New paper alert! Serial selection for hyper-biofilm production identifies c-di-GMP as central to genetic control and phenotypic dynamics. @microbiologysociety.org @webberma.bsky.social www.microbiologyresearch.org/content/jour...

hey bluesky 👋 visa hurdles mean I’m looking for opportunities outside the US. I’m a computational biologist (bacterial + phage genomics, postdoc in Koonin’s group @ NIH). I am interested in teaming up on funding apps. reach out if this resonates!

Streptococcus pneumoniae accessory capsular genes modulate fitness, pathogenicity and immune evasion https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.09.11.675585v1

🎉 Delighted to share the first pre-print from my lab where we demonstrate that intergenic DNA repeats mediate phase variation of the mucoid phenotype in hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1... #klebclub

Applications are now open for the @gw4biomeddtp.bsky.social offering fully funded #PhD studentships across the University of Bath, University of Bristol, Cardiff University / Prifysgol Caerdydd, and University of Exeter. Learn more at gw4biomed.ac.uk/how-to-apply...

BBC News - Children to be offered chickenpox vaccine on NHS www.bbc.com/news/article...

A new MLST scheme is now available for Actinobacillus spp. at pubmlst.org/organisms/ac.... The scheme was developed by Nick Vereecke and colleagues at Ghent University and PathoSense, Belgium. It is described in pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37020296/.

We're hiring a postdoc!🚨 Study human-associated microbial communities in health & disease. 🔬Requirements: - PhD in bioinformatics, microbiology, or related field - Expertise in omics data analysis - Micro & molecular bio techniques are a plus! Apply now!🌟 jobs.vib.be/j/119682/pos...

If you are a postdoc working on any topic related to environmental microbiology and are looking for exposure, the Thermal Biology Institute (tbi.montana.edu) has slots open for virtual talks via zoom this fall. Email me if you are interested! Seminars are most Mondays, 3-4 pm Mountain Time.

Microbiology Outlooks provides a new platform for impactful reviews and perspectives across all areas of microbiology and intersecting fields. Submit your manuscript or proposal to help shape the field of microbiology. Find out more: microb.io/MOutsJournal

New paper is out! We have studied the cute tiny Discocelia plataet sp. n. to obtain the first molecular data of the order Discocelida and clarify its cell structure. All this for a better understanding of the evolution of Cercozoa. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10....

#Review A discussion on the processes driving bacterial evolution and emergence of pathogenesis within hosts, the importance of understanding within-host genetic diversity, and the implications for transmission analysis and infectious disease control. #MicroSky 🦠 www.nature.com/articles/s41...

🚨 New preprint 🚨 My phage annotation tool, Phynteny, finally has a preprint and a brand new version powered by a cool AI transformer architecture and protein language models! #phagesky www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

"Our analysis identified 16 divergent and 165 convergent excludons in E. coli, as well as 10 divergent and 28 convergent excludons in S. aureus."

We’re pleased to announce two new vacancies for senior roles at our institute: Group Leader in Discovery Plant Sciences: www.jic.ac.uk/vacancies/gr... 🗓️ Closes 25 August Independent Fellowship in Plant-Associated Microbial Interactions: www.jic.ac.uk/vacancies/in... 🗓️ Closes 5 September

Wow Karolinska Institutet is recruiting 20 outstanding early-career researchers for assistant professor positions ki.se/en/about-ki/...

📢New job posting!📢 Are you excited by the idea of building global infrastructure to make pathogen sequencing more accessible, interpretable, and equitable? 🧑🏻‍💻🧬 My group at @swisstph.ch has an opening working with ARTIC2, @pathoplexus.org, & Loculus - read on! 1/5

Pseudomonas lyxosi sp. nov., Pseudomonas arabinosi sp. nov. and Pseudomonas frigoris sp. nov., isolated from glaciers. Published #OpenAccess and fee-free in #IJSEM using a #PublishAndRead agreement: doi.org/10.1099/ijse...

Please share! 🦠 Workshop on Phage Therapy in Liverpool on 25th November organised by Stineke van Houte, @jojofoth.bsky.social, @brockhurstlab.bsky.social, & Edze Westra. Limited FREE tickets & more info here: sites.exeter.ac.uk/vanhoutelab/... #MicroSky

📣 3 Executive Committee members will end their terms in April '26. Elections will be held at the end of '25 to fill these. 🗳️ Nominate candidates w/ professional excellence, leadership, communication skills & contributions to ESCMID Learn more: ow.ly/3c5A50Wtjhs #IDSky #clinmicro #MedSky

🚨New pre-print 🚨 We introduce our new tool GOLD-GWAS and demonstrate its use by digging into the evolution of MRSA facilitated by SCCmec This work was led by talented PhD student @seungwonko.bsky.social who did most of the computational heavylifting 1/n www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

💥 Excited to introduce Bacformer 🦠 - the first foundation model for bacterial genomics. Bacformer represents genomes as sequences of ordered proteins, learning the “grammar” of how genes are arranged, interact and evolve. Preprint 📝: biorxiv.org/content/10.1... 🧵 1/n

🚨 10 days left to submit an abstract for #CampyUK2025 Please circulate within your networks for anyone working on any aspect of Campylobacter biology/epidemiology/food safety 🧫😷🍗

Applications are now open! We are recruiting 20 Assistant Professors in a wide range of subject areas. We're looking for early-career researchers with strong scientific merits and future potential. 🔗 All positions: ki.se/en/about-ki/...

