Our newest paper by Sarvesh Surve, a PhD student in the lab, explores the culturome of the regions of the gut for persons with CF. We see clear differences from healthy controls, esp. in the mucosal samples.
journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/...
@asm.org #JBacteriology
Excited about a recent paper from Bassam el Hafi, a recently graduated PhD student, & Fabrice Jean Pierre leveraging 4,200 respiratory microbiomes from CF (pre- and post-ETI), and testing one of the hypotheses that arose from this analysis.
journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/...
@asm.org #JBacteriology
Major breakthroughs in cancer research can come from the most unexpected sources. This World Cancer Day, we celebrate the curiosity that drives our scientists to look for answers in unusual places.
A must read! The constant and often irrational renaming of microbes is out of control, and bad for microbiology and microbiologists.
journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/...
The Microbial Diversity courseis top-notch! Hoping to see you there! www.mbl.edu/education/ad...
Good luck!
What temp do you grow them up from the colony?? I’ve found this happens less if I grow at a lower temp 30 v 37
@smartalyk.bsky.social
No one organization can fill the gaps created by federal funding cuts to research. But as an independent funder, Damon Runyon is committed to ensuring that our scientists can continue their lifesaving work in 2026 and beyond. Until midnight, all gifts will be fully matched: damonrunyon.org/donate
New from AFI researchers Jennifer Gundrum and Drs. Tabita Ramirez-Puebla, Jessica L. Mark Welch, and Gary G. Borisy:
Novel FISH method overcomes cell wall barriers, enabling clearer insight into complex microbial communities.
Learn more: journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/...
"The Hidden Power of Microorganisms: No microbes, no life…”
“Self-portrait of Saccharomyces Cerevisiae.”
“Circles of Life: Microbes in Motion.”
The 2025 Agar Art Contest winners have been selected! This year’s theme, “Microbes Make the World Go Round,” inspired 557 global entries—from food fermentation to antibiotic production. See the masterpieces and finalists! asm.org/press-releas... #agarart
@smartalyk.bsky.social
I’ll text you!
@acharlesorszag.bsky.social
@archaeon-alex.bsky.social
@anaerobicemily.bsky.social
@geosantiagom.bsky.social
To call out a few archaea enthusiasts :)
This seems like a cool archaea science communication/art moment we could help contribute to!
@archaeabio.bsky.social can maybe help here?
The latest and most detailed review on a fundamental biochemical pathway: #glycolysis
#microbiology #biochemistry
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
In a manuscript on BioRxiv, we describe experiments exploring the culturome of the gut of adults with CF and in health, revealing an interesting redistribution of the microbes in the lumen vs. mucosa. The study is led by Sarvesh Surve a PhD student in my lab.
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Serendipity!
Love it! Also fun that you chose blue. They produce a coenzyme that makes them blue under UV!
Rare Phyla, Such as CPR and DPANN, Shape Ecosystem-Level Microbial Community Structure Dissimilarities link.springer.com/article/10.1... #jcampubs
Guess you gotta come up for a visit!!!
When life gives you lab electrical shutdowns for maintenance … you make the most of the first bits of east coast snow!
Very excited to share a big part of my dissertation work with the Deutschbauer lab at LBNL and @ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social! BarTn7: A method for bacterial lineage tracking at sub-species resolution in population, ecological, and evolutionary experiments.
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Excited to share new work from Sarvesh Surve examining the gut microbiota of adults with CF using colonoscopy samples and a culturomics approach. We note continued depletion of Bacteroidota (which we noted in kids) & enrichment of aerobes in the mucosa of pwCF.
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41256617/
You know I love me some sulfidic air
It… set off the CO detector on my fire alarm 😂😂😂
I had to restart mine. Woods Hole mud was too sulfidic to keep in my apartment 😂
DAY 168
SPECIES 168 - Prevotella intermedia
STAGE: Bacteria
MEDIUM: Arches Paper. Chromatek & HWC Watercolor. Sakura pen
Thanks to @lesliedaymicro.bsky.social for suggesting it!
#sciart #watercolor #bacteria #painting #art #paint
List of available cultures
Ecoli cells (Dapi, on left) expressing bacterial (center) and archaeal 16S rRNA.
Clone-FISH paper out: Manuscript/resource alert #microsky 🦠 We present a collection of 30 E. coli (CloneFISH) cultures, each carrying a plasmid for the heterologous expression of a (near) full-length 16S rRNA gene from one of 30 lineages of archaea, including 17 yet uncultured ones.
Science is awesome ... www.cell.com/trends/biote... #violacein #pigments
