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#microbiology — Public Fediverse posts

Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #microbiology, aggregated by home.social.

  1. #Bacteroides acidifaciens enriched by KRAS mutation promotes #colorectal tumorigenesis.

    KRAS‑mutant #colorectalcancer selects B. acidifaciens, whose SusF stabilizes ARHGEF2 to amplify KRAS–ERK signaling and drive tumorigenesis.

    #cancer #microbiology #oncology

    davidojcius.blogspot.com/2026/

  2. 🐛 Mixotricha paradoxa — the protist that swims using 250,000 living bacteria as outboard motors

    When first described in 1933, Mixotricha paradoxa appeared to swim using thousands of hair-like cilia. Electron microscopy in the 1960s revealed the truth: those "cilia" were actually ~250,000 individual spirochete bacteria anchored to its outer membrane, beating in synchrony to propel the host cell.

    This single-celled organism lives exclusively in the hindgut of Australia's primitive giant termite (Mastotermes darwiniensis). It has no mitochondria and no independent mobility — its four flagella act only as rudders, while the bacterial swarm does all the work. Evolutionary biologist Lynn Margulis called it "the beast with five genomes" because it is a composite of host, two species of propulsion spirochetes, surface rod bacteria, and internal wood-digesting endosymbionts.

    Mixotricha dies within minutes of oxygen exposure and has never been cultured in a lab. It is considered a living snapshot of symbiogenesis — the theory that complex eukaryotic cells arose when ancient prokaryotes merged into single functioning entities, frozen mid-transition.

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mixotric

    #Symbiogenesis #Microbiology #NatureIsWeird

  3. Multiobjective learning and design of #bacteriophage specificity.

    Deep learning maps and engineers T7’s multifunctional targeting, enabling tailored infectivity and specificity across strains.

    #phage #microbiology

    davidojcius.blogspot.com/2026/

  4. Bacteriófagos con satélites, elementos genéticos móviles similares a un virus que necesitan su ayuda para infectar bacterias, en este caso del género Streptomyces. 📷Tagide deCarvalho et al., 2023 #virus #microbiologia #microbiology

  5. 🎉 Grab a coffee and join our virtual Paper Party!

    We’re celebrating two exciting publications—and the outstanding early-career researchers behind them.

    Join us online to discover the stories behind these remarkable scientific achievements!

    📆 Date: 7 September, 2026
    🕒 Time: 2:00–3:00 PM CEST/CET (Berlin time)
    🔗 More information: nfdi4microbiota.de/community/c

    #microbiome #metagenomics #microbiology

  6. Welcome to September everyone

    As the new academic year approaches I wanted to take a moment to plug my book in order to raise awareness it exists

    If you or any of those you mentor/supervise/teach are entering a phase where they are thinking about further study, or if you have any new PhD students starting, I wrote this book to try and help

    It takes you all the way through from deciding where to study, to how to improve your confidence around outreach and public speaking. Even if you aren't aiming for a PhD I hope it might offer some tips and guidance you'll find useful

    There are a lot of 'how to' books out there, but I wanted to start with why, and move on from there

    #PhD #healthcarescience #infectionstudies #microbiology #postgrad

    amzn.eu/d/0gGK1rcw

  7. Bacteria growing within an aligned liquid crystal fluid—environments mimicking specific biological settings like biofilm matrices or mucus linings—organize into single-cell-wide chains that gradually lengthen before experiencing localized buckling, ultimately forming a tangled, serpentine network.
    #Biophysics #Microbiology #AppliedMathematics #FluidDynamics #sflorg
    sflorg.com/2026/08/biph0831260

  8. 🧬 Thiomargarita magnifica: the first bacterium visible to the naked eye

    In the mangroves of Guadeloupe, thin white strands cling to decaying leaves. They look like fungi or tiny worms — but each strand is a single bacterial cell, reaching up to 2 centimeters long. That makes it 5,000 times larger than a typical bacterium, and the first one you can see without a microscope.

