Cynthia Silveira
@cynthiasilveira.bsky.social
Microbial ecologist and phage enthusiast, Assistant Professor at the University of Miami: www.silveiralab.com
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You like phages ? In this publication, we use metaHiC and our new version of the MetaTOR pipeline to challenge the traditional view of phages with a narrow host range.
@rkoszul.bsky.social @natmicrobiol.nature.com @cnrs.fr @institutpasteur.bsky.social
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
@rkoszul.bsky.social @natmicrobiol.nature.com @cnrs.fr @institutpasteur.bsky.social
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Phages with a broad host range are common across ecosystems - Nature Microbiology
Proximity-ligation-based sequencing from 111 samples and 5 environments reveals that a substantial proportion of phages infect multiple species.
www.nature.com
September 19, 2025 at 9:32 AM
You like phages ? In this publication, we use metaHiC and our new version of the MetaTOR pipeline to challenge the traditional view of phages with a narrow host range.
@rkoszul.bsky.social @natmicrobiol.nature.com @cnrs.fr @institutpasteur.bsky.social
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
@rkoszul.bsky.social @natmicrobiol.nature.com @cnrs.fr @institutpasteur.bsky.social
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Shout out to @jronwalker.bsky.social on this #PostdocAppreciationWeek #NPAW2025! Follow him if you are interested in #viralecology and #genomics. Cool pubs coming out in 2026 showing how viruses impact anaerobic phototrophs using lots of #metagenomics and growing these tricky bugs in the lab!
September 16, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Shout out to @jronwalker.bsky.social on this #PostdocAppreciationWeek #NPAW2025! Follow him if you are interested in #viralecology and #genomics. Cool pubs coming out in 2026 showing how viruses impact anaerobic phototrophs using lots of #metagenomics and growing these tricky bugs in the lab!
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🌟 Exciting news! We’re launching three fully-funded postdoc positions for "New Horizons for Synthetic Phages”
Join us in tackling antimicrobial resistance with cutting-edge synthetic biology + AI bioinformatics. Based at Flinders Uni in vibrant Adelaide.
👇 Read on for details!
#Phage
Join us in tackling antimicrobial resistance with cutting-edge synthetic biology + AI bioinformatics. Based at Flinders Uni in vibrant Adelaide.
👇 Read on for details!
#Phage
July 25, 2025 at 8:15 AM
🌟 Exciting news! We’re launching three fully-funded postdoc positions for "New Horizons for Synthetic Phages”
Join us in tackling antimicrobial resistance with cutting-edge synthetic biology + AI bioinformatics. Based at Flinders Uni in vibrant Adelaide.
👇 Read on for details!
#Phage
Join us in tackling antimicrobial resistance with cutting-edge synthetic biology + AI bioinformatics. Based at Flinders Uni in vibrant Adelaide.
👇 Read on for details!
#Phage
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We (with Clement Coclet, not on Bsky) had the chance to work on a broad "state of viromics" review. We tried to use this to give an overview of how the field changed over the last ~ 15 years, and also what we think are some of the major remaining challenges. Full-text access at -> rdcu.be/excHt
July 22, 2025 at 3:06 PM
We (with Clement Coclet, not on Bsky) had the chance to work on a broad "state of viromics" review. We tried to use this to give an overview of how the field changed over the last ~ 15 years, and also what we think are some of the major remaining challenges. Full-text access at -> rdcu.be/excHt
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We discuss the limits of current theoretical host-microbe models and outline 3 key areas for future work:
1) Modelling the nested structure of holobionts
2) Capturing microbial transmission dynamics in #holobiont populations
3) Understanding symbiont-driven host evolution and speciation
1) Modelling the nested structure of holobionts
2) Capturing microbial transmission dynamics in #holobiont populations
3) Understanding symbiont-driven host evolution and speciation
July 9, 2025 at 7:00 PM
We discuss the limits of current theoretical host-microbe models and outline 3 key areas for future work:
1) Modelling the nested structure of holobionts
2) Capturing microbial transmission dynamics in #holobiont populations
3) Understanding symbiont-driven host evolution and speciation
1) Modelling the nested structure of holobionts
2) Capturing microbial transmission dynamics in #holobiont populations
3) Understanding symbiont-driven host evolution and speciation
An insightful piece led by participants of the workshop "Theory of Microbial Symbiosis" organized by Joan Roughgarden and Lisa McManus.
