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Lukas Schwyter

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PhD-Student in the Kümmerli Lab @University of Zurich Polymicrobial Interactions | Evolution | Pathogens | Bacteriophages using in-vitro models and omics

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Lukas Schwyter @schluk.bsky.social · Sep 26

Are you studying #polymicrobial interactions? #Bacteriophages? Competition/Cooperation of two or more species? Use my new standardized device for your experiments.

If you are interested in testing the plate in your lab send me a message for more info: [email protected]

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Lukas Schwyter @schluk.bsky.social · Aug 12

Published now @asm.org mSystems! After experimental evolution, we used a multiomics approach to explore how the pathogen 𝘚. 𝘢𝘶𝘳𝘦𝘶𝘴 adapts to 𝘗. 𝘢𝘦𝘳𝘶𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘰𝘴𝘢 secreted metabolites and examined the impact on antibiotic resistance.
journals.asm.org/doi/full/10....

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Rolf Kümmerli @rkmicrobes.bsky.social · Jun 10

We are looking for a highly motivated postdoc to work on pathogen interactions. Please send in your application via

jobs.uzh.ch/job-vacancie...

UZH: Postdoctoral researcher in microbiology

The Department of Quantitative Biomedicine is an interdisciplinary biomedical research unit that combines basic science with biotechnological and medical research, using both experimental and computat...

jobs.uzh.ch

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Lukas Schwyter @schluk.bsky.social · Apr 3

Very cool work. Looking forward to read the whole manuscript!

Lukas Schwyter @schluk.bsky.social · Feb 26

Sorry, I was faster than the database upload. We uploaded the manuscript to bioRxiv yesterday and submitted the data to PRIDE. I noticed it might take up to a day for the data to appear in the database.

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Lukas Schwyter @schluk.bsky.social · Feb 26

Hi Migle, we have two papers that investigating how S. aureus adapts to P. aeruginosa.
1. journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/...
Experimental evolution of SA in PA, followed up using WGS + phenotypic screenings.
2. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
->We followed up on the findings of 1. using proteomics.

Rapid and strain-specific resistance evolution of Staphylococcus aureus against inhibitory molecules secreted by Pseudomonas aeruginosa | mBio

Polymicrobial infections are common. In chronic infections, the different pathogens may repeatedly interact, which could spur evolutionary dynamics with pathogens adapting to one another. Here, we exp...

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Lukas Schwyter @schluk.bsky.social · Feb 25

Very happy to share our new preprint! We used proteomics and targeted metabolomics to study how 𝘚. 𝘢𝘶𝘳𝘦𝘶𝘴 copes with inhibitory compounds secreted by 𝘗. 𝘢𝘦𝘳𝘶𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘰𝘴𝘢.
Big thanks to the @fgcz-en.bsky.social for this great collaboration!

Rolf Kümmerli @rkmicrobes.bsky.social · Feb 25

New preprint! How S. aureus copes with inhibitory compounds secreted by P. aeruginosa. By @schluk.bsky.social. Great collaboration with @fgcz-en.bsky.social
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

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Rolf Kümmerli @rkmicrobes.bsky.social · Feb 12

New paper out in ISME Journal. Social interactions between strains shape bacterial communities. However, their impact on community functioning is lower compared to basic strain identity features. @joskramer.bsky.social @alexfig.bsky.social @simonmarech.bsky.social
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Strain identity effects contribute more to Pseudomonas community functioning than strain interactions

Abstract. Microbial communities can shape key ecological services, but the determinants of their functioning often remain little understood. While traditio

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Lukas Schwyter @schluk.bsky.social · Dec 20

🎉Join us at the 5th Swiss Young Microbiologists Symposium (SYMS) – June 13th, 2025 - at the University Hospital Zurich!
💡Interactive keynote interview with Prof. Adrian Egli on "Microbiology and Society"
📃Abstract submission is now open
www.syms.ch

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Lukas Schwyter @schluk.bsky.social · Dec 17

Got myself an early Christmas present 😇cool and cozy socks from @contamclub.bsky.social 🥰

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Lukas Schwyter @schluk.bsky.social · Nov 13

Hi Claudio, thank you for your interest. Please send me an email: [email protected]

Lukas Schwyter @schluk.bsky.social · Nov 13

Thank you Filipe!

Lukas Schwyter @schluk.bsky.social · Nov 13

Yay! The next batch of plates for beta testers is leaving the Kuemmerli Lab! 😃

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Lukas Schwyter @schluk.bsky.social · Sep 26

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