    Standard biology says bacteria must be microscopic because they rely on simple diffusion to move nutrients around. Thiomargarita bypasses this with a massive central vacuole that fills 65-80% of its volume, pushing the active cytoplasm into a paper-thin layer along the cell wall. It also packs its DNA into thousands of membrane-bound compartments called "pepins" — effectively primitive nuclei that blur the line between simple bacterial cells and complex eukaryotes. A single cell can carry over 500,000 copies of its own genome.

    doi.org/10.1126/science.abb3634

    #microbiology #bacteria #science

  9. Widespread genomic islands are hotspots of genome variations and mosaicism in giant viruses

    nature.com/articles/s41467-026

    #viruses #microbiology

  10. A mathematical modeling approach used to optimize the composition, diversity, and timing of bacteriophage cocktails for treating drug-resistant bacterial infections.
    #ComputationalBiology #MathematicalBiology #Microbiology #InfectiousDiseases #sflorg
    sflorg.com/2026/08/cobi0829260

  11. A geroprotective #probiotic & its functional metabolite counteract #inflammaging to extend healthspan.

    Microbiome #aging study identifies #Bifidobacterium pseudocatenulatum & its metabolite 5‑AVAB as key geroprotective factors.

    nature.com/articles/s43587-026 #inflammation #microbiology #probiotics #microbiota

  12. Human Clostridia consortia reverse colitis via dual effects of tryptophan metabolites on #microbiota & immunity.

    Live biotherapeutic products ease #colitis by suppressing pathobionts & activating AhR anti‑inflammatory pathways independently of SCFAs & IL‑10.

    #microbiome #immunity #microbiology #openaccess

    davidojcius.blogspot.com/2026/

  13. 🤖 Can artificial intelligence reveal how bacterial strains differ beneath the surface?

    🔗 Predicting Strain-Specific Metabolic Capabilities in the Genus Pseudomonas with a Flux-to-AI Approach Reveals Hidden Cell Envelope Properties. Computational and Structural Biotechnology Journal (CSBJ). DOI: doi.org/10.34133/csbj.0190

    📚 CSBJ - A Science Partner Journal: spj.science.org/journal/csbj

    #Microbiology #ComputationalBiology #SystemsBiology #ArtificialIntelligence #Biotechnology #SyntheticBiology

  14. CW: socialmedia

    Buyer beware: Those mummified remains might carry toxic spores

    Mummified remains sold online exhibit signs of biodeterioration, yet sellers provide no safety guidance.

    Archive: ia: s.faithcollapsing.com/mkvof

    #archaeology #egyptian-mummies #microbiology #science

    arstechnica.com/science/2026/0

  15. Ich freue mich sehr, dass wir unsere Arbeit und unser #Interreg North-West Europe (NWE) Projekt #PREWAPHARM auf den NRW Tagen in #Münster vorstellen dürfen. Kommt am Sonntag (30.08.) zwischen 14.30 und 20.00 Uhr im EFRE/JTF Zelt in der Stubengasse vorbei, wenn ihr mehr über unsere Aktivitäten zur Vermeidung und Entfernung von Medikamentenrückständen und für sauberes Wasser erfahren wollt.

    #NRWTag #UniMünster #microbiology #Mikrobiologie

  16. 70 percent of cases of community-acquired acute sinusitis in adults and children are caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae and Haemophilus influenzae.

    #sinusitis
    #pulmonology
    #microbiology
    #bacteria

  17. As a writer, it's always such a joy to be able to come back to my science homebase, microbiology. This week I'm working on two microbiology stories for clients and also an article for my blog (planning to release it on International Microorganism Day on Sep 17).

    What are you working on this week?

    #FreelanceWriter #ScienceWriter #SciComm #Microbiology

  18. Bacterial endosymbionts enhance fungal virulence by disrupting the disease-suppressive #rhizobiome

    Fungal pathogen’s bacterial endosymbiont suppresses protective rhizosphere microbes to boost virulence.

    #microbiome #mycology #microbiology

    davidojcius.blogspot.com/2026/

  19. This was a fun read - there's good summary over on bsky too bsky.app/profile/tobiaswarneck

    Does anyone know if people tried knocking out archaeal chromatin as well?

    #microbiology #preprint

    Chromatin is dispensable for bacterial life | bioRxiv

    biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2

  20. Structural microbiology is a specialized discipline dedicated to determining the three-dimensional architecture of microbial macromolecules and cellular assemblies at the atomic and near-atomic levels.
    #StructuralMicrobiology #Microbiology #Biology #sflorg
    sflorg.com/2026/08/cat08232602

  21. RE: mastodon.social/@coreyspowell/

    The international team included scientists from the Universities of #Canterbury (#NewZealand), #Rostock, #Constance, #Ottawa (#Canada), #Strasbourg and #Tübingen, the Max-Planck-Institute for Terrestrial #Microbiology in #Marburg and the Max-Planck-Institut für Kohlenforschung in #Mülheim/Ruhr plus the IMDEA Materials Institute in #Madrid (#Spain).

    #HistoryOfLife #science #biology

  22. Mouth-to-gut microbial transmission signatures enable robust, non-invasive diagnosis of gastrointestinal cancers.

    Mouth‑to‑gut bacterial transmission predicts gastrointestinal cancers & enables sensitive, non‑invasive diagnosis.

    #microbiota #cancer #microbiology #diagnosis

    davidojcius.blogspot.com/2026/

  23. Researchers have systematically mapped over 1,200 interactions among 36 representative human gut bacterial species to understand how they promote or inhibit each other's growth.
    #Microbiology #MolecularBiology #Chemistry #sflorg
    sflorg.com/2026/08/mcb08222601

  24. Researchers have discovered that the local pattern of airflow, rather than just the overall ventilation rate, is the primary factor in determining how airborne diseases like tuberculosis spread in indoor spaces.
    #FluidPhysics #ComputationalModeling #Microbiology #InfectiousDiseases #EnvironmentalEngineering #sflorg
    sflorg.com/2026/08/phy08222601

  25. Je mehr Nährstoffe, umso mehr Bakterienarten? Mitnichten!Mikrobiolgen der @unituebingen.bsky.social widerlegen, was Ökologen seit Jahrzehnten für selbstverständlich hielten. Warum mehr Auswahl am Buffet indes eher weniger Gäste ins Mikrobiom lockt: 👉 laborjournal.de/editorials/354 #Microbiome #Ecology #Microbiology

  26. 💁🏻‍♀️ ICYMI: 🔬🌸 Japanese #nature photographer Pendora (ぺんどら) captures tiny globular #springtails measuring around 0.3 mm in length.

    These wetland micro-arthropods display face-to-face courtship interactions and use a spring-loaded tail organ called a furcula to execute high-speed jumps that look like #teleportation.

    👉 Learn more: seethis.tv/post/odoriko-tobimu

    #animals #arthropods #biology #cute #hexapod #macro #mating #microscopy #physics #science #wetlands #insects #macrophotography #japan #microbiology #wildlife #entomology #photography #zoology #tksst #video

  27. 💁🏻‍♀️ ICYMI: 🔬🌸 Japanese #nature photographer Pendora (ぺんどら) captures tiny globular #springtails measuring around 0.3 mm in length.

    These wetland micro-arthropods display face-to-face courtship interactions and use a spring-loaded tail organ called a furcula to execute high-speed jumps that look like #teleportation.

    👉 Learn more: seethis.tv/post/odoriko-tobimu

    #animals #arthropods #biology #cute #hexapod #macro #mating #microscopy #physics #science #wetlands #insects #macrophotography #japan #microbiology #wildlife #entomology #photography #zoology #tksst #video

  28. 💁🏻‍♀️ ICYMI: 🔬🌸 Japanese #nature photographer Pendora (ぺんどら) captures tiny globular #springtails measuring around 0.3 mm in length.

    These wetland micro-arthropods display face-to-face courtship interactions and use a spring-loaded tail organ called a furcula to execute high-speed jumps that look like #teleportation.

    👉 Learn more: seethis.tv/post/odoriko-tobimu

    #animals #arthropods #biology #cute #hexapod #macro #mating #microscopy #physics #science #wetlands #insects #macrophotography #japan #microbiology #wildlife #entomology #photography #zoology #tksst #video

  29. 💁🏻‍♀️ NEW: 🔬🌸 Japanese #nature photographer Pendora (ぺんどら) captures tiny globular #springtails measuring around 0.3 mm in length.

    These wetland micro-arthropods display face-to-face courtship interactions and use a spring-loaded tail organ called a furcula to execute high-speed jumps that look like #teleportation.

    👉 Learn more: seethis.tv/post/odoriko-tobimu

    #animals #arthropods #biology #cute #hexapod #macro #mating #microscopy #physics #science #wetlands #insects #macrophotography #japan #microbiology #wildlife #entomology #photography #zoology #tksst #video

  30. Metabolomics of single-strain & co-cultures of 7 Fusarium strains causing #metabolome head blight reveals metabolic modifications induced by strain co-occurrence.