Our article on the challenges and opportunities in studying host-microbe symbioses is now published in Cell Host & Microbe! @cp-cellhostmicrobe.bsky.social
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Theory of host-microbe symbioses: Challenges and opportunities
Growing insight into microbial symbioses highlights the need to model these systems mathematically. We discuss three areas requiring theoretical advan…
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July 9, 2025 at 7:55 PM
An insightful piece led by participants of the workshop "Theory of Microbial Symbiosis" organized by Joan Roughgarden and Lisa McManus.
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PhD opportunities at @flindersuniversity.bsky.social in Adelaide, Australia's most liveable city, to study genetics in #phage
We will also have genetics #postdoc positions too!
#microsky #phagesky
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We will also have genetics #postdoc positions too!
#microsky #phagesky
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PhD Project: Discovering Novel Mechanisms of Phage Genome Evolution
We are looking for an awesome PhD student to join our research team to investigate how bacteriophages (phages) generate targeted mutations that enable them to evolve and infect new bacterial hosts. Yo...
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July 7, 2025 at 8:23 AM
PhD opportunities at @flindersuniversity.bsky.social in Adelaide, Australia's most liveable city, to study genetics in #phage
We will also have genetics #postdoc positions too!
#microsky #phagesky
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We will also have genetics #postdoc positions too!
#microsky #phagesky
www.linkedin.com/pulse/phd-pr...
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Please Re-Post. Our global GRUMP microbial ocean database is out in Scientific Data! Unfractionated, single universal PCR, with Archaea, Bacteria, and Eukaryotes all on the same scale with the same denominator. Pole to pole, depths to 6000m. Lots of metadata. www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Characterizing organisms from three domains of life with universal primers from throughout the global ocean - Scientific Data
Scientific Data - Characterizing organisms from three domains of life with universal primers from throughout the global ocean
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July 2, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Please Re-Post. Our global GRUMP microbial ocean database is out in Scientific Data! Unfractionated, single universal PCR, with Archaea, Bacteria, and Eukaryotes all on the same scale with the same denominator. Pole to pole, depths to 6000m. Lots of metadata. www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Yesterday, I started my term as Editor in Chief of @asm.org journal #mSystems
Looking forward to working with this amazing community to advance publication of our highest quality and most rigorous science!
journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/...
Looking forward to working with this amazing community to advance publication of our highest quality and most rigorous science!
journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/...
Humanity’s urgent challenges need solutions from systems microbiology | mSystems
It is with great excitement and sincere dedication that I assume the role of editor
in chief of mSystems. Building on the momentum and reputation that mSystems has achieved in its first decade, we wil...
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July 2, 2025 at 9:36 AM
Yesterday, I started my term as Editor in Chief of @asm.org journal #mSystems
Looking forward to working with this amazing community to advance publication of our highest quality and most rigorous science!
journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/...
Looking forward to working with this amazing community to advance publication of our highest quality and most rigorous science!
journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/...
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Publish in Society Journals 🧪🦠🧬
Also I recently published in Microbial Genomics and it was a great process - fast, reasonable/fair reviews, quick formatting and processing after acceptance.
Also I recently published in Microbial Genomics and it was a great process - fast, reasonable/fair reviews, quick formatting and processing after acceptance.
The Society has supported the microbiology community for 80 years. Now we invite you to get involved by submitting your research, helping to shape the future of science and innovation. Publish with us - microb.io/Publishing-f...
June 26, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Publish in Society Journals 🧪🦠🧬
Also I recently published in Microbial Genomics and it was a great process - fast, reasonable/fair reviews, quick formatting and processing after acceptance.
Also I recently published in Microbial Genomics and it was a great process - fast, reasonable/fair reviews, quick formatting and processing after acceptance.
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Very honoured and excited to have been awarded an ARC Laureate Fellowship today. Exciting things to come!
#FL25
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#FL25
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Research Management System - Scheme Round Statistics for Approved Applications - Australian Laureate Fellowships 2025 round 1
RMS is the ARC's Research Management System, a web-based system used by eligible researchers to prepare and submit research proposals and assessments under the ARC National Competitive Grants Program ...
