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Juan Luis Ramos

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International Microbiology Literacy Initiative - IMiLI @imili-micro.bsky.social · 23h
Los alimentos funcionales van más allá de nutrir: pueden incluir probióticos, prebióticos y microorganismos beneficiosos que apoyan la salud, mejoran la conservación de los alimentos y contribuyen a una nutrición más sostenible. #Microbiología #Salud grupos.eez.csic.es/imili/wp-con...
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Microbial Biotechnology (MBT) @microbiotech.bsky.social · 22h
#MicroSky: A lovely moment at La Granja! 4 of our Associate Editors (Auxi, Pablo, Harald, Juan Luis) came together during the Biannual Meeting of the European Academy of Microbiology, sponsored by FEMS. Great to see our editorial community connecting, sharing ideas, and strengthening collaborations!
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International Microbiology Literacy Initiative - IMiLI @imili-micro.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
Microscopic fungi can produce mycotoxins that contaminate food and feed, posing risks to human, animal, and environmental health. Developing sustainable biological solutions will be key to ensuring food safety in an increasingly populated world grupos.eez.csic.es/imili/wp-con...
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Microbial Biotechnology (MBT) @microbiotech.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
#MicroSky: As zoonotic threats continue to emerge, a rapid one-pot RPA-CRISPR/Cas12a assay enables ultra-specific detection of Monkeypox virus Clade I in just 40 min, supporting faster field surveillance and outbreak response. New from Li et al at doi.org/10.1111/1751...
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International Microbiology Literacy Initiative - IMiLI @imili-micro.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Margarita Salas revolucionó la biología molecular con la ADN polimerasa phi29 que amplifica ADN con gran rapidez y fidelidad. Su descubrimiento impulsó la genética, el diagnóstico médico y la ciencia forense. Pionera en abrir camino a mujeres en la ciencia. grupos.eez.csic.es/imili/wp-con...
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International Microbiology Literacy Initiative - IMiLI @imili-micro.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Methane from ruminants is a major climate challenge, but the solution may lie in their microbiome. We are studying how rumen microbes, feed ingredients, and animal genetics interact to cut emissions while maintaining healthy, productive livestock. grupos.eez.csic.es/imili/wp-con...
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Microbial Biotechnology (MBT) @microbiotech.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
#MicroSky: New from Perez-Muelas et al.! Stenotrophomonas bentonitica BII-R7 combines exceptional multimetal resistance with biofilm-guided synthesis of crystalline selenium nanorods, opening new avenues for bioremediation and green nanotechnology. Read doi.org/10.1111/1751...
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iPlantMicro Lab @iplantmicro.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
MICROBES IN FOCUS · 6/30 | Stenotrophomonas maltophilia A recurrent member of our seed microbiomes, particularly interesting under dry conditions. Strain MS M1-B also stood out as a bioinoculant under drought, linking seed-associated microbial diversity with plant resilience! @itqbnova.bsky.social
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Microbial Biotechnology (MBT) @microbiotech.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
#MicroSky: SYNTHETIC BIOLOGY: Can we predict quorum sensing behaviour? A validated mathematical model helps fine-tune EsaI/EsaR genetic circuits, accelerating synthetic biology design. Relevant advances by De Baets et al. doi.org/10.1111/1751...
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Microbial Biotechnology (MBT) @microbiotech.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
#MicroSky: METABOLISM. In vivo catalytic rates of 99 enzymes in formate-grown Methanococcus maripaludis reveal weak agreement with sequence-predicted turnover numbers, highlighting low enzyme saturation as a key constraint in C1 metabolism and bioengineering. doi.org/10.1111/1751...
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Microbial Biotechnology (MBT) @microbiotech.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
#MicroSky: GREEN TECH. TolC is a key missing piece in mixed-linkage β-glucan (MLG) biosynthesis. Engineering Sinorhizobium meliloti with tolC, bgsBA and pleD boosted MLG production up to ~10 g/L and enabled synthesis in new bacterial hosts. Find more in Ruiz-Suarez et al., doi.org/10.1111/1751...
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Microbial Biotechnology (MBT) @microbiotech.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
#MicroSky: New from Ball et al.! Bacteriophages slashed Pseudomonas syringae on highbush blueberry leaves by >100,000-fold, highlighting phage cocktails as a powerful, sustainable plant disease control strategy. Don’t miss Microb Biotech: doi.org/10.1111/1751...
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Microbial Biotechnology (MBT) @microbiotech.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
#MicroSky: VACCINES: Vicente-Pazos et al. advance DNA vaccine development against Klebsiella pneumoniae, showing that plasmid backbone design can strongly influence immune responses and protection against sepsis. The pVAX1-MrkA vaccine achieved 80% protection in mice. doi.org/10.1111/1751...
