This article discusses in great detail the complexity of creating a T-cell epitope-based vaccine to treat coccidiodiomycosis. This information was aslo used and discussed in our presentation.

This was the review article used for our presentation. This article discusses the relationship between temperature and precipitation, and the prevalence of outbreaks of this disease.

This article discusses the etiology and epidemiology of coccidiodiomycosis as well as the potential for a vaccine to treat the devastating symptoms brought about by this disease.

This article was used as a resource for our presentation. This is the article where we obtained the information regarding the patient case studies.

This is more of a blurb (rather than an article) about P. aeruginosa making three small changes to the EF-Tu protein in order to gain entry into human cells. Understanding these changes appears to be a great link to understanding/studying hospital-acquired pneumonia. Not sure how I feel about the comment comparing proteins to a spork in a takeout meal....

Parents share more microbes with their dogs than their children? Share and share alike, I guess. Interesting...

If this is adapted for liquids, it could work wonders in areas with contaminated drinking water. However, the article also states that future research will examine food quality. My question is, why was that not researched before this article was released?

A rather novel discovery in the field of pili biogenesis. This also appears to be a big steeping stone in the development of potential new antibiotics for cystitis (bladder inflammation a.k.a urinary tract infections).

This in an interesting application in slowing the spread of diseases such as dengue and yellow fever, but one also has to wonder what this will do to the mosquito population as it reduces the mosquito's ability to lay viable eggs. How controlled will this application be and how often will it be utilized?

How big of a part do you think this finding plays in the rise of biofilm formations?

Even though this article is taken from the opinions page of the NY Times, it still discusses a rather important issue. Sometimes the old saying "A little dirt never hurt" rings oh so true.

Possibly a budding career field for future microbiologists?