Check out 🧐 our new preprint 📜:
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Congrats🎉 to @vasilgaisin.bsky.social and Corina Hadjicharalambous, who studied contractile injection systems directly in hot spring♨️ bacterial mats🦠
#microsky #teamtomo #Chloroflexota
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Congrats🎉 to @vasilgaisin.bsky.social and Corina Hadjicharalambous, who studied contractile injection systems directly in hot spring♨️ bacterial mats🦠
#microsky #teamtomo #Chloroflexota
August 12, 2025 at 7:22 AM
Check out 🧐 our new preprint 📜:
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Congrats🎉 to @vasilgaisin.bsky.social and Corina Hadjicharalambous, who studied contractile injection systems directly in hot spring♨️ bacterial mats🦠
#microsky #teamtomo #Chloroflexota
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Congrats🎉 to @vasilgaisin.bsky.social and Corina Hadjicharalambous, who studied contractile injection systems directly in hot spring♨️ bacterial mats🦠
#microsky #teamtomo #Chloroflexota
#NewResearch
Structure of a functional archaellum in bacteria of the Chloroflexota phylum
#MicroSky
@archaellum.bsky.social @sshamphavi.bsky.social @loumollat.bsky.social @mariejoest.bsky.social @sgribaldo.bsky.social
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Structure of a functional archaellum in bacteria of the Chloroflexota phylum
#MicroSky
@archaellum.bsky.social @sshamphavi.bsky.social @loumollat.bsky.social @mariejoest.bsky.social @sgribaldo.bsky.social
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Structure of a functional archaellum in Bacteria of the Chloroflexota phylum - Nature Microbiology
Bona fide gene clusters for archaella are widespread across a bacterial phylum and encode functional motility machinery.
www.nature.com
September 22, 2025 at 3:33 PM
#NewResearch
Structure of a functional archaellum in bacteria of the Chloroflexota phylum
#MicroSky
@archaellum.bsky.social @sshamphavi.bsky.social @loumollat.bsky.social @mariejoest.bsky.social @sgribaldo.bsky.social
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Structure of a functional archaellum in bacteria of the Chloroflexota phylum
#MicroSky
@archaellum.bsky.social @sshamphavi.bsky.social @loumollat.bsky.social @mariejoest.bsky.social @sgribaldo.bsky.social
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Started a PhD in the field of Archaea, ended up writing a paper about a bacterium! Enjoy new insights into the cell biology of Litorilinea aerophila, a member of the Chloroflexota 🦠
🚨 Imagine a bacterium that refuses to follow the textbook:
It grows as tangled filaments, divides unevenly, reshapes its own membranes… and even builds grappling hooks.
Meet Litorilinea aerophila — and here’s why it blew our minds.
It grows as tangled filaments, divides unevenly, reshapes its own membranes… and even builds grappling hooks.
Meet Litorilinea aerophila — and here’s why it blew our minds.
August 20, 2025 at 10:55 AM
Started a PhD in the field of Archaea, ended up writing a paper about a bacterium! Enjoy new insights into the cell biology of Litorilinea aerophila, a member of the Chloroflexota 🦠
A multilayered cell envelope of a member of the Chloroflexota offers an anchoring platform for the archaellum
#microbiology #archaea #bacteria #MicroSky
doi.org/10.3389/fmic...
#microbiology #archaea #bacteria #MicroSky
doi.org/10.3389/fmic...
June 17, 2026 at 8:29 AM
A multilayered cell envelope of a member of the Chloroflexota offers an anchoring platform for the archaellum
#microbiology #archaea #bacteria #MicroSky
doi.org/10.3389/fmic...
#microbiology #archaea #bacteria #MicroSky
doi.org/10.3389/fmic...
#NewResearch
Structure of a functional archaellum in Bacteria of the Chloroflexota phylum
@archaellum.bsky.social @sgribaldo.bsky.social & co
#microsky 🧪🦠
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Structure of a functional archaellum in Bacteria of the Chloroflexota phylum
@archaellum.bsky.social @sgribaldo.bsky.social & co
#microsky 🧪🦠
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Structure of a functional archaellum in Bacteria of the Chloroflexota phylum - Nature Microbiology
Bona fide gene clusters for archaella are widespread across a bacterial phylum and encode functional motility machinery.
