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Cool paper looking at biomass degradation in leaf cutter ant fungus gardens:
Mapping microhabitats of lignocellulose decomposition by a microbial consortium
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41589-023-01536-7
#microbiology #fungi #cellulose
Mapping microhabitats of lignocellulose decomposition by a microbial consortium - Nature Chemical Biology
Metabolome-informed proteome imaging provides a comprehensive view of underlying biological pathways within micrometer-scale microhabitats of the fungal garden, informing the understanding of metabolic fungal pathways in plant matter degradation.Nature
Station Science 101: Epigenetics Research in Space - NASA
A growing body of research suggests a link between epigenetic mechanisms and a wide variety of illnesses and behaviors, including cancer, cardiovascular andAna Guzman (NASA)
Investigating antifungal tolerance
A refined single-cell sequencing technique provides insight into how pathogenic fungi respond to drugs.eLife Sciences Publications, Ltd
French chemist and microbiologist Louis Pasteur was born #OTD in 1822
He is renowned for his discoveries of the principles of vaccination, microbial fermentation, and pasteurization, the last of which was named after him. His research in chemistry led to remarkable breakthroughs in the understanding of the causes & preventions of diseases, which laid down the foundations of hygiene, public health & much of modern medicine.
Louis Pasteur at PG:
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#microbiology #myxomycetes #Physarum #leBlob
Apply for our Phd project on "Discovering and characterising novel defence systems in pathogenic Serratia spp using microbiology and genomics"
#genomics #microbiology #omics
FindAPhD : Pathogens and Host Defences Doctoral Training Partnership PhD Studentships at University of Sussex
https://www.findaphd.com/phds/program/pathogens-and-host-defences-doctoral-training-partnership-phd-studentships/?p6353
FindAPhD : Pathogens and Host Defences Doctoral Training Partnership PhD Studentships at University of Sussex
Apply for a PhD: Pathogens and Host Defences Doctoral Training Partnership PhD Studentships at University of Sussexwww.FindAPhD.com
https://doi.org/10.1038/s43705-023-00333-6
#microbiology #bioinformatics
Contrasting drivers of abundant phage and prokaryotic communities revealed in diverse coastal ecosystems - ISME Communications
ISME Communications - Contrasting drivers of abundant phage and prokaryotic communities revealed in diverse coastal ecosystemsNature
Happy to share our latest paper, in which we examined the timing at which different microbial groups colonized the ocean!
The first author (Carolina Martinez) is starting her lab at UC Santa Barbara in 2024 and is looking to recruit postdocs and PhD students, so if this looks interesting to you, please reach out to her!
A timeline of bacterial and archaeal diversification in the ocean
https://elifesciences.org/articles/88268
#microbiology #ocean #marine #evolution
A timeline of bacterial and archaeal diversification in the ocean
Phylogenomics reveals the timeline over which marine bacteria and archaea colonized the oceans and shows the geological context of their diversification.Carolina A Martinez-Gutierrez (eLife Sciences Publications, Ltd)
Contrasting drivers of abundant phage and prokaryotic communities revealed in diverse coastal ecosystems
https://www.nature.com/articles/s43705-023-00333-6
#marine #viruses #phages #ocean #microbiology #virology
Contrasting drivers of abundant phage and prokaryotic communities revealed in diverse coastal ecosystems - ISME Communications
ISME Communications - Contrasting drivers of abundant phage and prokaryotic communities revealed in diverse coastal ecosystemsNature
Postdoctoral Fellow in Phylogenomics/Bioinformatics
#academicjobs #postdocjobs #genomics #evolution #microbiology
https://jobrxiv.org/job/uc-santa-barbara-27778-postdoctoral-fellow-in-phylogenomics-bioinformatics/
Postdoctoral Fellow in Phylogenomics/Bioinformatics
Post a job in 3min, or find thousands of job offers like this one at jobRxiv!jobRxiv
🎉 New preprint from the (MDM) lab:
🔗 https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2023.11.22.567924v1
❓ How accurately can we predict diverse #bacteriophage bacteria-interactions from their #genomes only ?
🦠 We created a matrix of >38k #phage-#bacteria interactions to find out (=> AUROC 86%) & used our predictions to recommend tailored phage cocktails.
