Water
17 November 2014 publication
Water is the focus of this November edition of Microbiology Today. The microbial interactions with this ubiquitous substance are vast. This issue features articles on how microbial life in the ocean affects climate change, the importance of the interaction between viruses and algal blooms for ecosystems, the microbial issues affecting the aquaculture industry, the microbial treatment processes developed for used water, how the cause of Legionnaires' disease was identified and the impact of microbes on the oil and gas fracking industry.
Cover image credit: Steve Gschmeissner/Science Photo Library
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Editorial
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From the President
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From the Chief Executive
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News
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If It's Not On, It's Not On
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Annual General Meeting and Celebration of the Society's Work
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Consequences of climate change on microbial life in the ocean
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Algal blooms and viruses
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The aquaculture industry
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Microbiological treatment of used water for the protection of public health and the aquatic environment
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Legions of water-borne bacterial diseases
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Conferences
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Membership Q&A
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Society membership – more than meets the eye
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Schoolzone: Bioluminescence
17 November 2014Centuries ago, in a time of myths of dragons and gods, seafarers and beach dwellers were baffled by the flashes of light and glowing lights seen in oceans all over the world. Today, we now know this is caused by bioluminescence, a chemical emission of light seen across the tree of life, in fish, invertebrates, annelids, arthropods and, most interestingly for us, micro-organisms.
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Outreach: Royal Society Summer Science Exhibition 2014
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A PhD student's report from the third Young Microbiologists Symposium
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Best of the blog
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From bugs to drugs: pharmacy community open day extravaganza
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Reviews
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Comment: Hydraulic fracturing - what do microbes have to do with it?
17 November 2014