🔓Take a look at a #OpenAccess review by Gerald Lackner & co. covering recent insights into the biosynthesis and biological activities of the peptide-derived redox cofactor mycofactocin #secmet #natprod 📍 @lacknerlab.bsky.social @unibayreuth.bsky.social @uni-jena.de

Great #ISMEJournal review by Ingrid Richter, Hannah Büttner, Christian Hertweck @leibniz-hki.de @microverse.bsky.social Endofungal Bacteria as Hidden Facilitators of Biotic Interactions academic.oup.com/ismej/advanc...

How can we make genetically engineered microbes safer for medical or environmental use? 🧬 💊 Our PhD student Carla Maneira tackled this challenge and developed efficient safety strategies for both lab and probiotic yeast. 💡🧪Check out the solutions in our latest publication! 📄 doi.org/10.1016/j.ym...

At the top of each article in eLife is an eLife Assessment. They summarise the reviews using consistent assessment terms in bold to help you quickly understand the strengths and weaknesses of the research. 🔗 buff.ly/6HxRbhC

What the f* is mycofactocin? If you’ve ever wondered about the unusual cofactor – wonder no more. We’ve written up a review article for NPR covering its discovery, biosynthesis, and biological roles. Huge thanks to all co-authors who made this happen! pubs.rsc.org/en/content/a...

UPDATE: Mehr als 7200 aus der deutschen Wissenschaftscommunity haben in acht Tagen der Klima-Appell der Bayreuther Scientists for Future unterschrieben. Wir öffnen die Mitzeichnungsmöglichkeit für den Appell nun erneut bis zur konstituierenden Sitzung des neuen Deutschen Bundestags am 25.03.2025.

Great to see our article about the role of MftG in mycobacterial respiration highlighted in eLife: doi.org/10.7554/eLif...

Die Mobile Opferberatung in Magdeburg berichtet, dass nach dem Anschlag von Magdeburg die Zahl rechtsextremer Gewalttaten deutlich zugenommen hat. Mehr als die Hälfte war rassistisch motiviert. Rechte Gewalt eskaliert und es kriegt nicht mal irgendjemand mit, wenn die "Ausländer" die Opfer sind.

🧐 Research in focus, part 2: Infection Biology At #LeibnizHKI, we are studying microbial infections, especially fungal pathogens, to understand host-pathogen interactions and develop new treatment strategies. Stay tuned for all updates on our #InfectionBiology research! 🔔

🧐 Research in focus, part 1: Natural Products At #LeibnizHKI, we are investigating microbial natural products to discover new bioactive compounds, in particular antiinfectives. Stay tuned for all updates on our #NaturalProducts research! 🔔

Hello #Bluesky community! 👋 Welcome to the Leibniz-HKI! We’re researching microbial #NaturalProducts and #FungalPathogens to develop new diagnostics and treatments for #InfectiousDiseases, particularly against rising antimicrobial resistance. 💡 Follow us for the latest updates on our research!

Excited to share our latest preprint! A fascinating story of chemical dialogue and microbial warfare: the Bacillus extracellular matrix acts as a key driver in the antagonistic interaction with Botrytis, while the fungus mounts a multi-layered defense. 🔗 www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

In Nature Chemical Biology today, we reveal how microbes clean our atmospheres by consuming carbon monoxide (CO) gas. A methodological tour de force from Ashleigh Kropp, Rhys Grinter, and David Gillett with broad implications for the atmosphere and bioenergetics. www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Curious how tuberculosis-related mycobacteria process alcohol? We have identified a novel enzyme that couples ethanol metabolism to respiration in these organisms. Many thanks to all authors, especially @patriciagraca.bsky.social, and our collaborators from the Papenfort and Vilotijevic labs!

Great paper by the group of @larsjeuken.bsky.social in J. Biol. Chem. with first author Tijn van der Velden. Cytochrome bd of M. tuberculosis is RedOx-regulated through a disulfide with potential important implications for survival in the phagosome #chemsky #ChemBio (1/2) www.jbc.org/article/S002...

Discover the remarkable potential of engineering #yeast in medical applications in our latest review article. Thanks to Carla Maneira and Alexandre Chamas for the great work!

Are you working on natural products? We’ve just released version 4.0 of the MIBiG data standard and repository! It now includes 3059 biosynthetic gene clusters, thanks to the combined efforts of 288 expert contributors. A thread: (1/8) academic.oup.com/nar/advance-...

Das bayerische Ziel der #Klimaneutralität 2040 ist richtig und wichtig. Die bayerischen Universitäten und Hochschulen für angewandte Wissenschaften (HAWs) müssen und wollen hier vorangehen. Heute ging unser Offener Brief mit über 1500 Unterschriften in die Post.

Unser Offener Brief "Klimaneutraler Hochschulbetrieb 2040" an die #bayerische Staatsregierung hat bereits über 800 Unterschriften. Darunter über 200 Professor:innen bayerischer Universitäten und HAWs. www.bayceer.uni-bayreuth.de/s4f/de/top/5...

Das #Darmmikrobiom als Garant für Gesundheit und Wohlbefinden? Hier ist mein Interview mit dem Ernährungsradar, ein Gemeinschaftsprojekt des Kompetenzzentrum für Ernährung (KErn), der Universität Bayreuth und der Akademie für Neue Medien (Bildungswerk) e.V. www.ernaehrungsradar.de/kuestions-da...

Scientists, academics, researchers: We’re excited to share that @altmetric.com is now tracking mentions of your research on Bluesky! 🧪