Under our feet…soil bacterium highly virulent against malaria mosquito
A team based in Burkino Faso show that Chromobacterium anophelis sp. nov. IRSSSOUMB001 – a bacterial strain native to the country – is highly… Read more »
Srimathy Sriskantharajah completed a BSc in Microbiology (UCL) and a PhD in environmental microbiology/ atmospheric chemistry (Royal Holloway University of London) before joining BioMed Central. Srimathy blogs about microbiology, infectious diseases and the environment amongst other things.
Srimathy is the Executive Publisher for Parasites & Vectors, Malaria Journal and other microbiology/ infectious diseases journals at BioMed Central.
Srimathy is the Executive Publisher for Parasites & Vectors, Malaria Journal and other microbiology/ infectious diseases journals at BioMed Central.
Latest posts by Srimathy Sriskantharajah (see all)
- Under our feet…soil bacterium highly virulent against malaria mosquito - 21st April 2023
- All jumbled up – Bugbitten themed anagrams - 13th January 2023
- BugBitten & Bizarre– some of the surprising facts we learned in 2022 - 29th December 2022
All jumbled up – Bugbitten themed anagrams
Dear Readers, Welcome to BugBitten in 2023. We thought we would start the year with a parasitologically-themed anagram puzzle. All words were used in one of… Read more »
BugBitten & Bizarre – some of the surprising facts we learned in 2022
Dear Readers, thank you for joining BugBitten as we covered some of the events and advances in our understanding of parasites and their vectors. Here, I have… Read more »
Vector control – is it all in the attitude?
International travel, trade, climate change, migration and conflict can all facilitate the spread of infectious diseases and their vectors from their… Read more »
Filipe Dantas Torres – winner of the 2022 WSAVA One Health Award
Many congratulations to Filipe Dantas Torres, Editor-in-Chief of Parasites & Vectors, on winning the 2022 World Small Animal Veterinary… Read more »
Meet the Winner of the Odile Bain Memorial Prize 2022
Now in its ninth year, the Odile Bain Memorial Prize was awarded by Parasites & Vectors, in collaboration with Boehringer Ingelheim Animal Health, to Jairo… Read more »
Eau d’urea: why mosquitoes feed on cattle urine
Mosquitoes and other insects are known to be attracted to (and use) secretions from their hosts and other animals. Mengistu Dawit and colleagues describe the… Read more »
BugBitten’s mid-year puzzle page
Dear BugBitten readers, it has been an exhausting year so far (and indeed a few years). This week, we would like to treat you to a puzzle or two to help you… Read more »
Scientists of the future: Matteo Gregori discusses his research path into Arctic microbiology
As part of our Scientists of the Future series, we talk to Matteo (Nello) Gregori, PhD Student at the University of Warwick, on his journey into environmental… Read more »
The global burden of antimicrobial resistance
Antimicrobial resistance is a global crisis, but it is not given much ‘air time’ by world leaders, the media, and the public in general. Yet, as a… Read more »