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Microbiology Society @microbiologysociety.org · 2d

Microbial Genomics is looking to appoint a Deputy Editor-in-Chief, who will help develop the editorial strategy and new content for the journal. Applications close on 1 November, more information about the role can be found here: microb.io/48Ridd3

<i>Microbial Genomics </i> Deputy Editor-in-Chief: Call for Expressions of interest

06 October 2025

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Kasia M Parfitt @kasiamparfitt.bsky.social · 17h

You had a great talk. Very well explained and thought out. I'm excited to see where the polymicrobial work takes you.

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Microbiology Society @microbiologysociety.org · 1d

Huge congratulations to Emma Davis, the winner of 2025's Early Career Microbiologist of the Year prize! We agree with Emma that all of the finalists' talks were brilliant and a massive well done to everyone involved!

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Kasia M Parfitt @kasiamparfitt.bsky.social · 17h

Outstanding talk that was very engaging. Really well done, Emma.

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Kasia M Parfitt @kasiamparfitt.bsky.social · 17h

This talk was brilliant! I could not believe how much work was done in the undergraduate project.

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Freya Harrison @friendlymicrobe.bsky.social · 1d

The vaginal microbiome is super interesting - is there another body site where a healthy microbiome = a low-diversity microbiome? @phoebecrossley.bsky.social talk about her research at @microbiologysociety.org young microbiologist of the year finals microbiologysociety.org/blog/meet-ea... #MicroSky

Meet Early Career Microbiologist of the Year talk finalist: Phoebe Crossley

This year, the Microbiology Society is awarding <a href="https://microbiologysociety.org/grants-prizes/all-prizes-and-competitions-/early-career-microbiologist-year.html?_gl=1*1t02973*_up*MQ..*_g...

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Julia Frunzke @frunzkelab.bsky.social · 19h

Please RT:
We have an opening for a junior group leader position in „Phage Biology & Biotechnology“.
www.fz-juelich.de/de/karriere/...

Interested candidates are encouraged to contact me via email for further details.

@spp2330.bsky.social; @mibinet.bsky.social

Junior Group Leader - Phage Biology & Biotechnology

As a leading research institution for microbial biotechnology the Institute of Bio- and Geosciences - Biotechnology (IBG-1, https://www.fz-juelich.de/de/ibg/ibg-1 ) at the Forschungszentrum Jülich foc...

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Paul Hoskisson 🧫 🦠🐸 @paulhoskisson.bsky.social · 8d

Come and work with me and @ariannebabina.bsky.social on #Streptomyces evolution and antibiotic production

Origins of a tangled bank: Adaptation and evolution in antibiotic-producing Streptomyces

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University of Glasgow - Postgraduate study - Centres for Doctoral Training - NorthWest Biosciences - Our Projects - Underpinning Bioscience - Paul A Hoskisson

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Kasia M Parfitt @kasiamparfitt.bsky.social · 1d

At @microbiologysociety.org HQ watching the Young Microbiologist of the Year presentations 🧫🦠

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apreston243.bsky.social @apreston243.bsky.social · 23d

New paper alert! Serial selection for hyper-biofilm production identifies c-di-GMP as central to genetic control and phenotypic dynamics. @microbiologysociety.org @webberma.bsky.social www.microbiologyresearch.org/content/jour...

Cyclic-di-GMP signalling mutants drive ecological succession and self-generated diversity in experimentally evolved biofilms of Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Biofilms represent a discrete form of microbial life which are physiologically distinct from free-living planktonic cells. The altered phenotypic manifestations of the biofilm may also elicit lifestyl...

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Sofya Garushyants @garushyants.bsky.social · 23d

hey bluesky 👋 visa hurdles mean I’m looking for opportunities outside the US. I’m a computational biologist (bacterial + phage genomics, postdoc in Koonin’s group @ NIH). I am interested in teaming up on funding apps. reach out if this resonates!

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Lucy Weinert @lucyweinert.bsky.social · 23d

www.findaphd.com/phds/project...

Investigating pathogenicity in zoonotic Streptococcus suis at University of Cambridge on FindAPhD.com

PhD Project - Investigating pathogenicity in zoonotic Streptococcus suis at University of Cambridge, listed on FindAPhD.com

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bioRxiv Microbiology @biorxiv-microbiol.bsky.social · 23d

Streptococcus pneumoniae accessory capsular genes modulate fitness, pathogenicity and immune evasion https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.09.11.675585v1

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Joe Wanford @jwanford.bsky.social · 23d

🎉 Delighted to share the first pre-print from my lab where we demonstrate that intergenic DNA repeats mediate phase variation of the mucoid phenotype in hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1... #klebclub

Simple Sequence Repeats Mediate Phase Variation of the Mucoid Phenotype in Hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae

Hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae (HVKp) express a thick mucoid capsular polysaccharide which is essential for virulence and survival in the bloodstream but inhibits epithelial adhesion and invasion...

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Joachim Mabula @joachimmabula.bsky.social · Sep 1

Applications are now open for the @gw4biomeddtp.bsky.social offering fully funded #PhD studentships across the University of Bath, University of Bristol, Cardiff University / Prifysgol Caerdydd, and University of Exeter. Learn more at gw4biomed.ac.uk/how-to-apply...

