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Jörg Stülke @joergstuelke.bsky.social · 11d

Identification of genetic interactions in Bacillus subtilis cell division. Congratulations, Byoung-Mo Koo, Carol Gross, and all involved!
@cp-cellsystems.bsky.social #subtiwiki

www.cell.com/cell-systems...

Comprehensive genetic interaction analysis of the Bacillus subtilis envelope using double-CRISPRi

Koo et al. apply genome-scale double-CRISPRi to map cell envelope gene interactions in Bacillus subtilis, revealing >1,000 genetic interactions and uncovering gene networks in envelope biogenesis and ...

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Rogelio Hernandez Tamayo @hernandezr.bsky.social · 11d

Now in @mdpiopenaccess.bsky.social Bacillus subtilis DinG/XPD-like paralogues, DinG and YpvA, have been implicated in overcoming replication stress. DinG possesses a DEDD exonuclease and DNA helicase domains, whereas YpvA lacks the DEDD exonuclease domain

www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/26...

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Martin Thanbichler @thanbichlerlab.bsky.social · 21d

Now published as a Version of Record, with various new results compared to the initial preprint:

Membrane binding properties of the cytoskeletal protein bactofilin

Available at:
elifesciences.org/articles/100...

@synmikro.bsky.social @unimarburg.bsky.social @mpimicrobiomarburg.bsky.social

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Biochemical Society @biochemsoc.bsky.social · 26d

That’s a wrap for The Biology and Physics of Prokaryotic Chromosomes VII 2025. A big thank you to all those who attended 🧪 #BioPhyChrom2025 #BiochemEvents

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European Research Council (ERC) @erc.europa.eu · 27d

Are you planning to apply for an ERC grant? Do you need some guidance? This hands-on session is for you!

On 24 September, ERC representatives will guide you through the changes in the 2026 calls for the Starting, Consolidator & Advanced Grant.

👉 europa.eu/!hMhKRn

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Tobias Warnecke @tobiaswarnecke.bsky.social · Sep 1

Please re-post: If you know (or are!) somebody who might fancy doing a PhD (Oct 2026 start) in my group @oxfordbiochemistry.bsky.social, working on chromatin evolution in prokaryotes (or other things we're interested in), please have a look at www.bioch.ox.ac.uk/supervisors-...

Supervisors and Projects

www.bioch.ox.ac.uk

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Max-Planck-Gesellschaft @maxplanck.de · Sep 1

The #MaxPlanckPostdocProgram offers a guaranteed contract of at least 3 years, targeted mentoring, and career workshops. The call for applications is open now! 🚀 Take advantage of this opportunity and browse the job vacancies. www.mpg.de/en/max-planc...

Group photo of postdocs conducting research at a Max Planck Institute

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Rogelio Hernandez Tamayo @hernandezr.bsky.social · Aug 22

In @elife.bsky.social: Membrane binding properties of the cytoskeletal protein bactofilin doi.org/10.7554/eLif...

Membrane binding properties of the cytoskeletal protein bactofilin

doi.org

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VAAM e.V. @vaam-microbes.bsky.social · Aug 6

⭐ SAVE THE DATE ⭐
📍 21st VAAM Industry Academia Panel - Bridging Academic and Industry Research:

📅 September 18th, 4:00 PM
💻 Via Zoom
🎯"In vitro Microbiome Models"

Speakers
Philippe Ulsemer, Acaryon GmbH
Michael Schloter, Technical University Munich

✔️Registration: t1p.de/y70py

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EMBL Events @events.embl.org · Jul 17

During the 5 day #EMBLFluorescenceLifetime course, participants get hands-on training every afternoon on our state-of the art microscopes 🔬

Practicals include Halo-tags & FLIM, Multiplexing with FPs and FLIM on STELLARIS 8 STED, as well as FLIM analysis including ML and AI on STELLARIS Cryo 🤩

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Nature Methods @natmethods.nature.com · Jul 8

Really excited to share this Perspective from John Danial covering how technology is moving the field of fluorescence microscopy toward structural biology. www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Super-resolution microscopy for structural biology - Nature Methods

This Perspective introduces a framework for defining, measuring and reporting resolution in super-resolution microscopy and details the current state of the art in using fluorescence microscopy for st...

www.nature.com

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Tung Le @tunglejic.bsky.social · Jul 2

Finally published! Many thanks to the reviewers and editor whose comments & suggestions improved this work significantly more than the first preprint version!!!

www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...

Expanding the diversity of bacterial DNA partitioning: A CTP-independent ParABS system for plasmid partitioning in Streptomyces | PNAS

The ATP- and CTP-dependent ParA-ParB-parS segrosome is a macromolecular complex that segregates chromosomes/plasmids in most bacterial species. CTP...

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EMBL-EBI @ebi.embl.org · Jun 12

InterPro just got one of its biggest updates ever.

Now with 1.8 billion AI-driven protein annotations, AlphaFold-based TED domains, and viral proteins from the Big Fantastic Virus Database (BFVD).

See it all at www.ebi.ac.uk/interpro

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Max Planck Institute for Terrestrial Microbiology @mpimicrobiomarburg.bsky.social · May 22

📢 We are proud and delighted that our Microbes for Climate (M4C) Cluster of Excellence has been selected for the 2025 Excellence Strategy! 🌟Together with @unimarburg.bsky.social, we look forward to exciting #microbe research – stay tuned! @unimarburg.bsky.social @maxplanck.de‬ @synmikro.bsky.social

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Nature Microbiology @natmicrobiol.nature.com · May 21

#NatMicroPicks

🦠⚕️🦀Bacteria for cancer treatment

A comment discussing the status of engineered bacteria being deployed for clinical cancer therapies.

