American Society for Microbiology

Type: Organization

Name: American Society for Microbiology

First reported 7 hours ago - Updated 4 hours ago - 2 reports

Food Laboratory Accuracy Remains a Concern

Food microbiology laboratories continue to submit false negative results and false positive results on a routine basis. A retrospective study of nearly 40,000 proficiency test results over the past 14 years, presented today at the 113th General Meeting ... [Published ScienceNewsline - 4 hours ago]

Entities: Escherichia coli O157:H7, American Society for Microbiology, Listeria Monocytogenes, retrospective study, Campylobacter

First reported 5 hours ago - Updated 5 hours ago - 1 reports

Eaton Corporation

Intestinal bacteria protect against E. coli O157:H7

15:00, Biology/Cell & MicrobiologyA cocktail of non-pathogenic bacteria naturally occurring in the digestive tract of healthy humans can protect against a potentially lethal E. coli infection in animal models according to research presented today at the ... [Published PhysOrg.com - 5 hours ago]

Entities: Escherichia Coli (E. Coli), Bacteria, American Society for Microbiology, Eaton Corporation

First reported 7 hours ago - Updated 6 hours ago - 2 reports

Specific Technologies Bloodstream Infection Identification Solutions Discussed at the American Society for Microbiology Conference by Award Lecturer Christine Ginocchio

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.(Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130520/CG16829)At the BD Award for Research in Clinical Microbiology presentation "Rapid Detection and Identification of Blood Stream Pathogens" Dr. Ginocchio described the groundbreaking ... [Published Bio-Medicine - 6 hours ago]

Entities: American Society for Microbiology, Infection, Antibiotic, Clinical Microbiology

First reported 9 hours ago - Updated 8 hours ago - 2 reports

FDA Food & Drug Administration

CosmosID unveils new tool for faster, specific and accurate testing of probiotics products

CosmosID, a leading data mining solutions company for health and wellness, has reported as part of a collaboration results on analysis of labeling claims for the composition of probiotic products comparing speed, specificity, and accuracy.The Food and ... [Published Bio-Medicine - 8 hours ago]

Entities: Probiotics, FDA Food & Drug Administration, American Society for Microbiology

First reported 14 hours ago - Updated 14 hours ago - 1 reports

University of California Davis

Engineered Microbes Grow in the Dark

Scientists at the University of California, Davis have engineered a strain of photosynthetic cyanobacteria to grow without the need for light. They report their findings today at the 113th General Meeting of the American Society for Microbiology. ... [Published ScienceNewsline - 14 hours ago]

Entities: Microbes, American Society for Microbiology, University of California Davis

First reported May 19 2013 - Updated 15 hours ago - 1 reports

Bacteria use hydrogen, carbon dioxide to produce electricity

Researchers have engineered a strain of electricity-producing bacteria that can grow using hydrogen gas as its sole electron donor and carbon dioxide as its sole source of carbon. Researchers at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst report their findings ... [Published Bio-Medicine - May 19 2013]

Entities: Hydrogen, Geobacter, Bacteria

First reported May 19 2013 - Updated May 19 2013 - 1 reports

Engineered microbes grow in the dark

Entities: Biofuels, Microbe, Carbon Dioxide, Synechococcus, American Society for Microbiology

First reported May 19 2013 - Updated May 19 2013 - 1 reports

US: A meeting I wish I could attend

Thanks to Greg Folkers for sending me the link to this page on the website of 113th general meeting of the American Society for Microbiology, which lists the sessions for Tuesday, May 21:Session Number: LBS001 Session Title: Pandemic Threats from Emerging ... [Published H5N1 - May 19 2013]

Entities: Influenza A H5N1 Virus, Pandemic, H7N9, Bird Flu

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 1 reports

American Society for Microbiology Hosts Antibacterial Product Testing Workshop

Posted in News, Antibacterials, Hand HygieneExperts on the topic of antibacterials and manufacturers of antibacterial soaps are showcasing the latest methods for demonstrating the effectiveness of antibacterial hand soaps and sanitizers in killing disease-causing ... [Published Infection Control Today - May 17 2013]

Entities: Bactericide, American Society for Microbiology, Personal Care, Microbiologist

