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Mya Breitbart is an American biologist and professor of biological oceanography at the University of South Florida's College of Marine… more

Mya Breitbart
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by Mya Breitbart

viromegirl.bsky.social
We're hiring for several positions (a post-bac researcher in #transcriptomics, a #phage #postdoc, a senior researcher (broad topics) and a graduate student to work on #ciliates) - find info here: www.marine.usf.edu/genomics/app...
Apply - Genomics
www.marine.usf.edu
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amazeld.bsky.social
A fresh view on phage specificity, which challenges the traditional view of a narrow host spectrum of phages by unveiling that multihost associations are common across ecosystems kudos at @mmarbout.bsky.social &
@rkoszul.bsky.social www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Phages with a broad host range are common across ecosystems - Nature Microbiology
Proximity-ligation-based sequencing from 111 samples and 5 environments reveals that a substantial proportion of phages infect multiple species.
www.nature.com
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Reposted by: Mya Breitbart, Allan Konopka

kristenobacter.bsky.social
UMass Amherst Microbiology is hiring a tenure-track virologist. Come work with me! 🦠🧪
careers.umass.edu/amherst/en-u...
Details - Assistant Professor - Virology | Human Resources | UMass Amherst
careers.umass.edu
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ianhewson.bsky.social
Day 2 of Diadema kickoff. Today was all about Diadema itself (cf environmental parameters). We were excited to see so many apparently healthy animals in shallow water! We also set up an experiment to examine microbial participation in echinoderm tissue decay. Such a great start to this time series!
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ianhewson.bsky.social
Day 1 of NSF sponsored Diadema antillarum scuticociliatosis time series in Brewers Bay, St Thomas, USVI with @drchriskellogg.bsky.social @viromegirl.bsky.social @aquaticmicrolab.bsky.social and Prof Marilyn Brandt at UVI. After months of planning it was time to figure out what makes sense from
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Reposted by: Mya Breitbart, Mart Krupovìč

adi-gajigan.bsky.social
Naiavirus: an enveloped giant virus with a pleomorphic, flexible tail
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Naiavirus: an enveloped giant virus with a pleomorphic, flexible tail - Nature Communications
Rodrigues and Queiroz et al. report the discovery of Naiavirus, the largest enveloped virus, isolated from a Brazil biome. With an oval capsid and flexible tail, its giant genome holds many novel gene...
nature.com
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bejalab.bsky.social
Iron-respiring microbes could have a role in sulfur cycling www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Iron-respiring microbes could have a role in sulfur cycling
A species of bacteria grows when both ferrihydrite and sulfide are present, but not when either is absent.
www.nature.com
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Reposted by: Mya Breitbart, Michael Wagner

cemess.bsky.social
Deadline approaching on Sept 17! We are hiring a Full Professor of Environmental Biogeochemistry of Metals at #CeMESS at the University of Vienna.

Learn more: 🔗 edge.univie.ac.at/news-talks/n...

@edge-vienna.bsky.social @univie.ac.at #EnvironmentalBiochemistry
We are hiring: Full Professor of Environmental Biogeochemistry of Metals
Human activities are driving rapid environmental change on a global scale, with pollutants playing a critical role in pushing planetary systems beyond safe limits. These changes have profound conseque...
edge.univie.ac.at
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Reposted by: Mya Breitbart, Scott C. Doney, Julie L. Lockwood , and 1 more

lukethompsonphd.bsky.social
My group at NOAA/Miami is hiring a postdoc to lead a marine eDNA biodiversity effort (Bio-GO-SHIP). You'll develop and deploy high-throughput metabarcoding assays for ocean DNA. Help make foundational contributions to global marine biodiversity monitoring! t.co/p53s7E0YiL
https://explore.msujobs.msstate.edu/cw/en-us/job/509519
t.co
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by Mya Breitbart

viromegirl.bsky.social
I was so lucky to always have Elio’s curious ear and mind as a grad student. Truly the best.
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napaaqtuk.bsky.social
Lovely tribute to Elio Schaechter, touching on his contribution to microbiology, #scicomm, undergrad teaching, and more. For those who read blogs, strongly recommend reading entries of Small Things Considered

