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Fine Focus journal
Fine Focus is a peer-reviewed international microbiology journal featuring undergraduate student research run entirely by an interdisciplinary team of Ball State University undergraduate students. The journal is also served by an editorial board of over four dozen experts in various subdisciplines of microbiology who complete double-blind external reviews on all manuscripts. John L. McKillip, Associate Professor of Biology at Ball State University, is Managing Editor of Fine Focus.
Recent Submissions
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(2017)African swine fever virus is a complex DNA virus that infects swine and is spread by ticks. Mortality rates in domestic pigs are very high and the virus is a significant threat to pork farming. The genomes of 16 viruses ...
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(2017)Alphaviruses are plus-strand RNA viruses that are transmitted by mosquitoes. There are very limited vaccines and treatment options available to those infected with alphaviruses, resulting in significant human and animal ...
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(2017)It is known that climate has a direct effect on vectorborne and zoonotic diseases, and in the face of climate change, understanding this link has become more urgent. Many such vector-borne diseases primarily afflict ...
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(2017)Antibiotic resistance is a growing concern for the human population and is becoming prevalent in many environments. For example, increasing occurrences of antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) in aquatic ecosystems elevates ...
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(2017)The goals of this study were to isolate microorganisms from oil well-produced water, identify the microorganisms, and test the microorganisms’ salt tolerance. Saltwater collected from two well locations producing from ...
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(2017)In current agriculture practices, such as the dairy industry, the use of antibiotics is being discouraged due to the occurrence of antibiotic resistant bacteria. However, antibiotics are used commonly to treat calf ...
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(2017)The Gram-positive bacterium Staphylococcus aureus is well known for its ability to develop resistance to various antimicrobial substances. Methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA), a cause of nosocomial infections ...
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(2017)Prodiginines are secondary metabolites produced by several known species of bacteria. These metabolites are known for their bright pigmentation and their potential medicinal uses. Biosynthesis of prodiginine compounds, ...
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(2017)The microorganisms that inhabit cheese contribute greatly to the flavor and development of the final product. While the rind and curd microbiota have been characterized separately, there is limited information on how ...
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(2016)Low Level Light Therapy (LLLT) within the visible blue spectrum (400-470 nanometers) is a well-documented therapeutic alternative to combat multidrug resistant organism infections through the generation of reactive oxygen ...
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(2016)Gram-negative, rod-shaped, oxidase-positive bacteria, such as Aeromonas and Pseduomonas, are widespread in the environment. Aeromonas are emerging human pathogens associated with extraintestinal and opportunistic infections. ...
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(2016)Feed efficiency, simply expressed as less feed inputs versus animal production outputs, can be measured in several ways, such as feed conversion ratio (FCR) and residual feed intake (RFI). FCR is a common measurement in ...
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(2016)Understanding the relationships between diet, gut microflora, and health is an increasingly important area of research. Recent studies have demonstrated that Kombucha tea provides variable antimicrobial activity against ...
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(2016)Staphylococcus aureus is an example of a commensal bacterium responsible for emesis, acute diarrheal syndrome, and sepsis. S. aureus often must be isolated from patient samples in a clinical setting or from food samples ...
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Letter (2016)