World War I
29 May 2014 publication
The May issue of Microbiology Today commemorates the 100-year anniversary of the start of the First World War. This issue recognises the role microbes played during this conflict with feature articles focusing on the impact of typhus, Spanish flu, trench foot and acetone production on people during the war; and the work of F. W. Twort during this period.
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Editorial
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From the President
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News
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Conferences
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Typhus in World War I
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A deadly synergy: the Great War and the Great Pandemic
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A microbiological cause for trench foot?
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Frederick William Twort: not just bacteriophage
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Acetone production during the First World War
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Schoolzone: War infections and the advent of antibiotics
29 May 2014With no medication to treat infection, injured soldiers during World War I were at a high risk of developing a range of bacterial infections, and many died after their initial injuries from infections such as septicaemia.
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Microbiology, school science and science communication
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Membership Q&A
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Setting the Society’s policy agenda
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Champion your Society
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Meet the Committees
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Reviews
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Obituary: Sir Michael Stoker 1918–2013
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Comment: The 500-year Microbiology Experiment
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