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International Microbiology Literacy Initiative - IMiLI @imili-micro.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
How can we fight AMR? Some bacteria protect themselves using tiny membrane “rafts” that anchor proteins helping them resist antibiotics. Disrupting these micro-domains could weaken bacterial defenses and make antibiotics effective again. grupos.eez.csic.es/imili/wp-con...
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International Microbiology Literacy Initiative - IMiLI @imili-micro.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Myco (Mycobacterium tuberculosis), the “+1” in ESKAPE pathogens, remains the world’s top infectious killer. Its lipid-rich cell wall helps it evade many antibiotics, and efflux pumps make treatment harder. Early diagnosis, treatment, and prevention save lives. grupos.eez.csic.es/imili/wp-con...
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https://grupos.eez.csic.es/imili/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/antimicrobial-rogues-myco.pdf
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3rd Edition: Global Microbiome Congress & Exhibition 2027 @microbiomecongress.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
🧬 Microbiota & Healthcare-Associated Infections Microbiota disruption can influence infection risk, antimicrobial response, and patient outcomes. Explore emerging microbiome-based approaches to infection prevention and care. microbiomecongress.org/registrations/ #Microbiome #Microbiota #HAI
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Microbial Biotechnology (MBT) @microbiotech.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
#MicroSky: Xu et al. report that washed microbiota transplantation (WMT) showed promising feasibility & safety as salvage therapy for refractory non-CDI gut infections in critically ill patients, with 50% achieving clinical cure & no serious WMT-related adverse events. doi.org/10.1111/1751...
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Microbial Biotechnology (MBT) @microbiotech.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
#MicroSky: Protein engineering: Pranoto et al. show that the hydrophobic core of a Bacillus subtilis α-amylase signal peptide can be shortened by ~60% without compromising secretion efficiency. A step forward in the rational design of protein production systems. doi.org/10.1111/1751...
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International Microbiology Literacy Initiative - IMiLI @imili-micro.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Conoce a Aceba (Acinetobacter baylyi): una bacteria con el superpoder de captar ADN del ambiente y adquirir nuevas capacidades. Su versátil metabolismo permite transformar residuos y plásticos en productos útiles, impulsando una biotecnología mas sostenible grupos.eez.csic.es/imili/wp-con...
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https://grupos.eez.csic.es/imili/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/estrellas-de-la-biotecnologia-aceba.pdf
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International Microbiology Literacy Initiative - IMiLI @imili-micro.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
MIC = the lowest antibiotic concentration that stops bacterial growth in the lab. Clinical breakpoints interpret that MIC: below the breakpoint = susceptible (likely treatment success); above = resistant. MIC measures, breakpoints decide. #AntimicrobialResistance grupos.eez.csic.es/imili/wp-con...
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https://grupos.eez.csic.es/imili/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/antimicrobial-rogues-antibiotic-breakpoints.pdf
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International Microbiology Literacy Initiative - IMiLI @imili-micro.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Antibiotics transformed medicine—and human survival. But antimicrobial resistance is creating “superbugs” that can defeat lifesaving treatments, threatening surgeries, cancer care, and infection control. Protecting antibiotics means protecting our future. grupos.eez.csic.es/imili/wp-con...
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https://grupos.eez.csic.es/imili/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/antimicrobial-rogues-unheeded-warnings.pdf
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International Microbiology Literacy Initiative - IMiLI @imili-micro.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Antibiotics transformed medicine and human survival. But antimicrobial resistance is creating “superbugs” that can defeat lifesaving treatments, threatening surgeries, cancer care, and infection control. Protecting antibiotics means protecting our future. #AMR grupos.eez.csic.es/imili/wp-con...
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Victor de Lorenzo (CNB, Madrid) @vdlorenzo.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Experimental evolution—often called with IMHO bland name 'adaptive laboratory evolution' or ALE—reaches out & creates outcomes to multi-objective optimization issues not amenable to rational engineering. Here a new genet tool to explore solution spaces without SOS response dx.doi.org/10.1111/1751...
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Accelerated Adaptive Evolution of Gram‐Negative Bacteria With a Broad‐Host‐Range Dual Base Editor
We developed a broad-host-range dual base editor that transiently induces genome-wide hypermutation, accelerating adaptive laboratory evolution by up to four orders of magnitude. The platform rapidly...
