Excited and nervous about this talk!!

Marine Biological Laboratory@mblscience.bsky.social · 2d ago

Join us on August 7 for George O'Toole's lecture on the “gut-lung axis” and how it may open new possibilities for treating airway disease with gut-targeted probiotics. Free and open to the public for in-person and virtual attendance. 🔗 More info here: go.mbl.edu/fel

I'm excited to be co-organizing the 2026 Midwest Microbial Pathogenesis Conference, which will take place Sept 25-27 on the UMN campus in Minneapolis! Poster abstracts due Aug 7! Submit yours & register here ➡️ mmpc2026.umn.edu

New collab paper! Lily Charpentier (a Ph.D. grad student in the Stanton lab at Dartmouth) used an in vitro polymicrobial model that we developed a few years ago to explore how polymicrobial bacterial EVs can modulate CF host responses. #microsky isevjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

Polymicrobial Extracellular Vesicles Reduce the Innate Immune Response of Human Cystic Fibrosis Bronchial Epithelial Cells

Chronic antibiotic-resistant cystic fibrosis (CF) lung infections are the leading cause of death in adults with CF. Despite advances in highly effective modulator therapies, microbial communities per...

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Pls share. Assistant Professor of Biological Sciences - Genetics/Genomics at Smith College. apply.interfolio.com/190342

JB Editor's Choice: Lallement, Ploy et al. show a role for DNA damage in impacting when insertion sequences "jump". journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/... @asm.org @microsky.bsky.social #JBacteriol

Pls share: GRINNELL COLLEGE – BIOLOGY DEPARTMENT, TENURE-TRACK POSITION. Research and teaching interests might include but are not limited to organismal biology and ecology - apply by October 2, 2026. Please visit our application website at jobs.grinnell.edu

My last post about the microbial diversity course talked about time in regards to Earth's history. Here is time relevant to the MD course! (Calculations based on 4 of 6 weeks, and 20 students). @mblscience.bsky.social

Bacteriology-Focused Assistant Professor Position in Microbiology and Immunology at the University of Michigan Application deadline: August 15, 2026 Come be my colleague!

I enjoyed this paper: in a dental #biofilm model, Candida albicans enhances Strep. mutans growth & extracellular matrix production. This is partly because Candida binds & concentrates glucan-producing enzymes secreted by Strep, which remain active. #MicroSky journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/...

Symbiotic Relationship between Streptococcus mutans and Candida albicans Synergizes Virulence of Plaque Biofilms In Vivo | Infection and Immunity

ABSTRACT Streptococcus mutans is often cited as the main bacterial pathogen in dental caries, particularly in early-childhood caries (ECC). S. mutans may not act alone; Candida albicans cells are freq...

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JB Editor's Pick: Roberts, Sandkvist et al. examine the role of the GlyGly-CTERM domain in the section/membrane association of T2SS-secreted proteins. journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/... @asm.org #JBacteriol @microsky.bsky.social

What a finale. Bravo MVDP! #TourdeFrance

The newest issue of JB is out! The cover image features a swimming assay with E. coli. Is there an assay that is more common in modern microbiology?? journals.asm.org/toc/jb/208/7 @asm.org #JBacteriol #MicroSky

JB Table of Contents Volume 208, Issue 7

Journal of Bacteriology: Table of Contents Volume 208, Issue 7

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Before giving a lecture on C1 metabolism at Microbial Diversity, Leslie Day (a postdoc in my lab and a member of the course faculty, shared her road in science. @mblscience.bsky.social

New in JB: Grifaldo, Robleto et al. probe the connection between RNA polymerase and the control of motility and chemotaxis, as well as population heterogeneity, for B. subtilis, connecting diverse physiological processes. journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/... @asm.org #JBacteriol #MicroSky

Fresh out of the lab! Our new preprint is now up on BioRxiv, exploring how the beneficial bacterium Pseudomonas putida controls its T6SS nanoweapon. It turns out the Gac/Rsm pathway acts as a strict molecular brake on the system. 👇 (1/4) Read the full preprint here: doi.org/10.64898/202...

