Selma M.
@selmamhm.bsky.social
PharmD-PhD
Postdoc at NorthwesternU Chicago - Former Pasteurienne - Betrayed Salmonella for Neisseria
Postdoc at NorthwesternU Chicago - Former Pasteurienne - Betrayed Salmonella for Neisseria
Reposted by Selma M.
And there it is: FDA has approved zoliflodacin for gonorrhea as well.
That makes two new antibiotics to treat this STI and it means a fascinating debate now about how to use these drugs in a way that will delay resistance as much as possible…
🧪 #IDsky
That makes two new antibiotics to treat this STI and it means a fascinating debate now about how to use these drugs in a way that will delay resistance as much as possible…
🧪 #IDsky
December 12, 2025 at 7:59 PM
And there it is: FDA has approved zoliflodacin for gonorrhea as well.
That makes two new antibiotics to treat this STI and it means a fascinating debate now about how to use these drugs in a way that will delay resistance as much as possible…
🧪 #IDsky
That makes two new antibiotics to treat this STI and it means a fascinating debate now about how to use these drugs in a way that will delay resistance as much as possible…
🧪 #IDsky
Reposted by Selma M.
Publicly Available Neisseria Gonorrhoeae Genomes Predominantly Represent In Vitro-Derived Nonpiliated Variants url: academic.oup.com/jid/article/... @iboiko.bsky.social and Selma Metanne
Publicly Available Neisseria Gonorrhoeae Genomes Predominantly Represent In Vitro-Derived Nonpiliated Variants
Most Neisseria gonorrhoeae clinical isolates are piliated but lose piliation during laboratory passage. However, most public genomic sequences are from non
academic.oup.com
December 10, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Publicly Available Neisseria Gonorrhoeae Genomes Predominantly Represent In Vitro-Derived Nonpiliated Variants url: academic.oup.com/jid/article/... @iboiko.bsky.social and Selma Metanne
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🚨The Yap Lab at Northwestern Univ is looking to fill 2 postdoc positions in 2026 to study aspects of Staphylococcus aureus antibiotic resistance and RNA synthesis-degradation. Please contact Frances Yap at frances.yap@northwestern.edu for details. sites.northwestern.edu/yaplab/. Pls repost #Microsky
Homepage | Yap Laboratory
sites.northwestern.edu
December 1, 2025 at 4:45 PM
🚨The Yap Lab at Northwestern Univ is looking to fill 2 postdoc positions in 2026 to study aspects of Staphylococcus aureus antibiotic resistance and RNA synthesis-degradation. Please contact Frances Yap at frances.yap@northwestern.edu for details. sites.northwestern.edu/yaplab/. Pls repost #Microsky
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Want to see something that will fry your brain? Disappearing reappearing plaques on P aeruginosa @dominickfaith.bsky.social
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November 25, 2025 at 11:42 PM
Want to see something that will fry your brain? Disappearing reappearing plaques on P aeruginosa @dominickfaith.bsky.social
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Reposted by Selma M.
💥CONTAM CALENDAR GIVEAWAY💥
Here's your chance to win a ContamCalendar 2026! 🗓️🍄🦠
Just follow @contamclub.bsky.social and repost this post to enter the competition
Winner will be randomly selected from Bluesky or Twitter on Wednesday @ 6pm UTC
Here's your chance to win a ContamCalendar 2026! 🗓️🍄🦠
Just follow @contamclub.bsky.social and repost this post to enter the competition
Winner will be randomly selected from Bluesky or Twitter on Wednesday @ 6pm UTC
November 24, 2025 at 4:12 PM
💥CONTAM CALENDAR GIVEAWAY💥
Here's your chance to win a ContamCalendar 2026! 🗓️🍄🦠
Just follow @contamclub.bsky.social and repost this post to enter the competition
Winner will be randomly selected from Bluesky or Twitter on Wednesday @ 6pm UTC
Here's your chance to win a ContamCalendar 2026! 🗓️🍄🦠
Just follow @contamclub.bsky.social and repost this post to enter the competition
Winner will be randomly selected from Bluesky or Twitter on Wednesday @ 6pm UTC
Reposted by Selma M.
A new article by @husonfirst.bsky.social about Neisseria Flavin pathways and pilus phenotypes : dx.plos.org/10.1371/jour...
Flavin affinity for the reductase HpaC differentially sensitizes Neisseria gonorrhoeae during Type IV pilus-dependent killing
Author summary Neisseria gonorrhoeae is the causative agent of the sexually transmitted disease, gonorrhea. Neutrophils are first host immune responders that activate multiple potent antimicrobial def...
dx.plos.org
October 30, 2025 at 8:03 PM
A new article by @husonfirst.bsky.social about Neisseria Flavin pathways and pilus phenotypes : dx.plos.org/10.1371/jour...