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Rasmus Jensen @rasmusjensen.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
🎉 Out today in Cell: the paper I've been looking forward to sharing for a long time 🎉 We used cryo-ET to find a molecular machine nobody knew existed on the surface of a minimal bacterium, and worked out what it does. 🧵(1/7) #TeamTomo #cryoET
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Microbial Biotechnology (MBT) @microbiotech.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
#MicroSky: Barcelos et al. explore how biomanufacturing can scale from lab to industry, converting waste carbon into biofuels, biochemicals, and biomaterials. Integrating biology, process engineering, modelling, and economics is key to a sustainable bioeconomy. doi.org/10.1111/1751...
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Microbial Biotechnology (MBT) @microbiotech.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
#MicroSky: Li et al. uncover how indigenous fungi from mine tailings oxidize pyrite through distinct mechanisms, from organic acid secretion to peroxidase-driven pathways. A step forward for bioleaching and mining biotechnology. doi.org/10.1111/1751...
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International Microbiology Literacy Initiative - IMiLI @imili-micro.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Not all bacteria die when antibiotics arrive. Some enter a temporary “sleep mode” called persistence, surviving stress without changing their genes. When conditions improve, they wake up and can restart infections—one reason some infections return. #AMR grupos.eez.csic.es/imili/wp-con...
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Microbial Biotechnology (MBT) @microbiotech.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
#MicroSky: CIRCULAR ECONOMY: Laura de Eugenio et al discuss that enzymes can help tackle plastic waste, but no single technology will deliver circularity alone. A systems approach to plastics & bioplastics is key. Find their OPINION at doi.org/10.1111/1751...
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Microbial Biotechnology (MBT) @microbiotech.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
#MicroSky: GUT MICROBIOME: Zhang et al. report that Bifidobacterium animalis subsp. lactis CP-9 safely enriched beneficial Bifidobacterium in healthy infants and improved gut tolerability over 3 months. Find more on Probiotics at doi.org/10.1111/1751...
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International Microbiology Literacy Initiative - IMiLI @imili-micro.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Tiny superhero bacteria may help us fight dangerous superbugs! By delivering special genetic “packages,” they can remove bacteria’s defenses and help medicines work again. A clever, nature-inspired way scientists are tackling antibiotic resistance. grupos.eez.csic.es/imili/wp-con...
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https://grupos.eez.csic.es/imili/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/antimicrobial-rogues-antimicrobial-resistance-gallery.pdf
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International Microbiology Literacy Initiative - IMiLI @imili-micro.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Happy Day! Not all bacteria die when antibiotics arrive. Some enter a temporary “sleep mode” called persistence, surviving stress without changing their genes. When conditions improve, they wake up and can restart infections—one reason some infections return. #AMR grupos.eez.csic.es/imili/wp-con...
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Microbial Biotechnology (MBT) @microbiotech.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
#MicroSky: ANTI-PHAGE: Bacteria deploy remarkably diverse defenses against viruses, from DNA injection blockers and nucleases to immune-like systems resembling gasdermins, Argonautes and ubiquitin pathways. Thousands of anti-phage systems remain to be discovered. doi.org/10.1111/1751...
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International Microbiology Literacy Initiative - IMiLI @imili-micro.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Meet Amycolatopsis mediterranei. The microbe behind Rifamycin B, precursor to Rifampicin, a breakthrough antibiotic that transformed tuberculosis treatment. From a French forest soil to saving millions of lives, Amy remains a key ally against drug-resistant TB. grupos.eez.csic.es/imili/wp-con...
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International Microbiology Literacy Initiative - IMiLI @imili-micro.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Amazing Earth-changing microbes: ancient cyanobacteria oxygenated our planet. Through photosynthesis, their tiny cells triggered the Great Oxidation Event ~2.4 billion years ago. Even today, ocean microbes produce about 50% of the oxygen we breathe. grupos.eez.csic.es/imili/wp-con...
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Basler Lab @basler-lab.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
In our new paper, we uncover how Burkholderia switches from antibacterial T6SS-1 to eukaryotic-targeting T6SS-5. Surprisingly, actively turning off T6SS-1 assembly prevents mitochondrial damage and apoptosis. Congrats @christy-chc.bsky.social and the team! link.springer.com/article/10.1...
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Regulation of Type VI Secretion Systems of Burkholderia during transition to intracellular lifestyle - EMBO Reports
Pathogenic bacteria tightly regulate gene expression in response to environmental cues. In Burkholderia species, the Type VI Secretion Systems (T6SS) mediate interbacterial competition and host cell i...
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International Microbiology Literacy Initiative - IMiLI @imili-micro.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
¿Por qué la cuajada, el kimchi y la kombucha interesan a los científicos? ¡Porque tu intestino alberga TRILLONES de microorganismos! Los probióticos aportan microorganismos beneficiosos. Los prebióticos los alimentan. Los simbióticos hacen ambas cosas. grupos.eez.csic.es/imili/wp-con...
