New US study highlighting the incidence of pan-azole-resistant A.fumigatus found in compost, flower bulbs, and soil.

Pan-azole A fumigatus in US retail compost & bulbs Collab w Marin Talbot Brewer FungalGroup Azole resistance mechanisms and population structure of the human pathogen Aspergillus fumigatus on retail plant products | Applied and Environmental Microbiology journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/ae…

729 worldwide A. fumigatus isolates: 3 clades & recomb. Includes agriculture sites in 8 US states w pan-azole & multi-antimicrobial resistance. Now online at Applied & Environmental Microbiology. Marin Talbot Brewer Brandi, PhD @Brent_Shuman FungalGroup
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Features collaborative azole resistance work with Marin Talbot Brewer lab FungalGroup

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Azole-resistant A. fumigatus isolated from agricultural environments in 8 US states, only 9 ever sampled. Many multi-antimicrobial resistant. 3 clades & evidence of recomb Marin Talbot Brewer Brandi, PhD @Brent_Shuman FungalGroup biorxiv.org/content/10.110…

Four of our 2023 #REEU fellows attended the PlantCenterUGA Fall Retreat along with four other former fellows (three as graduate students). Sheena Lim won the 1st place poster award and Jayivey Brown and Christian Ona tied for the 3rd! UGA Graduate School UGA Research Marin Talbot Brewer

Something a bit different from me, first results from my recent adventures with AMR in fungi. A huge effort from everyone involved, thank you so much Michael Bromley Norman van Rhijn Mat Fisher Jo Rhodes (she/her) Michelle Momany Marin Talbot Brewer Harry Chown Chris Knight Brandi, PhD @MFIG

New preprint: Elevated mutation rates in the multi-azole resistant Aspergillus fumigatus clade drives rapid evolution of antifungal resistance biorxiv.org/content/10.110…

Elevated mutation rates in the multi-azole resistant Aspergillus fumigatus clade drives rapid evolution of antifungal resistance biorxiv.org/content/10.110…

Flora, fauna and … funga: UN backs new term for conservation talks ⁦FFungi⁩ ⁦Merlin Sheldrake⁩ ⁦FaunaFloraFunga⁩ #funga ⁦UN Biodiversity⁩ ⁦The Guardian⁩ ⁦Mattha Louis Busby⁩ ⁦IUCN Species Survival Commission⁩ theguardian.com/environment/20…

So proud of our CGGv2 REEU Fellows. Thanks to their junior & faculty mentors and lab members for making this a great experience for all! NIFA PlantCenterUGA Marin Talbot Brewer UGA Research

How do we stop a fungal apocalypse? New drugs that work against fungi are hard to make — and harder yet, agriculture needs new fungicides too. Wide use of ag compounds has made some human infections drug-resistant. That might happen again. Me at WIRED:
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Feeling very proud & fortunate to have won this award amongst many other great TA’s throughout the university 🥳🥳🥳
Thank you Jean Williams-Woodward and Marin Talbot Brewer for this opportunity 😊

Congratulations Dr. Celia-Sanchez ⁦⁦& thanks to their wonderful PhD committee! ⁦Defense felt like a wonderful lab meeting w really smart colleagues—lots of ideas. ⁦Brandi, PhD⁩ ⁦Marin Talbot Brewer⁩ ⁦Douda Bensasson⁩ ⁦FungalGroup⁩ ⁦MGSO@UGA⁩

This is disturbing! UGA UGA Ag & Environmental Research UGA Graduate School

Nice article highlighting medical mycology from FungalGroup Norris Lab at UGA Marin Talbot Brewer Zachary Lewis
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Ahem...Jan Leach you just dropped this! Don't miss the latest episode of the #Plantopia podcast. The incomparable Jan Leach shares her perspectives on leadership, diversity & #PlantPathology . The American Phytopathological Society @AmyCharkowski grunwald.bsky.social plantopiapodcast.org/33

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