JOURNAL OF MICROBIOLOGY & BIOLOGY EDUCATION, December 2016, p. 495-498 Copyright © 2016 American Society for Microbiology
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DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/jmbe.v17i3.1237 In this section, I provide articles on recent developments and new technology used in microbiology and related fields. I also post articles that may help you bring new information or techniques into your laboratory or classroom via case studies or lab exercises. I hope you find this information useful, and I encourage you to send suggestions, questions or comments to me at [email protected]. I look forward to hearing from you! Jennifer A. Herzog Herkimer County Community College Herkimer, NY [email protected] Research Articles Matsunami, H., et al. 2016. Structural flexibility of the periplasmic protein, FlgA, regulates flagellar P-ring assembly in Salmonella enterica. Sci. Rep. 6:27399. (doi: 10.1038/srep27399). (Disrupting flagellar organization and motility in order to treat bacterial infections.) Ladner, J. T., et al. 2016. A multicomponent animal virus isolated from mosquitoes. Cell Host Microbe 20(3):357–367. (doi: 10.1016/j.chom.2016.07.011). (Discovery of a novel virus that requires multiple subunits for active infection.) David, C. N., et al. 2016. GLT-1-dependent disruption of CNS glutamate homeostasis and neuronal function by the protozoan parasite Toxoplasma gondii. PLOS Pathog. 12(6):e1005643 (doi: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1005643). (Glutamate dysregulation linked to pathogenesis of toxoplasmosis.) Villa, R., et al. 2016. PionX sites mark the X chromosome for dosage compensation. Nature 537(7619):244 –248 (doi:10.1038/nature19338). (Elucidation of the enzymatic activity of DCC in the regulation of sex chromosome activity.) Pedagogy Articles Please find material presented at both the Profession of Microbiology track at Microbe 2016 and the ASM’s Conference for Undergraduate Educators (ASMCUE): Microbe: http://www.asm.org/index.php/asm-events/ post-meeting-materials ASMCUE: ht tp://w w w.asmcue.org /index.php/past- meeting-resources Volume 17, Number 3
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Darwiche, H., et al. 2016. Ebola epidemic: using current events to teach authentic inquiry science. Am. Biol. Teach. 78(3):190–197. (Active learning tool for use in upper high school-level courses/lower undergraduate science courses, whose assessment is linked to the Next Generation Science Standards.) Johnson, W. R. 2016. Why engaging in the practices of science is not enough to achieve scientific literacy. Am. Biol. Teach. 78(5):370–374. (A critical analysis of a major component of the Next Generation Science Standards in regards to the need for reflection.)
WEBSITE Editor’s Note: Many instructors use the current newsfeed to provide timely and relatable material to engage students with application-based instruction. Most printed textbooks lag behind the current news cycle. In this review, Narveen Jandu, PhD, spotlights the Center for Disease Control and Prevention’s database for foodborne outbreaks as one resource instructors and students can access for current, case-based instruction. Microbiology Instruction Using Current Foodborne Outbreak Resources DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/jmbe.v17i3.1213 Review of: Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Foodborne Outbreak Online Database (FOOD), wwwn.cdc.gov/foodborneoutbreaks/, CDC Outbreaks, www.cdc.gov/outbreaks/index.html, and Multistate Foodborne Outbreaks, www.cdc.gov/foodsafety/outbreaks/ multistate-outbreaks/outbreaks-list.html. Every season brings a newsworthy outbreak of foodborne infectious diseases such as the 2015 Escherichia coli O26 outbreak associated with Chipotle restaurants. Amid such a nationwide foodborne outbreak, numerous resources can provide students and faculty with timely, accurate, and credible information. While the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) website (www.cdc.gov) is a useful starting place, the wealth of information on this website can be overwhelming for new users, such as students. Two specific resources for understanding foodborne outbreaks include the FOOD (Foodborne Outbreak Online Database) Tool and the Multistate Foodborne Outbreaks webpage. Both allow users to gain focus when retrieving information on foodborne infectious outbreaks. The FOOD tool has been available from the CDC since 2009, but its redesign in 2015 provides a much more user-friendly interface (1). There are multiple entry points into the FOOD tool from the CDC website, the most direct being through wwwn.cdc.gov/foodborneoutbreaks/. This is a searchable database of US foodborne outbreaks