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Microbiology Postdoctoral Position (Please re-post)
A funded postdoctoral position in Chicago will open in 2026 to study aspects of Neisseria gonorrhoeae pathogenesis, antigenic variation, genetics, or physiology.
If interested, please get in touch with Hank Seifert
h-seifert@northwestern.edu
A funded postdoctoral position in Chicago will open in 2026 to study aspects of Neisseria gonorrhoeae pathogenesis, antigenic variation, genetics, or physiology.
If interested, please get in touch with Hank Seifert
h-seifert@northwestern.edu
October 21, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Microbiology Postdoctoral Position (Please re-post)
A funded postdoctoral position in Chicago will open in 2026 to study aspects of Neisseria gonorrhoeae pathogenesis, antigenic variation, genetics, or physiology.
If interested, please get in touch with Hank Seifert
h-seifert@northwestern.edu
A funded postdoctoral position in Chicago will open in 2026 to study aspects of Neisseria gonorrhoeae pathogenesis, antigenic variation, genetics, or physiology.
If interested, please get in touch with Hank Seifert
h-seifert@northwestern.edu
Reposted by Selma M.
We wrote 2 📕 chapters with tips & tricks to identify protein-protein interactions in bacteria 🦠
1) In vivo proximity labeling with miniTurbo link.springer.com/protocol/10....
2) An adapted polar recruitment assay feat. E. coli as a test tube link.springer.com/protocol/10.....
Enjoy #MicroSky 🧪
1) In vivo proximity labeling with miniTurbo link.springer.com/protocol/10....
2) An adapted polar recruitment assay feat. E. coli as a test tube link.springer.com/protocol/10.....
Enjoy #MicroSky 🧪
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July 16, 2025 at 11:05 AM
We wrote 2 📕 chapters with tips & tricks to identify protein-protein interactions in bacteria 🦠
1) In vivo proximity labeling with miniTurbo link.springer.com/protocol/10....
2) An adapted polar recruitment assay feat. E. coli as a test tube link.springer.com/protocol/10.....
Enjoy #MicroSky 🧪
1) In vivo proximity labeling with miniTurbo link.springer.com/protocol/10....
2) An adapted polar recruitment assay feat. E. coli as a test tube link.springer.com/protocol/10.....
Enjoy #MicroSky 🧪
Reposted by Selma M.
Wonderful recognition! Hank gave great speech at ceremony on how service and faculty joining together is most important in challenging times
Congratulations to H. Steven (Hank) Seifert, PhD, on receiving Northwestern’s 2025 Provost Award for Exemplary Faculty Service! This annual honor recognizes outstanding service and academic citizenship. @gcrox.bsky.social
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March 4, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Wonderful recognition! Hank gave great speech at ceremony on how service and faculty joining together is most important in challenging times
Reposted by Selma M.
🚨🚨🚨 L'@ipbstoulouse.bsky.social est laboratoire d'accueil pour 4 postes de MCU en biochimie, biologie moléculaire, génétique et microbiologie qui vont ouvrir au concours en 2025 à l'Université de Toulouse
#Emploi #Université #Maitredeconférences
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#Emploi #Université #Maitredeconférences
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December 9, 2024 at 1:40 PM
🚨🚨🚨 L'@ipbstoulouse.bsky.social est laboratoire d'accueil pour 4 postes de MCU en biochimie, biologie moléculaire, génétique et microbiologie qui vont ouvrir au concours en 2025 à l'Université de Toulouse
#Emploi #Université #Maitredeconférences
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#Emploi #Université #Maitredeconférences
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Seeing this little buddy every day makes me actually happy, thank you again @contamclub.bsky.social!
December 10, 2024 at 3:06 AM
Seeing this little buddy every day makes me actually happy, thank you again @contamclub.bsky.social!
Contaminants are back! Let's enjoy the view~ @contamclub.bsky.social
November 21, 2024 at 3:59 AM
Contaminants are back! Let's enjoy the view~ @contamclub.bsky.social
The second article from my PhD is finally out! Next one won't be about Salmonella 😉
journals.plos.org/plosone/arti...
journals.plos.org/plosone/arti...
Loss of CorA, the primary magnesium transporter of Salmonella, is alleviated by MgtA and PhoP-depend...
In many Gram-negative bacteria, the stress sigma factor of RNA polymerase, σS/RpoS, remodels global gene expression to reshape the physiology of stationary phase cells and ensure their survival under...
journals.plos.org
September 16, 2023 at 5:19 PM
The second article from my PhD is finally out! Next one won't be about Salmonella 😉
journals.plos.org/plosone/arti...
journals.plos.org/plosone/arti...