Microbiology

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Multiplex qPCR boosts intestinal protozoa detection in India

Validated SYBR Green and TaqMan multiplex qPCR assays improved quantitative detection of intestinal protozoa in stool and cut time and cost.

By Dr. A. Nikhil Krishnan, MBBS · Oct 21, 2026 · 5 min read

Microbiology·PNAS

RiPP Mechanisms Offer New Targets Across Bacterial Natural Products

A review of bacterial RiPPs maps how these peptides bind membranes, receptors, enzymes, RNA, metals, and lipids to…

Oct 19, 2026

Microbiology·Nature

Gut Microbes Map Ancient Human Migrations Across Continents

Anciently shared gut microbes in Hadza and Tsimane populations track human migrations and reveal bacterial lineages now scarce…

Oct 18, 2026

Microbiology·PNAS

Botulinum neurotoxin strain reveals genomic domestication under lab selection

A genome study traces how a botulinum toxin production strain evolved under decades of human selection, losing genes…

Oct 17, 2026

Microbiology·PNAS

Constitutive Sporulation in Fission Yeast Improves Insect-Mediated Survival

Wild Schizosaccharomyces japonicus spores survive fruit fly digestion, revealing insect-driven selection for costly constitutive sporulation in nature.

Oct 16, 2026

Microbiology·PNAS

Climate-Driven Microevolution Reshapes Wild Yeast Diversity in Patagonia

Wild yeast populations in Patagonia showed climate-linked genomic and phenotypic divergence, with cold southern isolates carrying the greatest…

Oct 16, 2026

Microbiology

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