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Christian Kost @kostchristian.bsky.social · 14d

Of course:

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Microbiome analysis and confocal microscopy of used kitchen sponges reveal massive colonization by Acinetobacter, Moraxella and Chryseobacterium species - Scientific Reports

Scientific Reports - Microbiome analysis and confocal microscopy of used kitchen sponges reveal massive colonization by Acinetobacter, Moraxella and Chryseobacterium species

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Jamie C. Tijerina @jamietijerina.com · 25d

Its also permalinked at:

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#submicron #smallparticle #facs #flowcytometry #cellsorting #nanoparticles #microbes #viruses #microplastics #extracellularvesicles #ev #exosomes #microbiology #nanoparticles #nanoscale #nanofacs

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My paper, "Preparation of Cuvette-Based Sorters for Sorting Submicron Microbial Cells and Viruses from Environmental and Biological Samples," has been published in Current Protocols in the Cytometry.....

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Jamie C. Tijerina @jamietijerina.com · 25d

ICYMI: My paper on submicron or small particle sorting (FACS) is published in Current Protocols in Cytometry ✅️📝

The full text is linked conveniently at the shared site plus more info about which samples and applications you can use this for.

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💬 0 🔁 0 ❤️ 0 · My paper, "Preparation of Cuvette-Based Sorters for Sorting Submicron Microbial Cells and Viruses from Environmental and Biological Samples," has been published in Current Protocol…

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Jamie C. Tijerina @jamietijerina.com · Sep 7

Here's the flow cytometry pack: go.bsky.app/JPLArbW

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Antimicrobial resistance #AMR @antimicrobial.bsky.social · Aug 30

UCLA Health ended an NDM-1 Pseudomonas aeruginosa outbreak by tracing it to an ICU sink biofilm via whole-genome sequencing, then eliminating it with targeted disinfection, plumbing changes, and staff education—showcasing the power of diverse IPC measures.

#AMR

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These Techniques Stopped the Outbreak of an Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria in a SoCal Hospital | Newswise

Researchers detected Pseudomonas aeruginosa, a common hospital-acquired bacterium, often found in moist environments. But this strain carried a gene called New Delhi metallo-β-lactamase (NDM-1), an en...

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Jamie C. Tijerina @jamietijerina.com · Aug 25

Thank you so much 💜🙏🏻🌈😊

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Jamie C. Tijerina @jamietijerina.com · Aug 25

I'm happy to share an original paper on submicron sorting from the Caltech Flow Cytometry Facility in Current Protocols in Cytometry.

Congrats to all my co-authors! I hope for this to be a useful resource for other researchers!

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Preparation of Cuvette‐Based Sorters for Sorting Submicron Microbial Cells and Viruses from Environmental and Biological Samples

This protocol set focuses on the preparation of the BD FACSAria II/III/Fusion, a cuvette-based cell sorting system commonly found in shared resource settings, to sort submicron samples, including but...

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Jamie C. Tijerina @jamietijerina.com · Aug 24

Also check out the recent article talking about L'arquitectura de la Vida and the Carrer de Perill in @elperiodico.com

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La biología evolutiva invade la calle Perill de Gràcia para acercar la ciencia a los barceloneses

La colaboración entre los vecinos, el ayuntamiento y los biólogos ha vinculado las actividades de las fiestas con el simposio científico

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Jamie C. Tijerina @jamietijerina.com · Aug 24

Big thanks to @lcatmon.bsky.social, 44 Perill Art Sonor, @eseb2025.bsky.social, @sesbe-org.bsky.social, Ayuntamiento de BCN, local neighbors of Vila de Gràcia, and all volunteers & scientists from Spain, Europe & beyond who made this possible.

Science + art + community 💜 💡🌱🎶

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Jamie C. Tijerina @jamietijerina.com · Aug 24

I also gave a microtalk for the public on how flow cytometry helps us study biodiversity & evolution, plus its role in our daily lives. The art inspired by samples I've run included:
✨ Diatom chandelier
✨ Bioluminescent squid + symbiotic bacteria
💫 Laser light at night

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Jamie C. Tijerina @jamietijerina.com · Aug 24

The installation was built almost entirely from recycled materials (bottles, cardboard, paper) by community + student volunteers, neighbors, and conference participants. A true collective effort 👏🌍

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Jamie C. Tijerina @jamietijerina.com · Aug 24

Honored to help transform C/Perill into a giant scientific art installation "L’arquitectura de la vida" during @eseb2025.bsky.social + Barcelona’s Festa Major de Gràcia 🎉🧬

Talks, workshops & recycled-material art w/ neighbors #44Perill, scientists & @lcatmon.bsky.social science+community in action!

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Jamie C. Tijerina @jamietijerina.com · Aug 24

Also check out the recent article talking about L'arquitectura de la Vida and the Carrer de Perill in @elperiodico.com
www.elperiodico.com/es/sociedad/...

