Preprint from our lab and @func-metabo-lab.bsky.social: In synthetic nasal communities a single Corynebacterium propinquum strain can exclude Staphylococcus aureus through nutrient competition. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...

Community composition and strain identity drive metabolic competition and Staphylococcus aureus colonization resistance in Synthetic Nasal Communities

The human nasal microbiome is a low-diversity ecosystem whose assembly principles and mechanisms of colonization resistance remain poorly understood. In particular, Staphylococcus aureus colonization ...

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I am very excited to announce that a fully funded PhD position is available in my group. Topic: Synergistic coevolution in mono-specific and multi-species microbial consortia Please RT or forward this information to interested candidates. Deadline: 11.01.26 More info: shorturl.at/f1TuF

Our popular science article (in German) with @simonheilbronner.bsky.social on the commensal and pathogenic struggles of Staphylococcus aureus

BIOspektrum@claudialudy.bsky.social · 8mo ago

Spannendes zum Kampf von Staphylococcus aureus im Kampf mit dem nasalen Mikrobiom im Artikel von Simon Heilbronner und David Gerlach: www.biospektrum.de/system/files... @dger.bsky.social

Great heroic work by Kevser Bilici demonstrating the import role of biotin for integration of S. aureus into the nasal microbiome.

@simonheilbronner.bsky.social · 8mo ago

Really happy to see the final version of this published in @isme-microbes.bsky.social. We show that production of and competition for biotin shapes S. aureus fitness in the context of nasal commensals doi.org/10.1093/isme... Work lead by the amazing Kevser Bilici!

Really happy to see the final version of this published in @isme-microbes.bsky.social. We show that production of and competition for biotin shapes S. aureus fitness in the context of nasal commensals doi.org/10.1093/isme... Work lead by the amazing Kevser Bilici!

Competitive fitness of Staphylococcus aureus against nasal commensals depends on biotin biosynthesis and acquisition

Abstract. The human nasal microbiome can serve as a reservoir for pathogens. In particular, the opportunistic pathogen Staphylococcus aureus can be a membe

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PhD position on bacterial (Staph aureus) transporters and host-adaptation in my group @roslininstitute.bsky.social @edinburgh-uni.bsky.social www.findaphd.com/phds/project...

EASTBIO How do transporters promote the fitness of Staphylococcus aureus in different host-species ? at University of Edinburgh on FindAPhD.com

PhD Project - EASTBIO How do transporters promote the fitness of Staphylococcus aureus in different host-species ? at University of Edinburgh, listed on FindAPhD.com

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Yeah! 7 more years for @cmfi.bsky.social So many people to thank... We are a fantastic team!

Cluster of Excellence CMFI@cmfi.bsky.social · last yr.

🎉 Fantastic News 🎉 Our CMFI Cluster of Excellence @unituebingen.bsky.social receives funding extension for the next seven years. Spokesperson Andreas Peschel @andreaspeschel.bsky.social: "We can now advance our research into resistance mechanisms and new antimicrobial agents!" shorturl.at/rcK1A

Die Universität Tübingen erhält sechs #Exzellenzcluster, die im Rahmen der #Exzellenzstrategie vom 01.01.2026 an sieben Jahre lang gefördert werden! Darunter drei Cluster, die bereits etabliert sind und eine erneute Förderung erhalten. uni-tuebingen.de/universitaet... #ExStra #Forschung #UniTübingen

The #ClustersOfExcellence have been selected: today, the Excellence Commission approved 70 projects for funding. 45 clusters will continue and 25 will be newly established. Funding starts on 1 Jan 2026 for 7 years, with €539 million per year. The full list: www.dfg.de/resource/blo... 1/3

Join us in Tubingen as a Junior Research Group Leader if you do research on #ESKAPE pathogens and infections and are interested in the highly cooperative environment of @dzif.bsky.social‬ and @cmfi.bsky.social ! Please send your application or forward to colleagues! uni-tuebingen.de/universitaet...

I am happy to share our latest preprint, spearheaded by Laura Camus. We show that tyrosin-dependent interactions can foster integration of S. aureus into the nasal microbiome. @cmfi.bsky.social @lmumuenchen.bsky.social www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

Matching phages to cognate host bacteria has remained merely empirical. We describe a new tool predicting the host range of #S.aureus-specific phages, based on phage receptor binding protein sequences, which will become helpful for #phage-therapy. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Characterization and host range prediction of Staphylococcus aureus phages through receptor-binding protein analysis

Bacteriophages are crucial in bacterial communities and can be used for therapy of multidrug-resistant pathogens such as Staphylococcus aureus. Howeve…

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We derive iron-siderophore interaction networks among Pseudomonas strains from sequencing data. One key insight: natural strains form dense networks, whereas pathogens are loners. With @frimanscience.bsky.social @zhiyuanli.bsky.social & Nanjing colleagues www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Siderophore synthetase-receptor gene coevolution reveals habitat- and pathogen-specific bacterial iron interaction networks

Coevolving siderophore genes shape bacterial iron networks, unveiling the complexity of cheating across habitats and lifestyles.

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Whow so interesting

Félix Ramos-León@felixrl.bsky.social · 2y ago

A novel polysaccharide in the envelope of S. aureus influences the septal secretionof preproteins with a YSIRK/GXXS motif 🦠🧫🧪 journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/...