Tag: Microbiology

Nebraska is leading a national effort to assess the health risks posed by antimicrobial-resistant pathogens in the environment. The study is one of the first to use field data to gauge the level of risk posed by activities like swimming and fishing in waters contaminated by resistant bacteria.

Despite their microscopic size, methanogens play a major role in the global carbon cycle. A Nebraska research team uncovered another dimension of how they function, painting a clearer picture of environmental carbon flow and providing key information for the sustainable development of bioenergy sources.