Centre for Microbial Interactions
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News and opportunities from over 100 microbiology research groups at Norwich Research Park, UK - one of the world's leading sites for microbiology expertise.
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We gathered brilliant minds across disciplines to tackle a challenge: how do we integrate omics data to advance biology?
Huge thanks to our supporters:
@norwichmicro.bsky.social
@microbiologysociety.org
@aibio-uk.bsky.social
Microbial Genomics
The blog captures the highlights of the journey!
Huge thanks to our supporters:
@norwichmicro.bsky.social
@microbiologysociety.org
@aibio-uk.bsky.social
Microbial Genomics
The blog captures the highlights of the journey!
🆕 Blog! Organisers of a functional multi-omics symposium reflect on the process of planning the day, highlights from the event and the future directions for omics research
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Bringing together Omics experts from across Norwich Research Park and beyond - Quadram Institute
Omics is a term that describes the study of large data sets of biological molecules such as DNA, RNA, proteins and metabolites. In October 2025, we hosted the Functional Multi-omics Symposium which…
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November 14, 2025 at 11:31 AM
We gathered brilliant minds across disciplines to tackle a challenge: how do we integrate omics data to advance biology?
Huge thanks to our supporters:
@norwichmicro.bsky.social
@microbiologysociety.org
@aibio-uk.bsky.social
Microbial Genomics
The blog captures the highlights of the journey!
Huge thanks to our supporters:
@norwichmicro.bsky.social
@microbiologysociety.org
@aibio-uk.bsky.social
Microbial Genomics
The blog captures the highlights of the journey!
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🆕 Vacancy! We’re looking for a Microbiome Project Scientist to join the Laboratory of @bioinf.bsky.social to characterise microbiomes, working with human samples, DNA extractions and sequencing library preparations 🧬
💷 £28,890 to £32,100
🗓️ Apply by 25 November 2025
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💷 £28,890 to £32,100
🗓️ Apply by 25 November 2025
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November 13, 2025 at 9:30 AM
🆕 Vacancy! We’re looking for a Microbiome Project Scientist to join the Laboratory of @bioinf.bsky.social to characterise microbiomes, working with human samples, DNA extractions and sequencing library preparations 🧬
💷 £28,890 to £32,100
🗓️ Apply by 25 November 2025
➡️ buff.ly/MmIztlk
💷 £28,890 to £32,100
🗓️ Apply by 25 November 2025
➡️ buff.ly/MmIztlk
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Want to hear about exciting #microbial research from leading scientists? 🦠
The Centre for Microbial Interactions Conference is back next year with an amazing line-up 👇
@norwichmicro.bsky.social
The Centre for Microbial Interactions Conference is back next year with an amazing line-up 👇
@norwichmicro.bsky.social
EVENT - Centre for Microbial Interactions Annual Conference 2026
Register now to attend in-person or virtually @norwichmicro.bsky.social
🗓️ 4-5 March 2026
📍John Innes Conference Centre, NR4 7UH
⏰ Deadline for registration - 25 February 2026: okt.to/16MLmH
Full programme: okt.to/YF8TVe
Register now to attend in-person or virtually @norwichmicro.bsky.social
🗓️ 4-5 March 2026
📍John Innes Conference Centre, NR4 7UH
⏰ Deadline for registration - 25 February 2026: okt.to/16MLmH
Full programme: okt.to/YF8TVe
November 13, 2025 at 7:20 AM
Want to hear about exciting #microbial research from leading scientists? 🦠
The Centre for Microbial Interactions Conference is back next year with an amazing line-up 👇
@norwichmicro.bsky.social
The Centre for Microbial Interactions Conference is back next year with an amazing line-up 👇
@norwichmicro.bsky.social
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Final 48 Hours!
A huge THANK YOU to everyone who has already completed the FEMS survey. Your input is shaping the future of microbiology.
Have not finished yet? Please take a few more minutes to complete it. Every completed response is vital.
If you haven't started, click here: buff.ly/ZghfWnM
A huge THANK YOU to everyone who has already completed the FEMS survey. Your input is shaping the future of microbiology.
Have not finished yet? Please take a few more minutes to complete it. Every completed response is vital.
If you haven't started, click here: buff.ly/ZghfWnM
November 10, 2025 at 7:00 AM
Final 48 Hours!
A huge THANK YOU to everyone who has already completed the FEMS survey. Your input is shaping the future of microbiology.
Have not finished yet? Please take a few more minutes to complete it. Every completed response is vital.
If you haven't started, click here: buff.ly/ZghfWnM
A huge THANK YOU to everyone who has already completed the FEMS survey. Your input is shaping the future of microbiology.