www.nature.com
September 18, 2025 at 9:37 AM
#NewResearch
Structure of a functional archaellum in Bacteria of the Chloroflexota phylum
@archaellum.bsky.social @sgribaldo.bsky.social & co
#microsky 🧪🦠
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Structure of a functional archaellum in Bacteria of the Chloroflexota phylum
@archaellum.bsky.social @sgribaldo.bsky.social & co
#microsky 🧪🦠
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Happy to share that our story on the bacterial archaellum was published today in @natmicrobiol.nature.com
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Congrats to the authors: @sshamphavi.bsky.social @loumollat.bsky.social @mariejoest.bsky.social Najwa Taib and @sgribaldo.bsky.social
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Congrats to the authors: @sshamphavi.bsky.social @loumollat.bsky.social @mariejoest.bsky.social Najwa Taib and @sgribaldo.bsky.social
September 17, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Happy to share that our story on the bacterial archaellum was published today in @natmicrobiol.nature.com
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Congrats to the authors: @sshamphavi.bsky.social @loumollat.bsky.social @mariejoest.bsky.social Najwa Taib and @sgribaldo.bsky.social
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Congrats to the authors: @sshamphavi.bsky.social @loumollat.bsky.social @mariejoest.bsky.social Najwa Taib and @sgribaldo.bsky.social
Who would have thought I would ever publish an article about a bacterium?
But here it is, but of course only because Litorilinea aerophilum actually has an archaellum!
Here is what we learned about its cell structure and other surface appendages:
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
But here it is, but of course only because Litorilinea aerophilum actually has an archaellum!
Here is what we learned about its cell structure and other surface appendages:
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Filamentous growth, cell envelope architecture, and surface appendages of a member of the Chloroflexota, Litorilinea aerophila
Litorilinea aerophila, a filamentous bacterium of the phylum Chloroflexota (class Caldilineae), exhibits unique morphological and cell envelope features that challenge traditional bacterial models. In...
www.biorxiv.org
August 20, 2025 at 10:32 AM
Who would have thought I would ever publish an article about a bacterium?
But here it is, but of course only because Litorilinea aerophilum actually has an archaellum!
Here is what we learned about its cell structure and other surface appendages:
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
But here it is, but of course only because Litorilinea aerophilum actually has an archaellum!
Here is what we learned about its cell structure and other surface appendages:
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Would you expect that Bacteria use an archaellum for swimming? We didn't, but we found that some Chloroflexota do! Find the story here: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
A little thread below 1/n
A little thread below 1/n
Horizontal gene transfer of the functional archaellum machinery to Bacteria
Motility in Archaea is driven by a nanomachinery called the archaellum. So far, archaella have been exclusively described for the archaeal domain; however, a recent study reported the presence of arch...
www.biorxiv.org
February 3, 2025 at 10:09 AM
Would you expect that Bacteria use an archaellum for swimming? We didn't, but we found that some Chloroflexota do! Find the story here: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
A little thread below 1/n
A little thread below 1/n
We choose a cultivated Chloroflexota, Litorilinea aerophila to study archaellation in vivo. L. aerophila encodes for a complete archaeal operon 5/n
February 3, 2025 at 10:09 AM
We choose a cultivated Chloroflexota, Litorilinea aerophila to study archaellation in vivo. L. aerophila encodes for a complete archaeal operon 5/n
Fascinating! 🤔 I wonder whether bacteria with simpler single-membrane envelopes (like Chloroflexota) could be more “permissive” to HGT of membrane systems (from both bacteria and archaea)? 🦠🔀🧪 #microsky
#NewResearch
Structure of a functional archaellum in Bacteria of the Chloroflexota phylum
@archaellum.bsky.social @sgribaldo.bsky.social & co
#microsky 🧪🦠
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Structure of a functional archaellum in Bacteria of the Chloroflexota phylum
@archaellum.bsky.social @sgribaldo.bsky.social & co
#microsky 🧪🦠
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Structure of a functional archaellum in Bacteria of the Chloroflexota phylum - Nature Microbiology
Bona fide gene clusters for archaella are widespread across a bacterial phylum and encode functional motility machinery.
www.nature.com
September 19, 2025 at 2:50 AM
Fascinating! 🤔 I wonder whether bacteria with simpler single-membrane envelopes (like Chloroflexota) could be more “permissive” to HGT of membrane systems (from both bacteria and archaea)? 🦠🔀🧪 #microsky
Structure of a functional archaellum in Bacteria of the Chloroflexota phylum
#microbiology #bacteria #archaea
@natmicrobiol.nature.com
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
#microbiology #bacteria #archaea
@natmicrobiol.nature.com
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Structure of a functional archaellum in Bacteria of the Chloroflexota phylum - Nature Microbiology
Bona fide gene clusters for archaella are widespread across a bacterial phylum and encode functional motility machinery.
