Paul Rousteau
@lamicrobioengros.bsky.social
PhD in soil microbiology. Love microbe and mud, Microscope guru, FISH wizard
A wizard is never late, nor is he early, he publishes precisely when he means to.
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyNB9LEVx7Z4a_4RKEaDr
A wizard is never late, nor is he early, he publishes precisely when he means to.
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyNB9LEVx7Z4a_4RKEaDr
Les Biofilms : Les HLM pour microbes
YouTube video by Docteur microbe
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November 18, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Vous avez un point commun avec les microbes du jour : vous avez un squelette !
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Le squelette de microbe
YouTube video by Docteur microbe
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September 7, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Vous avez un point commun avec les microbes du jour : vous avez un squelette !
youtu.be/qAFpQBZDZKM?...
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Writing a motivation letter and (slightly) loosing it
August 24, 2025 at 12:50 AM
Writing a motivation letter and (slightly) loosing it
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Trying to learn to use ImageJ. Appreciate suggestions of "beginner" tutorials for yours truly. Thank you.
August 13, 2025 at 10:32 PM
Trying to learn to use ImageJ. Appreciate suggestions of "beginner" tutorials for yours truly. Thank you.
Back from the golf of Mexico ! That was an amazing (and sweaty) experience !
August 2, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Back from the golf of Mexico ! That was an amazing (and sweaty) experience !
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Exploring Energy Conservation in Sulphate‐Dependent Anaerobic Methane‐Oxidising Consortia Through Metabolic Modelling enviromicro-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... #jcampubs
Exploring Energy Conservation in Sulphate‐Dependent Anaerobic Methane‐Oxidising Consortia Through Metabolic Modelling
This study presents a metabolic model to quantify energy conservation in sulphate-dependent anaerobic methane oxidation. Results reveal that anaerobic methanotrophic archaea and sulphate-reducing bac....
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July 24, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Exploring Energy Conservation in Sulphate‐Dependent Anaerobic Methane‐Oxidising Consortia Through Metabolic Modelling enviromicro-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... #jcampubs
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Microbial consortia for the conversion of biomass into fuels and chemicals www.nature.com/articles/s41... #jcampubs
Microbial consortia for the conversion of biomass into fuels and chemicals - Nature Communications
Microbial consortia have attracted much recent interest in the conversion of lignocellulosic feedstocks into valuable chemicals. Here, the authors provide an overview of recent developments, identify ...
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July 22, 2025 at 12:43 PM
Microbial consortia for the conversion of biomass into fuels and chemicals www.nature.com/articles/s41... #jcampubs
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Darkness to Discovery: A Comprehensive Mini-Review on Culturable and Non-Culturable Microbial Diversity from Deep Sea link.springer.com/article/10.1... #jcampubs
Darkness to Discovery: A Comprehensive Mini-Review on Culturable and Non-Culturable Microbial Diversity from Deep Sea - Microbial Ecology
Microorganisms are essential players in Earth’s ecosystems, demonstrating remarkable adaptability to harsh conditions including arctic ice caps, deep-sea hydrothermal vents, and high-pressure oceanic ...
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July 18, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Darkness to Discovery: A Comprehensive Mini-Review on Culturable and Non-Culturable Microbial Diversity from Deep Sea link.springer.com/article/10.1... #jcampubs
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New pre-print from my group - project led by PhD student Michael Hoffert. We set out on a daunting mission to generate a 'periodic table' of bacterial diversity (1/6) www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
A periodic table of bacteria?: Mapping bacterial diversity in trait space
Bacterial diversity can be overwhelming. There is an ever-expanding number of bacterial taxa being discovered, but many of these taxa remain uncharacterized with unknown traits and environmental prefe...
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July 18, 2025 at 4:44 PM
New pre-print from my group - project led by PhD student Michael Hoffert. We set out on a daunting mission to generate a 'periodic table' of bacterial diversity (1/6) www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Reposted by Paul Rousteau
Notice of Award is in!
