Many thanks to the @microbiologysociety.org for inviting me to give a talk on #Blastocystis during the #microbio26 in Belfast! It was such a great opportunity to share the work of our @blastocystiscost.bsky.social as well! @costprogramme.bsky.social
Last week we organised a #Blastocystis genomics training school as part of our @blastocystiscost.bsky.social Action and it was a great success! Many thanks to Martin and Katka for their hospitality and everyone for attending! Stay tuned!
New paper/commentary emphasising the need of proper research and controls for interpreting #Blastocystis research!
#gutmicrobiome
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Our @blastocystiscost.bsky.social Action’s leadership along with the WG1 leadership are in Rome building the outputs on the epidemiological study of #Blastocystis and its prevalence in #Europe! #Blastie joined them as well! @costprogramme.bsky.social @ciliategal.bsky.social
New paper from our lab: Molecular Prevalence and Genotyping of Enterocytozoon bieneusi in Cattle from Central Algeria
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
New preprint paper from our lab:
Diet dominates, but #biochar contributes: longitudinal effects of biochar supplementation on the beef cattle #microbiome
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
Top: Model RNG2 as a molecular tether for conoid apical anchorage. Illustration of the consequences of RNG2 depletion on the apical complex structure of Toxoplasma gondii tachyzoites. Bottom: Toxoplasma gondii extracellular tachyzoite imaged through Ultrastructure-Expansion Microscopy and stained for tubulin (magenta ) and RNG2-mAID-HA (green). The original image has been modified for aesthetic purposes Credit : the data was produced by Romuald Haase and the image was designed by Albert Tell i Puig
The conoid is a structure in #Apicomplexans that extrudes during egress, gliding motility & invasion. This study shows that the coiled-coil protein RNG2 tethers the conoid to the apical polar ring in #Toxoplasma and is essential for invasion @plosbiology.org 🧪 plos.io/489blpq
The effect of gregarine (Apicomplexa) colonisation on the functional response of the amphipod host
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
New paper out from our lab:
Microbial & Metabolic Signatures Among #Blastocystis Subtypes (ST1–ST9) in Xenic Cultures: ST3 shows distinct microbial & metabolite patterns (↑SCFAs, ↓benzoate, unique biomarkers).
Read here:
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
#microbiome
New Forum alert! Rethinking #Blastocystis: ubiquity & cyclical #abundance in the human #gut, authored by @adtsaousis.bsky.social Daisy Shaw, Katerina Jirku, David Carmena & @ciliategal.bsky.social. #microbiome #longitudinalstudy @kent.ac.uk @czechacademy.bsky.social
www.cell.com/trends/paras...
New publication from our @blastocystiscost.bsky.social Action discusses why #Blastocystis could be actually a permanent resident of our gut! #gutmicrobiome
Blastocystis in @nature.com
This long-overlooked gut microbe is finally getting the spotlight it deserves.
Huge thanks to our @costprogramme.bsky.social members whose dedication helped bring Blastocystis to global attention.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
#Blastocystis #Microbiome #OneHealth
📢 Our new preprint
“Intestinal Protozoa at the Human, Animal and Environment Interface in Rural Iraq”
explores protozoan prevalence & diversity across humans, livestock & environment in rural #Iraq.
👉 www.preprints.org/manuscript/2...
#OneHealth #Parasitology #Preprint
Excited to share our new open-access paper in JSFA Reports: “Bridging Lab & Industry: Impact of a Bio-Conversion Unit on #BSFL Production & Microbiome” Congrats to @WedwardsSci on his first @TsaousisLab paper. #Insectmicrobiome #AgTech
doi.org/10.1002/jsf2...
If you're at #ESCMID2025 , swing by booth J21 – say hi, pick up a goodie bag, and fill out the WG1 questionnaire. Even better?
Why does it matter? Because your insights help us understand and improve #Blastocystis research across Europe and beyond.
#COSTAction #Microbiology #Parasitology
Thank you for having me there! It was a pleasure to interact with all the lab members and have fruitful discussions on #microbiome and #Blastocystis research! Many thanks to @blastocystiscost.bsky.social for also sponsoring my trip to Trento! @costprogramme.bsky.social
Our #Blastocystis team is at Vienna for the @escmid.bsky.social conference. Please come and find us at booth J21 to answer any questions about these peculiar and controversial eukaryotic parasites. #escmid2025 #ESCMIDGlobal
Awesome
Had a fantastic visit to PreBiomics today!
Loved hearing about their microbiome sequencing tech & exploring ways to work together via our @blastocystiscost.bsky.social ! Big potential here. 👇
#Blastocystis #OneHealth #Microbiome #Collaboration
Today I had a super productive meeting with Nicola Segata @cibiocm.bsky.social ! We discussed current and upcoming projects on #gutmicrobiome & #Blastocystis ! Many thanks to @blastocystiscost.bsky.social for supporting my trip in Trento! #sciencewithoutborders
Great visit to the Centre for Dairy Research at Reading! Many thanks to Sokratis Stergiadis for the tour & insights into their methane-reduction feeding trials. Loved brainstorming ways to integrate gut microbiome work into their research 🧬🐄 #Microbiome #OneHealth #AgScience
It was my great pleasure and honour to give a presentation of our lab’s work at the local association of BFWG (The British Federation of Women Graduates)! We had a fantastic discussion about the roles of #microbes in health and disease! #blastocystis #microbiome #stem
So great to have such talented students in our @blastocystiscost.bsky.social ! #Blastocystis #COSTActions #sciencewithoutborders @costprogramme.bsky.social
Meet Ana Figueiro!
This week, we’re introducing Ana, a Researcher at the Centre for Environmental & Marine Studies (CESAM), University of
Aveiro, Portugal.
🔬 Research interests:
#Blastocystis transmission dynamics
Patterns of Blastocystis subtype specificity
@costprogramme.bsky.social
Another great publication from our @costprogramme.bsky.social Action, putting together the baselines for a scope review on #Blastocystis! #microbiome
New publication from our lab!
Check out our latest article: Update on Blastocystis: Highlights from the Fourth International Blastocystis Conference
This paper summarises key discussions and advancements from our Sept 2024 conference.
👉 open-research-europe.ec.europa.eu/articles/5-11
#Blastocystis #OneHeath
Honored to deliver a lecture today at 🇮🇹 Italian Society for Parasitology on #Blastocystis & @BlastocystisC COST Action "Blastocystis under One Health"! Shared progress on:
🔬 Diagnostics
📊 Prevalence & subtype studies
🤝 Building global collaborations
#OneHealth #Parasitology
🚨 Meet the Early-Career Researcher Monday! 🚨
This week, we spotlight Marie Pazoutova (University of South Bohemia & University of Stavanger)!
👏 Join us in celebrating Marie’s incredible work! Learn more: blastocystis-cost.com
#Blastocystis #Microbiome #OneHealth @costprogramme.bsky.social
Glad to have you in our team Marie