www.nature.com
September 18, 2025 at 8:22 AM
Structure of a functional archaellum in Bacteria of the Chloroflexota phylum
#microbiology #bacteria #archaea
@natmicrobiol.nature.com
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
#microbiology #bacteria #archaea
@natmicrobiol.nature.com
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Dictyobacter halimunensis sp. nov., a new member of the phylum Chloroflexota, from forest soil in a geothermal area. View the full article in #IJSEM: https://doi.org/10.1099/ijsem.0.006600
January 20, 2025 at 12:15 PM
Dictyobacter halimunensis sp. nov., a new member of the phylum Chloroflexota, from forest soil in a geothermal area. View the full article in #IJSEM: https://doi.org/10.1099/ijsem.0.006600
Cool, going long -
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Filamentous growth, cell envelope architecture, and surface appendages of a member of the Chloroflexota, Litorilinea aerophila
Litorilinea aerophila, a filamentous bacterium of the phylum Chloroflexota (class Caldilineae), exhibits unique morphological and cell envelope features that challenge traditional bacterial models. In...
www.biorxiv.org
August 20, 2025 at 10:48 AM
Cool, going long -
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Deep-branching Chloroflexota lineages illuminate the eco-evolutionary foundation of cross-ecosystem colonization
#microbiology #evolution #bacteria #MicroSky
@natcomms.nature.com
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
#microbiology #evolution #bacteria #MicroSky
@natcomms.nature.com
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Deep-branching Chloroflexota lineages illuminate the eco-evolutionary foundation of cross-ecosystem colonization - Nature Communications
Habitat transitions can rewire microbial genomes. This study shows how a bacterial lineage crosses ecosystems either by acquiring genes or via hypermutability, where mutation bias—not selection—drives...
www.nature.com
May 28, 2026 at 8:49 AM
Deep-branching Chloroflexota lineages illuminate the eco-evolutionary foundation of cross-ecosystem colonization
#microbiology #evolution #bacteria #MicroSky
@natcomms.nature.com
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
#microbiology #evolution #bacteria #MicroSky
@natcomms.nature.com
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Yes, indeed, we were surprised, too! But we hypothesize that it only works because of the cell envelope structure of these Chloroflexota strains, see also here:
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Filamentous growth, cell envelope architecture, and surface appendages of a member of the Chloroflexota, Litorilinea aerophila
Litorilinea aerophila , a filamentous bacterium of the phylum Chloroflexota (class Caldilineae ), exhibits unique morphological and cell envelope features that challenge traditional bacterial models. ...
www.biorxiv.org
September 18, 2025 at 8:46 AM
Yes, indeed, we were surprised, too! But we hypothesize that it only works because of the cell envelope structure of these Chloroflexota strains, see also here:
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Beautiful archaellum filaments on the cover 😍🦠 Thanks to the Imaging Facility within MIAP at @biologyunifreiburg.bsky.social that made it possible! Curious how we got there? check our latest publication: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
October 1, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Beautiful archaellum filaments on the cover 😍🦠 Thanks to the Imaging Facility within MIAP at @biologyunifreiburg.bsky.social that made it possible! Curious how we got there? check our latest publication: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Deep-branching Chloroflexota lineages illuminate the eco-evolutionary foundation of cross-ecosystem colonization www.nature.com/articles/s41... #jcampubs
Deep-branching Chloroflexota lineages illuminate the eco-evolutionary foundation of cross-ecosystem colonization - Nature Communications
Habitat transitions can rewire microbial genomes. This study shows how a bacterial lineage crosses ecosystems either by acquiring genes or via hypermutability, where mutation bias—not selection—drives...
www.nature.com
April 1, 2026 at 2:38 PM
Deep-branching Chloroflexota lineages illuminate the eco-evolutionary foundation of cross-ecosystem colonization www.nature.com/articles/s41... #jcampubs
How does light structure microbial mats?
To explore this, we studied #Cyanobacteria and Chloroflexota from hot springs. Using simple synthetic communities, we found that these species cooperate, forming stronger #biofilms and moving further together. Paper now in PNAS: pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
To explore this, we studied #Cyanobacteria and Chloroflexota from hot springs. Using simple synthetic communities, we found that these species cooperate, forming stronger #biofilms and moving further together. Paper now in PNAS: pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
January 31, 2025 at 4:50 PM
How does light structure microbial mats?