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schaechter.asmblog.org

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Missing the Company of Elio
Paying tribute to Elio Schaechter, former TWiM host, blogger, and microbiologist extraordinaire, and review of the finding that Archaea produce peptidoglycan hydrolases that kill bacteria - a form of ...
asm.org
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Reposted by: Mya Breitbart, Elena Litchman, Nicole Dubilier , and 1 more

vesnagrujcic.bsky.social
How do microbes become permanent partners? 🌊🔬🦠 Check out our new study published in Current Biology showing how cyanobacterial genomes evolve step-by-step into endosymbionts of diatoms. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
@currentbiology.bsky.social @mehrshmali.bsky.social
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markowenmartin.bsky.social
New week-new episode of the #MattersMicrobial podcast!! Dr. Roxanne Beinart of the University of Rhode Island joins the #QualityQuorum to chat about the work her group does on deep sea chemoautrophic communities & symbioses! Please spread the #GoodMicrobialWord?

youtu.be/mERRJOuEsB4?...
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by Mya Breitbart

viromegirl.bsky.social
The AMG term has been problematic since we introduced it to be honest (they’re not all metabolism related, there’s an unclear relationship with lysogenic conversion factors, etc…) so I’m excited to read this!
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Reposted by: Mya Breitbart, Simon Roux, Mart Krupovìč

karthik-a.bsky.social
New paper alert! We suggest caution in the analyses of viral auxiliary metabolic genes and propose a new overarching term - 'auxiliary viral genes' (AVGs) to describe different types of such genes. @simrouxvirus.bsky.social #phagesky #Microsky www.nature.com/articles/s41...
A call for caution in the biological interpretation of viral auxiliary metabolic genes - Nature Microbiology
This Perspective discusses virus-encoded auxiliary metabolic genes and provides a framework for the biological interpretation of these genes.
www.nature.com
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Reposted by: Mya Breitbart, Scott C. Doney, Elena Litchman

rachelgregor.bsky.social
🌊🦠🧪 Delighted to share this work now out in @isme-microbes.bsky.social: doi.org/10.1093/isme... The currency of microbial life is chemistry, but there’s so much still unknown about how metabolic interactions shape communities. 1/
Vitamin auxotrophies shape microbial community assembly on model marine particles
Abstract. Microbial community assembly is governed by the flow of carbon sources and other primary metabolites between species. However, central metabolism
doi.org
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Reposted by: Mya Breitbart, Elena Litchman, Juan Rocha

nsvitek.bsky.social
🚨 Job Alert! 🚨

Assistant Professor in Global Change and Disease Ecology at Stony Brook University, Department of Ecology & Evolution. Deadline: October 1.

#AcademicJobs #tenuretrack #facultyjobs

apply.interfolio.com/171403

(I love being here. Come join!)

@stonybrooku.bsky.social
Logo of the Department of Ecology & Evolution at Stony Brook University, consisting of a tree whose roots are a cladogram.
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evolvedbiofilm.bsky.social
Nitrogen availability shapes evolution of phage resistance in cyanobacteria

-in #ISMEJ

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#phagesky
Nitrogen availability shapes evolution of phage resistance in cyanobacteria
Abstract. Nitrogen-fixing cyanobacteria play a key role in nitrogen and carbon biogeochemical cycles in aquatic ecosystems. Under nitrogen-limited conditio
academic.oup.com
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Reposted by: Mya Breitbart, Katharine Hayhoe, Kim L. Scheppele , and 23 more

whysharksmatter.bsky.social
Hey everybody! @drjuliawester.bsky.social and I have a new paper!

We surveyed over 800 scientists, science communicators, and science educators who use social media.

Conclusion: Scientists no longer find Twitter useful or pleasant, and many have switched to Bluesky! 🧪🌎🦑

doi.org/10.1093/icb/...
Scientists no Longer Find Twitter Professionally Useful, and have Switched to Bluesky
Synopsis. Social media has become widely used by the scientific community for a variety of professional uses, including networking and public outreach. For
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mariapopova.bsky.social
“To stare into the spiral top of a whelk or cone shell is to see the swirl of the Milky Way.”