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La Ciència Al Teu Món / Science in your world @lcatmon.bsky.social · Aug 22

#festamajordegràcia is concluded for @lcatmon.bsky.social it's been 1 more bucket list ✅️ to bring #evolution to one of the most important festivities of #Barcelona
Thanks #44Perill, @ajuntamentbcn.bsky.social #eseb2025 @sesbe-org.bsky.social and for the support and trust! Activities Summary 👇

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Jamie C. Tijerina @jamietijerina.com · Aug 8

Yes, one society I was in has been having issues bc they set the locations years in advance and next year is scheduled for a US city/state people see as controversial. The international scientists are hesitant, many skipped this year (a less controversial, but still US location).

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Eduardo Rocha @epcrocha.bsky.social · Jul 23

Here's our new broad review on the extended mobility of plasmids, about all mechanisms driving and limiting their transfer. From conjugation to conduction, phage-plasmids to hitchers, molecular to evolutionary dynamics, ecology to biotech. The state of affairs. 1/9 academic.oup.com/nar/article/...

graphical abstract of the article the extended mobility of plasmids

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Simon Roux @simrouxvirus.bsky.social · Jul 22

We (with Clement Coclet, not on Bsky) had the chance to work on a broad "state of viromics" review. We tried to use this to give an overview of how the field changed over the last ~ 15 years, and also what we think are some of the major remaining challenges. Full-text access at -> rdcu.be/excHt

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Noah Fierer @noahfierer.bsky.social · Jul 18

New pre-print from my group - project led by PhD student Michael Hoffert. We set out on a daunting mission to generate a 'periodic table' of bacterial diversity (1/6) www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

A periodic table of bacteria?: Mapping bacterial diversity in trait space

Bacterial diversity can be overwhelming. There is an ever-expanding number of bacterial taxa being discovered, but many of these taxa remain uncharacterized with unknown traits and environmental prefe...

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Phage papers @phagepapers.bsky.social · Jul 19

New perspectives on bacterial chlorine resistance: Phages encoding chlorine resistance genes improve bacterial adaptation.

DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2025.123607

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40245807/

New perspectives on bacterial chlorine resistance: Phages encoding chlorine resistance genes improve bacterial adaptation - PubMed

Bacterial resistance to chlorine disinfectant reduces its effectiveness in killing pathogenic bacteria and poses a severe threat to environmental and health safety. The interaction between bacteria and phages is the most frequent biological activity in Earth's biosphere, but little is known about wh …

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Angel J Hernández Viera @angeljhv.bsky.social · Jul 10

I'm excited to announced that the version of record of this article is out in @elife.bsky.social. With the other first coauthor My Tran, we found that phage resistance cause reduced beta-lactam resistance and reduced virulence phenotypes in diverse MRSA strains.

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Bacteriophage infection drives loss of β-lactam resistance in methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus

In methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, evolution of bacteriophage resistance causes trade-offs that re-sensitize the bacteriato β-lactam antibiotics.

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Smriti Mallapaty @smritimallapaty.bsky.social · Jul 10

Viruses and bacteria jumping from animals to people became a real problem when humans started keeping livestock, according to a massive genomic analysis of ancient pathogens 🧪

Animal diseases leapt to humans when we started keeping livestock

When hunter-gatherers began living close to animals, the pathogens that cause the plague and leprosy got closer too.

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Christine Wilkinson, PhD 🌈 @scrappynaturalist.bsky.social · Jul 7

🎉 Excited to share our new publication, out now in BioScience: “Health as an outcome and driver of human-wildlife interactions”

Check it out here: tinyurl.com/OneHealthHWIs

Huge thanks to @mhmurray.bsky.social for leading us, and to the rest of our amazing team!

@aibsbiology.bsky.social 🧪🌍🐾👣

Figure 2 from the described publication: A conceptual framework showing the links among human health, wildlife health, and environmental health in the context of human-wildlife interactions as well as key guiding questions to advance health equity and human-wildlife coexistence. The three main components of health included in the diagram are human health, wildlife health, and environmental health. Questions included are "Who disproportionately experiences the health benefits and risks of HWI?", "Who is more likely to experience HWI because of land use and climate change?", and "How do human actions to promote or prevent HWI affect wildlife health?"

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Thiago Carvalho @cyrilpedia.bsky.social · Jul 6

'The myth of meritocracy in science collapses under the financial sacrifices expected at every career stage. From unpaid internships and self-funded conferences to underpaid graduate and postdoctoral positions, the hidden costs of ‘doing science’ are profound.'
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Too poor to science: How wealth determines who succeeds in STEM

From student to researcher, a career in science can come with a high price tag. This Perspective explores how persistent financial barriers limit who can succeed in science, revealing how wealth shape...

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