📣 Calling microbiologists in AMR! A potential B2B partnering event is in the works — featuring pitching sessions, funding support & networking. This is YOUR chance to shape it. Register your interest now - microb.io/48ide4Q #Microbio26 #KnockingOutAMR

A study in Nature Communications used AI to mine global venom proteomes and discovered novel peptides with antimicrobial activity. Several candidates showed efficacy against drug-resistant bacteria in laboratory and animal tests. go.nature.com/4f0zYb4 #medsky 🧪

Genomics & phenotype of 3 Cupriavidus strains from cystic fibrosis lung - great team with PhD student Sean Kelly, @vickyb-micro.bsky.social @kmudz.bsky.social & clinical collaborators. High quality genomes, MDR to CF drugs, susceptible to pip/tazo & cefotax academic.oup.com/jambio/artic...

Come and work with me! The Nature Micro team is expanding and we're looking for someone to champion microbial ecology, plant micro & related areas for the journal Knowledge of microbial ecology/plant micro is desirable but we're open to applications from all microbiologists Link below 👇

#NewStudy 📢 #Microplastics offer a platform for antimicrobial-resistant (#AMR) and pathogenic #bacteria, responsible for #diseases in both humans and animals. Full story here: pml.ac.uk/news/marine-...

In the #HouseofLords, I introduce my #BiocidesBill - aiming to tackle #AMR, protect our #microbiomes, and our environment #OneHealth #PublicHealth #Biodiversity

Norman ❤️

Super interesting paper. TL;DR: Paul Jensen (not on BS AFAIK) identifies 20% of pubs w/ species named in GTDB are only E. coli, and >90% of papers on <1% of species. A few thoughts/questions 🧵

Ten species comprise half of the bacteriology literature, leaving most species unstudied @biorxiv-microbiol.bsky.social by Paul A Jensen www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1... B. subtilis is #6 😍, anyhow, the literature is biased to models Would publications on plants or animals be similarly biased?

🆕New in @plosbiology.bsky.social: we show compensatory mutations make plasmids play Rock-Paper-Scissors and turn conjugation into a weapon🛡️💫✂️🦠 w/Rosanna Wright, Jamie Wood, @mbottery.bsky.social, @kmudz.bsky.social, @scottishwormboy.bsky.social, Ellie Harrison & @brockhurstlab.bsky.social #MicroSky

Science in all its forms www.nature.com/articles/d41...

This is my Horsfield tortoise Nigel (he/him), 14 years, adopted from another family

This is my cat Norman (she/her), 3 months old, from Cats Protection 🐈‍⬛ ❤️

Incredible graphic - the myriad of ways that bacteria defend themselves against antibiotics. 14 resistance mechanisms, summarised by Idan Yelin & Roy Kishony in Cell www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Our November issue marks the launch of our new Series on best practices in microbiology. We hope it acts as a 'living textbook' with an expanding collection of articles that push us towards better microbiology research. nature.com/collections/fghaecfibg nature.com/nmicrobiol/volumes/9/issues/11