Insect microbiomes and why they matter6 (@imili-micro.bsky.social) www.imili-eah.com/api/profile/... @ncstate.bsky.social

Insect microbiomes and why they matter5 (@imili-micro.bsky.social) www.imili-eah.com/api/profile/...

Insect microbiomes and why they matter7 (@imili-micro.bsky.social) www.imili-eah.com/api/profile/... @zombieantdoc.bsky.social

Why society needs to be microbiology literate7 imili.org/pdf/Micropla...

Why society needs to be microbiology literate8 www.chavarrialab.com/imili-cap-ou...

Microbiota of tree roots: www.chavarrialab.com/imili-cap-ou...

Microbiomes, birds and nests www.chavarrialab.com/imili-cap-ou...

Insect microbiomes and why they matter1 (also in Spanish): www.chavarrialab.com/imili-cap-ou...

Insect microbiomes and why they matter2: imili.org/pdf/Aggressi...

Insect microbiomes and why they matter3: imili.org/pdf/Insects%...

Insect microbiomes and why they matter4: imili.org/pdf/The%20mi...

Please RT. Post-doc opportunity alert! 💥 closing 10th December.. Come join our team (www.thelowlab.org) at Imperial, London, working on the structure and mechanism of bacterial secretion systems. For more details and to apply please see www.imperial.ac.uk/jobs/search-...

Please, my friends, vote for this brilliant idea from Lego! beta.ideas.lego.com/product-idea...

Glad to welcome @kunjapur.bsky.social to the @cnb-csic.bsky.social to enjoy his seminar on his latest research in Synthetic Biology!

Growth-coupled microbial biosynthesis of the animal pigment xanthommatin — Led by Leah Bushin, featuring M. Gracia Alvan, @danielvolke.bsky.social @oscarpuiggene.bsky.social in a fantastic collaboration w/Brad Moore @labnikel.bsky.social @natbiotech.nature.com 🦑 www.nature.com/articles/s41...

The microbiota of the necrobiome www.imili-eah.com/api/profile/...

Applications closing tonight (midnight French time) !!! Still a few hours to apply !!

The scientific & ethical legacy of the late Ioannis Economidis—a champion of Env Biotech & SynBio at the @ec.europa.eu —is captured in this article, based on his last lecture. A testament to an exceptional mind & a remarkable human being enviromicro-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

Gran: that nice man Joe is installing our new hot tub. What is hot tub lung? www.chavarrialab.com/imili-cap-ou... (English and Spanish versions)

Everything you wanted to know about microbiomes 👇 www.chavarrialab.com/imili-cap-ou... (in English and Spanish)

Do you teach microbiology and constantly seek ways of raising interest and excitement in your students? This might be worth a glance 👇 enviromicro-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

And now: everything you wanted to know about agrobiologicals (Hindi version coming soon!)! 👇 imili.org/pdf/Biocontr...;

Everything you wanted to know about agrochemicals and relevant microbiology: in English and Hindi! 👇 imili.org/pdf/Agrochem...; imili.org/pdf/TFs/hind...

Did you know that the microbiome plays a role in aggressive behaviour (at least it seems to in fruit flies)? www.imili-eah.com/api/profile/...

The gut microbiota, H2S production, and inflammation 👇 grupos.eez.csic.es/imili/wp-con...

Did beer change course of history? (hint: sailors): grupos.eez.csic.es/imili/wp-con...

IMILI regional Center in Latin America is led by Max Chavarria. (www.chavarrialab.com/imilicac). Visit the website to discover the microbial world in Spanish.

Prehistoric art: rock varnish as a canvas for petroglyphs. If varnish is something we paint on wood, how can rocks have varnish? Who paints it? Read here for the answer --> imili.org/pdf/TFs/sec-...

Customs & Homeland Protection officers have become v picky lately with shipments of @sevaplasmids.bsky.social to US labs, demanding lots of documents for materials we provide free of charge. This takes working time than we cannot afford. If this persists, we may have to suspend shipments to US ☹️

The recently published report on Biosecurity by Drew Endy et al in the context of contemporary & future Biotech & SynBio is worth every word. Check it out 👉🏻 www.hoover.org/research/bio...

Who is Sali? Read and see ... imili.org/pdf/Sali.pdf

IMILI is addressing knowledge gaps. In short: Goal: Develop a microbiology-literate society able to harness microbial potential whilst minimising risks. Approach: Focus on student and teacher needs, addressing everyday topics (pets, fermented foods, waste, childhood diseases).

1/3 To those interested in microbial iron & metal transport: In 1992, the late JB Neilands (UCB), the pioneer in the study of Fe transport entrusted me with his collection of purified siderophores from a wide range of microbes—many of them unique chemical species that can no longer be reproduced

2/3 As I am in my way retirement in the coming years, I would like to donate this unique collection to an academic laboratory with a genuine interest in siderophore biology and a clear vision for putting these compounds to good use in research. If you or your group are interested, please contact me

3/3 If you do so, please describe the context and aims of your work. I would be delighted to see this material find a new home where it can continue to contribute to scientific discovery and understanding of metal homeostasis in microorganisms and the environment!

QUESTION: anyone knows of a published example of a gene/operon which is toxic in Pseudomonas aeruginosa if in high copy plasmids, but ok in low copy? Got plenty of examples of my own for E. coli (esp of membrane protein genes), but struggling to find for Pae… Cheers! #microsky #synbio

📣 New PhD student position opening in my lab! Soils are full of microbes, but how many are active? Surprisingly, we still lack reliable methods to answer this. If you are interested in microbial dormancy and are fascinated by the Alps and glacier forefields, contact me. 🏔️ 🦠 💤 🧬 🎓

I'm very excited to announce that UNC Biology has 6 faculty positions open this year! The first is for an Asst Professor who studies organismal resilience using an integrative approach 1/n unc.peopleadmin.com/postings/307...

Welcome to the social media account of the International Microbiology Literacy Initiative (IMiLI). Nearly 1,000 researchers freely contribute to the IMiLI project integrating microbiology into education providing downloadable resources for all. Explore at imili.org

Super, wide-ranging discussion of microbiology teaching needs in secondary education by the brilliant Lara Amorim: 10.1111/1751-7915.70224.

What a privilege attending yesterday the 30th Norman Heatley lecture hosted by @dunnschool.bsky.social to listen in person to my favourite scientist and role model Bonnie Bassler talking about the wonders of #quorumsensing, the topic I started working on as a PhD student and future microbiologist!

Because microbes are largely invisible 🧫 🦠 , most people remain unaware of them and the opportunities they offer for solving global problems. This knowledge gap (microbiology illiteracy) leads to poor or harmful decisions. IMILI aims to help close key gaps. Follow for updates.

The conversation on EMERs (= Engineered Microorganisms for Environmental Release) continues at this side of the pond, this time focusing on live bioremediaton agents 👇

Open position to work on Type IX secretion (#T9SS) in our lab, in collaboration withe the group of Eric Reynolds at the Dental School of the University of Melbourne. Please spread the word, and forward to anyone potentially interested ! Apply here: emploi.cnrs.fr/Offres/Docto...

Our paper, describing how the T6SSs of P. putida shape the tomato rhizosphere, is now in its final format in @isme-microbes.bsky.social ISME Communications. If you'd like to learn more, here is a thread (1/11) or read the Article doi.org/10.1093/isme....

Université Grenoble Alpes opens a full professorship in microbiology in 2026. The selected candidate will develop their research program on quantitative approaches in microbiology in the Laboratoire Interdisciplinaire de Physique. More info: liphy.univ-grenoble-alpes.fr/en/join-us/r...

🚀 Thrilled to share our new Nature Communications article: “A blueprint for designing the next-generation of synthetic C1 microbes” We propose a framework to unlock sustainable, carbon-efficient biomanufacturing using non-canonical hosts. 🔗 www.nature.com/articles/s41... A short 🧵1/4

Our paper, describing how the T6SSs of P. putida shape the tomato rhizosphere, is now in its final format in @isme-microbes.bsky.social ISME Communications. If you'd like to learn more, here is a thread (1/11) or read the Article doi.org/10.1093/isme....

SAVE THE DATE! The 2026 UK CellularMicrobiologyNetwork meeting will be held 22nd - 23rd of June at @wwiem-qub.bsky.social in Belfast. Researchers from the UK and beyond are invited to share exciting work on the mechanisms of host-pathogen interactions. Follow us to stay tuned! www.ukcellmicro.org

Off to @caltechlcssp.bsky.social to follow up the conversation started past Feb in Asilomar on *Biotech Beyond Conventional Containment*. Time to rethink the (now banned) release of Lab-trained microorganisms for extensive environmental remediation in view of new genet technols & urgent global needs