If you love the intersection of art and science, cultural history and conservation, this lovely read is for you: www.themarginalian.org/2022/07/21/s...
Seashells and the Spiral of Wonder at the Intersection of Art and Science
“Seashells were money before coin, jewelry before gems, art before canvas… To stare into the spiral top of a whelk or cone shell is to see the swirl of the Milky Way.”
www.themarginalian.org
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Reposted by: Mya Breitbart, Melanie C. Green, Aaron Sojourner , and 1 more

gerlame.bsky.social
🚨postdoc opportunity at UBC🚨 applications are now open for the Killam Postdoctoral Fellowship, due internally Oct. 15 - www.postdocs.ubc.ca/award/killam...

I can nominate 1 person and give feedback on that nominee's materials - if interested plz email me by Sept. 10 - join us!
Kayak trip with the lab in Deep Cove BC
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Reposted by: Mya Breitbart, Simon Roux, Elena Litchman , and 1 more

peiferlabunc.bsky.social
I’m looking for folks to send me specimens of golden oyster mushrooms (Pleurotus citrinopileatus) collected from natural areas all over North America. I need specimens from everywhere other than Wisconsin: 2/n
pringlelab.github.io/gom_communit...
Pringle Lab UW-Madison
pringlelab.github.io
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Reposted by: Mya Breitbart, Simon Roux, Elena Litchman

jcamthrash.bsky.social
Do you like coastal/estuarine microbiology, time-series data, and/or metagenomics? Have we got a dataset for you #NSFfunded

Metagenomes and 1,313 metagenome-assembled genomes from a northern Gulf of Mexico coastal time series www.nature.com/articles/s41... #jcampubs
Metagenomes and 1,313 metagenome-assembled genomes from a northern Gulf of Mexico coastal time series - Scientific Data
Scientific Data - Metagenomes and 1,313 metagenome-assembled genomes from a northern Gulf of Mexico coastal time series
www.nature.com
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Reposted by: Mya Breitbart, Stacie B. Dusetzina

lizneeley.bsky.social
Each Friday, I summarize what happened this week in science 🧪& higher ed. This was Week 29:

- new executive order makes a mockery of peer review
- UCLA facing demand for $1 Billion, patents are latest attack on Harvard
- mRNA, climate assessments & so much more at buttondown.com/liminalcreat...
Week 29
Within, amongst, against
buttondown.com
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by Mya Breitbart

viromegirl.bsky.social
Please do!

Reposted by: Mya Breitbart, Steven J. Cooke, Márk E. Hauber

prosanta.bsky.social
Fun news: I'm hiring a postdoc in ichthyology!

Please spread the word #TeamFish, and message me if you have questions.

(Job requisition id is R00107333 if LSU link below takes you elsewhere.)

lsu.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/LSU/de...
Postdoctoral Researcher
All Job Postings will close at 12:01a.m. CST (1:01a.m. EST) on the specified Closing Date (if designated). If you close the browser or exit your application prior to submitting, the application progre...
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by Mya Breitbart — Reposted by: Jay T. Lennon

viromegirl.bsky.social
Did you know that @ASMicrobiology Academy is accepting 2026 fellowship nominations? Individuals are elected based on scientific excellence, originality and leadership. If you think you might qualify for fellowship, check out the criteria and ask someone to nominate you!🦠 asm.org/Academy/Crit...
Criteria for Election to Fellowship in the American Academy of Microbiology | ASM.org
Criteria used by American Academy of Microbiology fellowship nomination reviewers to determine whether an individual is elected to the Academy.
asm.org
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Reposted by: Mya Breitbart, Karen A. Kidd, Jason Stajich , and 5 more

1nativesoilnerd.bsky.social
New article led by Tara McAllister & co-authored by Lelani Walker, @niiyokamigaabaw.bsky.social, myself, Bradley Moggridge, Serena Naepi, Brittany Kamai and @napaaqtuk.bsky.social

www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Decolonize scientific institutions, don’t just diversify them
Indigenous scholars set out eight steps to stop marginalization in academia and to enable a shared Indigenous agenda in science.
www.nature.com
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ameliacervera.bsky.social
RNA elements and their biotechnological applications in plants.

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RNA elements and their biotechnological applications in plants
Engineering of plants for improved traits and efficient heterologous protein production can be achieved by modifying or introducing cis- or trans-acting RNA elements. The function of these elements d...
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by Mya Breitbart

viromegirl.bsky.social
Thanks! I really can’t wait to get it started!

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