First reported May 15 2013 - Updated May 16 2013 - 2 reports

Antibiotic stewardship program using MALDI Biotyper reduces hospital stays, overall costs

In peer-reviewed study, the accuracy and speed of Bruker's Biotyper analyzer integrated into a comprehensive antibiotic stewardship program reduced hospital stays by days & per patient costs substantiallyA co-author of a groundbreaking study documenting ... [Published News-Medical.Net - May 16 2013]

Entities: Antibiotic, Pathogen, infections, The Methodist Hospital, American Society for Microbiology

First reported May 15 2013 - Updated May 15 2013 - 1 reports

Workshop Showcases How Antibacterial Products Are Judged Effective

Source Newsroom:• American Society for Microbiology Hosts Antibacterial Product Testing Workshop• Experts Describe How Germ-Killing Effectiveness of Antibacterial Soaps, Sanitizers Can Be DemonstratedNewswise — WASHINGTON, D.C., May 15, 2013 – Antibacterial ... [Published Newswise - May 15 2013]

Entities: Bactericide, Personal Care, American Society for Microbiology

First reported May 14 2013 - Updated May 14 2013 - 1 reports

Microbes capture, store, and release nitrogen to feed reef-building coral

Microscopic algae that live within reef-forming corals scoop up available nitrogen, store the excess in crystal form, and slowly feed it to the coral as needed, according to a study published in mBio, the online open-access journal of the American Society ... [Published PhysOrg.com - May 14 2013]

Entities: Nitrogen, Algae, Microbes, Symbiosis, Dinoflagellate

Quotes

"The discovery that normal intestinal bacteria can prevent intestinal Stx accumulation and disease in an animal model may have important implications for prevention of HUS in people infected with EHEC" says Eaton

Intestinal bacteria protect against E. coli O157:H7 [Published PhysOrg.com - 5 hours ago]

Dr. Ginocchio remarked, "During growth in culture bacteria produce"

Specific Technologies Bloodstream Infection Identification Solutions Discussed at the American So ... [Published Bio-Medicine - 6 hours ago]

Proficiency testing is an objective means for measuring laboratory accuracy. "Improved accuracy in our nation's food laboratories will lead to a safer food supply" noted Snabes

Food laboratory accuracy remains a concern [Published Medical Xpress - 7 hours ago]

...in an abstract submitted by the FDA at the 133rd General Meeting of the American SocietyAmerican Society for Microbiology (ASM), which stated "In total, we developed a package of molecular approaches that stratifies genetic depth and regulatory need for appropriate strain identification for voluntary submissions but have widely useful applications from GMP surveillance for unexpected pathogens." Results will be presen

CosmosID unveils new tool for faster, specific and accurate testing of probiotics products [Published Bio-Medicine - 8 hours ago]

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US: A meeting I wish I could attend [Published H5N1 - May 19 2013] Thanks to Greg Folkers for sending me the link to this page on the website of 113th general meeting of the American Society for Microbiology, which lists the sessions for Tuesday, May 21:Session Number: LBS001 Session Title: Pandemic Threats from Emerging ...
Bipartisan bill would improve reporting of info... [Published Switchboard, from NRDC - May 08 2013] Avinash Kar, Staff Attorney, San Francisco Senators Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), and Susan Collins (R-ME) today took the lead on a critical public health issue by introducing the Antimicrobial Data Collection Act. The Act would ...
FACULTY AWARD: Gammie recognized for engaging u... [Published Princeton University Top Stories - Mar 05 2013] Alison Gammie, senior lecturer in Princeton University's Department of Molecular Biology, received the 2013 William A. Hinton Research Training Award from the American Society for Microbiology for her ongoing work to engange underrepresented minority ...
Housekeeping Tip #1: To keep a Senate bill "cle... [Published Switchboard, from NRDC - Mar 01 2013] Mae Wu, Program Attorney, Washington, DC “Thank you for having a clean bill.” – Senator Roberts (R-KS) “I hope we can keep it a clean bill.” – Senator Harkin (D-IA) “I urge you ...
Next – Bugs That Eat Electricity and Make Fuel [Published New Energy and Fuel - Jan 30 2013] University of Minnesota scientists have developed a way to grow iron-oxidizing bacteria using electricity instead of iron. The new development opens the possibility for further study that could lead to developing organisms that could one day be used ...