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June 26, 2025 at 1:33 AM
Very honoured and excited to have been awarded an ARC Laureate Fellowship today. Exciting things to come!
#FL25
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#FL25
rms.arc.gov.au/RMS/Report/D...
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Host Competitive Asymmetries Accelerate Viral Evolution in a Microbe–Virus Coevolutionary System - Liaghat - 2025 - Ecology Letters - Wiley Online Library onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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June 20, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Host Competitive Asymmetries Accelerate Viral Evolution in a Microbe–Virus Coevolutionary System - Liaghat - 2025 - Ecology Letters - Wiley Online Library onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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Small uncultured viral-like entities redraw the origin of viruses and cellular compartments www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1... #jcampubs
June 20, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Small uncultured viral-like entities redraw the origin of viruses and cellular compartments www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1... #jcampubs
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For #ASMicrobe folks - looking forward to a busy phage day on Sunday!
Turner Lab representation at #ASMicrobe #ASMicrobe2025
(4/5)
Current postdoc, soon-to-be-PI @cathyhernandez.bsky.social is presenting a poster on the involvement of prophages in thermal ecology of marine microbes 🌊🦠
She is also convening a session on #prophages and giving a rapid fire talk! 🔥
(4/5)
Current postdoc, soon-to-be-PI @cathyhernandez.bsky.social is presenting a poster on the involvement of prophages in thermal ecology of marine microbes 🌊🦠
She is also convening a session on #prophages and giving a rapid fire talk! 🔥
June 20, 2025 at 7:06 PM
For #ASMicrobe folks - looking forward to a busy phage day on Sunday!
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Going to ASM Microbe 2025?
Check out the in-depth symposium "Phage Ecology: From Prophage Decision Making to Ecosystem Modulation" hosted by Dr. Hernandez (@cathyhernandez.bsky.social) and I!
We have some really cool talks lined up.
Hope to see you there!
🧪🦠🔬
#Phagesky
#Microsky
Check out the in-depth symposium "Phage Ecology: From Prophage Decision Making to Ecosystem Modulation" hosted by Dr. Hernandez (@cathyhernandez.bsky.social) and I!
We have some really cool talks lined up.
Hope to see you there!
🧪🦠🔬
#Phagesky
#Microsky
June 16, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Going to ASM Microbe 2025?
Check out the in-depth symposium "Phage Ecology: From Prophage Decision Making to Ecosystem Modulation" hosted by Dr. Hernandez (@cathyhernandez.bsky.social) and I!
We have some really cool talks lined up.
Hope to see you there!
🧪🦠🔬
#Phagesky
#Microsky
Check out the in-depth symposium "Phage Ecology: From Prophage Decision Making to Ecosystem Modulation" hosted by Dr. Hernandez (@cathyhernandez.bsky.social) and I!
We have some really cool talks lined up.
Hope to see you there!
🧪🦠🔬
#Phagesky
#Microsky
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Bacteriophage replication strategies are associated with organic matter energy content on coral reefs
Amazing work from the @cynthiasilveira.bsky.social lab
#phagesky
doi.org/10.1101/2025...
Amazing work from the @cynthiasilveira.bsky.social lab
#phagesky
doi.org/10.1101/2025...
Bacteriophage replication strategies are associated with organic matter energy content on coral reefs
Bacteriophages, viruses that infect bacteria, play a crucial role in carbon cycling within marine environments. In coral reefs, dissolved organic matter (DOM) released by benthic primary producers suc...
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May 13, 2025 at 6:18 AM
Bacteriophage replication strategies are associated with organic matter energy content on coral reefs
Amazing work from the @cynthiasilveira.bsky.social lab
#phagesky
doi.org/10.1101/2025...
Amazing work from the @cynthiasilveira.bsky.social lab
#phagesky
doi.org/10.1101/2025...
Hi #phagesky! If you are curious about phages in geobiology and astrobiology, you will like this paper led by recent PhD grad from my lab, @nataschavarona.bsky.social, showing viral activity in analogs of early Earth environments 🧪 microbiomejournal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....
