Nice commentary from @bkoskella.bsky.social on the work from Zhong Wei group at Nanjing Agricultural University and @frimanscience.bsky.social #PhageSky #PlantMicrobiome

Nature Microbiology@natmicrobiol.nature.com · last mo.

Out Now! Phages tame plant pathogens #MicroSky

Looking for a 𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐝𝐨𝐜 in phage research? A 𝟐𝟒-𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐡 position is available at 𝐂𝐘 𝐂𝐞𝐫𝐠𝐲 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐬 𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐢𝐭é starting 𝐉𝐚𝐧𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟕 to develop genetically engineered therapeutic phages against 𝘚. 𝘢𝘶𝘳𝘦𝘶𝘴 biofilms. 📄Details in the attached announcement—please share! #PhageResearch #Postdoc #ISVM

🦠 More food ≠ more diversity! Researchers @ratzke-lab.bsky.social found that extra nutrients can actually reduce microbial diversity — efficient bacteria outcompete rivals instead of new niches emerging. 🧾Nature Ecology & Evolution www.nature.com/articles/s41... Press release shorturl.at/bH4De

📣 #JobAlert The Faculty of Biology of @uni-freiburg.de invites applications for a Professorship (W3) for Bioinformatics and Molecular Genetics. ❗ Application Deadline: 15 August, 2026 🔗 kurzlinks.de/roi8 #Biology #Bioinformatics #MolecularGenetics

🚨Join us at the University of Geneva! We're seeking an outstanding junior researcher to apply for an ERC or SNSF Starting Grant with our institutional support in host–pathogen interactions, bacteriology, virology, parasitology, or mycology. www.unige.ch/medecine/mim... Please share!

I wanted to like QED's new 1% preprint ranking. I really did. But the more I looked at the data, the more uncomfortable it made me. Here is my full peer review. open.substack.com/pub/blekhman...

My Peer Review of The 1%

I wanted to like QED's new 1% ranking. I don't.

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Recruiting a postdoc to join my lab at @lshtm.bsky.social to work in an MRC porgramme grant funded project to dissect the gut colonziation by Klebsiella. In vivo and in vitro models, and new approaches to identify Klebsiella factors involved. jobs.lshtm.ac.uk/vacancy.aspx...

Job Opportunity at LSHTM: Research Fellow

The London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) is one of the world’s leading public health universities. Our mission is to improve health and health equity in the UK and worldwide; working i...

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Faculty search announcement 2026: Tenure-Track Assistant Professor in Microbiology at UT Southwestern in Dallas. We seek candidates working in microbial pathogenesis (broadly defined). Come join our community! (1/5) www.utsouthwestern.edu/departments/...

New paper in collaboration with @proftracypalmer.bsky.social, @lislowe.bsky.social and many more. We show that mycobacteria produce Type VII secreted anti-bacterial protein toxins. Excited to explore this new area of mycobacterial biology. www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Our lab is hiring an enthusiastic and motivated research specialist to study host-pathogen interactions in the context of S. aureus infection. For more information, see below: Lab website: www.reyesruizlab.org jobs.wisc.edu/jobs/researc...

Research Specialist - Madison, Wisconsin, United States

Current Employees: If you are currently employed at any of the Universities of Wisconsin, log in to Workday to apply through the internal application process.Job Category:Academic StaffEmployment Type...

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Check out our latest T7SS toxin story. These reverse toxins aren’t as rare as we thought!

bioRxiv Microbiology@biorxiv-microbiol.bsky.social · last mo.

A novel reverse lipase toxin substrate of the Staphylococcus aureus type VII secretion system https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.06.22.733114v1

Today npj Antimicrobials and Resistance has received its first impact factor. Now, we all know that impact factors don't tell the whole story and aren't a standalone mark of quality. That said, we are hugely proud of the success of the journal so far....

Excited to share the first paper from the Kowalski Lab out in mSphere! My superstar technician Sylvia helped write this review while we were getting the lab set up. We discuss how the skin microbiota generates bioactive lipids in the skin environment. Take a look: journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/...

The cutaneous microbiome: microbial remodeling of the skin lipid landscape | mSphere

Skin serves the essential function of protecting internal tissues. Through multiple layers of tightly packed cells held together by proteins and lipids, stabilizing connective tissue, and a deep layer...

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Exciting PhD position available in the Diepold lab @kit.edu ! We're especially interested in international students with expertise in molecular biology and ready to lead a cutting-edge research project in molecular machines and infection biology. Find out more at diepoldlab.com.

New pre-print from the lab! Murepavedin is a Pseudomonas-specific antibiotic, but it disrupts the outer membranes of a wide range of different Gram-negatives. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...

Murepavadin is a broad-spectrum outer membrane permeabiliser

Murepavadin is a Pseudomonas-specific antibiotic that targets LPS transport protein LptD. However, whilst the mode of action of murepavadin is well defined, the mechanism by which the drug gains acces...

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What if bacteria were using wax esters to shape skin microbiomes? Staphylococcal lipases convert skin antimicrobial fatty acids into harmless wax esters. This publication is the very first first-author paper for my first PhD student, my first time acting as last author, and our first ISME paper.