Join our team at NIU to study marine microbial ecology & disease dynamics in sea urchins 🧫🌊🦠
PhD | Spring/Fall 2026 start
Job Ad Here 👉 shorturl.at/fSMy9
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@ianhewson.bsky.social @viromegirl.bsky.social
Join our team at NIU to study marine microbial ecology & disease dynamics in sea urchins 🧫🌊🦠
PhD | Spring/Fall 2026 start
Job Ad Here 👉 shorturl.at/fSMy9
Apply here 👉 forms.gle/gfMnHutijfqC...
More: theaquaticmicrobiologylab.com
@ianhewson.bsky.social @viromegirl.bsky.social
Funded Graduate Student Opportunity in Marine Microbial Ecology
**Applicants will be contacted if selected for next round. Applicants not selected will not receive any notice. If not selected, this is not indicative of your merit. **
Northern Illinois University |...
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July 21, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Notice of Award is in!
Join our team at NIU to study marine microbial ecology & disease dynamics in sea urchins 🧫🌊🦠
PhD | Spring/Fall 2026 start
Job Ad Here 👉 shorturl.at/fSMy9
Apply here 👉 forms.gle/gfMnHutijfqC...
More: theaquaticmicrobiologylab.com
@ianhewson.bsky.social @viromegirl.bsky.social
Join our team at NIU to study marine microbial ecology & disease dynamics in sea urchins 🧫🌊🦠
PhD | Spring/Fall 2026 start
Job Ad Here 👉 shorturl.at/fSMy9
Apply here 👉 forms.gle/gfMnHutijfqC...
More: theaquaticmicrobiologylab.com
@ianhewson.bsky.social @viromegirl.bsky.social
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Redox-constrained microbial ecology dictates nitrogen loss versus retention www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1... #jcampubs
July 21, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Redox-constrained microbial ecology dictates nitrogen loss versus retention www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1... #jcampubs
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Crustal faulting drives biological redox cycling in the deep subsurface www.science.org/doi/full/10.... #jcampubs
Crustal faulting drives biological redox cycling in the deep subsurface
Beyond H2 generation, earthquakes drive iron redox cycling, sustaining active microbial communities in the deep subsurface.
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July 21, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Crustal faulting drives biological redox cycling in the deep subsurface www.science.org/doi/full/10.... #jcampubs
Another day another reason to be happy that I left France
July 15, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Another day another reason to be happy that I left France
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Bacterial Diversity in Deep‐Sea Sediments of the North Atlantic Ocean and Their Biosynthesis of Secondary Metabolites enviromicro-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... #jcampubs
Bacterial Diversity in Deep‐Sea Sediments of the North Atlantic Ocean and Their Biosynthesis of Secondary Metabolites
In this study, we isolated culturable bacteria associated with oceanic sediments and studied their production of secondary metabolites using metabolomics and genetic screening. Bacteria were cultivat...
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July 10, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Bacterial Diversity in Deep‐Sea Sediments of the North Atlantic Ocean and Their Biosynthesis of Secondary Metabolites enviromicro-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... #jcampubs
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Mapping the chemical complexity of plastics www.nature.com/articles/s41... #jcampubs
Mapping the chemical complexity of plastics - Nature
An inventory of 16,325 known plastic chemicals, including >4,200 hazardous compounds, supports the development of safer plastics.
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July 10, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Mapping the chemical complexity of plastics www.nature.com/articles/s41... #jcampubs
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GenomeFISH: genome-based fluorescence in situ hybridisation for strain-level visualisation of microbial communities. academic.oup.com/ismej/advanc...
GenomeFISH: genome-based fluorescence in situ hybridisation for strain-level visualisation of microbial communities
Abstract. Fluorescence in situ hybridisation (FISH) is a powerful tool for visualising the spatial organisation of microbial communities. However, traditio
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July 9, 2025 at 4:23 PM
GenomeFISH: genome-based fluorescence in situ hybridisation for strain-level visualisation of microbial communities. academic.oup.com/ismej/advanc...
