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Linea Muhsal
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Experimental ecology and evolution | multicellularity | evolution of cooperation | medical microbiology | microscopy
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hobbslabmicro.bsky.social
📣New preprint alert! We report the alarming finding that stringent response mutations found in clinical isolates increase the frequency of donation of multiresistance plasmids in S. aureus 😱 Great team effort @microclaire.bsky.social @paulrjohnston.bsky.social

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November 13, 2025 at 12:41 PM
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magicmicrobe.bsky.social
So happy to share this! Bacteriocins were first discovered over 100 years ago, but what do they actually do? We look at >1000 bacteriocin plasmids and find links to virulence and antimicrobial resistance, and frequent bacteriocin sharing in Enterobacteriaceae.
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Bacterial warfare is associated with virulence and antimicrobial resistance - Nature Communications
Bacteria employ a range of competition systems that deliver toxins to inhibit competing strains. This study shows that these systems are particularly important for the ecology of virulent and antibiot...
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November 5, 2025 at 7:32 AM
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kostchristian.bsky.social
#microsky #mevosky @spp2389.bsky.social

A PhD position is available in my lab to work on:

Emergence and self-organisation of bacterial metabolism in consortia of cross-feeding bacteria.

Please RT

Deadline: 12.11.25

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October 28, 2025 at 8:43 AM
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elinvidevall.bsky.social
📢 We have an open position for a postdoc to join my lab. It's a great position @animecol-uu.bsky.social, fully salaried for 2.5 years with all benefits.

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The project is about transmission patterns of bacteria and antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in aquatic insects. 🧬🦠 (1/3)
Postdoctoral researcher in molecular ecology - Uppsala University
Postdoctoral researcher in molecular ecology, Department of Ecology and Genetics, Uppsala University
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October 27, 2025 at 7:43 AM
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asantoslopez.bsky.social
Do plasmids really move around that much? Well, maybe not always

Thrilled to have contributed to this story with two of my favourite microbiologists: @jrpenades.bsky.social & @sanmillan.bsky.social

This great work was led by Akshay Sabnis & @wfigueroac3.bsky.social

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Non-conjugative plasmids limit their mobility to persist in nature
Sabnis et al. explain why non-conjugative plasmids move at a low rate in nature. While increased mobility can easily evolve by incorporating phage DNA into plasmids, this is disadvantageous because it...
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October 22, 2025 at 5:47 PM
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twistedbacteria.bsky.social
"Join ISME’s #UnityinDiversity 2025 Virtual Meeting on 21 October, which will elevate diverse voices in microbial ecology and affirm the importance of equity, inclusion, and global collaboration"

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October 19, 2025 at 2:41 PM
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emmseveri.bsky.social
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#microsky #microbiome
Predicting functions of uncharacterized gene products from microbial communities - Nature Biotechnology
FUGAsseM predicts protein function in microbiomes using coexpression patterns from metatranscriptomes and diverse community-wide data.
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October 16, 2025 at 4:50 AM
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misssalmonella.bsky.social
🧬 What if #plasmids weren’t competitors, but cooperators?
A new study in npj Antimicrobials & Resistance shows that many plasmids coexist within the same bacterium — and that non-resistant ones survive thanks to those carrying #AMR genes.
#AMR #Plasmids #OneHealth
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Communities of plasmids as strategies for antimicrobial resistance gene survival in wastewater treatment plant effluent - npj Antimicrobials and Resistance
npj Antimicrobials and Resistance - Communities of plasmids as strategies for antimicrobial resistance gene survival in wastewater treatment plant effluent
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October 15, 2025 at 6:14 PM
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elife.bsky.social
Scientists have uncovered how social life shapes aggression in fruit flies: while loners rely on quick jabs, group-raised males prefer intense, full-on tussles, a shift that helps them win territory and mates.
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October 12, 2025 at 10:28 PM
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isme-microbes.bsky.social
Engelberts et al. introduce GenomeFISH: a genome-based fluorescence in situ hybridization method that couples high-throughput single cell genomics with whole genome hybridization for strain-level visualization of microbial communities
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#imaging #microbiome #omics
October 13, 2025 at 8:49 AM
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geiselbiofilm.bsky.social
Pls share: Hofstra University is looking for a Tenure-Track Microbiologists!
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We are seeking a microbiologist with a research focus on a non-pathogenic bacterial model system.
hofstra.peopleadmin.com/postings/6542
Assistant Professor of Microbiology
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October 10, 2025 at 8:00 PM
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embojournal.org
Type IV secretion systems: from structures to mechanisms
Kévin Macé and colleagues summarize recent structural insights into the assembly and function of bacterial type IV secretion systems
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October 9, 2025 at 10:44 AM
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jcamthrash.bsky.social
Carbon source diversity shapes bacterial interspecies interactions academic.oup.com/ismej/advanc... #jcampubs
October 9, 2025 at 4:17 PM
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biorxiv-microbiol.bsky.social
A Genome-Based Pipeline for Digital Siderophore Typing in Pseudomonas Iron-Interaction Network https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.10.07.680951v1
October 8, 2025 at 9:17 PM
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emmseveri.bsky.social
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Pseudomonas aeruginosa lasR is a keystone gene in polymicrobial cultures
The airways of people with cystic fibrosis (CF) are often co-infected by Pseudomonas aeruginosa and a variety of other co-habiting microbes; the infections are polymicrobial. P. aeruginosa isolates fr...
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October 8, 2025 at 7:15 AM
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drgvank.bsky.social
Wow😲🤩
🧪🧫 🧬🔬⚗️