From an empty space to a set-up lab (plus ~20 kinds of media) in 24 hrs - Microbial Diversity 2026 @mblscience.bsky.social is ready to kick off tonight. 20 students from around the world will spend 6 intense weeks doing all things microbiology!

Bactofilins are essential spatial organizers of peptidoglycan insertion in the Lyme disease spirochete Borrelia burgdorferi journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/... #MicroSky

Bactofilins are essential spatial organizers of peptidoglycan insertion in the Lyme disease spirochete Borrelia burgdorferi | Journal of Bacteriology

The spirochetal bacterium Borrelia burgdorferi causes Lyme disease, the most prevalent vector-borne infection in North America and Europe. Cellular replication, which requires growth and division of t...

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Please welcome @vscooper.micropopbio.org as the new ASM President and Federico Sisti, Ph.D., as President-Elect. They begin their terms on July 1. ASM congratulates its new & continuing leaders and looks forward to their leadership in advancing ASM’s mission. asm.social/2Zx

Pls share: U of Washington has an opening for a tenure-track faculty position at the rank of Assistant Professor. This position is expected to specialize in molecular virology or bacteriology. Here is a link: microbiology.washington.edu/index.php/ne...

📢 We're hiring! The Department of Microbiology & Cell Biology at Montana State University is hiring an Assistant Professor of Microbiology. We welcome applicants working in microbial pathogenesis, immunology, genetics, microbial evolution, and related areas. Apply: jobs.montana.edu/postings/52009

We are pleased to announce the BLAST XIX meeting in Atlanta, which will be an in-person meeting only. The meeting will be held from Sunday, January 17 to Thursday, January 21, 2027 at the Hilton Atlanta, 255 Courtland St, NE, in Atlanta, Georgia (www.hilton.com/en/hotels/at...).

Excited to have another toy (plate reader) to play with in our anaerobic chamber! #microsky

Submit to the JB Biofilms Collection! Research Articles & Minireviews on biofilm formation/dispersal, Abx tolerance, polymicrobial interactions, signalling, imaging & more. Submission deadline: 30 September 2026. journals.asm.org/journal/jb/b... @asm.org #JBacteriol #ASMjournals

The M&I department/community at Dartmouth is fantastic. Apply!

George O'Toole (he/him/his)@geiselbiofilm.bsky.social · last mo.

Our Dept of Microbiology & Immunology @Geisel School of Medicine @Dartmouth has an opening for an Assistant Professor. Looking for programs bridging multiple areas in Micro & Immuno. A great place to be! Programs: www.M2P2.org www.dartmouthbiofilm.org Job ad: apply.interfolio.com/187637

Hey #MicroSky, can anyone tell me offhand whether Klebsiella pneumoniae ATCC13883 has rough or smooth LPS please? My searches are failing. Thank you :)

New in JB: Bellamoroso, Dandekar et al. show that inactivation of the MexT efflux pump results in the emergence of new quorum sensing variants of P. aeruginosa. This work reveals selection pressures driving QS evolution. journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/... @asm.org #JBacteriol

Another lab tradition is a lobster dinner on Day 2 at a favorite of mine - the Chauncey Creek Lobster Pier. A beautiful location and the seafood is great.

If you work in CF research or care, this is the conference you don't want to miss. 🔬 CFRI's National CF Education Conference features top researchers presenting on gene therapy, phage therapy, CFRD, sleep and much more. I'll be giving a talk on the gut-lung axis in CF. @cfricurecf.bsky.social

Check out out the 15 papers that are part of our collction called "The Pseudomonads: Versatile Organisms" - lots to learn about this interesting bug! journals.asm.org/topic/sss-ta... @asm.org #JBacteriol

Pls share: Early Decision Deadline approaching (June 15th)- submit your abstracts! In addition to a great list of invited speakers, we anticipate selecting ~30 abstracts more for talks. Keen to highlight early career scientists. aegeanconferences.org/conferences/...

Nichole Broderick, PhD@nabroderick.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Call for Abstracts! Looking for a fall host-microbe meeting? Join us in Crete for the 8th Int'l Conf on Model Hosts Oct 3-8. Topics cover the spectrum of host-microbe interactions, using both established and emerging systems. Many opportunities for early career scientists to present and network.