Genome-based reclassification of the genus Lactococcus and two novel species Pseudolactococcus yaeyamensis gen. nov., sp. nov. and Lactovum odontotermitis sp. nov. isolated from the gut of termites. Published #OpenAccess and fee-free in #IJSEM using a #PublishAndRead agreement:

My pre-print is up on my research 'Optimising synthetic cystic fibrosis sputum media for growth of non-typeable Haemophilus influenzae' ! :) www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

Interested in training with international fungal experts at an ECMM-designated Center of Excellence in Fungal Infections? Apply to ID Fellowship at Washington University/Barnes-Jewish Hospital Consortium in St. Louis, MO. medicine.washu.edu/news/washu-m...

BIGSdb v1.51.3 has been released. This provides performance improvements to distance matrix calculation in Genome Comparator, by rewriting the pairwise comparison in C. In addition, iTOL and Microreact trees can now be constructed from allelic profiles, not just sequences. github.com/kjolley/BIGS...

NEW publication: Super happy to see the ClipKIT web application now published in Nucleic Acids Research @narjournal.bsky.social!! Trim your alignments for FREE on us :D Application: clipkit.genomelybio.com#/ Manuscript: academic.oup.com/nar/article/... #phylogenetics #evolution #bioinformatics

🚨 Abstract submissions for CampyUK 2025 are now open! Join us in Oxford (24–25 Sept) to explore the latest in Campylobacter research. 🗓 Deadline: 31 July 🔗 campyuk.web.ox.ac.uk/home #CampyUK2025 #Microbiology #AMR #OneHealth

Join us in Oxford in September for @campyuk2025.bsky.social, with a focus on AMR – a conference to discuss the latest advances in Campylobacter biology, epidemiology, food safety, and control. Hosted with @ineosoxford.bsky.social. Full details 👇 campyuk.web.ox.ac.uk

Continuing celebrations of our 80th anniversary and looking back to our beginnings, here’s a close-up of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) from our first ever volume of Microbial Genomics - doi.org/10.1099/mgen... #MGen

One week left to submit your abstract to @microbiologysociety.org meeting on “Understanding and Predicting Microbial Evolutionary Dynamics” at Liverpool 26-27 November Lots of spaces for ECR talks and posters! microbiologysociety.org/event/societ...

Interested in working on Mucorales adaptation? Thanks to new funding from @wellcometrust.bsky.social, we will have two postdoc and a technician positions advertised very soon! if interested, please get in touch for more information.

Fantastic to see antimicrobial resistance (AMR) recognised as a priority in the UK Government’s 10-Year Plan for Health. The plan sets out how it intends to transform the NHS and create a health service ‘fit for the future’. Read the full plan: assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/686638...

Abstract submission to our Infectious Disease Futures session at #FIS2025 closes on Monday 7 July 2025. Apply to speak in this session for the chance at our Infection Science Award: fitwise.eventsair.com/fis2025/even...

Oxford researchers have developed programmable microcapsules that deliver vaccines in timed stages -potentially removing the need for booster shots and improving immunisation in hard-to-reach communities. Read more ⬇️

Publish in Society Journals 🧪🦠🧬 Also I recently published in Microbial Genomics and it was a great process - fast, reasonable/fair reviews, quick formatting and processing after acceptance.

I was fortunate enough to participate in the co-chairing scheme at #AC25 in the AI in microbiology session. I had a great experience supporting the management of the session: time keeping, ensuring seating was filled and delivering announcements. Fab opportunity to boost the CV and support events!

Brilliant careers panel at @microbiologysociety.org ECR summer conference

Fashionably late, but I am finally in Newcastle for the @microbiologysociety.org ECR summer conference 2025. Let's hope the way home takes less than 7.5 hours.. 🫣

📣 So excited to share the latest paper from my PhD with @aire-team.bsky.social, out now in Environmental Microbiome! 🥳 We mined a large ocean microbiome for remote homologues of core gene families in uncultured lineages. Key points below ⤵️ environmentalmicrobiome.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....

Microbiologists – just three weeks left to submit your paper to any of our journals for a chance to win your registration to our 2026 Annual Conference in Belfast! Don’t miss out – explore our titles: microb.io/Journals #Microbio26 #AcademicPublishing

The deadline for the Early Career Summer Conference 2025 has been extended to 12 June. Secure your tickets before Thursday - microb.io/ECSC25Register

🌟 Exciting News! 🌟 I’ve been awarded the Infection Science Award by @microbiologysociety.org in recognition of recent work using cross-scale imaging methods to study complex infection models. Thanks to the Microbiology Society, mentors, funders and collaborators for all their support! 🙏🏻🧫🔬🧪

Job vacancy as senior scientist on #fluorescent #microscopy (incl confocal and high resolution) open at University of Vienna! Apply until June 15: jobs.univie.ac.at/job/Senior-S...

Applications for funding to attend Candida and Candidiasis 2025 are now open. Check your eligibility and apply before the deadline 23 June 2025 at 23:59 BST. Find out more: microb.io/Grant #Candida2025

Phylogenetic insights into the transmission dynamics of arthropod-borne viruses www.nature.com/articles/s41... Great work by Verity Hill and team

Looking for a microbial enthusiast to share their #MicrobialCentrism on my #MattersMicrobial podcast (www.microbe.tv/mm) on June 26th between 7AM - noon. I have been writing to people but not a lot of traction yet. Please spread the word? @asm.org #TheMicrobesYoullKnow