Kerrin Steensen
@kerrinsteensen.bsky.social
PhD student, DoME/CeMess at the University of Vienna
Interested in prophages of marine bacteria
Interested in prophages of marine bacteria
Pinned
Prophages in Vibrio
Abstract. Although tailed bacteriophages (phages) of the class Caudoviricetes are thought to constitute the most abundant and ecologically relevant group o
academic.oup.com
Ever thought that only tailed phages really matter? Our latest paper reveals that non-Caudoviricetes prophages could be more important than you'd expect. Curious? Read more here: academic.oup.com/ismej/advanc...
Reposted by Kerrin Steensen
👋 Hi antiphage defense community, we are soon releasing an update of DefenseFinder.
We are doing our best to include all the great discoveries from the community, but with so much going on we might miss things.
Please answer wt preprints/papers with new systems or mail/git them to us. 🙏
We are doing our best to include all the great discoveries from the community, but with so much going on we might miss things.
Please answer wt preprints/papers with new systems or mail/git them to us. 🙏
January 13, 2025 at 1:54 PM
👋 Hi antiphage defense community, we are soon releasing an update of DefenseFinder.
We are doing our best to include all the great discoveries from the community, but with so much going on we might miss things.
Please answer wt preprints/papers with new systems or mail/git them to us. 🙏
We are doing our best to include all the great discoveries from the community, but with so much going on we might miss things.
Please answer wt preprints/papers with new systems or mail/git them to us. 🙏
Reposted by Kerrin Steensen
OUT NOW - Streptomyces secretes a siderophore that sensitizes competitor bacteria to phage infection
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Streptomyces secretes a siderophore that sensitizes competitor bacteria to phage infection - Nature Microbiology
A secondary metabolite sensitizes competitor Bacillus subtilis to a wide panel of lytic phages by sequestering iron and preventing the activation of Spo0A.
www.nature.com
January 8, 2025 at 12:11 PM
OUT NOW - Streptomyces secretes a siderophore that sensitizes competitor bacteria to phage infection
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Reposted by Kerrin Steensen
We found that many bacterial species use exogenous peptidoglycan fragments - released by lysis of neighboring cells - as a general danger signal, triggering a danger response that protects bacteria against many dangers: biofilm formation.
Details here 👇
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Details here 👇
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Bacteria use exogenous peptidoglycan as a danger signal to trigger biofilm formation - Nature Microbiology
Peptidoglycan released by neighbouring kin or non-kin cell lysis induces physiological changes that protect from a range of stresses, including phage predation.
www.nature.com
January 6, 2025 at 10:13 AM
We found that many bacterial species use exogenous peptidoglycan fragments - released by lysis of neighboring cells - as a general danger signal, triggering a danger response that protects bacteria against many dangers: biofilm formation.
Details here 👇
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Details here 👇
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Reposted by Kerrin Steensen
'But a new systematic analysis of what some call the “dark proteome” suggests scientists have missed thousands of nontraditional genes that lurk in previously overlooked stretches of the genome and make smaller than average proteins.'
www.science.org/content/arti...
www.science.org/content/arti...
‘Dark proteome’ survey reveals thousands of new human genes
Database confirms that overlooked segments of the genome code for a multitude of tiny proteins
www.science.org
December 2, 2024 at 1:51 PM
'But a new systematic analysis of what some call the “dark proteome” suggests scientists have missed thousands of nontraditional genes that lurk in previously overlooked stretches of the genome and make smaller than average proteins.'
www.science.org/content/arti...
www.science.org/content/arti...
Reposted by Kerrin Steensen
Excited to share this new publication where we review the current stand of Phage-Plasmids (P-Ps), check it out!
@fnobrega.bsky.social
portlandpress.com/essaysbioche...
@fnobrega.bsky.social
portlandpress.com/essaysbioche...
Characteristics of phage-plasmids and their impact on microbial communities
Abstract. Bacteria host various foreign genetic elements, most notably plasmids and bacteriophages (or phages). Historically, these two classes were seen as separate, but recent research has shown con...
portlandpress.com
November 29, 2024 at 6:46 PM
Excited to share this new publication where we review the current stand of Phage-Plasmids (P-Ps), check it out!
@fnobrega.bsky.social
portlandpress.com/essaysbioche...
@fnobrega.bsky.social
portlandpress.com/essaysbioche...
Reposted by Kerrin Steensen
Get ready to dance, our paper – Phage DisCo: targeted discovery of bacteriophages by co-culture – has been pre-printed! 🪩 This has been a really fun project to work on with @sianowen.bsky.social, @baym.lol, @nquinoneso.bsky.social, and our two talented undergrads Kesther and Carmen!
Phage DisCo: targeted discovery of bacteriophages by co-culture https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2024.11.22.624878v1
Phage DisCo: targeted discovery of bacteriophages by co-culture https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2024.11.22.624878v1
Phages interact with many components of bacterial physiology from the surface to the cytoplasm. Alth
www.biorxiv.org
November 23, 2024 at 6:12 PM
Get ready to dance, our paper – Phage DisCo: targeted discovery of bacteriophages by co-culture – has been pre-printed! 🪩 This has been a really fun project to work on with @sianowen.bsky.social, @baym.lol, @nquinoneso.bsky.social, and our two talented undergrads Kesther and Carmen!
Ever thought that only tailed phages really matter? Our latest paper reveals that non-Caudoviricetes prophages could be more important than you'd expect. Curious? Read more here: academic.oup.com/ismej/advanc...
Prophages in Vibrio
Abstract. Although tailed bacteriophages (phages) of the class Caudoviricetes are thought to constitute the most abundant and ecologically relevant group o
academic.oup.com
October 23, 2024 at 11:20 AM
Ever thought that only tailed phages really matter? Our latest paper reveals that non-Caudoviricetes prophages could be more important than you'd expect. Curious? Read more here: academic.oup.com/ismej/advanc...