It’s kind of… bacterial?
November 4, 2026 at 12:50 PM
It’s kind of… bacterial?
Forgot to share last week: the molecular control of bacterial immunity review I wrote with @themaxwelllab.bsky.social and Sam Fairburn is out! In it, we cover sensing, activation, and effector mechanisms, as well as phage counter-defence strategies.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Molecular control of bacterial immunity - Nature Structural & Molecular Biology
In this Review, the authors summarize structural, biochemical and genetic insights into bacterial immunity, focusing on steps that link infection sensing to activation and effector function.
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November 1, 2026 at 8:32 PM
Forgot to share last week: the molecular control of bacterial immunity review I wrote with @themaxwelllab.bsky.social and Sam Fairburn is out! In it, we cover sensing, activation, and effector mechanisms, as well as phage counter-defence strategies.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Synergy in viral–bacterial co-infection expedites algal bloom demise www.nature.com/articles/s41... @vardilab.bsky.social
Synergy in viral–bacterial co-infection expedites algal bloom demise - Nature
Viral–bacterial synergy accelerates algal bloom collapse by enhancing virus-induced mortality, driven by Alteromonas chemoattraction and co-infection, revealing a previously unrecognized mortality age...
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November 4, 2026 at 4:57 PM
Synergy in viral–bacterial co-infection expedites algal bloom demise www.nature.com/articles/s41... @vardilab.bsky.social
I couldn't bring myself to subject you all to the original, but the Bat Signal was cast 🫡
November 4, 2026 at 11:33 PM
I couldn't bring myself to subject you all to the original, but the Bat Signal was cast 🫡
New paper claxon 📢
"Fungal suppression by bacterial metabolite-activated human intestinal γδT-cells is disrupted in Crohn's disease"
#gdTcells @plosbiology.org @forum-gd.bsky.social
Great collaboration coordinated by @neilemccarthy.bsky.social. 🙌🏼
"Fungal suppression by bacterial metabolite-activated human intestinal γδT-cells is disrupted in Crohn's disease"
#gdTcells @plosbiology.org @forum-gd.bsky.social
Great collaboration coordinated by @neilemccarthy.bsky.social. 🙌🏼
Fungal suppression by bacterial metabolite-activated human intestinal γδT-cells is disrupted in Crohn’s disease
Fungi are common members of the gut microbiome, but inflammation can tip them toward harmful forms. This study shows that bacterial signals activate gut γδ T cells to suppress fungi and limit invasive...
journals.plos.org
November 3, 2026 at 4:44 PM
New paper claxon 📢
"Fungal suppression by bacterial metabolite-activated human intestinal γδT-cells is disrupted in Crohn's disease"
#gdTcells @plosbiology.org @forum-gd.bsky.social
Great collaboration coordinated by @neilemccarthy.bsky.social. 🙌🏼
"Fungal suppression by bacterial metabolite-activated human intestinal γδT-cells is disrupted in Crohn's disease"
#gdTcells @plosbiology.org @forum-gd.bsky.social
Great collaboration coordinated by @neilemccarthy.bsky.social. 🙌🏼
Did you know? Fish skin has shown anti-inflammatory and anti-bacterial properties that support and improve healing in a variety of wounds including burns and diabetic foot ulcers. Ongoing research is exploring this vs alternative techniques.
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November 3, 2026 at 7:40 AM
Did you know? Fish skin has shown anti-inflammatory and anti-bacterial properties that support and improve healing in a variety of wounds including burns and diabetic foot ulcers. Ongoing research is exploring this vs alternative techniques.
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Relaxase asymmetry drives initiation of bacterial conjugation | Nature Communications
Relaxase asymmetry drives initiation of bacterial conjugation - Nature Communications
Bacterial conjugation spreads antibiotic resistance among pathogens via plasmid transfer. Here, the authors determine cryo-EM structures of the TraI helicase bound to DNA. These findings reveal the molecular mechanism of DNA processing during conjugation.
