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What is that SIBO?

Ignacio López-Goñi explains to us in his blog what SIBO is and alerts us to the low quantity and quality of studies dedicated to this issue.

What infections can we get in swimming pools?

Our colleague Raúl Rivas has published an article in The Conversation about the risk of infections in swimming pools.

Microorganisms as an alternative to the use of pesticides in agriculture

Our colleague Jessica Gil Serna has published the article “"Friendly" microorganisms as an alternative to chemical pesticides” in The Conversation magazine.

Microbes in Burgos. An informative activity during the XXIX SEM Congress

Among the activities parallel to the XXIX SEM Congress is this cycle of informative mini-conferences on microbiological topics.

The Princess of Asturias award and social bacteria

Ignacio López-Goñi tells us on his blog about the awarding of the Princess of Asturias Award to researchers Jeffrey I. Gordon, Bonnie Bassler and Everett Peter Greenberg for their work on

On the origin of measles and its eradication

Our colleague Ignacio López-Goñi has published an interesting entry on his blog about the eradication of measles

“Ferranicluibacter rubi”, a bacterium to honor Jaime Ferrán

    The communication service of the University of Salamanca informs that the researchers Rocío Roca Couso, José David Flores Félix, Paula García Fraile, Encarna Velázquez and Raúl Rivas, from the

The synthetic biology revolution.

Our colleague Víctor de Lorenzo has written the interesting article: The synthetic biology revolution: engineering to tame the complexity of life for The Conversation magazine.

Microbes like art so much they eat it

In The Conversation magazine our colleague Raúl Rivas tells us how microbes can “eat” the works of art. Image: From the Museum of Altamira and D. Rodríguez, CC BY-SA

The fight against Toxocara eggs

Our colleague Raúl Rivas has published this article about the problem of Toxocara eggs present in playgrounds or poorly washed vegetables. Image source: