Vincent Somerville
@vincentsomerville.bsky.social
Studying the peculiar world of cheese starter cultures
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New preprint (and brief🧵)! “Co-occurrence drives horizontal gene transfer (HGT) among marine prokaryotes”. doi.org/10.1101/2025...
March 31, 2025 at 10:31 PM
New preprint (and brief🧵)! “Co-occurrence drives horizontal gene transfer (HGT) among marine prokaryotes”. doi.org/10.1101/2025...
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We are looking for a postdoc in bioinformatics interested in broad questions about the ecology and evolution of host-associated microbiomes using social bees as model. Please share with potential candidates and if interested apply here: career5.successfactors.eu/career?caree...
Career Opportunities: Postdoctoral position in bioinformatics/gut microbiota ecology and evolution (22087)
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February 5, 2025 at 12:42 PM
We are looking for a postdoc in bioinformatics interested in broad questions about the ecology and evolution of host-associated microbiomes using social bees as model. Please share with potential candidates and if interested apply here: career5.successfactors.eu/career?caree...
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Finishing the year with a paper submission always feels good! 🛡 🦠 (1/5)
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Happy holidays everyone! ⭐️🎄
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Happy holidays everyone! ⭐️🎄
Systematic functional assessment of antiphage systems in their native host
Bacterial resistance to bacteriophages (phages) relies on two primary strategies: preventing phage attachment and blocking post-attachment steps. These latter mechanisms are mediated by defence system...
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December 22, 2024 at 8:42 PM
Finishing the year with a paper submission always feels good! 🛡 🦠 (1/5)
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Happy holidays everyone! ⭐️🎄
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Happy holidays everyone! ⭐️🎄
Reposted by Vincent Somerville
Prophages are inserted in microbial genomes but dynamics and impact of their insertion/excision on community ecology are still quite unclear. Here, authors use induction assays to show that phage induction shapes the microbiome during colitis in mice. Very cool! www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Prophage induction contributes to alterations in the gut phageome during intestinal inflammation
Bacteriophages (phages) are abundant members of the gut microbiota and regulators of bacterial communities. During homeostasis, gut phage communities are longitudinally stable and lysogenic replicatio...
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December 17, 2024 at 7:13 AM
Prophages are inserted in microbial genomes but dynamics and impact of their insertion/excision on community ecology are still quite unclear. Here, authors use induction assays to show that phage induction shapes the microbiome during colitis in mice. Very cool! www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Reposted by Vincent Somerville
Now published: "Phage predation, disease severity, and pathogen genetic diversity in cholera patients"
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Check out the podcast to hear co-senior author Eric Nelson talk about the twists and turns of our study (around 18:25):
www.science.org/content/podc...
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Check out the podcast to hear co-senior author Eric Nelson talk about the twists and turns of our study (around 18:25):
www.science.org/content/podc...
April 19, 2024 at 7:28 PM
Now published: "Phage predation, disease severity, and pathogen genetic diversity in cholera patients"
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Check out the podcast to hear co-senior author Eric Nelson talk about the twists and turns of our study (around 18:25):
www.science.org/content/podc...
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Check out the podcast to hear co-senior author Eric Nelson talk about the twists and turns of our study (around 18:25):
www.science.org/content/podc...