One Health Microbiome Center

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The One Health Microbiome Center at Penn State optimizes, accelerates, and disseminates microbiome applications and knowledge. On BlueSky | LinkedIn | YouTube

State College, PA microbiome.psu.edu Joined August 2017

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One Health Microbiome Center @PSUmBiome Jun 26

The wait is over!🦠

Ahead of World Microbiome Day tomorrow, we're proud to present I Am The Microbiome—a new short film from the One Health Microbiome Center at Penn State.

🎥 Watch now: youtu.be/_Gw0Za7_2m4?si…

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www.youtube.com I Am The Microbiome | One Health Microbiome Center The One Health Microbiome Center at Penn State University presents:...

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Better chocolate starts with microbes!

Penn State researchers are studying cacao fermentation to develop starter cultures that improve consistency while preserving unique chocolate flavors.

🔗: psu.edu/news/research/…

www.psu.edu Developing better starter cultures for high-quality cacao bean fermentation | Penn State University Under a funding agreement with the U.S. Department of State, a team of researchers at Penn State will identify and compare key microbial communities in the transformative process that helps freshly...

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How do viruses get past the placenta’s defenses? @MysorekarLab, @elizamccoll, and Rafael Tomoya Michita are uncovering how infections like Zika and COVID-19 affect the placenta and may influence fetal development and long-term health.

Read more: psu.edu/news/medicine/…

www.psu.edu Q&A: How do infections get past the placenta’s defenses? | Penn State University In this Q&A, three new Penn State researchers discuss how viruses target the placenta, how infections and treatments can affect it differently than other tissues in the body and why it all matters...

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How do bacteria fight back against competing microbes?

New research from Tim Miyashiro, Landon Teeter, & Andrew Cecere explores the molecular weapons bacteria use to compete.

🔗: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/42912438/

pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov Type VI secretion drives reciprocal growth inhibition among symbiotic Vibrio fischeri strains -... Bacterial cells are often in direct contact with one another and compete for nutrients and space. The type VI secretion system (T6SS) is a contact-dependent mechanism that enables bacteria to deliver...

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Congratulations to Andrew Patterson and Sarah Bordenstein on receiving 2026 Penn State Provost Awards!

Andrew was recognized for excellence in scholarship and creative activity, while Sarah received an award for pedagogical innovation and excellence.

🔗: psu.edu/news/faculty-a…

www.psu.edu Twenty-five faculty receive new Provost Awards for academic excellence | Penn State University Twenty-five Penn State faculty earned one of two new Provost's Awards recognizing full-time faculty of any rank, tenure-line or non-tenure-line, whose accomplishments during the current year distin...