🚨 New preprint out! Proud to share the first reported clinical case of polyclonal #melioidosis infection in QLD—also the first study applying integrative multi-omics at the bacterial level. 🧬 Time to advance diagnosis & build a multi-omics database!

Does your lab perform killing assays? TL;DR: we’ve identified a problem that can bias the outcome of killing assays, making antagonism look stronger than it really is. Adding a simple extra step can mitigate this bias!  Out now at #MicrobioJ www.microbiologyresearch.org/content/jour... 1/n

"What makes S. aureus such a difficult vaccination candidate?" Here are some answers:

I am very excited to share our latest preprint on ⬇️

Melioidosis in Asia-Pacific Nations: Expanding Boundaries but Unknowns Remain By Bart Currie and Ella Meumann doi.org/10.1111/resp...

A few days ago I had the chance to talk about our work on the gut-lung axis in cystic fibrosis as part of a webinar with The Scientist magazine. You can check it out here (I am the first speaker): www.the-scientist.com/exploring-th...

The Section of Structural and Synthetic Biology at Imperial College is seeking to support candidates for leading their own laboratory through independent fellowship schemes eg Wellcome Trust, MRC Career Development Award, UKRI Future Leaders Fellowships www.imperial.ac.uk/infectious-d...

New paper in Microbial Genomics! Amazing work by @eradah.bsky.social & @liamtobin1.bsky.social & another great collaboration with François Lebreton & Patrick McGann. Here is the link: microbiologyresearch.org/content/jour... #AMR #Acinetobacter @aimi-uts.bsky.social

Super proud to be featured in this outstanding video about the risks of and dialogue around mirror bacteria by the amazing @leblob.bsky.social team. I wasn’t confident enough in my French for my interview, merci for the subtitles! youtu.be/DUW-Q-w1FUw?...

Modifying gene expression through passive forces 🧬🧪 Passive forces, like where and when mRNA degrades, play a key role in m6A dynamics, without always needing active editing.

This meeting will be great! Abstract submission open now See you 26-27 Nov in Liverpool microbiologysociety.org/event/societ...

Hi everyone, just a quick reminder about @aimi-uts.bsky.social hosting Prof Leo Eberl next week for an @asm-nswact.bsky.social event!

So grateful to have worked with Dr Kirsty Agnoli on this review on colony morphotype variation in #Burkholderia!

I've made my submission to the review of the ARC grant system. Have you? 5 more days, people.

Dear colleagues and friends, as the situation continues to deteriorate, we rise to defend academic freedom and stand unwaveringly for science. Now, more than ever, our voices matter. ✊📚🧬 #StandUpForScience Thursday 3rd in France👇 standupforscience.fr/la-journee-d... @standupforscience.bsky.social

Hi everyone! This is official, with the participation of @asm-nswact.bsky.social , @aimi-uts.bsky.social will host Prof Leo Eberl from the Univ of Zurich to talk about the most fascinating bacteria: #Burkholderia Please register for this exciting event!!!!!

Hi everyone! This is official, with the participation of @asm-nswact.bsky.social , @aimi-uts.bsky.social will host Prof Leo Eberl from the Univ of Zurich to talk about the most fascinating bacteria: #Burkholderia Please register for this exciting event!!!!!

The elimination of federal science and health employees is a direct attack on scientific integrity, expertise and public trust. We stand in support of the career public servants who have dedicated their lives’ work to ensuring U.S. health, safety and security: asm.org/Press-Releas...

Hi #Burkholderia folks! Got cool B. pseudomallei phenotypes on blood & milk agar during my visit to @Dr Patrick Harris lab (Thanks to @isme-microbes.bsky.social). Any ideas on what’s being secreted? #microbiology

Please please please continue to submit details of your terminated grant using this Google Form 👇 Your submissions continue to be key to understanding patterns of grant terminations and facilitating advocacy and litigation. 💪💪💪

Essential genome of Burkholderia cenocepacia in our cystic fibrosis lung model vs. in waxworm - there are some subtle differences in fitness determinants between these infection models. journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/... #MicroSky

What a great idea! This scheme is already competitive, asking ECRs to have senior researchers’ track records and they want us to secure employment before accessing the scheme while only 2 years postdoc are available if available… What about ECRs going overseas?