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International Microbiology Literacy Initiative - IMiLI @imili-micro.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Why do curd, kimchi & kombucha get so much love from scientists? Because your gut is home to TRILLIONS of microbes! Probiotics bring beneficial microbes. Prebiotics feed them. Synbiotics do both. Your gut has its own tiny ecosystem—feed it well! grupos.eez.csic.es/imili/wp-con...
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https://grupos.eez.csic.es/imili/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/ourfoods_pre-pro-synbiotics.pdf
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Microbial Biotechnology (MBT) @microbiotech.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
#MicroSky: MORE THAN POLLINATORS: Honey bee gut microbes may be an overlooked detox organ. A new perspective proposes harnessing the microbiome to protect pollinators from pesticide exposure. Read the Opinion article by Liu et al. doi.org/10.1111/1751...
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Microbial Biotechnology (MBT) @microbiotech.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
#MicroSky: GLYCOBIOLOGY. Sugar matters! Optimizing N-glycosylation doubled the production of a fungal peroxygenase in yeast, improving recombinant enzyme yields for industrial biotechnology. Very relevant research presented by Schramm et al. doi.org/10.1111/1751...
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International Microbiology Literacy Initiative - IMiLI @imili-micro.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
El pan es un aliado de una alimentación saludable y un alimento clave frente al hambre en muchas regiones del mundo. Levaduras, bacterias e ingredientes en la fermentación crean sabores, aromas y texturas únicas grupos.eez.csic.es/imili/wp-con...
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https://grupos.eez.csic.es/imili/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/nuestros-alimentos-y-bebidas-el-pan.pdf
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International Microbiology Literacy Initiative - IMiLI @imili-micro.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
More than an alien invasion story, The War of the Worlds reminds us that microorganisms can shape the fate of humanity. The International Microbiology Literacy Initiative (#IMILI) promotes microbial literacy because knowledge is our strongest defence. Learn more:
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SARS‑CoV‑2 (COVID-19) @covid19disease.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
🚨 BREAKTHROUGH: American Molecular Biologist Bonnie Bassler Wins Prestigious Copley Medal for Revolutionizing Our Understanding of Bacterial Communication Her work could pave the way for a new generation of antibacterial treatments by disrupting how bacteria communicate.
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Sven T. Stripp @stripplab.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Stop paying predatory publishers of academic journals - A policy proposal to restore scientific integrity and transparency (via @febsletters.bsky.social) doi.org/10.1002/1873...
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International Microbiology Literacy Initiative - IMiLI @imili-micro.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
The Andromeda Strain imagined an unknown microorganism capable of threatening humanity. The International Microbiology Literacy Initiative (#IMILI) works to ensure microbial literacy prepares us to understand and face real-world challenges. Learn more:
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Microbial Biotechnology (MBT) @microbiotech.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
#MicroSky: FERMENTATION: Scaling up antifungal protein production is becoming a reality. Optimized bioreactor conditions boosted PeAfpA yields tenfold, paving the way for sustainable biofungicides. Find more in De Ovalle et al. doi.org/10.1111/1751...
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International Microbiology Literacy Initiative - IMiLI @imili-micro.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Long before modern pandemics, Panic in the Streets showed that understanding microorganisms is essential to protecting society. Today, the International Microbiology Literacy Initiative (#IMILI) continues to promote microbial literacy worldwide. Learn more:
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Microbial Biotechnology (MBT) @microbiotech.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
#MicroSky: PHYTOREMEDIATION: Can plants help clean up toxic pesticides? Engineered Arabidopsis expressing a bacterial dechlorinase removed >90% of lindane in just 4 weeks, opening new avenues for soil bioremediation. Learn more: Gonzalez De Figueras et al. doi.org/10.1111/1751...
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International Microbiology Literacy Initiative - IMiLI @imili-micro.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Balto reminds us of the role microorganisms have played throughout history. The film is inspired by the race to deliver diphtheria antitoxin to Nome, Alaska—a disease caused by Corynebacterium diphtheriae. At IMILI we support microbiology
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International Microbiology Literacy Initiative - IMiLI @imili-micro.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
La masa madre demuestra que los microorganismos son grandes aliados. Mejor sabor, mayor digestibilidad, menos desperdicio y una elaboración más sostenible convierten al pan tradicional en un alimento para el futuro. grupos.eez.csic.es/imili/wp-con... #Microbiología
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International Microbiology Literacy Initiative - IMiLI @imili-micro.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Antes de Pánico en las calles (1950), ya se intuía que comprender a los microorganismos era clave para proteger a la sociedad. Hoy, la International Microbiology Literacy Initiative impulsa esa alfabetización científica. grupos.eez.csic.es/imili/wp-con...
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