Congratulations to @prczhaoyansong.bsky.social for receiving a Best Poster Prize at the EMBO Workshop.
His work shows that jumbo phages can help bacteria move genomic islands from one cell to another.
www.evolbio.mpg.de/3816203/crac...
#Microbiology #PhageBiology #GeneTransfer #EMBO2025
His work shows that jumbo phages can help bacteria move genomic islands from one cell to another.
www.evolbio.mpg.de/3816203/crac...
#Microbiology #PhageBiology #GeneTransfer #EMBO2025
Cracking a Bacterial Mystery: Yansong Zhao Awarded Prize for New Discoveries
www.evolbio.mpg.de
April 15, 2025 at 6:08 AM
Congratulations to @prczhaoyansong.bsky.social for receiving a Best Poster Prize at the EMBO Workshop.
His work shows that jumbo phages can help bacteria move genomic islands from one cell to another.
www.evolbio.mpg.de/3816203/crac...
#Microbiology #PhageBiology #GeneTransfer #EMBO2025
His work shows that jumbo phages can help bacteria move genomic islands from one cell to another.
www.evolbio.mpg.de/3816203/crac...
#Microbiology #PhageBiology #GeneTransfer #EMBO2025
🧬🦠 Environmental #Bacteria can transfer #genes that enhance survival and adaptation, offering new insights into #microbial #evolution and the spread of important traits.
#Microbiology #GeneTransfer #Genetics #Microsky via @sciencex.bsky.social
#Microbiology #GeneTransfer #Genetics #Microsky via @sciencex.bsky.social
Environmental bacteria ferry genes that boost antibiotic resistance over 10,000-fold
A patient with a severe infection is prescribed a potent antibiotic. Hopes for improvement are high, but just after treatment is given, resistance to the drug increases thousands of times. How could…
phys.org
July 28, 2026 at 4:30 AM
🧬🦠 Environmental #Bacteria can transfer #genes that enhance survival and adaptation, offering new insights into #microbial #evolution and the spread of important traits.
#Microbiology #GeneTransfer #Genetics #Microsky via @sciencex.bsky.social
#Microbiology #GeneTransfer #Genetics #Microsky via @sciencex.bsky.social
Even bits of old DNA around us can make it through.
Species are "porous" and we know this is capable of altering the course of their evolution.
AI nano/biotechnology? FFS!
GE was worrying enough.
#GeneFlow #GeneTransfer
Species are "porous" and we know this is capable of altering the course of their evolution.
AI nano/biotechnology? FFS!
GE was worrying enough.
#GeneFlow #GeneTransfer
January 25, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Even bits of old DNA around us can make it through.
Species are "porous" and we know this is capable of altering the course of their evolution.
AI nano/biotechnology? FFS!
GE was worrying enough.
#GeneFlow #GeneTransfer
Species are "porous" and we know this is capable of altering the course of their evolution.
AI nano/biotechnology? FFS!
GE was worrying enough.
#GeneFlow #GeneTransfer
Porter and coworkers present a new set of tools and workflow to transfer large genetic loci, such as PULs, into genetically tractable Bacteroides strains.
Read more: journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/...
#PULs #Bacteroides #Polysaccharides #Loci #GeneTransfer
Read more: journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/...
#PULs #Bacteroides #Polysaccharides #Loci #GeneTransfer
April 29, 2026 at 11:23 AM
Porter and coworkers present a new set of tools and workflow to transfer large genetic loci, such as PULs, into genetically tractable Bacteroides strains.
Read more: journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/...
#PULs #Bacteroides #Polysaccharides #Loci #GeneTransfer
Read more: journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/...
#PULs #Bacteroides #Polysaccharides #Loci #GeneTransfer
The #phytochromes Agp1 and Agp2 of the soil bacterium #Agrobacterium fabrum control #BacterialConjugation and #GeneTransfer to plants.
This study provides insights into the interactions between Agp1 & Agp2
🖊️ Tilman Lamparter & team
➡️ bit.ly/41vhXLB
#Photoreceptors
This study provides insights into the interactions between Agp1 & Agp2
🖊️ Tilman Lamparter & team
➡️ bit.ly/41vhXLB
#Photoreceptors
March 24, 2025 at 12:00 PM
The #phytochromes Agp1 and Agp2 of the soil bacterium #Agrobacterium fabrum control #BacterialConjugation and #GeneTransfer to plants.