Have not finished yet? Please take a few more minutes to complete it. Every completed response is vital.
If you haven't started, click here: buff.ly/ZghfWnM
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An exciting opportunity to join my group @quadraminstitute.bsky.social to contribute to the development of our work on #microbiome#food interactions using cutting edge anaerobic fermentation models
🆕 Vacancy! We're looking for a Research Scientist to explore the impact of novel carbohydrate containing foods on the gut microbiome and on health.
💷 £37,500 to £45,350
🗓️ Apply by 30 November 2025
➡️ buff.ly/CKyGwgD
💷 £37,500 to £45,350
🗓️ Apply by 30 November 2025
➡️ buff.ly/CKyGwgD
November 6, 2025 at 11:32 AM
An exciting opportunity to join my group @quadraminstitute.bsky.social to contribute to the development of our work on #microbiome#food interactions using cutting edge anaerobic fermentation models
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Want to hear about excellent #microbial research from leading scientists? 🦠
The Centre for Microbial Interactions Conference is back next year with an amazing line-up 👇
@norwichmicro.bsky.social
The Centre for Microbial Interactions Conference is back next year with an amazing line-up 👇
@norwichmicro.bsky.social
EVENT - Centre for Microbial Interactions Annual Conference 2026
Register now to attend in-person or virtually @norwichmicro.bsky.social
🗓️ 4-5 March 2026
📍John Innes Conference Centre, NR4 7UH
⏰ Deadline for registration - 25 February 2026: okt.to/16MLmH
Full programme: okt.to/YF8TVe
Register now to attend in-person or virtually @norwichmicro.bsky.social
🗓️ 4-5 March 2026
📍John Innes Conference Centre, NR4 7UH
⏰ Deadline for registration - 25 February 2026: okt.to/16MLmH
Full programme: okt.to/YF8TVe
November 6, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Want to hear about excellent #microbial research from leading scientists? 🦠
The Centre for Microbial Interactions Conference is back next year with an amazing line-up 👇
@norwichmicro.bsky.social
The Centre for Microbial Interactions Conference is back next year with an amazing line-up 👇
@norwichmicro.bsky.social
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🆕Vacancy! We're looking for a Project Scientist to work on a project designing combinations of phages against Enterotoxigenic E. coli (ETEC) in swine.
💷 £29,890
🗓️ Apply by 16 November 2025
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💷 £29,890
🗓️ Apply by 16 November 2025
➡️ buff.ly/Cq1dOf3
November 4, 2025 at 2:26 PM
🆕Vacancy! We're looking for a Project Scientist to work on a project designing combinations of phages against Enterotoxigenic E. coli (ETEC) in swine.
💷 £29,890
🗓️ Apply by 16 November 2025
➡️ buff.ly/Cq1dOf3
💷 £29,890
🗓️ Apply by 16 November 2025
➡️ buff.ly/Cq1dOf3
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“MARTi has its origins in software we developed for really rapid identification of #pathogens in preterm infants, but we’ve since adapted it to use in a wide range of settings...including in agriculture, and biosurveillance..."
A powerful new tool for real-time analysis of #nanopore #metagenomics 👇
A powerful new tool for real-time analysis of #nanopore #metagenomics 👇
New software tool MARTi fast-tracks identification and response to microbial threats.
Scientists at the Earlham Institute introduce MARTi, a powerful new tool for the real-time analysis of nanopore metagenomics.
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November 3, 2025 at 10:00 AM
“MARTi has its origins in software we developed for really rapid identification of #pathogens in preterm infants, but we’ve since adapted it to use in a wide range of settings...including in agriculture, and biosurveillance..."
A powerful new tool for real-time analysis of #nanopore #metagenomics 👇
A powerful new tool for real-time analysis of #nanopore #metagenomics 👇
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We're very pleased to announce a new opportunity to join us in the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences as an early career researcher has become available. Follow the link below for full details, with applications closing on 28 November.
vacancies.uea.ac.uk/vacancies/18...
vacancies.uea.ac.uk/vacancies/18...
Lecturer/Early Career Group Leader (ATR1720) in University of East Anglia | UEA
View details and apply for this Lecturer/Early Career Group Leader (ATR1720) vacancy in University of East Anglia. Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences
Norwich Medical School & School of Health...
vacancies.uea.ac.uk
November 3, 2025 at 2:12 PM
We're very pleased to announce a new opportunity to join us in the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences as an early career researcher has become available. Follow the link below for full details, with applications closing on 28 November.
vacancies.uea.ac.uk/vacancies/18...
vacancies.uea.ac.uk/vacancies/18...
