We've come full circle! I began my postdoctoral career by identifying the peptidyl deformylase gene. Today, we show that half of bacterial species harbor multiple PDF genes (up to 7, for always a single Met-tRNA transformylase), and while the role of these PDFs ... academic.oup.com/mbe/article/...

New in JB: Price & Skaar explore the role of metals in biofilm biology with an eye on how to use this information therapeutically. I love the title: "Forging biofilms: metal-induced microbial responses in biofilm formation" journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/... @asm.org #JBacteriology

Please join us next week for our special CMB seminar hosting Dr. Gary Ward and Nate Shannon on "Demystifying the Dissertation." @wargolab.bsky.social @uvmcmb.bsky.social @devdoot.bsky.social @gward246.bsky.social

JB Editor's Choice: Rome and Darwin explore the mechanisms of control and the substrates for the LbcA•CtpA proteolytic complex, which controls the activity of multiple endopeptidases involved in cell wall metabolism. journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/... @asm.org #JBacteriology

Join CSSB! The Sondermann lab is interested in deciphering the molecular processes that determine bacterial interactions in microbial communities. They are looking for a PhD candidate to investigate the bacterial secretion systems involved in these processes. Apply now: v22.desy.de/e67416/recor...

I am very excited to announce that a fully funded PhD position is available in my group. Topic: Synergistic coevolution in mono-specific and multi-species microbial consortia Please RT or forward this information to interested candidates. Deadline: 11.01.26 More info: shorturl.at/f1TuF

We celebrate Thanksgiving with a new issue of #AppEnvMicro in ASM Journals‼️ And, as appetizers, these fantastic articles I selected for the Spotlight section (see 🧵 in the comments below). doi.org/10.1128/aem....

PhD position on bacterial (Staph aureus) transporters and host-adaptation in my group @roslininstitute.bsky.social @edinburgh-uni.bsky.social www.findaphd.com/phds/project...

Excited to share new work from Sarvesh Surve examining the gut microbiota of adults with CF using colonoscopy samples and a culturomics approach. We note continued depletion of Bacteroidota (which we noted in kids) & enrichment of aerobes in the mucosa of pwCF. pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41256617/

Please join us for the weekly UVM graduate student CMB seminar scheduled for December 2nd @devdoot.bsky.social @wargolab.bsky.social

We're hiring! My dept. is looking for a candidate with a research program focusing on plant systems. All areas of molecular and cellular biology research will be considered. Not sure if you'd fit? Reach out to me. Please share! #microsky

PhD opportunity in my lab: exploring how commensals and pathogens build biofilm communities on endotracheal (ventilator) tubes. Microbial ecology, medical microbiology and fancy imaging! Co-supervised with the fabulous Saskia Bakker and Jeremy Webb warwick.ac.uk/fac/cross_fa... #MicroSky

Please reshare! My department at the University of Vermont is hiring for an Assistant Professor of #Soil #Ecology! Here is the link: www.uvmjobs.com/postings/83858

A Special Collection on Agricultural Biotechnology at #AppEnvMicro (#AEM) in ASM Journals‼️ This was one of my strategic goals for AEM this year. Why? See 🧵 in the comments. journals.asm.org/journal/aem/...

Mapping unsolved lipidomes accelerates lipid discovery in major bacterial pathogens https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.11.06.685907v1

#microsky #mevosky @spp2389.bsky.social A PhD position is available in my lab to work on: Emergence and self-organisation of bacterial metabolism in consortia of cross-feeding bacteria. Please RT Deadline: 12.11.25 More infos 👇 shorturl.at/rAKAT

New lab paper! Andrew Frando describes how MexT alters the quorum sensing cascade in P. aeruginosa. /1 With Nicole Smalley; two undergraduates, Jamal Omar and Bobby Parsek; and @dezieleric.bsky.social, @mariecg.bsky.social, and Mylène Trottier at INRS in Montreal journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/...

Come be my colleague! We have new faculty searches in Virology & Fungal Biology/Medical Mycology. UMN has great people & the Twin Cities are beautiful year-round! Virology: hr.myu.umn.edu/jobs/ext/365... Fungal Biology / Medical Mycology: hr.myu.umn.edu/jobs/ext/36547 6

New in JB: Black and Wakeman review the challenges of treating polymicrobial infections in various body sites, a topic near and dear to my heart. journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/... @asm.org #JBacteriology

Pls share: A postdoctoral research position is available in the group of Prof. Dr. Kirsten Jung at Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Germany focusing on SRBs (www.bio.lmu.de/en/research/...)

Pls share: Secchi group at ETH Zürich is recruiting two fully funded, four-year PhD positions for an SNSF-funded project investigating the nonlinear rheology of bacterial biofilms. Deadline: 30 November 2025. Full advert and submission details: jobs.ethz.ch/job/view/JOP...

The final paper is now published in Journal of Bacteriology. Reaching broad conclusions based on a couple of reference strains can be misleading, as there is a lot of strain-to-strain diversity in P. aeruginosa... journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/...

New work from the lab! Sometimes going beyond prototypical strains such as PAO1 or PA14 tells a more complex and nuanced story.

New paper alert! We used our fav technique, genetic suppression, to understand how FimX controls function of the T4P PilB motor ATPase in Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Great collab with the Ellison lab at U Georgia who helped with some fancy microscopy to capture pilus dynamics! doi.org/10.1371/jour...

New in JB: Morgan, Amemiya & Freddolino explore the role of DNA methylation on gene expression and chromatin structure in E. coli. journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/... @asm.org #JBacteriology

Faculty search announcement 2025: Tenure-Track Assistant Professor in Microbiology at UT Southwestern. We seek candidates working in microbial pathogenesis (some preference may be given to bacterial pathogens). Come join our community! (1/5) www.utsouthwestern.edu/departments/...

