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Dog Aggression and the Microbiome

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Crabs and the Deep Sea

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A parasitic bacterium saps energy from corals

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Agar Art Event

The Department of Microbiology and the Microbiology Student Association (MSA) hosted an Agar Art Event on October 10.  Participants were invited to draw pictures on an agar surface with pigmented bacteria, allowing a merger of science and art.  Check out the creative endeavors!  


OSU Researchers ID Bacteria That Targets Coral Reefs

Researchers at Oregon State University have proposed a new genus of bacteria that flourishes when coral reefs become polluted, siphoning energy from the corals and making them more susceptible to disease.  The NSF-funded study is published in the ISME Journal (Phylogenetic, genomic, and biogeographic characterization of a novel and ubiquitous marine invertebrate-associated Rickettsiales parasite, Candidatus Aquarickettsia rohweri, gen. nov.,sp. nov) and adds fresh insight to the fight to save the Earth's[...]


Da Vinci Days for Micro

The Microbiology Graduate Student Association showed up in force at Corvallis Da Vinci Days 2019.  Grad students helped kids make take-home Winogradsky columns to illustrate the microbes inhabiting the local riverbanks.  Microscopes enabled kids to peek at dog hair, Staphylococcus bacteria, red blood cells, and other microscopic organisms.   MORE PHOTOS!

 


Jessica Scotten and Space Research

Jessica Scotten, Microbiology senior, is using her microbiology knowledge and skills at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. After her internship at NASA and she will pursue her Ph.D. in microbiology at the University of Florida. She hopes to develop solutions for the health risks spaceflight poses due to the presence of microorganisms or changes in the interactions between microorganisms and their hosts.

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Grant to study link between microbiome, autism

OSU microbiologist, Dr. Maude David, is part of a 1.94 million grant to look for possible connections between the human microbiome and autism spectrum disorder, a developmental disorder that affects communication and behavior.  The study will include Stanford University School of Medicine and Second Genome.     Additional Information


After Klamath River flushes, fish parasite spores spike

Herald and News:  Flows are used to control a salmon disease caused by the parasite Ceratonova shasta.  According to Sascha Hallett, microbiology senior research associate, the purpose of the flushing flows is to mobilize sediment and reduce polychaete worm (invertebrate host of C. shasta) populations, thereby reducing the numbers of hosts available to produce the infectious state for salmonids (salmon and trout).[...]


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SMALL TALK
The
Microbiology Newsletter,
Fall 2018  --  
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Upcoming Events

FALL QUARTER 2019 SEMINAR SCHEDULE

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11/21:  Kat Milligan-Myrhe (U. of Alaska) 3:00 pm LPSC 402; Adapting an Evolutionary Model Organism to Study Host Microbe Interactions
12/5:  Tentative Undergrad Seminar
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 Tree of Life Biology Journal Club; MB 520/MB 605 Grad Seminar; 5:00 pm Wednesday in Pernot 218 Nash Hall

Archived Research Articles

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Reefs Under Siege

  • Saving Atlantis

    Saving Atlantis - Trailer

    Saving Atlantis - Trailer

    Saving Atlantis - Trailer

    Decline of World's Coral Reefs
    Dr. Rebecca Vega-Thurber

  • Saudi Arabia

    Saudi Arabia

    Saudi Arabia

    Saudi Arabia

    Red Sea Corals,  Dr. Rebecca Vega-Thurber

  • People of the Reef

    People of the Reef

    People of the Reef

    People of the Reef

    The Tarrabah
    Dr. Rebecca Vega-Thurber

  • Ryan McMinds

    Ryan McMinds

    Ryan McMinds

    Ryan McMinds

    OSU Micro Student
    Dr. Rebecca Vega-Thurber

  • Lizard Island

    Lizard Island Research Station

    Lizard Island Research Station

    Lizard Island Research Station

    Research Station Australia
    Dr. Rebecca Vega-Thurber

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Dr. Jerri Bartholomew, Head
Mary Fulton, Dept. Manager
Microbiology; Nash Hall 226
OSU, Corvallis, OR 97331
Microbiology:  541-737-4441
BioHealth Science:  541-737-5414

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