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Thanks for the invite! See you tomorrow.
TOMORROW: SEMINAR by @thomasmock.bsky.social from @uniofeastanglia.bsky.social, invited by the groups of @stevenmaere.bsky.social and @yvdp.bsky.social. @viblifesciences.bsky.social
November 3, 2025 at 7:38 AM
Thanks for the invite! See you tomorrow.
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🎓 #PhDPosition !
🧬 Out of order: investigating genetic and environmental drivers of genome rearrangement with Dr Gemma Langridge @langridgelab.bsky.social
📅Apply by 2 December
➡️https://buff.ly/k31MNuV
🧬 Out of order: investigating genetic and environmental drivers of genome rearrangement with Dr Gemma Langridge @langridgelab.bsky.social
📅Apply by 2 December
➡️https://buff.ly/k31MNuV
November 3, 2025 at 9:00 AM
🎓 #PhDPosition !
🧬 Out of order: investigating genetic and environmental drivers of genome rearrangement with Dr Gemma Langridge @langridgelab.bsky.social
📅Apply by 2 December
➡️https://buff.ly/k31MNuV
🧬 Out of order: investigating genetic and environmental drivers of genome rearrangement with Dr Gemma Langridge @langridgelab.bsky.social
📅Apply by 2 December
➡️https://buff.ly/k31MNuV
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One week left to register! Understanding and predicting microbial evolutionary dynamics 2025 will be taking place on 26–27 November 2025 in Liverpool, UK. Register before 10th November at 23:59 GMT: microb.io/MicroEvo25 #MicroEvo25
Understanding and predicting microbial evolutionary dynamics 2025
Microbes are everywhere, often forming complex and dynamic communities that are responsible for the health of humans, animals, plants, and natural ecosystems. Increasingly, we recognise that microbial...
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November 3, 2025 at 9:01 AM
One week left to register! Understanding and predicting microbial evolutionary dynamics 2025 will be taking place on 26–27 November 2025 in Liverpool, UK. Register before 10th November at 23:59 GMT: microb.io/MicroEvo25 #MicroEvo25
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Our new preprint led by Emelia J. Chamberlain:
From microbial diversity to function: evaluating dimensionality reduction methods
#MOSAiC #Arctic #Ocean #microbiomes @norwichmicro.bsky.social
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
From microbial diversity to function: evaluating dimensionality reduction methods
#MOSAiC #Arctic #Ocean #microbiomes @norwichmicro.bsky.social
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
From microbial diversity to function; evaluating dimensionality reduction methods
Artificial Intelligence (AI), and more specifically Machine Learning (ML), have become an increasingly prevalent tool in microbial oceanography. The high dimensionality of microbial diversity data fro...
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November 2, 2025 at 9:46 PM
Our new preprint led by Emelia J. Chamberlain:
From microbial diversity to function: evaluating dimensionality reduction methods
#MOSAiC #Arctic #Ocean #microbiomes @norwichmicro.bsky.social
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
From microbial diversity to function: evaluating dimensionality reduction methods
#MOSAiC #Arctic #Ocean #microbiomes @norwichmicro.bsky.social
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
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🆕 Blog! Dr Bilal Djeghout explains how he's developed a new kitchen model experiment to study in the lab how Campylobacter spreads in the kitchen 🍴
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From kitchen to infection; The hidden story of Campylobacter in our kitchens - Quadram Institute
Dr Bilal Djeghout explains how he's developed a new kitchen model experiment to study in the lab how Campylobacter spreads in the kitchen
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October 31, 2025 at 9:32 AM
🆕 Blog! Dr Bilal Djeghout explains how he's developed a new kitchen model experiment to study in the lab how Campylobacter spreads in the kitchen 🍴
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PhD opportunity: Exploring the western gut microbiome and how these transfer between family members (2nd Dec 25 deadline).
www.uea.ac.uk/course/phd-d...
This bioinformatic-project will teach high-resolution metagenomics, population genetics, mobile DNA and about bacterial species theory. Please RT
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This bioinformatic-project will teach high-resolution metagenomics, population genetics, mobile DNA and about bacterial species theory. Please RT
PhD PhD Opportunity: Evolutionary and Ecological Impact of the Western Lifestyle on the Gut Microbiome (HILDEBRAND_Q26DTP) 2026/27 | UEA
PhD PhD Opportunity: Evolutionary and Ecological Impact of the Western Lifestyle on the Gut Microbiome (HILDEBRAND_Q26DTP) 2026/27 | UEA
www.uea.ac.uk
October 31, 2025 at 8:11 AM
PhD opportunity: Exploring the western gut microbiome and how these transfer between family members (2nd Dec 25 deadline).
www.uea.ac.uk/course/phd-d...
