💾 Prokka 1.15.6 is released! This is the last major release of Prokka. But don't be sad, because @oschwengers.bsky.social already has an excellent replacement called Bakta you can migrate to. #bioinformatics #microbiology #genomics github.com/tseemann/pro...

I am really happy to share that I have been awarded by the Spanish national network “Conexión Microbioma” to support a new collaboration between our lab (@gecko1990.bsky.social) with @josepramoneda.bsky.social at the CEAB-CSIC (@ceabcsic.bsky.social).

Another great collaboration is out! ⭐️ "Widespread potential for phototrophy and convergent reduction of lifecycle complexity in the dimorphic order Caulobacterales" ⬇️ Check it out here ⬇️

I am glad to share our newest preprint "A 16S rRNA dataset of Las Tablas de Daimiel National Park" preprints.arphahub.com/articles.php... via @preprints.arphahub.com with @gecko1990.bsky.social, @themlab.bsky.social, @vicloma1.bsky.social and Salvador Sánchez-Carrillo.

Carbon source diversity shapes bacterial interspecies interactions academic.oup.com/ismej/advanc... #jcampubs

Metabolic interplay drives population cycles in a cross-feeding microbial community @natcomms.nature.com from @oventurelli2.bsky.social www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Started off as a reading group and led to a nice mini-review of microbiome evolution in natural communities. Complete credit to Abby for leading this fun collab! #mevosky Investigating bacterial evolution in nature with metagenomics doi.org/10.1016/j.mi...

I am extremely happy to share our latest manuscript "Widely-distributed freshwater microorganisms with streamlined genomes co-occur in cohorts with high abundance". This project started back in 2021-2022 and after a long time, it sees the light today! www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Excited to share our lab's latest work led by PhD student @maggielangwig.bsky.social describing the ecology and evolution of viruses in globally distributed hydrothermal vents. www.nature.com/articles/s41...

The wonderfully talented post-doc Sven Iburg, who was working with me in the last two years is seeking a new positon, pref BENELUX area. Let me know if you have any openings or suggestions! He is a true alrounder, really good both in the lab and with bioinformatics. meg.irsa.cnr.it/index.php/pe...

Come work with us! We're looking of postdoc(s) with experience in bacterial genomics and interest in mathematical modelling to work on bacterial ecology and evolution in the context of public health. tinyurl.com/n34vzszu

I'm really happy to share that I recently started a postdoctoral position in the group of @gecko1990.bsky.social at the @mncn-csic.bsky.social! ⬇️ And keep an eye open, we are offering a JAE-intro position to work on river metagenomics! ⬇️

The ecological success of freshwater microorganisms is mediated by streamlining and biotic interactions https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.03.24.644981v1

Congratulations 🎉 Kop et al : High diversity of nitrifying bacteria and archaea in biofilms from a subsea tunnel #microbiology @ribesresearch.bsky.social academic.oup.com/femsec/advan...

On hidden protist diversity (unfortunately the data is not available yet) #protistsonsky www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

📢 6-month paid Masters internship available with me and @reymourot.bsky.social Investigating Microbial Dormancy Responses to Stress Cycles in the Cryosphere ❄️🦠🧬😴🌡️ Join us in beautiful Marseille @mioceanologie.bsky.social ☀️🌊⛰️🇫🇷 #ERC_SIESTA Apply by 15 April RT Link 👇 euraxess.ec.europa.eu/jobs/329851

Does genome streamlining influence the prevalence and abundance of freshwater prokaryotes? Does metabolic interdependencies influence the co-occurrence of prokaryotes in freshwater ecosytems? ⬇️ We examine the answer to these questions in our new pre-print ⬇️

We are hiring a postdoctoral scholar to join us in the sometime in the next ~6 months. oliveriolab.org with a focus on microbial eukaryotes in extreme environments. Please email w/CV if you'd like to chat. Official ad soon. #MicroSky #MicrobiomeSky #ProtistsOnSky

🚨 We are hiring for a 3-yr PDRA 🚨 The Whelan lab is seeking a microbiologist interested in microbe-pathogen competition and use of a Drosophila melanogaster chronic infection model to investigate the cystic fibrosis lung microbiome. For more info check out whelanlab.co.uk & apply at the link below:

Very proud that these just appeared in bioRxiv: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1... (reports 71 new SAR11 isolates, proposes names for 24 SAR11 genera). www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1... (investigates the pangenome and metabolic determinants of habitat specificity in SAR11). Wishing you a great 2025!

The enigmatic, ultrasmall and largely uncultivated Candidate Phyla Radiation bacteria represent a treasure trove of potential discoveries, argues this recent Perspective in PNAS🕵️👇 from the Mougous Lab www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...

