Bacterial evolution and influenza - Microbial Minutes 10.27.17

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Good BH et al. The dynamics of molecular evolution over 60,000 generations Nature. https://www.nature.com/nature/journal/vaop/ncurrent/full/nature24287.html

See our video with Richard Lenski about the Long Term Evolution Experiment with E. coli https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PQr8ldEeO04

·     Nature News & Views: https://www.nature.com/nature/journal/vaop/ncurrent/full/nature24152.html

·     Blog interview with Richard Lenski: https://dynamicecology.wordpress.com/2015/01/28/questions-for-rich-lenski-about-the-worlds-greatest-evolution-experiment/

·     Wikipedia on LTEE: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E._coli_long-term_evolution_experiment

·     ARS Technica: https://arstechnica.com/science/2017/10/evolution-experiment-has-now-followed-68000-generations-of-bacteria/

Jin C et al. Efficacy and immunogenicity of a Vi-tetanus toxoid conjugate vaccine in the prevention of typhoid fever using a controlled human infection model of Salmonella Typhi: a randomized controlled, phase 2b trial. Lancet. http://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(17)32149-9/fulltext

·     Commentary in the Lancet: http://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(17)32407-8/fulltext

·     BBC: http://www.bbc.com/news/health-41724996

Hviid A et al. Human papillomavirus vaccination of adult women and risk of autoimmune and neurological diseases. Journal of Internal Medicine. http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/joim.12694/abstract 

·     Global survey on vaccine confidence in EBioMedicine: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5078590/

·     Journal.IE: https://www.thejournal.ie/hpv-vaccine-9-3650902-Oct2017/?utm_source=shortlink

Imai M et al. A highly pathogenic avian H7N9 influenza virus isolated from a human is lethal in some ferrets infected via respiratory droplets. Cell Host & Microbe. http://www.cell.com/cell-host-microbe/fulltext/S1931-3128(17)30396-7

·     The Atlantic: https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2017/10/h7n9-flu-pandemic/543318/

·     The Smithsonian Mag: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/china-ground-zero-future-pandemic-180965213/

Fox SJ, Miller JC, and Meyers LA. Seasonality in risk of pandemic influenza emergence. Plos Comp Bio. http://journals.plos.org/ploscompbiol/article?id=10.1371/journal.pcbi.1005749

·     Healio.com: https://www.healio.com/infectious-disease/influenza/news/in-the-journals/%7Bbd07a5f1-63cf-4db4-b2f8-26b87d639d5a%7D/influenza-pandemics-more-likely-to-emerge-in-spring-summer

·     Washington Post: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/to-your-health/wp/2017/10/24/world-leaders-rehearse-for-a-pandemic-that-will-come-sooner-than-we-expect/?tid=ss_tw&utm_term=.d941825edc78

Paules CI et al. Meeting Report: The pathway to a universal influenza vaccine. Immunity. http://www.cell.com/immunity/fulltext/S1074-7613(17)30418-1

·     Irish Times: https://www.irishtimes.com/news/health/vaccines-may-struggle-as-new-flu-strains-emerge-1.3265084


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