Jacob Baker
microjacob.bsky.social
Jacob Baker
@microjacob.bsky.social
Figures or it didn't happen.
Reposted by Jacob Baker
Our paper demonstrating that within-species warfare interactions are ecologically important on human skin is now published in Nature Micro! www.nature.com/articles/s41...
June 30, 2025 at 12:26 PM
Taxa is hiring! We're looking for a Computational Biologist to spearhead the analysis of massive genomic datasets for our flagship probiotics. Exciting science, great team, and transparent compensation. Apply here 👇
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April 4, 2025 at 8:16 PM
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PHLAME is available to try out on GitHub:
github.com/quevan/phlame
GitHub - quevan/phlame
Contribute to quevan/phlame development by creating an account on GitHub.
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February 11, 2025 at 11:06 PM
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Excited to share my preprint describing a new microbiome analysis method, PHLAME, for detecting strain-level associations in difficult sample types. 🧵

www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

This work was done with my great coauthors and my amazing advisor @contaminatedsci.bsky.social
Intraspecies associations from strain-rich metagenome samples
Genetically distinct strains of a species can vary widely in phenotype, reducing the utility of species-resolved microbiome measurements for detecting associations with health or disease. While metage...
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February 11, 2025 at 11:06 PM
Ever wondered about the origin of the bacteria that call our faces home? 🤔 Our new preprint dives into the fascinating dynamics of the human facial skin microbiome (FSM) and explores the natural history of important microbiome species on people at high resolution. 🧫🧵
January 11, 2024 at 5:48 PM