#MicroSky @natbiotech.nature.com

www.nature.com/articles/s41...

The emerging landscape of engineered bacteria cancer therapies - Nature Biotechnology

Our ability to use engineered bacteria for cancer therapy is rapidly expanding. A survey of preclinical, clinical and commercial efforts provides an overview of the state of the field, revealing trend...

www.nature.com

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EMBO @embo.org · May 19

The EMBO Young Investigator Network PhD course 2025 has begun! 38 #PhD students are joining us in Heidelberg, Germany from 18–23 May and online 26–30 May. Our Young Investigators and trainers will be hosting sessions on #ScientificWriting, #GrantWriting, #MentalHealth, #ResearchIntegrity and more.

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Biozentrum, University of Basel @biozentrum.unibas.ch · May 12

Deadline for the #BiozentrumPhDFellowships Summer Call: May 18, 2025

Don’t miss your chance — submit your application now and start your scientific journey @biozentrum.unibas.ch!

👉 Learn more and apply here: bit.ly/4caiqqX

Biozentrum, University of Basel @biozentrum.unibas.ch · Mar 3

Apply now for the prestigious and independent #BiozentrumPhDFellowships. Great science. Unique rotation-based selection of research group and other incentives. The summer call is open until May 18, 2025. bit.ly/4caiqqX @biozentrum.unibas.ch @unibasel.ch
#fellowship #PhD #Switzerland #lifesciences

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Kevin Whitley @kevindwhitley.bsky.social · May 6

Postdoc position available!

This is a 2-year post funded by the Academy of Medical Sciences. You'll be based in the Centre for Bacterial Cell Biology here in Newcastle, using super-resolution microscopy to look at the bacterial cell wall. 🔬🦠

Please re-post 🙏

www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DMY885/r...

Research Assistant/Associate - Mapping the Bacterial Cell Wall with Super-resolution Microscopy at Newcastle University

Apply for the Research Assistant/Associate - Mapping the Bacterial Cell Wall with Super-resolution Microscopy role on jobs.ac.uk, the top job board for academic positions in higher education. View det...

www.jobs.ac.uk

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Nature Microbiology @natmicrobiol.nature.com · May 6

"Phollow" the link to our May issue to read about...

💥lysing bacterial pathogens
⛽microbial alkane oxidation
🌱importance of seed-borne bacteria
🙅‍♀️protective antibodies for norovirus
🚰E. coli in urban drinking water

...and more!👇
www.nature.com/nmicrobiol/v...

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Nature Methods @natmethods.nature.com · May 1

A suite of nontoxic and permeable CarboTag probes in various colors enables live quantitative imaging of a range of plant cell wall characteristics and dynamic, high-resolution mapping of cell wall changes in response to growth or perturbations. www.nature.com/articles/s41...

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FEMS @femsmicro.org · Apr 26

Today is exactly 4 years since we started #MicrobesAndUs 🙌 🎉

Here's to 32 Episodes of fascinating microbiology conversations since we started on 26 April 2021! 🦠 🍷 🧬 🏔️

🔬🌍 Browse the whole list and find a subject right for you:

Microbes and Us • A podcast on Spotify for Creators

Welcome to our podcast, Microbes and Us, brought to you by the Federation of European Microbiological Societies (FEMS). Our Communications Lead, Joseph Shuttleworth, brings into each monthly episode…

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MMSB-Lyon @mmsb-lyon.bsky.social · Apr 24

📖 New publication from the TacC team at MMSB!
Congratulations to Nathan Fraikin et al.!
@nfrk92.bsky.social @agathe-couturier.bsky.social

Nathan Fraikin @nfrk92.bsky.social · Apr 23

Our set of new prokaryote-optimized fluorescent proteins is now published ! #microbiology #microsky #microscopy 🧫🦠🔬
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

A palette of bright and photostable monomeric fluorescent proteins for bacterial time-lapse imaging

Bright and photostable monomeric fluorescent proteins enable long-term time-lapse imaging in E. coli.

www.science.org

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Joachim Goedhart @joachimgoedhart.bsky.social · Apr 7

Bright and photostable yellow fluorescent proteins for extended imaging by François St-Pierre and team:
www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Bright and photostable yellow fluorescent proteins for extended imaging - Nature Communications

Yellow fluorescent proteins (YFPs) photobleach rapidly, restricting microscopy experiments. Here, the authors report mGold2s and mGold2t, YFPs that extend imaging durations up to 25 times longer than ...

www.nature.com

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Martin Thanbichler @thanbichlerlab.bsky.social · Apr 2

#Postdoc position - at the University of Marburg (Germany), funded within our ERC Advanced Grant "C-SWITCH"

Focus: CTP-dependent molecular switches as a new principle of cellular regulation in bacteria (including bacteriophages)

Apply by 04 May: stellenangebote.uni-marburg.de/jobposting/2...

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STCmicrobeblog @stcmicrobeblog.bsky.social · Apr 2

wonderful! great clip 👏
had never before seen 𝘚𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘰𝘳 competing with 𝘊𝘢𝘶𝘭𝘰𝘣𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘦𝘳 for rosette formation. no clear winner 🤩
#ProtistsOnSky #MicroSky

fluorescent image of rosettes of Caulobacter crescentus cells. Chromosomal DNA is labeled in blue (DAPI), cell membranes are in red (FM4-64). The fluorescently labeled protein is DivJ, a histidine kinase that localized at the base of the stalk (yellow). By Jennifer Heinritz, Jacobs-Wagner lab, Yale MSI. Cropped from https://www.instagram.com/p/BlBldEjBLzB/

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