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- ETH Zurich
How diverse are E. coli capsules? In collaboration with
@mucosalimmunology.bsky.social
we mapped this uncharted diversity in >66k genomes with a new tool, kTYPr, paving the way to capsule-targeted therapies and vaccines
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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In silico typing maps the natural diversity of Escherichia coli transporter-dependent capsules - Nature Microbiology
Escherichia coli ABC transporter-dependent capsule gene analysis alongside the development and application of the kTYPr in silico capsule typing tool uncovers E. coli capsule diversity across environm...
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41564-026-02323-5
about 1 month ago
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Nature research paper: Coral microbiomes as reservoirs of unknown genomic and biosynthetic diversity
go.nature.com/3ZYniLb
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Coral microbiomes as reservoirs of unknown genomic and biosynthetic diversity - Nature
Reconstructing microbial genomes from 820 reef-building corals collected at 99 reefs across 32 islands throughout the Pacific Ocean highlights the importance of conserving coral reefs as vital reservoirs of molecular diversity.
https://go.nature.com/3ZYniLb
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We are thrilled to announce the newest study from our lab (and great collaborators) is out now in
@nature.com
We show that
#coral
#microbes
are untapped "biosynthetic reservoirs", full of unique natural products.
doi.org/10.1038/s415...
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Coral microbiomes as reservoirs of unknown genomic and biosynthetic diversity - Nature
Reconstructing microbial genomes from 820 reef-building corals collected at 99 reefs across 32 islands throughout the Pacific Ocean highlights the importance of conserving coral reefs as vital reservo...
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-026-10159-6
3 months ago
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🚨We are hiring a Bioinformatician who will be embedded in our lab and work with members of the NCCR Microbiomes at ETH Zurich, as well as the Institute of Microbiology.🚨
nccr-microbiomes.ch
jobs.ethz.ch/job/view/JOP...
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Bioinformatician in Microbiome Research
https://jobs.ethz.ch/job/view/JOPG_ethz_XGGjjFrOgJVsImXY8d
4 months ago
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It is with great sadness that we mourn the loss of Peer Bork, an exceptionally impactful scientist and leader, and a lifelong mentor full of energy, passion, and warmth. He will be sorely missed.
www.embl.org/news/embl-an...
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In remembrance of Peer Bork | EMBL
EMBL and its community are deeply saddened by the death of Peer Bork, the organisation’s Interim Director General.
https://www.embl.org/news/embl-announcements/in-remembrance-of-peer-bork/
5 months ago
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Another fantastic
#zukunftstag
where we welcomed a group of enthusiastic kids into our lab for the day to learn about cultivation and helps us pick colonies for identification! Thanks to our great team members
@martinsperfeld.bsky.social
& Fabienne, Luca and Lisa
@eth-microbiology.bsky.social
add a skeleton here at some point
6 months ago
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Martin Sperfeld
7 months ago
Stay curious guys and come to the good side, we need you here! Fun at Swiss National Future Day
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. Most legit question of the day: “Wait… you have a pipetting robot, so why do we have to pipette by hand?”
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Mirusviruses are predicted to reproduce in the nuclei of unicellular eukaryotes Very happy that members of our lab could contribute to this!
#virus
#ecoevo
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Widespread and intron-rich mirusviruses are predicted to reproduce in nuclei of unicellular eukaryotes - Nature Microbiology
Environmental metagenomic explorations show that Mirusviricota lineages lack essential replication and transcription genes and contain spliceosomal introns, suggesting nuclear reproduction.
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41564-025-02190-6
6 months ago
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Department of Biology, ETH Zurich
7 months ago
Dr. Fabienne Wiederkehr (Postdoc in der Gruppe von Prof. Shinichi Sunagawa, Institut für Mikrobiologie, D-BIOL) gibt im "Wissenschaftsmagazin" von SRF als Expertin auf diesem Gebiet Auskunft zu hitzeresistenten Korallen im Korallendreieck in Indonesien.
www.srf.ch/audio/wissen...
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Korallen trotzen Hitzestress
In einigen Regionen der Welt sind Korallen hitzeresistenter als anderswo. Was ist das Geheimnis dieser Riffe? Zudem: Wir begleiten einen Mars-Rover im Sinkflug. Und: Die Internationale Raumstation ISS...
https://www.srf.ch/audio/wissenschaftsmagazin/korallen-trotzen-hitzestress?id=AUDI20251101_NR_0015#autoplay
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Interessierst du dich für Korallenriffe und dafür, wie es ihnen im Klimawandel ergeht? Eine Postdoktorandin in unserem Labor, Fabienne Wiederkehr, wurde kürzlich eingeladen, ihre Einblicke diesbezüglich im Radio zu teilen. Höre es dir hier an:
www.srf.ch/play/radio/r...