This bioinformatic-project will teach high-resolution metagenomics, population genetics, mobile DNA and about bacterial species theory. Please RT
www.uea.ac.uk/course/phd-d...
This bioinformatic-project will teach high-resolution metagenomics, population genetics, mobile DNA and about bacterial species theory. Please RT
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Our new methods paper led by AWI colleagues with the support of #OmicronCr. CRISPR-Cas for single-cell diatom microbiome research. @isme-microbes.bsky.social
@norwichmicro.bsky.social @ueaenv.bsky.social
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@norwichmicro.bsky.social @ueaenv.bsky.social
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Genotype and culture condition effects on single-cell diatom microbiomes: enhanced detection of low-abundance taxa with CRISPR-Cas9
Abstract. Primary production in aquatic systems is governed by interactions between microalgae and their associated bacteria. Most of our knowledge about a
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October 31, 2025 at 8:08 AM
Our new methods paper led by AWI colleagues with the support of #OmicronCr. CRISPR-Cas for single-cell diatom microbiome research. @isme-microbes.bsky.social
@norwichmicro.bsky.social @ueaenv.bsky.social
academic.oup.com/ismecommun/a...
@norwichmicro.bsky.social @ueaenv.bsky.social
academic.oup.com/ismecommun/a...
This month, Ka Cheung joined us for her @nrpdtp.bsky.social internship to develop public engagement activities for Norwich Science Festival 2026.
Keep an eye out for the launch of our exhibit next year that highlights the huge range of microbiology research in Norwich! 🦠
@sawtrust.bsky.social
Keep an eye out for the launch of our exhibit next year that highlights the huge range of microbiology research in Norwich! 🦠
@sawtrust.bsky.social
October 30, 2025 at 12:07 PM
This month, Ka Cheung joined us for her @nrpdtp.bsky.social internship to develop public engagement activities for Norwich Science Festival 2026.
Keep an eye out for the launch of our exhibit next year that highlights the huge range of microbiology research in Norwich! 🦠
@sawtrust.bsky.social
Keep an eye out for the launch of our exhibit next year that highlights the huge range of microbiology research in Norwich! 🦠
@sawtrust.bsky.social
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There's still time to submit your abstract to Annual Conference 2026. Abstract submission closes at 23:59 GMT on 11 November 2025. For the full list of abstract submissions we welcome, visit our events page: microb.io/AC26Abstracts #Microbio26
October 29, 2025 at 12:04 PM
There's still time to submit your abstract to Annual Conference 2026. Abstract submission closes at 23:59 GMT on 11 November 2025. For the full list of abstract submissions we welcome, visit our events page: microb.io/AC26Abstracts #Microbio26
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Beyond excited to share our new Perspective just published in ISME Journal! This work is a joint effort with Shamik Roy, @drbradbrad.bsky.social and Marc Dumont exploring how warming and antibiotics influence carbon use efficiency. We hope you enjoy reading it!
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October 29, 2025 at 2:07 AM
Beyond excited to share our new Perspective just published in ISME Journal! This work is a joint effort with Shamik Roy, @drbradbrad.bsky.social and Marc Dumont exploring how warming and antibiotics influence carbon use efficiency. We hope you enjoy reading it!
academic.oup.com/ismej/articl...
academic.oup.com/ismej/articl...
