The Microbial Olympics 2016

Michaeline B Nelson; Alexander B Chase; Jennifer B H Martiny; Roman Stocker; Jen Nguyen; Karen Lloyd; Reid T Oshiro; Daniel B Kearns; Johannes P Schneider; Peter D Ringel; Marek Basler; Christine A Olson; Helen E Vuong; Elaine Y Hsiao; Benjamin R K Roller; Martin Ackermann; Chris Smillie; Diana Chien; Eric Alm; Andrew J Jermy

doi:10.1038/nmicrobiol.2016.122

The Microbial Olympics 2016

Nat Microbiol. 2016 Jul 26;1(8):16122. doi: 10.1038/nmicrobiol.2016.122.

Authors

Michaeline B Nelson¹, Alexander B Chase¹, Jennifer B H Martiny¹, Roman Stocker², Jen Nguyen², Karen Lloyd³, Reid T Oshiro⁴, Daniel B Kearns⁴, Johannes P Schneider⁵, Peter D Ringel⁵, Marek Basler⁵, Christine A Olson⁶, Helen E Vuong⁶, Elaine Y Hsiao⁶, Benjamin R K Roller⁷, Martin Ackermann⁷, Chris Smillie⁸, Diana Chien⁸, Eric Alm⁹, Andrew J Jermy⁹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of California, Irvine, California, USA.
² Institute of Environmental Engineering, Department of Civil, Environmental and Geomatic Engineering, ETH Zurich, 8093 Zurich, Switzerland.
³ Department of Microbiology, M409 Walters Life Sciences, Knoxville, Tennessee 37996, USA.
⁴ Department of Biology, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana 47405, USA.
⁵ Focal Area Infection Biology, Biozentrum, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland.
⁶ Department of Integrative Biology &Physiology, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California 90095, USA.
⁷ ETH Zurich, Department of Environmental Systems Sciences, Zurich, Switzerland and Eawag, Department of Environmental Microbiology, Dubendorf, Switzerland. B.R.K.R. is also at ETH Zurich, Center for Adaptation to a Changing Environment, Zurich, Switzerland.
⁸ Center for Microbiome Informatics and Therapeutics, Department of Biological Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA.
⁹ Nature Microbiology, 4 Crinan Street, London N1 9XW, UK.

Abstract

Following the success of the inaugural games, the Microbial Olympics return with a new series of events and microbial competitors. The games may have moved to a new hosting venue, but the dedication to training, fitness, competition (and yes, education and humour) lives on.

MeSH terms

Bacteria* / genetics
Bacteria* / growth & development
Bacteria* / metabolism
Bacterial Physiological Phenomena*
Humans
Zika Virus / pathogenicity

Abstract

MeSH terms

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