To explore this, we studied #Cyanobacteria and Chloroflexota from hot springs. Using simple synthetic communities, we found that these species cooperate, forming stronger #biofilms and moving further together. Paper now in PNAS: pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
To explore this, we studied #Cyanobacteria and Chloroflexota from hot springs. Using simple synthetic communities, we found that these species cooperate, forming stronger #biofilms and moving further together. Paper now in PNAS: pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
Chloroflexi rules! Thrilled to share our latest preprint on this amazing bacterial (😱) organism of Chloroflexota. Long filaments, fascinating cell surface structures😍 Kudos to everyone involved and especially @mariejoest.bsky.social!
🚨 Imagine a bacterium that refuses to follow the textbook:
It grows as tangled filaments, divides unevenly, reshapes its own membranes… and even builds grappling hooks.
Meet Litorilinea aerophila — and here’s why it blew our minds.
It grows as tangled filaments, divides unevenly, reshapes its own membranes… and even builds grappling hooks.
Meet Litorilinea aerophila — and here’s why it blew our minds.
August 20, 2025 at 11:22 AM
Chloroflexi rules! Thrilled to share our latest preprint on this amazing bacterial (😱) organism of Chloroflexota. Long filaments, fascinating cell surface structures😍 Kudos to everyone involved and especially @mariejoest.bsky.social!
We got intrigued and wondered how widespread the archaellum machinery is in Bacteria and indeed 244 genomes from Chloroflexota code for a bona fide archaellum machinery! If archaellum genes were present no flagellum genes were found. Maybe they exchanged the complex flagella for archaella? 4/n
February 3, 2025 at 10:09 AM
We got intrigued and wondered how widespread the archaellum machinery is in Bacteria and indeed 244 genomes from Chloroflexota code for a bona fide archaellum machinery! If archaellum genes were present no flagellum genes were found. Maybe they exchanged the complex flagella for archaella? 4/n
Structure of a functional archaellum in Bacteria of the Chloroflexota phylum www.nature.com/articles/s41... #jcampubs
Structure of a functional archaellum in Bacteria of the Chloroflexota phylum - Nature Microbiology
Bona fide gene clusters for archaella are widespread across a bacterial phylum and encode functional motility machinery.
www.nature.com
September 18, 2025 at 1:57 AM
Structure of a functional archaellum in Bacteria of the Chloroflexota phylum www.nature.com/articles/s41... #jcampubs
Very interesting! The genes of "huge" Molecular machine seem to have jumped from Archaea to the ancestors of one specific bacterial clade. www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Structure of a functional archaellum in Bacteria of the Chloroflexota phylum - Nature Microbiology
Bona fide gene clusters for archaella are widespread across a bacterial phylum and encode functional motility machinery.
www.nature.com
September 18, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Very interesting! The genes of "huge" Molecular machine seem to have jumped from Archaea to the ancestors of one specific bacterial clade. www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Deep-sea in situ and laboratory multi-omics provide insights into the sulfur assimilation of a deep-sea Chloroflexota bacterium journals.asm.org/doi/full/10.... #jcampubs
March 1, 2024 at 2:20 PM
Deep-sea in situ and laboratory multi-omics provide insights into the sulfur assimilation of a deep-sea Chloroflexota bacterium journals.asm.org/doi/full/10.... #jcampubs
Illuminating microbial mat assembly: Cyanobacteria and Chloroflexota cooperate to structure light-responsive biofilms www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1... #jcampubs
July 25, 2024 at 12:48 PM
Illuminating microbial mat assembly: Cyanobacteria and Chloroflexota cooperate to structure light-responsive biofilms www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1... #jcampubs
Cool new study from our lab on the diversity of #Chloroflexota in wastewater treatment plants globally. Genome phylogeny was used to define many new species, and #FISH probes were designed to reveal their filamentous morphologies in situ. #MicroSky 🦠🧫 journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/...
A comprehensive overview of the Chloroflexota community in wastewater treatment plants worldwide | m...
Chloroflexota are often abundant members of the biomass in wastewater treatment plants
(WWTPs) worldwide, typically with a filamentous morphology, forming the backbones
of the activated sludge floc. H...
journals.asm.org
November 23, 2023 at 10:42 PM
Cool new study from our lab on the diversity of #Chloroflexota in wastewater treatment plants globally. Genome phylogeny was used to define many new species, and #FISH probes were designed to reveal their filamentous morphologies in situ. #MicroSky 🦠🧫 journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/...