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Puhar Lab
@lab-puhar.bsky.social
We study gut bacteria and the immune response to infection with a focus on the danger signal extracellular ATP. We particularly like Shigella and E. coli. Located at Queen's University Belfast, UK and Umeå University, Sweden.
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Tomorrow is the final day to submit your work for presentation at #Microbio26 in Belfast!
Abstract submissions close at 23:59 GMT on Tuesday 11 November: microb.io/AC26Abstracts
November 10, 2025 at 8:01 AM
Our first effort exploring gut bacteria-extracellular ATP interactions is published! We show that eATP rewires gene expression and physiology in harmless and pathogenic bacteria, impacting production of bioactive metabolites, antimicrobial sensitivity, and virulence. A 🧵
www.cell.com/cell-reports...
October 14, 2025 at 5:20 PM
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Enhanced virulence and stress tolerance are signatures of epidemiologically successful Shigella sonnei
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🙏to transformative collaborative effort

www.nature.com/articles/s41...
October 13, 2025 at 9:48 PM
We had the pleasure to host Molly Ingersoll and Nassos @typaslab.bsky.social at the Fraser Symposium in Infection Biology 2025 at @qubelfastofficial.bsky.social .
The day was a delight, except for the Belfast weather (don’t trust the photo!).
Stay tuned for next year's symposium announcement!
October 7, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Hope to see you in Belfast next June!
SAVE THE DATE!

The 2026 UK CellularMicrobiologyNetwork meeting will be held 22nd - 23rd of June at @wwiem-qub.bsky.social in Belfast.

Researchers from the UK and beyond are invited to share exciting work on the mechanisms of host-pathogen interactions.

Follow us to stay tuned! www.ukcellmicro.org
October 6, 2025 at 1:04 PM
...and after a break, we've finally made it to this side!
October 5, 2025 at 10:42 PM