    FHB #metabolomics reveals species‑specific biomarkers & interaction‑driven shifts in co‑cultures

    #microbiology #agriculture #metabolome #Ag

    davidojcius.blogspot.com/2026/

  31. _Этология, етологія, Ethology
    #Этология, #етологія, #Ethology
    t.me/scilib_yura15cbx/494

    _Энтомология, Entomology, Ентомологія
    #Энтомология, #Entomology, #Ентомологія
    t.me/scilib_yura15cbx/493

    Эмбрио, Ембріо, Embryo
    эмбриология биология развития Embryology developmental biology
    #Эмбрио, #Ембріо, #Embryo
    #эмбриология #биологияразвития #Embryology #developmental biology
    t.me/scilib_yura15cbx/492

    _Экология, Ecology, Екологія
    эко окружающая среда энвайронментализм, экосистемы, популяции,
    #Экология, #Ecology, #Екологія
    t.me/scilib_yura15cbx/491

    _эволюция, еволюція, evolution
    теория эволюции, эволюционная теория
    #эволюция, #еволюція, #evolution
    t.me/scilib_yura15cbx/490

    _Флора и фауна Украины
    Flora and fauna of Ukraine
    Флора і фауна України
    t.me/scilib_yura15cbx/489

    _систематика, taxonomy
    #систематика, #taxonomy
    t.me/scilib_yura15cbx/488

    _Палеонтология, Paleontology, Палеонтологія
    #Палеонтология, #Paleontology, #Палеонтологія
    t.me/scilib_yura15cbx/487

    _Орнитология, Орнітологія, Ornithology
    #Орнитология, #Орнітологія, #Ornithology
    t.me/scilib_yura15cbx/486

    B Biology, Біологія, Биология
    #Biology, #Біологія, #Биология
    t.me/scilib_yura15cbx/485

    _нейро, neuro
    Нейробиология, нейрология, Нейробіологія, нейрологія, Neurobiology, neurology,
    #нейро, #neuro
    #Нейробиология, #нейрология, #Нейробіологія, #нейрологія, #Neurobiology, #neurology
    t.me/scilib_yura15cbx/483

    _Нематология, Nematology
    #Нематология, #Nematology
    t.me/scilib_yura15cbx/482

    Определители растений, лишайников, грибов
    Визначники рослин, лишайників, грибів
    #Определители
    t.me/scilib_yura15cbx/481

    _Микробиология и Вирусология
    Мікробіологія та вірусологія
    Microbiology and Virology
    #Микробиология и #Вирусология
    #Мікробіологія та #вірусологія
    #Microbiology and #Virology
    t.me/scilib_yura15cbx/480

    _Микология, Mycology, Мікологія
    #Микология, #Mycology, #Мікологія
    t.me/scilib_yura15cbx/479

    _Макология
    #Макология
    t.me/scilib_yura15cbx/478

    _Microscopy, Мікроскопія, Микроскопия
    #Microscopy, #Мікроскопія, #Микроскопия
    t.me/scilib_yura15cbx/476

    Cell
    Cell biology, Клітина, клітинна біологія, біологія клітини, Клетка, клеточная биология, биология клетки
    #Cell
    #Cell biology, #Клітина, #клітиннабіологія, #біологіяклітини, #Клетка, #клеточнаябиология, #биология клетки
    t.me/scilib_yura15cbx/475

    Клетка, клеточная биология
    #Клетка, #клеточнаябиология
    t.me/scilib_yura15cbx/474

    _Красная книга
    Червона книга, the Red Book,
    t.me/scilib_yura15cbx/473

    История биологии
    History of biology
    Історія біології
    t.me/scilib_yura15cbx/472

    Иммунология, Імунологія, Immunology
    #Иммунология, #Імунологія, #Immunology
    t.me/scilib_yura15cbx/471

    Гистология, Histology, Гістологія
    #Гистология, #Histology, #Гістологія
    t.me/scilib_yura15cbx/469

    _Грибы
    mushrooms, Мікологія, Микология, Mycology
    #Грибы
    #mushrooms, #Мікологія, #Микология, #Mycology
    t.me/scilib_yura15cbx/470

    Зоология, Зоологія, Zoology
    #Зоология, #Зоологія, #Zoology
    t.me/scilib_yura15cbx/468

    Genome, Геном,
    геномика, Genomics, геноміка
    #Genome, #Геном,
    #геномика, #Genomics, #геноміка
    t.me/scilib_yura15cbx/466

    Genetics, генетика
    #Genetics, #генетика
    t.me/scilib_yura15cbx/465

    Вода, Water
    #Вода, #Water
    t.me/scilib_yura15cbx/464

    Владивосток, Vladivostok, Приморье, Приморский край
    природа, наука, в основном биология, ДВГУ, дипломные работы
    #Владивосток, #Vladivostok, #Приморье, #Приморскийкрай
    #природа, #наука, в основном #биология, #ДВГУ, #дипломные
    работы
    t.me/scilib_yura15cbx/463

    Анатомия и морфология растений
    Анатомія і морфологія рослин
    Anatomy and morphology of plants
    t.me/scilib_yura15cbx/462

