Lukas Malfertheiner
lukasmalf.bsky.social
Lukas Malfertheiner
@lukasmalf.bsky.social
PostDoc in the von Mering lab. Interested in microbial ecology, phages and bioinformatics.
www.microbeatlas.org
Did you know that some phages can switch genetic codes during infection via the use of suppressor tRNAs? 🧬
One year ago we identified a ribozyme group which appears to be crucial for this process!
Read the original article: rdcu.be/dANOT
Or the press release: shorturl.at/7UPFX

@kienbeck.bsky.social
March 24, 2025 at 2:29 PM
New preprint 🦠
We introduce a new global microbial trend that parallels established ecological concepts in animals/plants. Closely related taxa occur in similar communities- traceable for billions of years in all phyla and environments.
doi.org/10.1101/2024...

#bioinformatics #microbiology #ecology
November 18, 2024 at 7:43 AM