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Direct single-molecule detection and super-resolution imaging with a low-cost portable smartphone-based microscope - Nature Communications
Loretan and colleagues present a low-cost smartphone-based microscope capable of detecting single-molecule fluorescence. This approach opens doors to personalised and widely distributed applications in diagnostics, biosensing, and science education.
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October 8, 2025 at 9:39 PM
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samlipworth.bsky.social
Pleased to see this out today in @lancetmicrobe.bsky.social www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti.... We estimate the independent effects of AMR genes on MIC at a drug-bug level and challenge the idea that resistance is a binary phenomenon.
Estimating the association of antimicrobial resistance genes with minimum inhibitory concentration in Escherichia coli: an observational study
Surveillance and prediction of antibiotic resistance in Escherichia coli relies on curated databases of genes and mutations. We aimed to quantify the …
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October 8, 2025 at 6:25 AM
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microbiome.bsky.social
Thinking about a postdoc in microbiome science?
Our lab at the MPI for Biology (Tübingen) builds on the culture I established at Cornell: collaborative, creative, and internationally diverse. Postdocs lead their own projects with secure funding. Join us!
#PostdocJobs #HostMicrobe #AcademicJobs
October 4, 2025 at 5:37 PM
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paulbrainey.bsky.social
Could major evolutionary transitions arise "from within" -- through internal innovation rather than merger? The case for autogenic transitions in individuality is developed here: philsci-archive.pitt.edu/26847/
Autogenic transitions in individuality - PhilSci-Archive
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October 8, 2025 at 12:18 PM
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microbiolul.bsky.social
I'm guest editor for an article collection on the Ecology of Soils for BMC Ecology and Evolution. If you're interested to submit, check it here 👇 www.biomedcentral.com/collections/...
October 8, 2025 at 12:51 PM
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nature.com
Metagraph: the new search engine that can quickly sift through the staggering volumes of biological data housed in public repositories

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‘Google for DNA’ brings order to biology’s big data
MetaGraph compresses vast data archives into a search engine for scientists, opening up new frontiers of biological discovery.
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October 8, 2025 at 4:22 PM
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asm.org
It’s time to let your creativity grow! Submit your entry for this year’s Agar Art Contest: Microbes Make the World Go Round. From food and health to climate and beyond, microbes shape our lives—now show us your story in agar! Submit by Oct. 26: asm.social/2Dt
Pain palette with microbes as the paint swatches.
October 8, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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evolvedbiofilm.bsky.social
Half of microbial eukaryote literature focuses on only twelve human parasites

-in #ISMEJournal by Joanna Lepper, @hbrappap.bsky.social and @oliverio.bsky.social

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Half of microbial eukaryote literature focuses on only twelve human parasites
Abstract. Although microbial eukaryotes comprise the majority of eukaryotic phylogenetic diversity and inhabit nearly all ecosystems globally, most researc
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October 8, 2025 at 1:12 PM
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biorxiv-microbiol.bsky.social
Interactions between Streptococcus agalactiae and Candida albicans affect persistence and virulence https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.10.07.681024v1
October 8, 2025 at 7:17 PM
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cidjournal.bsky.social
AI in ID practice: diagnostics, stewardship, education & surveillance. CID wants papers exploring real-world benefits & risks. Proposals due Nov 2.

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Joint Call for Papers: Leveraging AI Technologies for Discoveries and Solutions in Infectious Diseases
The IDSA journals are seeking papers focused on artificial intelligence (AI) and how it enhances and impacts infectious diseases. The journals are interested in
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October 8, 2025 at 7:46 PM