I established my research group within JSMC (Jena School for Microbial Communications), the predecessor of the excellence centre Balance of the Microverse... I can only recommend this superb opportunity to exploit the vibrant environment for microbiologists in Jena

Balance of the Microverse@microverse.bsky.social · 2d ago

Microbes thrive in great communities. So do excellent scientists. 🦠 We’re hiring a Junior Research Group Leader at @uni-jena.de ! Bring your bold ideas. We’ll help you build your team. 📅 Apply by 7 Dec 2026 🔗 jobs.uni-jena.de/jobposting/1...

Microbes thrive in great communities. So do excellent scientists. 🦠 We’re hiring a Junior Research Group Leader at @uni-jena.de ! Bring your bold ideas. We’ll help you build your team. 📅 Apply by 7 Dec 2026 🔗 jobs.uni-jena.de/jobposting/1...

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I’m planning my 2027 #EuroTour and I’d love to visit your institute! ✈️ I travel to Europe every spring to connect with the research community: I meet with PIs and give trainees a talk on careers in scientific publishing. Dates flexible, March-May. Interested in hosting? DM me! 😊

Intrinsic timekeeping in Escherichia coli -in bioRxiv www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...

Intrinsic timekeeping in Escherichia coli

Circadian clocks allow organisms to anticipate predictable environmental changes across the day-night cycle. Here we show that the bacterium Escherichia coli exhibits intrinsic timekeeping that antici...

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10k in Gouda with daughter - last race ending the season

Physiological, behavioral, and genetic factors that shape interactions in the plant growth-promoting maize rhizosphere synthetic community -in #mSystems journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/...

Physiological, behavioral, and genetic factors that shape interactions in the plant growth-promoting maize rhizosphere synthetic community | mSystems

The microbiome surrounding the roots of plants can play an integral role in plant health and growth, and it is composed of thousands of species of microbes that are specific to the plant and environme...

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Nutrient-dependent bet-hedging between reproduction and sporulation in Bacillus subtilis in @commsbio.nature.com www.nature.com/articles/s42...

The bacterial swarming factor SwrD belongs to a diverse family of proteins that form hexameric rings in Protein Science onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

The bacterial swarming factor <fc>SwrD</fc> belongs to a diverse family of proteins that form hexameric rings

Prokaryotic swarming is a collective surface-associated behavior that supports rapid colonization, biofilm formation, and host interactions. Swarming requires enhanced flagellar motor (FM) torque gen...

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DegQ and SwrA differentially modulate protease production and flagellar motility in Bacillus subtilis bioRxiv from Dan Kearns www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...

DegQ and SwrA differentially modulate protease production and flagellar motility in Bacillus subtilis

In Bacillus subtilis, the DegS-DegU two-component system modulates a range of adaptive responses, including extracellular protease production and the flagellar-surface motility called swarming. Two pr...

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RelA-mediated stringent response orchestrates pleomorphism and stress resilience in Bacillus subtilis biofilm in Microbiological Research www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

RelA-mediated stringent response orchestrates pleomorphism and stress resilience in Bacillus subtilis biofilm

Biofilm are spatially structured microbial communities where environmental gradients impose stress that drive bacterial adaptation. In this study, we …

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Direct regulation of a tRNA modification enzyme by ppGpp links stress signaling to translational control and biofilm development #Bacillussubtilis Science Advances from Jude Wang www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Direct regulation of a tRNA modification enzyme by ppGpp links stress signaling to translational control and biofilm development

Transfer RNA (tRNA) modifications influence decoding efficiency and translational fidelity, yet how they are integrated into bacterial signaling networks remains poorly understood. Here, we identify a...

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And also the recent work on the intricate spatiotemporal coordination of circadian rhythms of gene expression in expanding colonies. Very cool visuals, check out: www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Also that these patterns occur in natural isolates, with additional characterisation of these complex dynamics www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Akos discusses that circadian clocks are present in non-photosyntheric bacteria. They found circadian dynamics in Bacillus subtils, with incredible possibilities to study in a tractable laboratory system www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

A circadian clock in a nonphotosynthetic prokaryote

Bacillus subtilis has a circadian clock, extending the field of chronobiology to nonphotosynthetic bacteria.

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Direct regulation of a tRNA modification enzyme by ppGpp links stress signaling to translational control and biofilm development | Science Advances www.science.org/doi/10.1126/... - wonderful work from the Wang lab in Madison.

Direct regulation of a tRNA modification enzyme by ppGpp links stress signaling to translational control and biofilm development

Transfer RNA (tRNA) modifications influence decoding efficiency and translational fidelity, yet how they are integrated into bacterial signaling networks remains poorly understood. Here, we identify a...

science.org

Last talk at #KNVMfall2026 meeting on Toshi Nagakubo on Biological functions of phage tail-like nanostructures in actinomycetes

Alexander Belyy @alexanderbelyy.bsky.social on Actin as a target and activator of bacterial protein toxins #KNVMfall2026

Maartje van Kessel on Ammonia detoxification by nitrogen cycle symbionts in fish gills #KNVMfall2026

Kathrin Wippel on Bacterial interactions influencing microbiome composition and plant performance #KNVMfall2026

🌱 How can soil microbiology help us tackle challenges in agriculture and biodiversity conservation? Join our #WorldSoilDay webinar to hear directly from researchers exploring crop resilience, plant–microbe interactions, and more. 📅 2 Dec | 16:00 CET 🔗 Sign up: buff.ly/VslISvb

Edze Westra on Using modified bacteriophages to combat Pseudomonas aeruginosa infections #KNVMfall2026

Royal recognition, prestigious awards and NWO grants for Faculty of Science www.universiteitleiden.nl/en/news/2026...

Daniel Tamarit @danieltamarit.bsky.social on Evolution of archaeal architecture: cells, molecules, genomes #KNVMfall2026

EVENT - OPEN Friday Seminar - “The cell biology of Archaea” with Prof. Sonja-Verena Albers, The University of Freiburg @uni-freiburg.de 🦠 🗓️ TODAY - Friday 6 November 2026 ⏰ 11:30 am Register here to join LIVE online: forms.cloud.microsoft/Pages/Respon...

Next year, the 23rd International Conference on Bacilli and Gram-Positive Bacteria will be in Ljubljana, Slovenia between 29 June and 2 July organized by @annadragos.bsky.social, @polonca32.bsky.social and a scientific committee grampositive2027.eu

We are seeking to appoint an outstanding Chair to lead our Board of Trustees at a pivotal moment in our history. Apply here by 16 November and find out more: https://okt.to/jAKG9F CGI image credit: Secchi Smith, BDP.

Anja Spang (from @niozsearesearch.bsky.social) Deep roots and genome evolution of archaeal symbionts #KNVMfall2026

Simonetta Gribaldo @sgribaldo.bsky.social opens with a keynote at KNVM Fundamental Microbiology Fall Meeting talking about Evolution of the cell envelope across the bacterial tree of life #KNVMfall2026

The 2026 EAM fellow summit was wonderful event to connect and discussions about magnifying the microbial impact

FEMS@femsmicro.org · 2w ago

The European Academy of Microbiology brings together Fellows to forge interdisciplinary links stretching across the full breadth of microbiology. In our 2026 EAM Summit wrap-up, Fellows explain the unique value of the Academy is sharing perspectives from across the discipline and the continent: