Hi everyone, a few years ago, we started a list of labs studying bacterial immunty for students, editors, conference organizers... (currently n=79). Update time ! Send me a message to 1) add your lab or others 2) Correct info docs.google.com/spreadsheets... #Phagesky #Microsky

New online! Gut virome dynamics: from commensal to critical player in health and disease

Having a PhD means you can find the word “unfortunately” in an email faster that the search function

Paper alert! Proud to share our latest publication @natmicrobiol.nature.com #mycosky

Last week I found myself surrounded by brilliant researchers and talking about their exciting research at #ESSMicrobiome @events.embl.org If you missed talking to me, just a reminder that The Clinical Microbiome collection is still open for submissions! www.nature.com/collections/...

So many cool presentations and so many new potential papers! If you want to discuss your future paper in Nature Microbiology, don't forget to catch me around! #EESMicrobiome #MicrobiomeSky

I will be at #EESMicrobiome hosted by @events.embl.org from tomorrow. Looking forward to meeting brilliant people and learning about their exciting research. If you catch me around, do talk to me about publishing in Nature Microbiology. #MicrobiomeSky #MicroSky

We are looking for a postdoc to study single-cell transcriptional heterogeneity in the human skin microbiome. We have a new protocol mostly developed, but need someone to see it through. Experience with protocol dev or RNAseq appreciated. Funded by a new grant from MIT-HEALS.

The multi-kingdom cancer microbiome. #Cancer #Microbiome @natmicrobiol.nature.com 🧬 www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Why do some manuscripts get a decision faster than the others? Here is a quick guide to help you bridge the gap and get a faster primary evaluation. #editorome #AcademicChatter #AcademicSky open.substack.com/pub/editorom...

Super cool Pseudomonas-Bacillus interaction paper in @natmicrobiol.nature.com from Yun Chen with @gabrieleberg.bsky.social Phenazines shape Gram+ abundance & influence Bacillus cell biology Phenazines contribute to microbiome dynamics by targeting topoisomerase IV www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Nature research paper: Commensal yeast promotes Salmonella Typhimurium virulence go.nature.com/4mTnRzG

Nature research paper: A nanobody specific to prefusion glycoprotein B neutralizes HSV-1 and HSV-2 go.nature.com/4mZHupC

I started a little weekend project because clearly reading and writing during the weekdays was not enough for me! 😄 Please take a look and share some feedback! editorome.substack.com #MicroSky #MicrobiomeSky 🦠

Excited to share our new publication, out today in Nature! www.nature.com/articles/s41.... @kanchanj.bsky.social led this fascinating fungal-bacterial interaction project. We are grateful for our wonderful collaborators Brian Peters and David Underhill.

Savour the fine flavour of our September issue, featuring... 〰️Bacterial prions in phage defence 💊Antibiotics from archaea 🔺Spike complexes in Sabiá, Junin and Machupo viruses 🛡️Aggresomes and mRNA protection 🤝A call for early-career teams ...and more, here 👇 www.nature.com/nmicrobiol/v...

The September issue is now online and chocolate has made it to the cover! 🍫 #MicroSky

Microbiome of 🧀! I love these food microbiology papers! 😀 www.nature.com/articles/s41...

A Nature Outlook article reports on the preliminary evidence that microbiota-based treatments can be beneficial for people with mood disorders, such as depression and anxiety. But how these interventions work is not clear, and human trials are needed. #microbiome #medsky 🧪

A Perspective in Nature Reviews Gastroenterology & Hepatology explores the global evolution of inflammatory bowel disease over the next 20 years and proposes strategies for prevention and health-care innovation. go.nature.com/4fW7sYy #medsky 🧪

Skin metatranscriptomics reveals a landscape of variation in microbial activity and gene expression across the human body - @niranjantw.bsky.social @astar-gis.bsky.social go.nature.com/4fVg95j

The top 4 posts on my feed were all about machine learning helping discover new biology. It's a revolution for sure.

Did I just read the best abstract ever? 😁 www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

Haha! Nice 😄

It took more than a year, but I finally have some credited bylines in an article as an editor 😁 #AnotherFirst

While discussing the results of this super cool paper, Pablo Cruz-Morales discusses how this could be an opportunity to pass on the profits of chocolate production to the farmers those who put in the most work. #MicroSky www.nature.com/articles/s41...

This is the science I want funded (alongside curing cancer etc) A defined microbial community reproduces attributes of fine flavour chocolate fermentation www.nature.com/articles/s41...

I don't want to spoil it but there's something more coming soon 😉 #MicroSky www.theguardian.com/science/2025...

From hints of citrus to caramel, premium chocolate’s complex flavors derive from fermenting microbes on cocoa bean farms—and a new study suggests they can be grown on demand in the lab

Who can read it without craving for a chocolate? 🤤

... and the amount of chocolate consumed every time this paper was discussed (data not shown) 😉🍫 #MicroSky

One of my favourite papers of 2025 so far and its on chocolate! 🍫 A defined microbial community reproduces attributes of fine flavour chocolate fermentation 🧪 Read the paper here: www.nature.com/articles/s41... 🔎 The associated news & views here: www.nature.com/articles/s41...

#NewResearch A mycovirus infecting the pathogenic fungus Aspergillus fumigatus enhances its stress tolerance and virulence in mice. @shlezingerlab.bsky.social #Mycoviruses #FungalPathogenesis #Aspergillus #MicroSky www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Congratulations to the authors on this monumental effort! I am pretty sure this endeavour had a positive side-effect of training young graduate students in reading and extracting information from published papers 😊 #MicroSky

ICYMI: New online! The human skin microbiome: from metagenomes to therapeutics

FYI: New online! Viromics approaches for the study of viral diversity and ecology in microbiomes

Just signed up to participate in the 3rd Emerging Applications of Microbes @vibtrainconf.bsky.social, and NO, I wasn't influenced by that inviting pint of beer on the landing page. 😉 Looking forward to making new connections and learning about your exciting science! #Microbes25 #MicroSky

Nice to see some familiar names from @mimsumea.bsky.social 😊 Congratulations!

Eating ultra-processed foods might hinder attempts to lose weight even when the diet accords with national healthy-eating recommendations go.nature.com/47q5DRg

Switching bacteria on via a smartphone! A super cool paper in @natmicrobiol.nature.com gets a shoutout from @natrevmicro.nature.com 🥳 share.google/okvE5ssAImKC...

This is really disheartening but I wonder if academic editors being too stressed is also a factor. Being a full-time editor, I can already see how difficult it can be to keep an eye on every minute detail when you have so many manuscripts to handle. share.google/OQKybPQuzf1n...

We are hiring a postdoc - come work with us (www.koremlab.science) at the intersection of #microbiome, data science, and women's health! Message or email me if interested. 🖥️ 🧬

The successful integration of Indian immigrants in the Western culture is reflected in their gut microbiota! 😄 #MicrobiomeSky www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Wondering what papers did Nature Microbiology editors find super interesting (besides the cool content they are already handling!) ? 🤔 Check out #NatMicroPicks at @natmicrobiol.nature.com!

#Perspective In this perspective, the authors propose research priorities necessary to facilitate the application of these ecological principles to improve microbiome functionality. #MicroSky #MicrobiomeSky 🦠 www.nature.com/articles/s41...

#NewResearch Gut bacteria degrade uric acid using a selenium-dependent enzyme via a previously unrecongnised anaerobic pathway which provides them a competitive advantage in the gut. #MicroSky #Metabolism 🦠 www.nature.com/articles/s41...

🦠 ENDOCRINOLOGY? RORDEP1/2 secreted by gut commensal 𝘙𝘶𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘰𝘤𝘰𝘤𝘤𝘶𝘴 𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘲𝘶𝘦𝘴 mimic exercise hormone irisin → systemic effects on host metabolism ⭡ thermogenesis, insulin signaling, glycolysis ↓ gluconeogenesis, lipogenesis These peptides may be candidate biologics for obesity and type 2 diabetes

Life... finds a way...

😧 scary! Maybe more reasons to stick to cooking with unprocessed raw ingredients?