🚀🧬 MY former colleague @micamer.bsky.social who I worked with in the early years of my career has released a BLAST service (GUI + API options) which replicates the NCBI services but with faster response times.

[Australia] Flood hit region's disease deaths rise as cyclone looms. 9 dead. au.news.yahoo.com/cyclone-inte... via #ClimateCrisis #GlobalWarming #SevereWeather #Storm #Floods #CycloneAlfred #Disease #Melioidosis #Queensland #Cairns #Australia

Three people die from rare soil-borne disease after flooding in Townsville #Melioidosis www.9news.com.au/national/tow...

Five more deaths from soil-borne disease melioidosis in Queensland's north 🦠 #melioidosis #queenslandmelioidosis #climatechange #australiadisease www.abc.net.au/news/2025-02...

ASM staff joined the crowd of scientists & citizens who participated in the #standupforscience2025 rally in D.C. (one of many around the world)! While the rallies are over, the need to stand up for science continues. Check out our Action Center for ways to stay involved: asm.org/articles/pol...

Thanks to @Google for coward and silently removing International Women’s day from the calendar! We feel very appreciated… as always! #IWD2025

While bracing for #CycloneAlfred in Brisbane while pushing forward with my #Burkholderia research. I don’t forget my mission Science, not silence! France is rallying for the USA March—what about Australia? Time to #StandUpForScience2025! 🇦🇺🔬

“Out of the lab and into the streets, researchers and doctors rally for science against Trump cuts” by @borenbears.bsky.social for @apnews.com. Read more here: apnews.com/article/scie...

The Stand Up For Science protests have kicked off worldwide. Thousands of scientists demonstrated in solidarity with their US counterparts across France to defend the scientific community. (📹 @Margot_Brunet_) #3E #FranceProtests #USprotests #March7Science #StandUpForScience #Mar7

I highly encourage others to apply! Excited to share that I’ve been awarded this grant to visit @patrickharris laboratory at #auQ starting next week to further my research on #Burkholderia pseudomallei! thanks @isme-microbes.bsky.social

I'm delighted to announce that the 2025 @microbiologysociety.org meeting on "Understanding and predicting microbial evolutionary dynamics" will be held in Liverpool 26-27 November 2025! Abstract submission will open soon... #microsky 🧪🧫🦠 microbiologysociety.org/event/societ...

Excited to share this article with the community! Many thanks to @dezieleric.bsky.social for allowing me to start this work during my PhD and for his continued support. I also appreciate @mariecg.bsky.social for her amazing contribution and constant support!

New paper out! Phenotypic variation is a feature of several Burkholderia species. We found that quorum sensing and adenosine DNA methylation are two antagonistic systems independently controlling phase variation in B. ambifaria. Great work by @pmlcoulon.bsky.social journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/...

Are you an ECR and want to make a positive contribution to the field? Then apply to join Proteomes ECR Editorial Board! You will get to work with me and Jens to ensure our published articles are rigorously and properly reviewed. Details at the link (ignore deadline). www.mdpi.com/about/announ...

AIMI’s end of year event is underway, with many grants, awards, papers, and other outstanding achievements to celebrate 🎉🥂

Interested in following our researchers and their work? Find them in our starter pack of AIMI researchers! go.bsky.app/QYFfTtT #microsky #microbiology

Here is a starter pack for Burkholderia. Share if you want to be a part of it go.bsky.app/3X6YtvV

Excited to see many in the bacterial pathogenesis community joining here in the last few weeks, so here's a Starter Pack to help make connections. Reply/DM to be added to this or future Packs. #Microsky go.bsky.app/VH64BaY