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🚨 Another funded PhD alert🚨
We are recruiting again! For a PhD student to start with us in the @langridgelab.bsky.social October 2026 - please share 👀
If you are interested in foodborne pathogens, public health and phage, look no further 🦠🏥🧬
➡️ tinyurl.com/3zvavp2t ⬅️
Apply by 6 Jan 2026 🗓️
We are recruiting again! For a PhD student to start with us in the @langridgelab.bsky.social October 2026 - please share 👀
If you are interested in foodborne pathogens, public health and phage, look no further 🦠🏥🧬
➡️ tinyurl.com/3zvavp2t ⬅️
Apply by 6 Jan 2026 🗓️
October 28, 2025 at 1:17 PM
🚨 Another funded PhD alert🚨
We are recruiting again! For a PhD student to start with us in the @langridgelab.bsky.social October 2026 - please share 👀
If you are interested in foodborne pathogens, public health and phage, look no further 🦠🏥🧬
➡️ tinyurl.com/3zvavp2t ⬅️
Apply by 6 Jan 2026 🗓️
We are recruiting again! For a PhD student to start with us in the @langridgelab.bsky.social October 2026 - please share 👀
If you are interested in foodborne pathogens, public health and phage, look no further 🦠🏥🧬
➡️ tinyurl.com/3zvavp2t ⬅️
Apply by 6 Jan 2026 🗓️
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EVENT - Centre for Microbial Interactions Annual Conference 2026
Register now to attend in-person or virtually @norwichmicro.bsky.social
🗓️ 4-5 March 2026
📍John Innes Conference Centre, NR4 7UH
⏰ Deadline for registration - 25 February 2026: okt.to/16MLmH
Full programme: okt.to/YF8TVe
Register now to attend in-person or virtually @norwichmicro.bsky.social
🗓️ 4-5 March 2026
📍John Innes Conference Centre, NR4 7UH
⏰ Deadline for registration - 25 February 2026: okt.to/16MLmH
Full programme: okt.to/YF8TVe
October 28, 2025 at 9:36 AM
EVENT - Centre for Microbial Interactions Annual Conference 2026
Register now to attend in-person or virtually @norwichmicro.bsky.social
🗓️ 4-5 March 2026
📍John Innes Conference Centre, NR4 7UH
⏰ Deadline for registration - 25 February 2026: okt.to/16MLmH
Full programme: okt.to/YF8TVe
Register now to attend in-person or virtually @norwichmicro.bsky.social
🗓️ 4-5 March 2026
📍John Innes Conference Centre, NR4 7UH
⏰ Deadline for registration - 25 February 2026: okt.to/16MLmH
Full programme: okt.to/YF8TVe
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Congratulations to the winners of the Microbial Genomics prizes at the Functional Multi-Omics Symposium organised by @yaasircheema.bsky.social.
Best Poster Prize: Claire Hill
Runner-up Best Poster Prize: Lizzi Coy
Communication Prize Winner: Hannah Pye
Best Poster Prize: Claire Hill
Runner-up Best Poster Prize: Lizzi Coy
Communication Prize Winner: Hannah Pye
October 24, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Congratulations to the winners of the Microbial Genomics prizes at the Functional Multi-Omics Symposium organised by @yaasircheema.bsky.social.
Best Poster Prize: Claire Hill
Runner-up Best Poster Prize: Lizzi Coy
Communication Prize Winner: Hannah Pye
Best Poster Prize: Claire Hill
Runner-up Best Poster Prize: Lizzi Coy
Communication Prize Winner: Hannah Pye
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🎓 #PhDPosition !
🦠 How does antibiotic resistance evolve in mixed communities? with Professor Mark Webber @webberma.bsky.social
📅Apply by 2 December
➡️ buff.ly/f6FEVRP
🦠 How does antibiotic resistance evolve in mixed communities? with Professor Mark Webber @webberma.bsky.social
📅Apply by 2 December
➡️ buff.ly/f6FEVRP
October 27, 2025 at 8:30 AM
🎓 #PhDPosition !
🦠 How does antibiotic resistance evolve in mixed communities? with Professor Mark Webber @webberma.bsky.social
📅Apply by 2 December
➡️ buff.ly/f6FEVRP
🦠 How does antibiotic resistance evolve in mixed communities? with Professor Mark Webber @webberma.bsky.social
📅Apply by 2 December
➡️ buff.ly/f6FEVRP
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From #drug cabinet → gut #microbiome: screening 312 therapeutic compounds, we mapped 4.6 million microbial protein-level responses to reveal how our drugs don’t just target us, they hit our gut microbes too.
rdcu.be/eMmcT
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October 26, 2025 at 7:09 AM
From #drug cabinet → gut #microbiome: screening 312 therapeutic compounds, we mapped 4.6 million microbial protein-level responses to reveal how our drugs don’t just target us, they hit our gut microbes too.
rdcu.be/eMmcT
rdcu.be/eMmcT
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This is a model strain we use in the lab. It's from a Kenyan fungus growing plant-ant nest and has ~60 biosynthetic gene clusters, many of which look novel. It's also amenable to genome editing, which is unusual in our environmental strain collection.
www.microbiologyresearch.org/content/jour...
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Microbe Profile: Streptomyces formicae KY5: an ANT-ibiotic factory
Streptomyces formicae KY5 was isolated from a Tetraponera penzigi plant-ant nest. It is primarily known for its production of the formicamycins, antibiotics with potent activity against Gram-positive ...
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October 24, 2025 at 12:05 PM
This is a model strain we use in the lab. It's from a Kenyan fungus growing plant-ant nest and has ~60 biosynthetic gene clusters, many of which look novel. It's also amenable to genome editing, which is unusual in our environmental strain collection.
www.microbiologyresearch.org/content/jour...
www.microbiologyresearch.org/content/jour...