We're hiring! Check out our ad and please re-post or forward to interested #Microbiology parties: apply.interfolio.com/174783

New in JB: Singh, Chattopadhyay et al. review the many roles of the hemolysin/cytolysin of V. cholerae in host-pathogen interactions. journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/... @asm.org #JBacteriology

New in JB: Déraspe, Roy et al. perform a comparative genomics study of the PA7-clade of P. aeruginosa - now recognized as a distinct species, Pseudomonas paraeruginosa. This analysis revealed 2 sub-clades, the lack of T3SS & multiresistance. journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/... @asm.org #JBacteriology

Professor (full) or Associate Professor (tenure track) in Microbial Genetics of Health (U. Turku Finland). Competitive starting package included! Please share. duunitori.fi/tyopaikat/ty...

View from the lab now. Did I mention that we are recruiting faculty microbiologists? www.linkedin.com/posts/vaughn...

Please share - an Assist Prof position in microbiology employmentopportunities.umb.edu/mob/cw/en-us... @asm.org

PhD fellowship in biofilm-phage interactions - with Mette Burmølle at University of Copenhagen 🇩🇰 deadline 1 October 2025 employment.ku.dk/faculty?show... #phagesky #microsky

A reminder to please support non-profit publishers. It’s good for science and scientists. It’s a responsible use of taxpayer dollars. It requires resisting peer pressure to submit to Nature journals. Thanks @bacteriality.bsky.social for this helpful slide for microbiology journals.

🚨 Microbiologists! We are recruiting Assistant / Associate Professors in 3 collaborative areas of our U. Pittsburgh School of Medicine. 1) MMG (my dept): fundamental research in med micro 2) Peds ID / I4Kids institute 3) Center for Vaccine Research 🔗 to all 3 w/info: www.linkedin.com/posts/vaughn...

Please repost -- The Univ. California Davis dept of Plant Pathology is hiring a Fungal biologist / Mycologist Applications due Dec 1 Application portal: recruit.ucdavis.edu/JPF07339 Screenshot shows part of the job posting (with alt-text of the same text)

New in JB: Reasoner, Francis & Hadjifrangiskou discuss the urinary microbiome as a next frontier in microbial ecology, and discuss the future areas of study, and challenges, for the urobiome. journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/... @asm.org #JBacteriology

Visualizing intracellular glycine with two-dye and single-dye ratiometric RNA-based sensors academic.oup.com/nar/article/...

New in JB: Antonia Herrero reviews the distinct aspects of cell division for Anabaena, a multicellular cyanobacterium with a specialized cell-type called heterocysts. journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/... @asm.org #JBacteriology

Excited to share our latest work, driven by my recently graduated PhD student Kaitlyn Barrack, exploring the mechanisms of bacterial dysbiosis in the CF gut - including a role for a colorectal cancer-associated genotoxin in this competition. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1... @kbarrack.bsky.social

JOB ALERT 🚨 We are hiring TWO principal investigators in cell, molecular, systems, or chemical biology in Toronto, Canada at @sinaihealth.bsky.social. We provide a generous startup, fully funded salary and academic appointment at U of Toronto. www.nature.com/naturecareer... Please repost!

Do you love phage? I have an opening for a postdoc in my lab at the University of South Florida College of Marine Science (@cmarinescience.bsky.social) looking at interactions between marine phage and iron, which is an important limiting trace metal in the oceans (1/5) 🧵#phagesky 🦠🌊

Latest from the lab! Analysis of everyone’s favorite regulatory mechanism in bacteria — the RF2 programmed frameshift! Likely present in the ancestor of bacteria, use of this mechanism is influenced by stop codon usage! Big congrats to @cassidyprints.bsky.social journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/...

Our Pitt Microbiology and Molecular Genetics department in the School of Medicine is recruiting.. Microbiologists! 🧫🦠🔬🧪 Please apply to join our faculty and enjoy these views 👀 while doing great science cfopitt.taleo.net/careersectio...

New in JB: Hammerl, Mullineaux, Wilde et all explore the role of type IV pili in cyanobacteria in this minireview. @asm.org #JBacteriology

For those who qualify, keep the Journal of Bacteriology Active Contributor Track in mind for your submissions! Check eJP to see if you qualify: Current JB editors & EBM, 2+ JB articles in the past 3 years, reviewed 3+ JB articles this year. Learn more: journals.asm.org/journal/jb/a...

My Department (Biology) at @dartmouthartsci.bsky.social is hiring this year! We have an opening for a Tenure Track Cell and/or Molecular biologist (broadly defined). Please share with your trainees/labmates/friends and reach out if you have questions. apply.interfolio.com/171625

🦠 New paper led by James Horton (feat. J Cherry & @gretelwaugh.bsky.social) reveals GnT DNA motif can boost T→A mutation rates up to 1000×, & how tweaking nearby bases can fine-tune its potency. General across bacteria + potential in synbio. 📄 academic.oup.com/mbe/advance-ar… 🔗 James’s thread ⬇️

In the July issue of JB: Cell walls, cell division, gluconate metabolism, electron transfer, membranes, spres, Abx-r, efflux pumps, chromosome replication, toxin delivery, surface sensing and more. journals.asm.org/toc/jb/207/7 @asm.org #JBacteriology

New preprint from our lab! Here we identified FDA-approved molecules that inhibit the enzyme activity of our favorite quorum sensing protein, PqsE. Work was led by 3 undergraduate and 1 MS student and in part comes from a collaboration with our Sep Lab neighbors! 🦠🧪