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... @eth-microbiology.bsky.social

Nature research paper: Coral microbiomes as reservoirs of unknown genomic and biosynthetic diversity go.nature.com/3ZYniLb

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...

🚨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...

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...

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

Stay curious guys and come to the good side, we need you here! Fun at Swiss National Future Day @microbiomeresearch.bsky.social @eth-microbiology.bsky.social @eth-microbiology.bsky.social. Most legit question of the day: “Wait… you have a pipetting robot, so why do we have to pipette by hand?”

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...

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...

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

🚨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...

🚨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...

🎙️📷 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...

🚨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...

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....

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 🐠🪸

🚨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...

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 - @isme-microbes.bsky.social @microbiomeresearch.bsky.social academic.oup.com/ismecommun/a...

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!

It took us a little while to get here but we are excited to now be a part of the @bsky.app 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