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Astrochemistry: Abiotic Origin Of Citric Acid Cycle Intermediates
astrobiology.com/2025/07/astr... #astrobiology #astrochemistry #Interstellar
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Astrochemistry: Abiotic Origin Of Citric Acid Cycle Intermediates - Astrobiology
The molecular framework for protometabolism-chemical reactions in a prebiotic environment preceding modern metabolism-has remained unknown in evolutionary biology.
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July 8, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Astrochemistry: Abiotic Origin Of Citric Acid Cycle Intermediates
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astrobiology.com/2025/07/astr... #astrobiology #astrochemistry #Interstellar
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Ten simple rules for faculty members building just and equitable environments in academic science journals.plos.org/ploscompbiol... #jcampubs
Ten simple rules for faculty members building just and equitable environments in academic science
journals.plos.org
July 8, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Ten simple rules for faculty members building just and equitable environments in academic science journals.plos.org/ploscompbiol... #jcampubs
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Planetary Protection: Technology For Ultra-clean Mini-lab To Contain Extraterrestrial Samples
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Planetary Protection: Technology For Ultra-clean Mini-lab To Contain Extraterrestrial Samples - Astrobiology
Work has begun to design and build a Double-Walled Isolator (DWI), akin to an ultra-clean miniature laboratory to safely store and analyse extra-terrestrial materials, such as the first material from ...
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July 7, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Planetary Protection: Technology For Ultra-clean Mini-lab To Contain Extraterrestrial Samples
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astrobiology.com/2025/07/plan... #Astrobiology #PlanetaryProtection #SampleReturn
Being on a scientific cruise in a nutshell :
June 14, 2025 at 8:10 AM
Being on a scientific cruise in a nutshell :
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Response of marine microbes to iron contained in colloids of glacial origin: A Kerguelen Island case study academic.oup.com/ismecommun/a... #jcampubs 🌊
June 3, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Response of marine microbes to iron contained in colloids of glacial origin: A Kerguelen Island case study academic.oup.com/ismecommun/a... #jcampubs 🌊
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Les régions les plus bucoliques de l'espace humain n'ont pas été épargnées par la dévastation covenante.
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Visegrád — WikiHalo
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June 3, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Les régions les plus bucoliques de l'espace humain n'ont pas été épargnées par la dévastation covenante.
👉 wiki.halo.fr/Visegr%C3%A1d
👉 wiki.halo.fr/Visegr%C3%A1d
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This is the most efficient interview I've ever given in my whole life. Clocked in at 7 minutes. Chef's kiss!
Thanks, Ed Cara at @gizmodo.com!
Thanks, Ed Cara at @gizmodo.com!
The most alien life we've ever seen is right beneath our feet!
Check out this interview with @karenlloyd.bsky.social in @gizmodo.com
Check out this interview with @karenlloyd.bsky.social in @gizmodo.com
Intraterrestrials: The Most Alien Life We've Ever Seen Is Right Beneath Our Feet
In her new book, scientist Karen Lloyd details how the microbes living deep inside the planet have changed the rules of biology as we know it.
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May 13, 2025 at 8:24 PM
This is the most efficient interview I've ever given in my whole life. Clocked in at 7 minutes. Chef's kiss!
Thanks, Ed Cara at @gizmodo.com!
Thanks, Ed Cara at @gizmodo.com!
Dans cette vidéo, on va parler de la plus grande pandémie du vivant ! Un microbe répandu chez plus de 70% des insectes, et qui pourrait nous aider à prévenir la dengue et d'autres maladies. Ah oui et on fait des blagues de mauvais goût, parce que pourquoi pas.
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INSECTES et BACTÉRIES: le cas Wolbacchia
YouTube video by Docteur microbe
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May 5, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Dans cette vidéo, on va parler de la plus grande pandémie du vivant ! Un microbe répandu chez plus de 70% des insectes, et qui pourrait nous aider à prévenir la dengue et d'autres maladies. Ah oui et on fait des blagues de mauvais goût, parce que pourquoi pas.
youtu.be/lY4F-qG9zE4?...
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