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01 Mar 2019
A trial NASA rover mission in the Mars-like Atacama desert has successfully recovered subterranean organisms — strange, scattered, salt-resistant bacteria that could lead the search for Martian life deeper underground; Frontiers in Microbiology
Frontiers news
07 Feb 2019
Field Chief Editors of Frontiers in Microbiology and Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology have been awarded the prestigious honor of being named Fellows of the American Academy of Microbiology (AAM).
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07 Feb 2019
Scientists have studied antibiotic resistance emergence and dissemination in the Chobe River, northern Botswana’s only permanent surface water resource; Frontiers in Microbiology
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28 Sep 2018
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
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
With an Impact Factor of 4.019, Frontiers in Microbiology is the most-cited journal in its field
Frontiers news
13 Feb 2018
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
It is with great pleasure that we announce our new Specialty Chief Editor for Fungi and their Interactions; Professor Gustavo Henrique Goldman
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31 Jan 2018
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
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
Miniature instruments and new techniques described in Frontiers in Microbiology can detect and analyze microbes in extreme environments resembling those on Mars
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15 Jan 2018
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
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
A wild yeast described in Frontiers in Microbiology could be an eco-friendly alternative to chemical pesticides.
Life sciences
23 May 2017
The Research Topic, published in Frontiers in Plant Science & Frontiers in Microbiology, aims to cover all aspects of biotrophic plant-microbe interactions
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