We are very happy to announce a free-to-attend #anvio workshop and ECR symposium in Oldenburg to discuss integrated microbial 'omics and learn applications of anvi'o. More information and application link (application deadline is Jan 10): anvio.org/workshops/20... Please apply and/or circulate 😇

Hello there 🖖 I'm thrilled to share our piece on *Microbial Functional Diversity and Redundancy* 🦠🧬🌍🔄📃 in #FEMSMicrobiologyReviews Thanks @ramalok.bsky.social P. Galand @femsmicro.bsky.social More trait approaches to know how and where will microbes guide Earth’s biomes on a changing planet ⁉️🌳🌊🌐⤵️

PhD opportunity with Malin Olofsson! Can recommend👍👍 Adaptation strategies in filamentous cyanobacteria www.slu.se/en/about-slu...

New paper out on which I am a co author on studies of metagenomes from Tramway Ridge in Antarctica phylogenomics.me/2024/12/19/n...

Yesterday was epic! The first member of my research group @alejandrorgijon.bsky.social successfully defended his PhD thesis. My heartfelt congratulations, Alejandro!!! May the future bring a lot more reasons to celebrate with super heroe/villain costumes 🙌🏽

Sharing the final version of our article! Guidelines proposed and revised by members of our Advancing Queer and Trans Equity in Science (AQTES) Consortium to have inclusive hiring processes. journals.plos.org/plosbiology/... See full version: ecoevorxiv.org/repository/v...

Podemos solicitar juntos este contrato predoctoral si quieres hacer la tesis en Ecología y Evolución de la Resistencia a los Antibióticos. www.cnb.csic.es/index.php/es... Más info en 🐥👇

The first ice-free day in the Arctic Ocean could occur before 2030 www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Microbial species? OK, but... how? Ecological cohesiveness, coupled to unbiased horizontal gene flow, may account for the observed species and intraspecies clusters @ramonix.bsky.social @mpimarinemicrobio.bsky.social #microNatComms #microbiology 🦠 Read the paper: www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Another PhD opportunity in the team! This time its an exciting collaboration with @halllab.bsky.social and @kimhardie.bsky.social looking at why not all bacteria become resistant! www.findaphd.com/phds/project... Deadline 10th Jan and open to Uk and overseas! Pls repost!

According to the Swedish tradition "spikning", your PhD thesis should be nailed some weeks before your defense to make it public. And yesterday was my time! Thank you @sarilog.bsky.social for sharing with me this special moment! 💙

Coding density of genomes is shaped by population size and mutation rate #MicroSky academic.oup.com/gbe...

Is your Department hiring soon? The amazing Advancing Queer and Trans Equity in Science (AQTES) Consortium put together some guidelines to help make a more equitable and inclusive hire journals.plos.org/plosbiology/... #microsky #academicsky #DEI

Really over the moon to see this finally out! Thanks for leading us in this again @jlw-ecoevo.bsky.social! Glad to be part of the AQTES group and can't wait for what is next!🌈🧑🏽‍🔬 doi.org/10.1371/jour...

We have a DFG-funded Phd position for 3 years to study gene regulation in cyanophages. This is at Cyanolab in beautiful Freiburg/Germany, from Jan 2025, or later. More details here: cyanolab.de/index.php

Genome streamlining: effect of mutation rate and population size on genome size reduction academic.oup.com/gbe/advance-... #jcampubs

Proposal of Patescibacterium danicum gen. Nov., sp. nov. in the ubiquitous ultrasmall bacterial phylum Patescibacteriota phyl. Nov academic.oup.com/ismecommun/a... #jcampubs

Microbial people! Especially postdocs and maybe some assistant professors who are feeling antsy ... the University of Montana is doing a search for a microbiologist! This is a great department, in a great place. (I worked there for 10 years, loved it, ping me with Qs) apply.interfolio.com/159494

Download our database of 492 (!) funding opportunities for EARLY-CAREER FACULTY AND RESEARCHERS. For each entry, we provide link to funder, description, amount, deadline, and eligibility criteria (e.g. citizenship). Download freely here: research.jhu.edu/rdt/funding-...

PhD position available in our lab in 🇨🇭! Interested in microbial ecology and evolution in the context of #Symbiosis, #Microbiota, #Bees? Like to analyze shotgun metagenomics data with the possibility for fieldwork and experiments? This is for you. Apply here: shorturl.at/swHf1 #SymbioSky

Prokaryotic-virus-encoded auxiliary metabolic genes throughout the global oceans microbiomejournal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.... #jcampubs 🌊

Really happy to share "Shotgun metagenomes from productive lakes in an urban region of Sweden"! If you need metagenomes from Lake Mälaran (or other Swedish lakes), check our new paper in Scientific Data! @sarilog.bsky.social @microjustyna.bsky.social www.nature.com/articles/s41...

I searched for "eDNA" in Google and the results were better than expected...

🚨 #anvio v8 (marie) is out 🚨 This version includes new toys for integrated studies of microbial metabolism, genomic inversions, & phylogeography of proteins among many fixes and improvements. Release notes: github.com/merenlab/anv... Installation page: anvio.org/install

Ecogenomics and cultivation reveal distinctive viral-bacterial communities in the surface microlayer of a Baltic Sea slick www.nature.com/articles/s43... #jcampubs