#corals
#coralreef
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Korallen trotzen Hitzestress
In einigen Regionen der Welt sind Korallen hitzeresistenter als anderswo. Was ist das Geheimnis dieser Riffe? Zudem: Wir begleiten einen Mars-Rover im Sinkflug. Und: Die Internationale Raumstation ISS...
https://www.srf.ch/play/radio/redirect/detail/8ab8cb46-417c-3e35-8652-bb5e57adc042
7 months ago
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🚨New preprint from the lab🚨 We present a transcriptomic, marker gene-based growth classifier that predicts the growth states of bacterial strains from different phyla cultivated in diverse conditions.
#MicroSky
#MicroEcoEvo
#MicroEco
#Microbiology
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
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Transcriptomic profiles of single-copy marker genes enable predicting bacterial growth states in microbial communities
Studying microbial community dynamics is fundamental to better understand ecosystem stability, resilience and environmental change. Community composition changes with the growth of individual members,...
https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.08.26.672432v1
9 months ago
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🚨Check out our latest preprint on a new approach to assess and monitor
#biodiversity
globally, applicable across vast ecological scales from holobionts to cross-ecosystems🚨
#MicroSky
#MicroEcoEvo
#conservation
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
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The JEDI marker as a universal measure of planetary biodiversity
Despite its critical importance in the formation and maintenance of ecosystems and homeostasis on Earth, biodiversity remains a complex and non-unified concept. Consequently, standards for measuring g...
https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.08.11.669668v1
9 months ago
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BlueRemediomics
9 months ago
🎙️📷 We spoke with
#BlueRemediomics
partner Martin Alessandrini from
@fondationtaraocean.bsky.social
who focuses on ocean advocacy and international cooperation. Watch the video with Martin below! 👉 Read the interview here:
blueremediomics.eu/the-blue-bio...
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🚨New preprint from the lab 🚨 We demonstrate the effectiveness and applicability of assessing tree-of-life scale biodiversity across ecological scales using a single pair of PCR primers! The JEDI marker can serve to greatly enhance current biodiv. assessments
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
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The JEDI marker as a universal measure of planetary biodiversity
Despite its critical importance in the formation and maintenance of ecosystems and homeostasis on Earth, biodiversity remains a complex and non-unified concept. Consequently, standards for measuring g...
https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.08.11.669668v1
9 months ago
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Great to see the latest contribution from some of our team is out - Extensive data mining uncovers novel diversity among members of the rare biosphere within the Thermoplasmatota
microbiomejournal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....
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Extensive data mining uncovers novel diversity among members of the rare biosphere within the Thermoplasmatota - Microbiome
Background Rare species, especially of the marine sedimentary biosphere, have long been overlooked owing to the complexity of sediment microbial communities, their sporadic temporal and patchy spatial...
https://microbiomejournal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s40168-025-02140-8
11 months ago
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It has been a long process but we are very excited to finally have our own
#aquarium
up and running and happy to see the newest members of the lab are settling in nicely 🐠🪸
11 months ago
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🚨Latest work from our lab is out!🚨 Led by our recently graduated PhD candidate Fabienne Wiederkehr - this study investigates the impact of host-level
#biodiversity
and habitat complexity on
#coral
reef-associated
#microbiome
dynamics -
academic.oup.com/ismecommun/a...
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Host-level biodiversity shapes the dynamics and networks within the coral reef microbiome
Abstract. Coral reefs face severe threats from human activity, resulting in drastic biodiversity loss. Despite the urgency of safeguarding these ecosystems
https://academic.oup.com/ismecommun/advance-article/doi/10.1093/ismeco/ycaf097/8157177
12 months ago
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Taylor priest
12 months ago
Excited to announce that our study on the impact of host-level
#biodiversity
and habitat complexity on shaping
#coral
reef-associated
#microbiome
dynamics has been accepted in ISME Communications -
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Host-level biodiversity shapes the dynamics and networks within the coral reef microbiome
Abstract. Coral reefs face severe threats from human activity, resulting in drastic biodiversity loss. Despite the urgency of safeguarding these ecosystems
https://academic.oup.com/ismecommun/advance-article/doi/10.1093/ismeco/ycaf097/8157177
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EMBLtrec
about 1 year ago
The Arctic is threatened by global heating and pollution:
@taraoceans-science.bsky.social
polar station will both lock into ice and float on water to support researchers in understanding these threats. TREC's Thomas Haize attended the vessel's inauguration in Lorient and shared these great pics!
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It took us a little while to get here but we are excited to now be a part of the
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community! We are a research lab at ETH Zurich that studies the diversity, dynamics and ecology of microbiomes across different ecosystems, with a particular focus on the oceans
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