April 26, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Hi #phagesky! If you are curious about phages in geobiology and astrobiology, you will like this paper led by recent PhD grad from my lab, @nataschavarona.bsky.social, showing viral activity in analogs of early Earth environments 🧪 microbiomejournal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....
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Hate to ask this, but… anyone know what journals have APCs or OA charges that aren’t through the roof (microbiology)? Seeing that most are now $2800 to $4000 per article which is, in my opinion, kinda ridiculous.
March 26, 2025 at 4:05 AM
Hate to ask this, but… anyone know what journals have APCs or OA charges that aren’t through the roof (microbiology)? Seeing that most are now $2800 to $4000 per article which is, in my opinion, kinda ridiculous.
Yesterday, the first PhD student in my lab, @nataschavarona.bsky.social, defended her dissertation. A big day for us. Congratulations, Natascha, really well done!
March 22, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Yesterday, the first PhD student in my lab, @nataschavarona.bsky.social, defended her dissertation. A big day for us. Congratulations, Natascha, really well done!
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Check out this list of awesome #virome tools and be sure to add yours!
github.com/shandley/awe...
#phagesky #microsky
github.com/shandley/awe...
#phagesky #microsky
GitHub - shandley/awesome-virome: A listing of software, tools and databases useful for virome analysis
A listing of software, tools and databases useful for virome analysis - shandley/awesome-virome
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March 12, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Check out this list of awesome #virome tools and be sure to add yours!
github.com/shandley/awe...
#phagesky #microsky
github.com/shandley/awe...
#phagesky #microsky
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OUT NOW 'coral reef microbiome' by Springer Nature link.springer.com/book/10.1007... .. some 2.5 years in the making, jam packed: check out Ch.16 on Assisted Restoration as the sum of approaches required to deliver effective ecological restoration! Many thanks to all contributors @uni-konstanz.de
Coral Reef Microbiome
This book focuses on Structure, Function and Ecology of the coral microbiome and associated active interventions to conserve and restore coral reefs.
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March 6, 2025 at 3:06 PM
OUT NOW 'coral reef microbiome' by Springer Nature link.springer.com/book/10.1007... .. some 2.5 years in the making, jam packed: check out Ch.16 on Assisted Restoration as the sum of approaches required to deliver effective ecological restoration! Many thanks to all contributors @uni-konstanz.de
The whole lab is learning from @mmarbout.bsky.social how to prepare samples for metaHi-C sequencing. Can’t wait for the results!!! @jronwalker.bsky.social @nataschavarona.bsky.social
February 26, 2025 at 7:16 PM
The whole lab is learning from @mmarbout.bsky.social how to prepare samples for metaHi-C sequencing. Can’t wait for the results!!! @jronwalker.bsky.social @nataschavarona.bsky.social
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Link here:
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65 Fellows Elected Into the American Academy of Microbiology
The Academy elected 65 new fellows to the Class of 2025.
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February 14, 2025 at 8:10 PM
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We're looking for suggestions on how to update and adapt the Minimum Information about an Uncultured Viral Genome (MIUVIG) reporting standard. What works? What needs updating? Check out the survey forms.gle/DPHvMFe8Gsdj... 🧵
MIUViG Update Survey
Since the development of the Minimum Information about an Uncultured Viral Genome (MIUViG) standard (Roux et al. 2019), there has been an explosion in the number of genomic data generated on unculture...
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February 11, 2025 at 5:47 AM
We're looking for suggestions on how to update and adapt the Minimum Information about an Uncultured Viral Genome (MIUVIG) reporting standard. What works? What needs updating? Check out the survey forms.gle/DPHvMFe8Gsdj... 🧵
It's a crazy week to be teaching about climate impacts on human health. Most of my material was from the CDC and NIH, and their pages are changing by the minute. The CDC Climate and Health program page says that the website is being modified. Hard to keep track!
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About CDC's Climate and Health Program
Learn about the work CDC's Climate and Health Program is doing and how climate change impacts health
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February 7, 2025 at 8:40 PM
It's a crazy week to be teaching about climate impacts on human health. Most of my material was from the CDC and NIH, and their pages are changing by the minute. The CDC Climate and Health program page says that the website is being modified. Hard to keep track!
www.cdc.gov/climate-heal...
www.cdc.gov/climate-heal...