Apart from the Japanese islands, and those of Karabati (lately Gilbert Islands), which lie just north of the equator, the islands of the northern Pacific Ocean are either American owned or otherwise administered. Even the Japanese islands were controlled by the USA for varying numbers of years after the second world war. Venereal disease statistics from Guam, the Trust Territory of the Pacific ...

In June of 1987, an outbreak of penicillinase-producing Neisseria gonorrhoeae (PPNG) occurred in Rhode Island. PPNG persists as an endemic pathogen despite a concerted statewide effort to eradicate the organism. Detailed analysis of PPNG isolates demonstrated that multiple strains are circulating concurrently, complicating control measures.

The study of phylogenetic groups and pathogenicity island (PAI) markers in commensal Escherichia coli strains from asymptomatic Chinese people showed that group A strains are the most common and that nearly half of all fecal strains which were randomly selected harbor PAIs.

Six myxomycete species new to the Åland Islands are presented: Comatrichaelegans, Cribrariaintricata, Didymiumminus, Hemitrichiaclavata, Liceavariabilis and Trichiafavoginea. The record of Cribrariaintricata is the third in Finland. Specimens were collected in September 2014. Altogether the number of myxomycete species found from the Åland Islands is now 55.