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Ellie Jameson @elliejameson.bsky.social · 15h

Day 7, Share. Inoviruses are filamentous single stranded DNA phages that can be produced continuously and exported by their host without lysis and killing their host. They have a single repeating major coat protein that covers their length and specialised spike proteins. #Drawtober #SciArt #Phagesky

Black and white ink drawing of two long filamentous phages. The one in the background is all the same distance away. In the foreground is a close up of the spike proteins of the closer phage with 5 repeated protein complexes forming what looks almost like a flower, the rest of the inovirus loops around into the background

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J.O.K.Emmanuel🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @emmanuelkuffo15.bsky.social · Jan 9

The original plan was to isolate >50 phage-host combos (I naively thought this would be the straightforward bit of the project—it wasn’t). Eventually we got 2 phages tripling the number of genome-sequenced, in vitro characterised Strep. suis phages! Read about Bonnie & Clyde👇🏿

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Eliza_coli @eliza-coli.bsky.social · 1d

Lactobacillus, what a #LittleLegend !
Part of our gut and vaginal microbiome, this microbe is one of the most widely used #probiotics to treat diarrhoea and eczema. Thanks to Hiral Raval, a @microbiologysociety.org champion, for suggesting I draw this for #InternationalMicroorganismDay
🐡🧪🧫#scicomm

A black and white cartoon of lactobacillus on a mottled pinky yellow splashy background. The bacillus is peaceful, wearing a headband and decorated with hippie style flowers, stars and peace signs

A Microbiology Society branded version of a black and white cartoon of lactobacillus on a mottled pinky yellow splashy background. The bacillus is peaceful, wearing a headband and decorated with hippie style flowers, stars and peace signs. The quote is 'As they are probiotic strains, I love them from the gut of my heart! - Hiral Raval, BioGeneVersity, India.

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Ellie Jameson @elliejameson.bsky.social · 1d

Day 6, Sacrifice/Cry. Individual bacterium can sacrifice themselves to prevent phages reproducing and save the rest of the bacterial community. They can also send out quorum sensing messages to warn other bacteria. #Drawtober #SciArt #Phagesky

Black and white ink cartoon of a scared, shouting bacterium with wide eyes, it has a hexagonal phage particle on its back. The bacterium has its mouth open and is shouting, in a speech bubble coming is a skull and cross bones, the skull is hexagonal and looks a bit like a phage

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Ellie Jameson @elliejameson.bsky.social · 1d

This year I submitted a big transdisciplinary grant at the end of September and have now started the new semester’s teaching. I lacked a bit of motivation to draw and started a couple of days late! If I miss any days you can check out previous October art here: elliejameson.wordpress.com/inktober/

Ink drawing challenges

During October I have been taking on an art challenge to develop drawing skills and habits through undertaking an ink drawing every day in October, based on a prompt word. After posting some microb…

elliejameson.wordpress.com

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Artologica aka Michele Banks @artologica.net · 2d

Still available, but why? It can be yours #sciart

Artologica aka Michele Banks @artologica.net · 14d

I've been in a mitochondrial groove lately. Check out these brand new beauties. All original paintings, one of each #Sciart artologica.etsy.com/listing/4374...

watercolor of mitochondria in rainbow colors

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Smart Alyk @smartalyk.bsky.social · 2d

DAY 123
SPECIES 123 - Dolichospermum crassum
STAGE: Bacteria
MEDIUM: Chromatek Paper. HWC + QoR Watercolor. Writech pen

NOTES: Not that I need to be challenged more😄, but I wanted to attempt this specimen that's partially out of focus submerged in the broth

#sciart #watercolor #painting #art

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Noémie Matthey @noemiematthey.bsky.social · Nov 13

It's really nice to see the huge flow of new people coming here! Maybe it's time for a quick presentation.

Hi 👋 I'm Noémie, I love science 🧬 and especially microbes 🔬

I do scientific illustrations for paper, cover or logo. And I'm the illustrator behind the Bacterial World blog: sarahs-world.blog

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Noémie Matthey @noemiematthey.bsky.social · 6d

It's #Inktober once more, time to grab some pen and paper. Will you join?

The first prompt is #Mustache, and this distinguished gentlebacterium is using one of its flagellum as a mustache.

#inktober2025 #inktoberday1 #sciart

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Noémie Matthey @noemiematthey.bsky.social · 5d

#inktober day 2 with #Weave

Cyanobacteria form interwoven patterns.

The micrographs from paper by J. Cammann et al, in Nat. Comm. Physics (2024) inspired me.

Today was less about googly eyes and more about focusing on the feel of my pens. Having fun by playing with different brush and pen sizes.

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Noémie Matthey @noemiematthey.bsky.social · 3d

#inktober day 4 with Murky

They are some places where you expect murky water (or rather medium) and some places where you don't.

Poor little guy 🐟

#inktober2025 #sciart

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Noémie Matthey @noemiematthey.bsky.social · 2d

#inktober day 5 with Deer

That one was tricky.

When a deer or any organism dies, microbes begin the decomposition process, returning nutrients to the soil.

