🥇 | The @uofglifesci.bsky.social team behind the Practical Resources for Gaza Students initiative, including @uofgsii.bsky.social pair Olwyn Byron and Adnan Al-Hindi, was recognised with a Teaching Excellence Award at the @glasgow.ac.uk graduations last month. 🔗 More: www.gla.ac.uk/schools/infe...

This is a great quick tool just dropped by Bede. Check it out

Bede Constantinides@bede.im · 4w ago

Ever wanted to quickly check host content of DNA sequences? bede.im/sapiometer

Enjoyable two days spent in London discussing how to assess microbiome safety.

Microbiology Society@microbiologysociety.org · 2mo ago

A great day at the Microbiology Society office for the 2nd Microbiome Safety Workshop. We brought together experts from academia and industry to explore the future of microbiome safety assessment and strengthen collaboration across the field. #Microbiology

🆕 | @uofgsii.bsky.social colleagues attended the recent @microbiologysociety.org Annual Conference 2026 in Belfast. Spanning all career stages, the team showcased their research and contributed to key sessions, demonstrating the depth of Bacteriology at Sii. 🔗 More: www.gla.ac.uk/schools/infe...

New paper out in Nature Comms 🎉 Congrats to first author @sekid.bsky.social & thanks team & collaborators We show that B. bifidum & E. coli can cooperate in the breastfed infant gut through nutrient cross-feeding, helping shape early-life microbiome development 🦠👶 www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Human milk oligosaccharide mediates mutualism between Escherichia coli and Bifidobacterium bifidum - Nature Communications

Escherichia coli is widespread in healthy breastfed infants, yet its ecological role is unclear. Here, the authors provide insights into the mechanisms supporting its persistence and co-existence with...

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The journey to #Microbio26 begins. En route to Belfast via train, bus, and ferry. Looking forward to a great conference 🧫 @microbiologysociety.org

New preprint from us @modmedmicro.bsky.social where we validate the diagnostic accuracy of a metagenomic nanopore sequencing method for respiratory RNA viruses. www.medrxiv.org/content/10.6...

Clinical validation of a novel metagenomic nanopore sequencing method for detecting viral respiratory pathogens: diagnostic accuracy study

Background Clinical metagenomics (CMg) offers high-throughput respiratory pathogen detection with a wider range than targeted, probe-dependent diagnostics. Sequencing cost and the challenges of high h...

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🔍What does a healthy vaginal microbiome look like? In this month's Microbe Talk, Lilly chats with molecular microbiologist Prof Wilhelmina Huston to find out what we know so far about these microbes' effect on sexual health🦠 Listen in wherever you get your podcasts 🎧https://microb.io/4rkNmMn

New paper out from @doctoranastasia.bsky.social with lots of other cool folks (+me) looking at the future requirements for translating microbiome research www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Microbiome research in practice: priorities for clinical translation and impact

Rapid advances in microbiome science have sparked clinical and commercial enthusiasm for interventions, yet translation into practice risks outpacing …

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Had great fun writing this paper with some of my #microbiome research heroes! @gilbertjacka.bsky.social @bacterioskeptic.bsky.social @halllab.bsky.social @sarahlebeer.bsky.social @dbogaert.bsky.social @sligomicrobe.bsky.social & many more 😍🦠🧫

David Cleary@bacterioskeptic.bsky.social · 6mo ago

New paper out from @doctoranastasia.bsky.social with lots of other cool folks (+me) looking at the future requirements for translating microbiome research www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Annual Conference is the UK's largest annual gathering of microbiologists. Register now to secure your spot: microb.io/AC26Register #Microbio26

Marjory Stephenson Prize 2026: Professor Mark Buttner — @johninnescentre.bsky.social Outreach and Engagement Prize 2026: @lindsaybroadbent.bsky.social — @uniofsurrey.bsky.social Translational Microbiology Prize 2026: @alanlparker.bsky.social — @cancerwales.bsky.social

The Microbiology Society is pleased to announce the winners of our 2026 Prizes! The winners will be awarded and deliver Prize Lectures at Annual Conference 2026 in Belfast from 13–16 April. Find out more about it: microb.io/PrizeWinners.... Meet the winners below. #Microbio26

Great opportunity to work in a fantastic research group and environment.

Paul Cotter@pauldcotter.bsky.social · 10mo ago

Fantastic new contract researcher position within our group. Focus on fermented foods, microbiology/microbiomes and animal studies A panel will be formed from which other similar, upcoming roles may be filled. Applications by midday (Irish time) Oct 6th topjobs-teagasc.thehirelab.com/LiveJobs/Job...

Now published in @natcomms.nature.com 🎉 www.nature.com/articles/s41... With Gillian Rodger, @nstoesser.bsky.social, @samlipworth.bsky.social, @stat-sarah.bsky.social, and many others!

Escherichia coli phylogeny drives co-amoxiclav resistance through variable expression of TEM-1 beta-lactamase - Nature Communications

This study found E. coli phylogenetic background shapes TEM-1 beta-lactamase expression and co-amoxiclav resistance. Phylogeny alone shifted isolates from susceptible to resistant, stressing a need for lineage-sensitive genotype-phenotype prediction.