    Сосудистые растения,
    Судинні рослини
    Vascular plants
    t.me/scilib_yura15cbx/460

    Низшие растения
    Lower plants
    Нижчі рослини
    t.me/scilib_yura15cbx/459

    Геоботаника, Геоботаніка, Geobotany
    #Геоботаника, #Геоботаніка, #Geobotany
    t.me/scilib_yura15cbx/458

    Биоэтика, Біоетика, Bioethics
    #Биоэтика, #Біоетика, #Bioethics
    t.me/scilib_yura15cbx/456

    Биохимия, молекулярная биология
    Biochemistry, molecular biology
    Біохімія, молекулярна біологія
    #Биохимия, #молекулярнаябиология
    #Biochemistry, #molecular biology
    #Біохімія, #молекулярна
    біологія
    t.me/scilib_yura15cbx/455

    Биология моря, морская биология
    Marine biology, Біологія моря, морська Біологія
    #Биологияморя, #морскаябиология
    #Marine biology, #Біологіяморя, #морськаБіологія
    t.me/scilib_yura15cbx/453

    Альгология, Альгологія, Algology
    #Альгология, #Альгологія, #Algology
    t.me/scilib_yura15cbx/452

    Bioinformatics, Биоинформатика, Біоінформатика
    #Bioinformatics, #Биоинформатика, #Біоінформатика
    t.me/scilib_yura15cbx/450

  32. Bacteriophages are the most abundant and diverse viral entities on Earth, functioning as microscopic apex predators that exist exclusively to infect, replicate within, and ultimately lyse bacterial populations.
    #WhatIs #Virology #Microbiology #EvolutionaryBiology #MolecularBiology #Biophysics #Biogeochemistry #ClinicalImmunology #sflorg
    sflorg.com/2026/07/wi07312601.

  33. Researchers have discovered that metabolites produced by a specific gut bacterium can significantly enhance the body's immune response to cancer. The bacterium Bacteroides uniformis converts the amino acid tryptophan into indoles, which subsequently suppress tumor growth and boost anti-tumor immunity.
    #Oncology #Immunology #Microbiology #NutritionalScience #sflorg
    sflorg.com/2026/07/ongy0716260

  34. The First Pandemic? Scientists Find 214 Ancient Pathogens In Prehistoric DNA

    Shutterstock Scientists have uncovered DNA from 214 ancient pathogens in prehistoric humans, including the oldest known evidence of plague. The findings show zoonotic diseases began spreading around 6,500 years ago, likely triggered by farming and animal domestication. These ancient infections may still influence us today, and help guide the vaccines of tomorrow…….Continue reading…. By: University of Copenhagen – The Faculty of Health and Medical […]

    onlinemarketingscoops.com/2026

  35. 💁🏻‍♀️ TIL: 🩸🧊 Iron rich #saltwater trapped beneath Taylor #Glacier for over a million years seeps out in red pulses that look like bleeding.

    A 2026 study from #Louisiana State University caught an outflow in action using #GPS, #cameras, and temperature #sensors. #Sulfate breathing #bacteria thrive in the dark brine, making Blood Falls a model for life on icy worlds.

    👉 sciencealert.com/there-s-a-wat

    #antarctica #bloodfalls #taylorglacier #subglacial #brine #extremophiles #microbiology #bacteria #astrobiology #mars #ice #earthscience #glaciology #hiddenworld #science

  36. What I'm also doing is assessing 3rd party sequencing vendor ONT output quality using some variations of these tools. Feel free to get in touch if you have a sequencing vendor you want to either recommend or have assessed!

    #sequencing #microbiology #archaea #ONT #nanopore #bioinformatics

  37. TRIM21 induces selective #autophagy of viruses & bacteria.

    TRIM21 drives antibody‑directed #xenophagy , rapidly ubiquitinating pathogens & routing diverse viral & bacterial cargo to lysosomes.

    #innateimmunity #immunity #microbiology #immunology

    davidojcius.blogspot.com/2026/

  38. TRIM21 induces selective #autophagy of viruses & bacteria.

    TRIM21 drives antibody‑directed #xenophagy , rapidly ubiquitinating pathogens & routing diverse viral & bacterial cargo to lysosomes.

    #innateimmunity #immunity #microbiology #immunology

    davidojcius.blogspot.com/2026/

  39. TRIM21 induces selective #autophagy of viruses & bacteria.

    TRIM21 drives antibody‑directed #xenophagy , rapidly ubiquitinating pathogens & routing diverse viral & bacterial cargo to lysosomes.

    #innateimmunity #immunity #microbiology #immunology

    davidojcius.blogspot.com/2026/