Extracellular wax ester biosynthesis by staphylococcal lipases detoxifies skin fatty acids and shapes interspecies competition

Abstract. To maintain its barrier function, human skin requires lipids, including cholesterol, ceramides, free fatty acids, and wax esters. In contrast to

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📢 We are recruiting! I’m looking for a Research Associate in Structural Biology to join my lab at Imperial College London to study horizontal gene transfer using cryo-EM, biochemistry and microbiology. Please share with interested candidates! Apply: shorturl.at/gmJGS

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Please note that job descriptions are not exhaustive, and you may be asked to take on additional duties that align with the key responsibilities ment...

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New paper from the lab! The β-lactam adjuvant guanosine potentiates anti-folate antibiotics and pyrimidine synthesis inhibitors by depleting thymidine in MRSA! @asm.org @uniofgalway.bsky.social @unmc.bsky.social @unmc-id.bsky.social #amr #mrsa doi.org/10.1128/aac....

The β-lactam adjuvant guanosine potentiates anti-folate antibiotics and pyrimidine synthesis inhibitors by depleting thymidine in methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus | Antimicrobial Agents and...

Finding new ways to preserve the efficacy of currently licensed antimicrobial drugs is a central part of efforts to address the antimicrobial resistance (AMR) crisis. In addition to new drug discovery...

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Breaking: A new Special Collection in @asm.org #mSphere and #mSystems – “Lab Launches - New Leaders, New Discoveries”. We started it bc that first paper is important – it communicates the group’s identity as well as the discoveries that propel a scientific career. journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/...

Lab Launches—New Leaders, New Discoveries | mSphere

In the United States and some other countries, many small businesses mark their beginnings by posting their first earned dollar (or whatever relevant currency) from their very first transaction on a p...

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What would happen if Darwin, Russell Wallace and Koch walked into a bar? We present our new way to study mycobacteria, employing a macroevolution framework (species not strains). Possibilities are endless!! Thanks to Fernanda Subtil for pushing this. elifesciences.org/articles/101...

A macroevolution-inspired approach to reveal novel antibiotic resistance mechanisms

Using macroevolution, species not strains, uncovered important diversity in how mycobacteria respond to and resist antibiotics, revealing novel resistance determinants.

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Meet the editorial team of ISME Host Microbe! Led by EiCs Mike Taylor, Nichole Broderick and Arturo Casadevall, and supported by senior editors with expertise across e.g. microbial ecology and host-associated interactions. We are excited to invite your submissions! lnkd.in/eTe9rJjw

Like a prophage being awakened from its slumber, the phage field has seen a lot of renewed activity during the last decade. Check out our new @natrevmicro.nature.com review on the temperate phage life cycle here to stay up-to-date 🧫🦠 www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Revisiting the life cycle of temperate phages - Nature Reviews Microbiology

The life cycle of temperate bacteriophages involves lytic or lysogenic cycles and has historically served as a model for studying genetic regulation. This Review provides an updated overview of these ...

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We found maternal helminth infection can promote antiviral immunity in offspring 🤱🪱 www.cell.com/cell-host-mi... Don’t worry, we are not suggesting we reinfect everyone with worms! Instead, we identified a microbiota-derived metabolite, Indole-3-propionic acid, that enhances antiviral immunity!

Maternal helminths rewire the microbiota to promote offspring antiviral immunity

Fernandes et al. show that maternal helminths, long-standing mammalian partners, confer antiviral immunity to offspring via the microbiota-derived metabolite indole-3-propionic acid (IPA). This work r...

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We are recruiting a postdoctoral researcher to study Shigella persistent infection using the zebrafish infection model! Deadline to apply: 03-Jun-2026 Link to post: shorturl.at/cCZjK Any questions feel free to get in touch! @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social Please repost!

I'm currently advertising a PhD position in my lab, to study the transition from commensal to pathogen in Staphylococcus aureus. Details available here, please share! www.keele.ac.uk/research/pos...

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This is a long shot, but is anyone willing and able to review a micropublication (i.e., short and sweet) about how senescent-associated β-galactosidase accumulation influences the lifespan of a particular species (a fish, if it matters)? We can't find a reviewer and we've tried so hard. 🧪

We are hiring @umichmicroimmuno.bsky.social ! Tenure-track assistant professor position in our Microbiology and Immunology department. We are especially looking for someone working in bacterial pathogenesis

We’re hiring! 🇸🇪🔬
 Tenure-track Assistant Professor in Prokaryotic Microbiology (molecular focus) at Stockholm University. Supportive environment + strong molecular research 👉https://su.varbi.com/en/what:job/jobID:921526/type:job/where:125/apply:1 Please share!!

Biträdande lektor i prokaryot mikrobiologi med inriktning mot molekylära processer

Institutionen för molekylär biovetenskap, Wenner-Grens institut (MBW) bedriver experimentell grundforskning inom molekylär cellbiologi, integrativ biologi och infektions- och immunbiologi. Forsknin

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Looking for a #postdoc outside the US, focusing on gut microbiome, AMR dynamics & phage-bacteria interactions. Bridging wet lab and computational approaches🦠👩‍💻. Hartmann Lab, Northwestern University, defending late 2026. Boosts appreciated 🙏🧫🧪 #microbiome #metagenomics #MicroSky

I’m looking to hire a talented postdoctoral research assistant to work with me on my Wellcome Trust-funded project at the @dunnschool.bsky.social If you’re interested in bacterial pathogenesis and host-pathogen interactions, please apply below! my.corehr.com/pls/uoxrecru...