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77 news posts in Frontiers in Microbiology

Featured news

28 Sep 2018

Herpes virus link to bipolar disorder and depression

Study shows for first time that HHV-6 virus can infect neurons and possibly cause cognitive disturbances leading to psychiatric disorders: Frontiers in Microbiology

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09 Jul 2018

Genetic diversity helps protect against disease

The finding that a fungal parasite can quickly adapt to a population of genetically identical cyanobacteria helps explain why diversity in populations may be valuable for their preservation: Frontiers in Mirobiology

Impact analysis

05 Jul 2018

Journal impact: Frontiers in Microbiology

With an Impact Factor of 4.019, Frontiers in Microbiology is the most-cited journal in its field

Frontiers news

13 Feb 2018

10,000th microbiology article published today!

The article, on vitamin B12 production by a marine microbe, comes from scientists at the University of California and Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution.

Frontiers news

02 Feb 2018

Frontiers in Microbiology welcomes new Specialty Chief Editor

It is with great pleasure that we announce our new Specialty Chief Editor for Fungi and their Interactions; Professor Gustavo Henrique Goldman

Featured news

31 Jan 2018

Getting out of hot water: does mobile DNA help?

A new study in Frontiers in Microbiology gives insights into how one extremophile moved from hot springs to conquer the world.

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26 Jan 2018

Metabolic pathway involved in immune response to Zika also participates in neurogenesis

Research suggests that metabolic pathway involved in immune response to Zika also participates in neurogenesis: Frontiers in Microbiology

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19 Jan 2018

New technique for finding life on Mars

Miniature instruments and new techniques described in Frontiers in Microbiology can detect and analyze microbes in extreme environments resembling those on Mars

Featured news

15 Jan 2018

Viruses can transfer genes across the superkingdoms of life

Research showing that viruses can transfer genes to organisms they are not known to infect may cast light on the ancient origins of viruses: Frontiers in Microbiology

Featured news

08 Dec 2017

Mosquitoes more likely to transmit dengue virus in hot weather

Local weather conditions could serve as an early warning system for dengue fever outbreaks, suggests a study in Frontiers in Microbiology

Sustainability

07 Nov 2017

Wild grape yeast could be more effective than pesticides in preventing grape molds

A wild yeast described in Frontiers in Microbiology could be an eco-friendly alternative to chemical pesticides.

Life sciences

23 May 2017

How microbes affect plant life

The Research Topic, published in Frontiers in Plant Science & Frontiers in Microbiology, aims to cover all aspects of biotrophic plant-microbe interactions