With eradication of bovine tuberculosis remaining elusive, Professor Simon More, Associate Editor of theIrish Veterinary Journal, explores whether this could be possible in the next decade.
Once plant pathogens have spread and settled in a certain area, eradication is extremely difficult. Prevention by early detection at ports of entry is fundamental, especially in the context of growing global mobility and trade. In theirnew paperpublished inAMB Express, researchers developed a reliable and fast diagnostic assay for the early detection of quarantine pathogens such asXylella fastidiosa.
Pesticides have been identified as one of the culprits of the loss in biodiversity. Prof. Ralf B Schäfer describes their recentpolicy paperin which they suggest a new framework for pesticide authorization to meet the goal of protecting biodiversity.
Compared to bacteria and fungus, the airborne viral microbiome in built environments, is relatively understudied. Recently published研究inMicrobiomelooks to address this imbalance by examining the virome of a daycare center over the course of a year and was inspired by the seasonal pattern of illnesses picked up by the author’s daughter in a similar daycare.
Birds inhabit a range of habitats around the world and play a crucial role as sentinels of antibiotic resistance in the environment. A recentstudy published inBMC Biologyused an innovative approach to detect antibiotic resistance genes in microbiomes of birds from the most remote locations to those from wastewater treatment facilities: here to explain the work are the authors of the paper.