#inktober2025 #sciart

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Ellie Jameson @elliejameson.bsky.social · 2d

Day 5, Moon. The physical structures of phages are often compared to the shape and landing action of a lunar lander, with tail fibres reminiscent of the landing struts, to gently settle on the surface of its host. #Drawtober #SciArt #Phagesky

Black and white ink drawing of the moon, with a giant phage on the top right that is half the width of the moon. The moon and phage are white, surrounded by a black circular background of messy, overlapping concentric circles

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Ellie Jameson @elliejameson.bsky.social · 3d

Day 4, Claw. Phages don't really have claws, but they do have tail fibres that recognise receptors on host cells and clamp on, allowing phage particles to infect their hosts. #drawtober #SciArt #Phagesky

Black and white ink drawing of a bacteriophage with an icosahedral capsid short tail and crab claws instead of tail fibres. The ink drawing has a thick black outline and minimal shading

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Noémie Matthey @noemiematthey.bsky.social · 4d

#inktober day 3 with #Crown

And here is our 👑 Queen B (Queen Bacterium) : E. coli

It is a ubiquitous bacterium.
It is the "lab rat" of microbiology.
And it is also a common resident of our gut.

Which bacterium would you have named as our Queen B?

#inktober2025 #sciart

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Ellie Jameson @elliejameson.bsky.social · 4d

Day 3, Soft. Soft agar is used to visualise phages - plaque assay: bacteria infected with phages are mixed with soft agar, poured over an agar plate. A bacterial lawn grows & plaques appear - as phages infect bacteria, multiply, kill & repeat to form an expanding hole. #drawtober #SciArt #Phagesky

Black and white ink drawing of an agar filled petri dish with black spots or plaques covering the surface. One of these plaques is surrounded by a circle, connected by dotted lines to a larger magnified circle showing a lawn of bacteria punctured by a circlar hole with 7 smaller bacteriophages inside

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Freya Harrison @friendlymicrobe.bsky.social · 14d

A colleague received proofs of an accepted manuscript, and the "proofing process" clearly involved running the text through ChatGPT. Their voice has been erased, and errors introduced. This is from a supposedly reputable publisher. Anyone else been put through this particular form of hell? #MicroSky

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grimm ☀️ @mugrimm.bsky.social · 21d

www.hcn.org/articles/dec...

Decades of public-lands planning, overturned in a day - High Country News

The House voted to nullify three Bureau of Land Management plans, and critics fear many more could follow.

www.hcn.org

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Ellie Jameson @elliejameson.bsky.social · Aug 28

Temporary lecturer in Microbiology post available at Bangor University. Apply by 15th September: jobs.bangor.ac.uk/details.php....

Job Details | Bangor University Jobs

jobs.bangor.ac.uk

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Kat Coyte @coytelab.bsky.social · Aug 12

A new 4 year PostDoc position in our lab! Modeling + experiments to explore dynamics of carbon fixing hot-spring microbiomes. Part of an exciting multidisciplinary team with Sophie Nixon, @brockhurstlab.bsky.social & others

Please share & get in touch if interested!

tinyurl.com/e7j7bha3

Research Associate in Microbiome Ecology:Oxford Road

www.jobs.manchester.ac.uk

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Mya Breitbart @viromegirl.bsky.social · Aug 1

Do you love phage? I have an opening for a postdoc in my lab at the University of South Florida College of Marine Science (@cmarinescience.bsky.social) looking at interactions between marine phage and iron, which is an important limiting trace metal in the oceans (1/5) 🧵#phagesky 🦠🌊

Electron micrograph of two phage infecting a host cell side-by-side, with hearts between them

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Earlham Institute @earlhaminst.bsky.social · Jun 6

Applications close Sunday 8 for this #postdoc role with Falk Hildebrand and Chris Quince at the Earlham Institute and @quadraminstitute.bsky.social.

Supporting the UK's #netzero mission, this project will use #metagenomics and #machinelearning to build expected microbial profiles across soil sites.

Postdoctoral Research Scientist in Metagenomics

buff.ly

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Eva Heinz @evaheinz7.bsky.social · Jun 5

We are still looking for a motivated student to join us in the wonderful world of mosquito microbiome genomies! Funding unfortunately only for UK students for this one. If interested, please send CV & letter of motivation (email in image below) #MicroSky #MicrobiomeSky 💻🧬 🧪Please share widely😊 1/2

Eva Heinz @evaheinz7.bsky.social · Feb 8

#PhD alert, here @unistrathclyde.bsky.social in the very friendly, diverse, artsy & welcoming city of Glasgow 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Disentangling the functional modules of #mosquito #microbiomes - what puzzle pieces build our #holobionts?

#MicroSky #MicrobiomeSky 💻🧬🧪

More here 😊 www.strath.ac.uk/studywithus/...

Schematic overview of the PhD; combining bacterial genomes from a large collection to analyse adhesins, metabolic potential, bacterial warfare; and compare to other arthropod symbiontes and design a minimal microbiome.

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Ni-cola Ga-stan @nicgaston.bsky.social · Jun 6

Anyone know anyone on here who could maybe help with a cover image in the next week? Based on a chemical/material structure with a bit of graphic design?
(For a prof fee obvs)

Ni-cola Ga-stan @nicgaston.bsky.social · Jun 6

Nothing quite like the smell of an undergrad getting their first, first author, research paper acceptance on a Friday evening… 😇

Happy weekend, all! 🥳
#academiclyfe #betterworkstories

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UK Health Security Agency @ukhsa.bsky.social · Jun 4

The MHRA today released new guidance for #Phage therapy in the UK. This will provide direction for scientists and researchers working to make this treatment a reality for patients. 🔬 🧪

🔗 www.gov.uk/government/n...

Dr Colin Brown, deputy director at the UK Health Security Agency, responsible for AMR, said:

“Phage therapy truly has the potential to transform the way we treat bacterial infections, especially as resistance to antibiotics grows. At UKHSA, we’re developing new ways to help increase phage therapy use and research, including a bacteriophage collection where scientists can both access and deposit phages. In time, we hope solutions like phage therapy can become a first-line treatment option.”

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