Predicting which phages infect which specific strains would allow to better fight bacterial infections and understand #microbial ecology.
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#microbiology #virus #phagotherapy
Predicting phage-bacteria interactions at the strain level from genomes
Predicting how phages can selectively infect specific bacterial strains holds promise for developing novel approaches to combat bacterial infections and better understanding microbial ecology.bioRxiv
New #ISEPpapers! The #protist #Aurantiochytrium has universal subtelomeric rDNAs and is a host for #mirusviruses: Jackie Collier et al. https://www.cell.com/current-biology/fulltext/S0960-9822(23)01368-4
#protists #microbes #protistology #microbiology #viruses #virology #genomics
Nice #oceanography study on particles and #carbon export
Planktonic #microbial signatures of sinking particle export in the open ocean’s interior
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-023-42909-9
Planktonic microbial signatures of sinking particle export in the open ocean’s interior - Nature Communications
Sinking of organic particles to the deep seafloor is fundamental to ocean carbon cycling. Here, the authors investigate prokaryotic communities in sinking and suspended particles, identifying depth-specific signatures of particle export and carbon cy…Nature
*Slime mould appreciation post*
Slime moulds usually live as single celled organisms, but will occasionally perform an astonishing feat of cooperation - gathering together as a collective ‘organism’ to form structures such as fruiting bodies. They may resemble fungi, but are really a unique group of amoebozoa.
#Macrophotography #microbiology #slimemould #soilbiodiversity
A new episode of the EMBO podcast is out. I spoke with Hsiao-Han Chang, Gytis Dudas, and Hedvig Tamman about viruses, hosts, spillovers, public health... And also starting a new lab, the challenges of mobility, mentorship, and Die Hard Dracula.
#EMBOPodcast #scicomm #SciencePodcast #Virology #Evolution #Microbiology
It’s viruses all the way down: a conversation with Hsiao-Han Chang, Gytis Dudas, and Hedvig Tamman –
As COVID-19 and flu season descends, we talk with three new research group leaders who work on host-virus interactions.Thiago Carvalho (EMBO)
Lessons from Chloroviruses: the Complex and Diverse Roles of Viruses in Food Webs
Happy birthday to Antonie van Leeuwenhoek (1632 – 1723), the Dutch scientist & progenitor of #microbiology known for his improvements to microscope tech. He was a draper in Delft, then a politician with an interest in lensmaking. Using his handmade #microscopes, he was 1st to observe microorganisms, which he called tiny animals, or "animalcules". He also made pioneering microscopic observations on muscle fibres, bacteria, coffee & … 🧵1/n
#linocut #printmaking #sciart #histstm #MastoArt
Bacterial histones unveiled
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41564-023-01509-5
Bacterial histones unveiled - Nature Microbiology
Computational, molecular and structural analyses reveal the presence of bacterial histones that bind DNA to form dense, DNA-enveloping fibres in Bdellovibrio bacteriovorus.Nature
Research Associate in #Benthic #DeepSea #Ecology (focus on #biogeochemistry and #microbiology) and Data Management (m/f/d)
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3y full-time #tenure track position in #Bremerhaven 🇩🇪 @awi
#CRISPR #DNA #RNA #Microbiology #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2023/10/mcb10142302.html
Thousands of programmable DNA-cutters found in algae, snails, and other organisms
New research finds RNA-guided enzymes called Fanzors are widespread among eukaryotic organisms.www.sflorg.com
Very interesting preprint by Ran Blekhman's lab (@blekhman): https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2023.10.11.560955v1 on https://microbiomap.org/ , a resource integrating 168k human gut 16S samples for a global overview. Seems similar to https://microbeatlas.org/ , which combines >2 million samples (both 16S and WGS across all habitats)
Integration of 168,000 samples reveals global patterns of the human gut microbiome
Understanding the factors that shape variation in the human microbiome is a major goal of research in biology.bioRxiv
Position announcement at #VirginiaTech - Looking for a light microscopy specialist to lead the VT imaging core:
https://careers.pageuppeople.com/968/cw/en-us/job/527077/light-microscopy-specialist
Please share!