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Will Matlock@wtmatlock.bsky.social · 2y ago

🚨 New preprint! 🚨 We reveal that blaTEM-1 expression varies across the E. coli phylogeny, driving differences in co-amoxiclav resistance: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

PhD opportunity to come and work in Glasgow, developing advanced tissue culture models to study Staphylococcus aureus colonisation and infection #microsky #PhD #DTPprogram Enquiries from potential applicants are welcome. www.gla.ac.uk/postgraduate... www.findaphd.com/phds/program...

This is what happens when you chose to publish with @microbiologysociety.org. You are building the future of microbiology and giving a start to some incredible new scientists.

Microbiology Society@microbiologysociety.org · 11mo ago

Meet the Vacation Studentship 2025 grant awardees 🤩! We loved receiving these photos! When you publish with us, we have the funds to continue supporting Early Career Microbiologists in developing their knowledge and skills.

In the lead-up to the Early Career Microbiologist of the Year talk prize final, taking place on 7 October 2025 during the Executive Committee meeting, we spoke to talk finalist Emily Stevenson, from University of Exeter, UK: microb.io/3KqsyCw

In the lead-up to the Early Career Microbiologist of the Year talk prize final, taking place on 7 October 2025 during the Executive Committee meeting, we spoke to talk finalist Emma Davies, from the University of Glasgow, UK: microb.io/4n5ba4J

It's time to submit your abstracts if you want to present at the @microbiologysociety.org Annual Conference in Belfast next year. Lot's of great sessions, you'll definitely find a place for your research.

Microbiology Society@microbiologysociety.org · 11mo ago

Abstract submission for Annual Conference 2026 is open! Submit your research today for a chance to showcase your pioneering work with leading minds in microbiology. Abstract submission closes at 23:59 GMT on 11 November 2025.

Delighted to see our paper studying the evolution of plasmids over the last 100 years, now out! Years of work by Adrian Cazares, also Nick Thomson @sangerinstitute.bsky.social - this version much improved over the preprint. Final version should be open access, apols. Thread 1/n

🎉 #biasedPI but check out the interview by @phoebecrossley.bsky.social as one of the finalists in this year's Early Career Microbiologist of the Year prize talks. Work she did during her time in the lab of Melissa Herbst-Kralovetz

Microbiology Society@microbiologysociety.org · 11mo ago

In the lead-up to the Early Career Microbiologist of the Year talk prize final, taking place on 7 October 2025 during the Executive Committee meeting, we spoke to talk finalist Phoebe Crossley, from University of Glasgow, UK: microb.io/3I0PszW @phoebecrossley.bsky.social

In the lead-up to the Early Career Microbiologist of the Year talk prize final, taking place on 7 October 2025 during the Executive Committee meeting, we spoke to talk finalist Emmanuel Kuffour Osei from University College Cork, Ireland: microb.io/4mewzHv @EmmanuelKuffo15.bsky.social

Share your unique insights, help lead new conversations and feature in our first-ever issue of Microbiology Outlooks. Submit your proposal, review or perspective now. microb.io/MOutsJournal

Delighted to be one of the funded projects for the @innovateuk.bsky.social Engineering Biology SPARKS Award together with partners CC Bio Ltd and supported by Dr Ryan Kean. "Engineering tailored biotherapeutics to target vaginal pathogens" lnkd.in/et3H9iQq @uofgsii.bsky.social

Interested in bacteriocins targeting Gram-negative bacteria causing UTIs? Come and work with me and PI @davidnegus.bsky.social as a research assistant on a 12-month project, funded by The Urology Foundation. #UTIsky

Research Associate:Clifton Campus

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🚨New pre-print out now!🚨 We 3D printed a large optical element that enhanced the illumination, contrast & image quality in transmission stereomicroscopy. This simple addition to the illumination path lets us detect refractive structures & dynamics unobserved by conventional stereomicroscopy. (1/5)

bioRxivpreprint@biorxivpreprint.bsky.social · last yr.

A large 3D-printed integrated lens-biprism element enhances contrast in transmission stereomicroscopy https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.05.20.655140v1

Save the date for Microbes in Microbiomes 2026 in Miami, USA! Follow along for key updates on registration, grants and abstract submissions by visiting the event page - microb.io/MiM26 #MiM26

Great opportunity to work on an exciting project, bioinformatic analysis of microbiome sequencing data of the PrePOP study. Details below....

Paul Cotter@pauldcotter.bsky.social · last yr.

PLEASE SHARE We’re hiring a contract #bioinformatician (research officer) to analyse #microbiome data from an ongoing, exciting project focusing on preterm birth prevention with oral probiotics topjobs-teagasc.thehirelab.com/LiveJobs/Job...

Great opportunity to do a PhD in an excellent lab.

Nicky O’Boyle@oboylelab.bsky.social · last yr.

Looking to appoint a PhD candidate with background in Microbiology, Biochemistry, Biotechnology or related field to work on discovery of infection combatting therapeutics in marine sponge-associated bacteria. Closing date 31st May 2025. International applications welcomed!🌎