What We Offer - GW4 BioMed MRC DTP

Find out what we offer at the GW4 BioMed2 MRC DTP including: funding and a broad range of training opportunities across four Universities.

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Ed Hutchinson @socialinfluenza.bsky.social · Aug 29

BBC News - Children to be offered chickenpox vaccine on NHS
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Children offered chickenpox vaccine on NHS

All young children in England and Wales will be offered a free chickenpox vaccine by the NHS from January 2026.

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PubMLST.org @pubmlst.org · Aug 27

A new MLST scheme is now available for Actinobacillus spp. at pubmlst.org/organisms/ac.... The scheme was developed by Nick Vereecke and colleagues at Ghent University and PathoSense, Belgium. It is described in pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37020296/.

Actinobacillus spp.

The MLST scheme hosted in this database was developed by Nick Vereecke and colleagues at Ghent University and PathoSense, Belgium. It is described in Vereecke et al. 2023 Vet Res 54:33. Database curat...

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Raes Lab @raeslab.org · Jul 23

We're hiring a postdoc!🚨

Study human-associated microbial communities in health & disease.

🔬Requirements:
- PhD in bioinformatics, microbiology, or related field
- Expertise in omics data analysis
- Micro & molecular bio techniques are a plus!

Apply now!🌟
jobs.vib.be/j/119682/pos...

Postdoctoral position in human gut microbiome and bioinformatics - VIB

About the Lab Thelab of JeroenRaes(VIB, KU Leuven) is home to a vibrant, dynamic and international group of researchers in the field of gut microbial ecology and its

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Roland Hatzenpichler @environmicrobio.bsky.social · Aug 6

If you are a postdoc working on any topic related to environmental microbiology and are looking for exposure, the Thermal Biology Institute (tbi.montana.edu) has slots open for virtual talks via zoom this fall. Email me if you are interested! Seminars are most Mondays, 3-4 pm Mountain Time.

Thermal Biology Institute - Default | Montana State University

Index to the Thermal Biology Institute's website.

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Microbiology Society @microbiologysociety.org · Aug 26

Microbiology Outlooks provides a new platform for impactful reviews and perspectives across all areas of microbiology and intersecting fields. Submit your manuscript or proposal to help shape the field of microbiology. Find out more: microb.io/MOutsJournal

Graphic shows Microbiology Outlooks cover and invites people to submit their reviews and perspectives

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Kristina Prokina @kristina-prokina.bsky.social · Aug 26

New paper is out! We have studied the cute tiny Discocelia plataet sp. n. to obtain the first molecular data of the order Discocelida and clarify its cell structure. All this for a better understanding of the evolution of Cercozoa.

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Nature Microbiology @natmicrobiol.nature.com · Jul 30

#Review

A discussion on the processes driving bacterial evolution and emergence of pathogenesis within hosts, the importance of understanding within-host genetic diversity, and the implications for transmission analysis and infectious disease control.

#MicroSky 🦠

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

Within-host bacterial evolution and the emergence of pathogenicity - Nature Microbiology

In this Review, Tonkin-Hill et al. discuss the processes driving bacterial evolution and emergence of pathogenesis within hosts, the importance of understanding within-host genetic diversity, and the ...

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Susie Grigson @susiegriggo.bsky.social · Jul 30

🚨 New preprint 🚨

My phage annotation tool, Phynteny, finally has a preprint and a brand new version powered by a cool AI transformer architecture and protein language models! #phagesky

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

Synteny-aware functional annotation of bacteriophage genomes with Phynteny

Accurate genome annotation is fundamental to decoding viral diversity and understanding bacteriophage biology; yet, the majority of bacteriophage genes remain functionally uncharacterised. Bacteriopha...

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Zamin Iqbal @zaminiqbal.bsky.social · Jul 25

"Our analysis identified 16 divergent and 165 convergent excludons in E. coli, as well as 10 divergent and 28 convergent excludons in S. aureus."

Jerónimo Rodríguez-Beltrán @jerorb.bsky.social · Jul 25

🚨🚨 New paper in @narjournal.bsky.social! 🍾

Excludons are pairs of overlapping genes that block each other’s expression (basically, reverse operons).

We built a tool to identify them in bacterial genomes using transcriptomic data, in an awesome collab led by Iñigo Lasa and Álvaro San Martín.

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ExcludonFinder: mapping transcriptional overlaps between neighboring genes

Abstract. Bacteria regulate neighboring genes via overlapping transcription in untranslated regions (UTRs), forming excludons. This overlap leads to transc

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John Innes Centre @johninnescentre.bsky.social · Jul 17

We’re pleased to announce two new vacancies for senior roles at our institute:

Group Leader in Discovery Plant Sciences: www.jic.ac.uk/vacancies/gr...

🗓️ Closes 25 August

Independent Fellowship in Plant-Associated Microbial Interactions: www.jic.ac.uk/vacancies/in...

🗓️ Closes 5 September

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