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November 3, 2026 at 12:27 PM
Relaxase asymmetry drives initiation of bacterial conjugation | Nature Communications
Synergy in viral–bacterial co-infection expedites algal bloom demise | Nature
Synergy in viral–bacterial co-infection expedites algal bloom demise - Nature
Viral–bacterial synergy accelerates algal bloom collapse by enhancing virus-induced mortality, driven by Alteromonas chemoattraction and co-infection, revealing a previously unrecognized mortality agent that influences oceanic carbon cycling .
www.nature.com
November 5, 2026 at 8:54 AM
Synergy in viral–bacterial co-infection expedites algal bloom demise | Nature
Feels appropriate that this post would go viral (or bacterial?)
November 1, 2026 at 1:58 AM
Feels appropriate that this post would go viral (or bacterial?)
📣 We are excited to share our study, led by Constanze Kuhlisch and Eliran Soffer, on how bacteria can hasten the collapse of virus-infected algal blooms, published in Nature! 🥳
This changes not only our views on who drives algal bloom collapse but also on how algal carbon circulates in the ocean 🌊->
This changes not only our views on who drives algal bloom collapse but also on how algal carbon circulates in the ocean 🌊->
Synergy in viral–bacterial co-infection expedites algal bloom demise - Nature
Viral–bacterial synergy accelerates algal bloom collapse by enhancing virus-induced mortality, driven by Alteromonas chemoattraction and co-infection, revealing a previously unrecognized mortality age...
www.nature.com
November 5, 2026 at 7:32 AM
📣 We are excited to share our study, led by Constanze Kuhlisch and Eliran Soffer, on how bacteria can hasten the collapse of virus-infected algal blooms, published in Nature! 🥳
This changes not only our views on who drives algal bloom collapse but also on how algal carbon circulates in the ocean 🌊->
This changes not only our views on who drives algal bloom collapse but also on how algal carbon circulates in the ocean 🌊->
Bayesian phylogenetic inference accounting for recombination in whole bacterial genomes https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.11.04.764181v1
November 5, 2026 at 1:17 PM
Bayesian phylogenetic inference accounting for recombination in whole bacterial genomes https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.11.04.764181v1
Professor of Computational Microbiology @ox.ac.uk @sykhalid.bsky.social has been awarded a prestigious Wellcome Trust Discovery Award to support her research into how molecules move within the protective envelopes surrounding bacterial cells.
Read more 👇
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Wellcome Discovery Award for computational microbiology research
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November 4, 2026 at 4:02 PM
Professor of Computational Microbiology @ox.ac.uk @sykhalid.bsky.social has been awarded a prestigious Wellcome Trust Discovery Award to support her research into how molecules move within the protective envelopes surrounding bacterial cells.
Read more 👇
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It is possible, don't do it. Had a friend that did that and got a bacterial infection.
November 2, 2026 at 12:52 AM
It is possible, don't do it. Had a friend that did that and got a bacterial infection.
Crystals require nucleation points & the heat-loving bacteria are covered in negatively charged groups that allow silica to bind & start crystal formation.
The thin channels in the bacterial biofilm could also be "crystal nurseries", where the hot water can unload minerals as it evaporates.
The thin channels in the bacterial biofilm could also be "crystal nurseries", where the hot water can unload minerals as it evaporates.
November 5, 2026 at 1:51 PM
Crystals require nucleation points & the heat-loving bacteria are covered in negatively charged groups that allow silica to bind & start crystal formation.
The thin channels in the bacterial biofilm could also be "crystal nurseries", where the hot water can unload minerals as it evaporates.
The thin channels in the bacterial biofilm could also be "crystal nurseries", where the hot water can unload minerals as it evaporates.
Timing worked out perfectly! First day back from maternity leave and I presented my lab to the department at the DQBM Minisymposium.
The Molecular Plasmid Ecology Lab studies how plasmids interact and why it matters for the spread of antibiotic resistance.
And just in time, we are live: benzlab.ch
The Molecular Plasmid Ecology Lab studies how plasmids interact and why it matters for the spread of antibiotic resistance.