This study provides insights into the interactions between Agp1 & Agp2
🖊️ Tilman Lamparter & team
➡️ bit.ly/41vhXLB
#Photoreceptors
This study provides insights into the interactions between Agp1 & Agp2
🖊️ Tilman Lamparter & team
➡️ bit.ly/41vhXLB
#Photoreceptors
New publication: The effects of #ecologicalinteractions and distinct conjugation rates on the invasion of a conjugative #plasmid in bacterial communities. #genetransfer
doi.org/10.1016/j.ec...
doi.org/10.1016/j.ec...
December 5, 2025 at 10:07 AM
New publication: The effects of #ecologicalinteractions and distinct conjugation rates on the invasion of a conjugative #plasmid in bacterial communities. #genetransfer
doi.org/10.1016/j.ec...
doi.org/10.1016/j.ec...
🩸🌟First case-based questions of the month!
Swipe to see the answers and explanations!
#Hemophilia #HemophiliaB #GeneTherapy #AAV #AAV5 #AAVGeneTherapy #FactorIX #FIX #Hemgenix #Etranacogene #Dezaparvovec #GeneTransfer #ClinicalTrials #Hematology #HemeOnc #BloodDisorders #RareDisease #HEMEHUB
Swipe to see the answers and explanations!
#Hemophilia #HemophiliaB #GeneTherapy #AAV #AAV5 #AAVGeneTherapy #FactorIX #FIX #Hemgenix #Etranacogene #Dezaparvovec #GeneTransfer #ClinicalTrials #Hematology #HemeOnc #BloodDisorders #RareDisease #HEMEHUB
July 6, 2026 at 7:46 PM
🩸🌟First case-based questions of the month!
Swipe to see the answers and explanations!
#Hemophilia #HemophiliaB #GeneTherapy #AAV #AAV5 #AAVGeneTherapy #FactorIX #FIX #Hemgenix #Etranacogene #Dezaparvovec #GeneTransfer #ClinicalTrials #Hematology #HemeOnc #BloodDisorders #RareDisease #HEMEHUB
Swipe to see the answers and explanations!
#Hemophilia #HemophiliaB #GeneTherapy #AAV #AAV5 #AAVGeneTherapy #FactorIX #FIX #Hemgenix #Etranacogene #Dezaparvovec #GeneTransfer #ClinicalTrials #Hematology #HemeOnc #BloodDisorders #RareDisease #HEMEHUB
Understand bacterial genetics and gene transfer mechanisms driving diversity and resistance. #BacterialGenetics #Microbiology #GeneTransfer #Transformation #Transduction #Conjugation #Transposition #Plasmids #Bacteriophage #AntibioticResistance #USMLE #MedicalEducation #ClinicalMicrobiology #Genetic
U01.03.015 Bacterial genetics
Drag and match each description of bacterial genetic exchange to the correct process. Focus on how genetic material is transferred — whether by DNA uptake, cell-to-cell contact, phage infection, or mobile DNA elements. Understanding these mechanisms is crucial for mastering microbial genetics and antibiotic resistance concepts.
mymedschool.org
November 9, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Understand bacterial genetics and gene transfer mechanisms driving diversity and resistance. #BacterialGenetics #Microbiology #GeneTransfer #Transformation #Transduction #Conjugation #Transposition #Plasmids #Bacteriophage #AntibioticResistance #USMLE #MedicalEducation #ClinicalMicrobiology #Genetic
“Transgenomes: automated detection and characterization of mitochondrial-plastid DNA transfers.” Maździarz&Krawczyk #GeneTransfer #PlastidGenome #MitochondrialGenome
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Transgenomes: automated detection and characterization of mitochondrial-plastid DNA transfers - Journal of Plant Research
Journal of Plant Research - Intracellular gene transfer (IGT), specifically mitochondrial-plastid and plastid-mitochondrial DNA transfers (MT-> PT, PT-> MT), can generate...
link.springer.com
April 29, 2026 at 12:36 AM
“Transgenomes: automated detection and characterization of mitochondrial-plastid DNA transfers.” Maździarz&Krawczyk #GeneTransfer #PlastidGenome #MitochondrialGenome
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
So now they're *barcoding* bacteria? 🙄 Next thing you know, they'll want to see my microbial ID. I demand to speak to the manager of this ecosystem! #GeneTransfer #RNA #ScienceFail #BacteriaBarcodes
March 23, 2025 at 1:27 PM
So now they're *barcoding* bacteria? 🙄 Next thing you know, they'll want to see my microbial ID. I demand to speak to the manager of this ecosystem! #GeneTransfer #RNA #ScienceFail #BacteriaBarcodes