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JOURNAL WATCH
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/jmbe.v17i3.1237 In this section, I provide articles on recent developments and new technology used in microbiology and related fields. I also post articles that may help you bring new information or techniques into your laboratory or classroom via case studies or lab exercises. I hope you find this information useful, and I encourage you to send suggestions, questions or comments to me at [email protected]. I look forward to hearing from you! Jennifer A. Herzog Herkimer County Community College Herkimer, NY [email protected] Research Articles Matsunami, H., et al. 2016. Structural flexibility of the periplasmic protein, FlgA, regulates flagellar P-ring assembly in Salmonella enterica. Sci. Rep. 6:27399. (doi: 10.1038/srep27399). (Disrupting flagellar organization and motility in order to treat bacterial infections.) Ladner, J. T., et al. 2016. A multicomponent animal virus isolated from mosquitoes. Cell Host Microbe 20(3):357–367. (doi: 10.1016/j.chom.2016.07.011). (Discovery of a novel virus that requires multiple subunits for active infection.) David, C. N., et al. 2016. GLT-1-dependent disruption of CNS glutamate homeostasis and neuronal function by the protozoan parasite Toxoplasma gondii. PLOS Pathog. 12(6):e1005643 (doi: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1005643). (Glutamate dysregulation linked to pathogenesis of toxoplasmosis.) Villa, R., et al. 2016. PionX sites mark the X chromosome for dosage compensation. Nature 537(7619):244 –248 (doi:10.1038/nature19338). (Elucidation of the enzymatic activity of DCC in the regulation of sex chromosome activity.) Pedagogy Articles Please find material presented at both the Profession of Microbiology track at Microbe 2016 and the ASM’s Conference for Undergraduate Educators (ASMCUE): Microbe: http://www.asm.org/index.php/asm-events/ post-meeting-materials ASMCUE: ht tp://w w w.asmcue.org /index.php/past- meeting-resources Volume 17, Number 3
Reviews
Darwiche, H., et al. 2016. Ebola epidemic: using current events to teach authentic inquiry science. Am. Biol. Teach. 78(3):190–197. (Active learning tool for use in upper high school-level courses/lower undergraduate science courses, whose assessment is linked to the Next Generation Science Standards.) Johnson, W. R. 2016. Why engaging in the practices of science is not enough to achieve scientific literacy. Am. Biol. Teach. 78(5):370–374. (A critical analysis of a major component of the Next Generation Science Standards in regards to the need for reflection.)
WEBSITE Editor’s Note: Many instructors use the current newsfeed to provide timely and relatable material to engage students with application-based instruction. Most printed textbooks lag behind the current news cycle. In this review, Narveen Jandu, PhD, spotlights the Center for Disease Control and Prevention’s database for foodborne outbreaks as one resource instructors and students can access for current, case-based instruction. Microbiology Instruction Using Current Foodborne Outbreak Resources DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/jmbe.v17i3.1213 Review of: Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Foodborne Outbreak Online Database (FOOD), wwwn.cdc.gov/foodborneoutbreaks/, CDC Outbreaks, www.cdc.gov/outbreaks/index.html, and Multistate Foodborne Outbreaks, www.cdc.gov/foodsafety/outbreaks/ multistate-outbreaks/outbreaks-list.html. Every season brings a newsworthy outbreak of foodborne infectious diseases such as the 2015 Escherichia coli O26 outbreak associated with Chipotle restaurants. Amid such a nationwide foodborne outbreak, numerous resources can provide students and faculty with timely, accurate, and credible information. While the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) website (www.cdc.gov) is a useful starting place, the wealth of information on this website can be overwhelming for new users, such as students. Two specific resources for understanding foodborne outbreaks include the FOOD (Foodborne Outbreak Online Database) Tool and the Multistate Foodborne Outbreaks webpage. Both allow users to gain focus when retrieving information on foodborne infectious outbreaks. The FOOD tool has been available from the CDC since 2009, but its redesign in 2015 provides a much more user-friendly interface (1). There are multiple entry points into the FOOD tool from the CDC website, the most direct being through wwwn.cdc.gov/foodborneoutbreaks/. This is a searchable database of US foodborne outbreaks
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