And just in time, we are live: benzlab.ch
Molecular Plasmid Ecology Lab
Plasmids are small DNA molecules that can move between bacterial cells. When a plasmid carries an antibiotic resistance gene, that gene can spread quickly through a bacterial population. We study what...
benzlab.ch
November 3, 2026 at 4:07 PM
Timing worked out perfectly! First day back from maternity leave and I presented my lab to the department at the DQBM Minisymposium.
The Molecular Plasmid Ecology Lab studies how plasmids interact and why it matters for the spread of antibiotic resistance.
And just in time, we are live: benzlab.ch
The Molecular Plasmid Ecology Lab studies how plasmids interact and why it matters for the spread of antibiotic resistance.
And just in time, we are live: benzlab.ch
This paper, mostly for the title: enviromicro-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
November 3, 2026 at 7:07 AM
This paper, mostly for the title: enviromicro-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
Clinicians prescribe antibiotics just in case because missing a bacterial infection costs more than an unneeded prescription. The newly FDA-cleared Access MeMed BV targets that uncertainty. My perspective in Healio: www.healio.com/news/infecti...
Bacterial or viral? FDA clears rapid test distinguishing type of infection
The FDA granted clearance to a rapid blood test designed to distinguish between bacterial and viral infections in as little as 15 minutes, according to the test’s manufacturer.The test — k...
www.healio.com
November 3, 2026 at 9:46 PM
Clinicians prescribe antibiotics just in case because missing a bacterial infection costs more than an unneeded prescription. The newly FDA-cleared Access MeMed BV targets that uncertainty. My perspective in Healio: www.healio.com/news/infecti...
This would be truly momentous. MAGA has been a bacterial recrudescence of Jim Crow. This would be a dose of Reconstruction-finally-done-right penicillin.
Dear God the Dems look like they‘re going to win Mississippi.
November 4, 2026 at 9:06 AM
This would be truly momentous. MAGA has been a bacterial recrudescence of Jim Crow. This would be a dose of Reconstruction-finally-done-right penicillin.
Or bacterial vaginosis.
November 2, 2026 at 9:29 AM
Or bacterial vaginosis.
💥 Post-doc opportunity! 💥 Come join our team (www.thelowlab.org) at Imperial, London, working on the cryo-EM structure and mechanism of bacterial secretion systems. 48 months. Closing 16th Nov. Please RT.
For more details and to apply:
www.imperial.ac.uk/jobs/search-...
For more details and to apply:
www.imperial.ac.uk/jobs/search-...
November 3, 2026 at 5:37 PM
💥 Post-doc opportunity! 💥 Come join our team (www.thelowlab.org) at Imperial, London, working on the cryo-EM structure and mechanism of bacterial secretion systems. 48 months. Closing 16th Nov. Please RT.
For more details and to apply:
www.imperial.ac.uk/jobs/search-...
For more details and to apply:
www.imperial.ac.uk/jobs/search-...
🤔.... A deadly, spore-forming bacterial disease.
Anthrax: Skeleton King with Bloody Hands & Wings
ALT: Anthrax: Skeleton King with Bloody Hands & Wings
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October 31, 2026 at 9:36 PM
🤔.... A deadly, spore-forming bacterial disease.
Amazing discovery!! New insights into human immunity inspired by bacterial immune systems! Congratulations @bhurieva.bsky.social and Sarah
The catalytic residue of the TLR4 TIR is required for immune signaling in human cells.
In our updated preprint with @v-hornung.bsky.social’s lab, we show that a single point mutation in this site abolishes the LPS response in macrophages 🧵
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
In our updated preprint with @v-hornung.bsky.social’s lab, we show that a single point mutation in this site abolishes the LPS response in macrophages 🧵
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
Conserved catalytic activity of animal TIR domains functions in TLR4 signaling
The Toll/interleukin-1 receptor (TIR) domain is important for immune signaling across bacteria, plants, and animals. In animal innate immunity, TIR domains are thought to function as adaptors mediatin...
www.biorxiv.org
November 3, 2026 at 4:17 PM
Amazing discovery!! New insights into human immunity inspired by bacterial immune systems! Congratulations @bhurieva.bsky.social and Sarah