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Human gut strains of Desulfovibrio piger exhibit spontaneous induction of multiple prophages | Applied and Environmental Microbiology Gastrointestinal health has a significant impact on quality of life, and increasing profiling of the gut microbiome is identifying key players involved in disease states. However, evidence of the asso...

🦠 We showed that Desulfovibrio piger — a common gut bacterium linked to both healthy and inflamed guts — carries several “sleeping” viruses (prophages) that can wake up and release on their own.
Phages may be influencing gut microbial balance in ways we don’t understand yet. doi.org/10.1128/aem....

Gab Astorga on ITV Anglia news

📺 Last night ITV Anglia News featured social media creator and Quadram Institute microbiologist @gabastorga.bsky.social reflecting on his recent Tik Tok Award and using social media to showcase science and diverse voices

Watch from 13:50 ▶️ buff.ly/8tmtsqO

New unit for gastrointestinal infections study comes to Norwich - Quadram Institute Norwich will be the home of a new unit into the study of gastrointestinal infections thanks to fuinding from NIHR

🚨New unit for gastrointestinal infections study comes to Norwich🚨

Read more here: shorturl.at/6rfBi

#GutHealth #Microbiology

Gathering data on the gut microbiome in childhood obesity - Quadram Institute Scientists and clinicians working together on a pioneering project to learn more about the role of gut microbiome in childhood obesity

🆕 Blog! We catch up with scientists and @nnuh.bsky.social clinicians working together on a pioneering project to learn more about the role of gut microbiome in childhood obesity ⤵️
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🆕Vacancy! We’re looking for a Research Scientist to join our team.🔬

Project title: "Gut microbe-pathogen interactions and diagnosis of GI tract infections"🦠

💷 £36,720 to £44,500
📷Apply by 9th July 2025
➡️https://shorturl.at/5HQZk
#gut #scientist #postdoc

Presented my poster at @inrae-france.bsky.social #IGMS2025! 💃

Grateful for the feedback, connections, & inspiring science all around 🧪

This work was supported by the @ukri.org BBSRC @nrpdtp.bsky.social Doctoral Training Partnership (grant number BB/T008717/1)

#SciComm #STEM #AcademicLife #PhDlife

Parkinson’s microbiome study reveals alterations linked to environmental chemicals - Quadram Institute Researchers analysing the Parkinson’s microbiome have uncovered alterations associated with the disease linked to pesticides

As well as identifying the types of bacteria most associated with Parkinson’s disease, this meta-analysis also highlighted the metabolic functions most commonly seen in Parkinson’s disease gut microbiomes that could contribute to poor gut health ⤵️

@narbadlab.bsky.social @embl.org

Bacterial microcompartments and energy metabolism drive gut colonization by Bilophila wadsworthia Nature Communications - Here, the authors show that Bilophila wadsworthia uses bacterial microcompartments and anaerobic respiration of host-derived compounds to thrive in the inflamed gut,...

🚨 New paper alert!
We’ve uncovered how Bilophila wadsworthia uses bacterial microcompartments and energy metabolism to thrive in the gut. rdcu.be/eoI4o
Excited to share our findings in @natcomms.nature.com
#Microbiome #GutHealth #Bilophila

For those at this year's @ukbiofilms.bsky.social #Biofilms11 conference in Cardiff, Wales head over to P047 to check out 3rd-year NRPDTP PhD student @marniebarham.bsky.social 's poster presentation on 'Investigating biofilms of Desulfovibrio desulfuricans' 📊

#PhD #Science #microbiology #biofilms

🚨 New Vacancy!

We're looking for a Project Scientist to join the Gut Model Facility in the Science Operations programme
@quadraminstitute.bsky.social

💷 £28,550 to £35,500
📆Apply by 21 May 2025
➡️https://shorturl.at/KSEEB

#Microbiome #gut #scientist

A microscopy image of Bilophilia wadsworthia with the text "Funded PhD, the role of bilophilia wadsworthia in microbiome-driven metabolic dsyfunction: impact of obesity associated microbiomes, with Professor Arjan Narbard and Dr Lizbeth Sayavedra, Apply by 14 April 2025"

🎓 #PhDPosition !

🧫 The Role of Bilophila wadsworthia in Microbiome-Driven Metabolic Dysfunction: Impact of Obesity-Associated Microbiomes with Professor Arjan Narbad @narbadlab.bsky.social & Dr Lizbeth Sayavedra @lizsayavedra.bsky.social

📅 Apply by Monday 14 April

➡️https://buff.ly/IUPbtra

Exciting PhD opportunity. If you would like to explore the role of gut bacteria in obesity and you're passionate about microbiome research and metabolic health, apply now!
👉 shorturl.at/3iaEK

#PhD #Microbiome #GutHealth #ObesityResearch #Microbiology

Genome sequence of Eubacterium callanderi AM6, isolated from a Parkinson’s disease patient | Microbiology Resource Announcements Eubacterium callanderi is a non-motile, gram-positive, anaerobic gut bacterium that produces short-chain fatty acids, supporting gut health and potentially benefiting conditions like Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) and metabolic syndromes (1–3). Parkinson’s disease (PD) is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder characterized by motor dysfunction, dopamine loss, and potential gut-brain axis involvement. Studying Eubacterium callanderi from PD patients may reveal its role in gut-brain interactions, neuroinflammation, and potential as a biomarker or therapeutic target. There is limited research on Eubacterium callanderi isolated from patients with PD. Here, we report the genome sequence of Eubacterium callanderi strain AM6, isolated from the fecal sample of a PD patient.

New Paper Alert!

We report the genome sequence of Eubacterium callanderi AM6, isolated from a Parkinson’s disease patient.

This adds to our understanding of gut microbiota in neurodegenerative diseases
shorturl.at/pfZwV. This study was done in collaboration with SKAN Research Trust, India

Thank you to everyone who visited our "My Microbes and Me" stand at #NorwichScienceFestival! 🦠✨We loved sharing the amazing world of microbes that live within us! Hope you had as much fun as we did! 🔬👩‍🔬

Join us tomorrow at #NorwichScienceFestival to explore the amazing microbes that live in and on your body! 🦠 We have fun activities led by our PhD students Stephanie Ong, @lizzicoy.bsky.social and @marniebarham.bsky.social. See you there!

The nisin O cluster: species dissemination, candidate leader peptide proteases and the role of regulatory systems Nisin O is an antimicrobial peptide encoded by the human gut bacterium Blautia obeum A2-162 which has antimicrobial activity against clinically relevant organisms. The nisin O biosynthetic gene cluste...

Exciting news! 🚀 Our latest research, published in
@MicrobioSoc journal, explores the nisin O cluster dissemination, candidate leader peptide proteases, and regulatory systems. Read more:
www.microbiologyresearch.org/content/jour...

Draft genome sequence of a non-human primate-derived isolate of Candida parapsilosis | Microbiology Resource Announcements Candida parapsilosis is a dimorphic ascomycete yeast belonging to the Lodderomyces clade (1). With the capacity to form persistent biofilms, on both biotic and abiotic surfaces, it has become a major ...

Excited to share the first published genome sequence for a Candida parapsilosis isolate from a non-human primate! 🐒

This opportunistic fungal pathogen, a common human commensal, was studied in collaboration between @QIB_QI & @UKHSA_Porton.

doi.org/10.1128/mra....

#FungalGenomics #Candida

Welcome to the Narbad Lab Blue Sky Account! 🌟

We're thrilled to join Blue Sky and share our journey into the fascinating world of microbiology and gut health research.