits the replication of the Dengue virus in mosquitoes. The genome of the Wolbachia symbiont introduced in a Malaysian mosquito population remained stable after two years and effective at reducing the spread of Dengue. #AppliedAndEnvironmentalMicrobiology #ASM #AEM
https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/aem.01412-22