#ScienceJobs #AcademicMastodon #microscopy #microbiology #imaging
"We are in the midst of the "Platinum Age of Virus Discovery", an era characterized by the exponential growth in the discovery of virus biodiversity. "
A Parasite Odyssey: An RNA virus concealed in Toxoplasma gondii
https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2023.09.17.558162v1?rss=1
Top abundant deep ocean heterotrophic bacteria can be retrieved by cultivation
https://www.nature.com/articles/s43705-023-00290-0
#microbiology #marine #ocean #DeepBiosphere
Top abundant deep ocean heterotrophic bacteria can be retrieved by cultivation - ISME Communications
ISME Communications - Top abundant deep ocean heterotrophic bacteria can be retrieved by cultivationNature
We are looking for a new colleague to lead the microbiology & immunology section of @PLOSBiology!!
Do you have micro/immuno expertise (including virology of course) & a passion for science away from the bench? This could be for you
Get in touch w/ any Qs!
Associate or Senior level
Applications will be assessed upon receipt
Boosts greatly appreciated!
#editing #careersinscience #microbiology #virology #immmunology
https://us232.dayforcehcm.com/CandidatePortal/en-US/plos/Posting/View/288
Cool paper! Also glad we are moving towards Patescibacteria and not CPR:
"Genetic manipulation of Patescibacteria provides mechanistic insights into microbial dark matter and the epibiotic lifestyle"
ASM Selects Honorees for 2024 Awards and Prize Program
The American Society for Microbiology (ASM) announced the recipients of its 2024 Awards and Prize Program.ASM.org
Antoni van Leeuwenhoek died #OTD in 1723.
A largely self-taught man in science, he is commonly known as "the Father of Microbiology", and one of the first microscopists and microbiologists. Van Leeuwenhoek is best known for his pioneering work in microscopy and for his contributions toward the establishment of microbiology as a scientific discipline. via @wikipedia
Books by Antoni van Leeuwenhoek at PG:
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Went to Mountain "Lake" yesterday for a faculty retreat and I had to get some samples to look for microbes while I was there. Pretty epic mud.
The claim to fame of this lake is that Dirty Dancing was filmed here (when the lake was full). It is one of two natural lakes in Virginia and it has highly unstable water levels.
#virginia #freshwater #microbiology
#USFCMS #microbiology #micro #virology #phage #virus
https://youtu.be/GOWEANUgzpw
Matters Microbial #2: Shock and awe microbiology and a chat with Mya Breitbart
Mark discusses some “shock and awe” concepts about the microbial world that he introduces to his microbiology students, and asks three important questions ab...YouTube
https://doi.org/10.1093/molbev/msy065
#microbiology #bioinformatics
A patchwork pathway of apparently recent origin enables degradation of the synthetic buffer compound TRIS in bacteria
The widely used synthetic chemical 2-amino-2-hydroxymethyl-propane-1,3-diol (TRIS) was long considered to be biologically inert. Herein, we describe a complete degradation pathway for the catabolism of TRIS in bacteria.bioRxiv
A genome catalogue of lake bacterial diversity and its drivers at continental scale
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41564-023-01435-6
#metagenomics #lakes #freshwater #microbiology
A genome catalogue of lake bacterial diversity and its drivers at continental scale - Nature Microbiology
A metagenomic compendium from lakes across Canada reveals bacterial metabolic potential and how it varies depending on land use in different regions.Nature
Hi again #Mastodon!
I joined the fediverse when a lot of my community had not migrated from the bird site, so could only partially reconstruct it here using automated tools. If I followed you there and don’t here, say hi and let’s reconnect!
For those who don’t know me, I am a #virologist by training with almost 20 years of experience as a #science #editor, a passion for #microbiology and all science really, #OpenScience #openaccess & people
Have a lovely day everyone
Evaluating the role of bacterial diversity in supporting soil ecosystem functions under anthropogenic stress
https://www.nature.com/articles/s43705-023-00273-1
Evaluating the role of bacterial diversity in supporting soil ecosystem functions under anthropogenic stress - ISME Communications
ISME Communications - Evaluating the role of bacterial diversity in supporting soil ecosystem functions under anthropogenic stressNature