Never thought our paper would be mentioned here... @grakoui.bsky.social @anuradhaiitb.bsky.social @jakechoby.bsky.social @plosbiology.org

Big thank you to @liuswrites.bsky.social for this wonderful piece about our study revealing bacterial translocation from the gut to the brain in settings of high-fat diet or in models of Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, and autism. www.the-scientist.com/a-high-fat-d...

Bacteria in our BRAINS??! We observed translocation of bacteria from the gut to the brain via the vagus nerve. This occurred after high fat diet, or without dietary changes in mouse models of Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, and autism. journals.plos.org/plosbiology/...

#NatMicroPicks More than just pumps? 🦠💊 Bacterial efflux pumps not only block drug entry but also disrupt intracellular drug–target interactions by preventing repeated drug rebinding #MicroSky www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

🚨 Postdoc Opportunity – Microbiota & Cancer Biology 🚨 (@LSU) Moreira Lab seeks for enthusiastic postdoc to study microbiota–host interactions in oncology, with focus on 16S rRNA analysis, in vivo. PhD in microbiology/molecular/cell bio/oncology. Competitive salary w/exc.benefits. DM, w/CV and 3refs.

We are hiring postdocs :)

Excited to announce the upcoming 2026 Microbial Toxins and Pathogenicity GRC and GRS meeting taking place July 12 - 17, 2026 at Waterville Valley in New Hampshire. This meeting will be chaired by yours truly and co-chaired by @sunnyshinlab.bsky.social www.grc.org/microbial-to...

We show how bacteria can adapt to B-lactam stress by increasing the copy number of "wimpy" beta-lactamases to overcome new drugs/B-lactamase inhibitors, without de novo evolution. This threatens the beta-lactam dominated antibiotic pipeline. Congrats @jakechoby.bsky.social and team! rdcu.be/euijW

@jakechoby.bsky.social is a rockstar - I encourage students/postdocs looking for an amazing mentor and excited to investigate a new frontier in antibiotic resistance to join Jake at UNC to study heteroresistance and defeat superbugs! Congrats, Jake and team on this exciting paper.

Alert! The abstract deadline for the Microbial Pathogenesis & Host Response meeting has been extended to July 7 meetings.cshl.edu/meetings.asp...

Bactericidal antibiotics release bacterial DNA that activates TLR9, while static antibiotics do not. This can profoundly impact treatment outcome. Should clinicians consider this when choosing antibiotics to prescribe? Amazing work by Julia Gross and collaboration with Iain Fraser! rdcu.be/d1Phk