Water kefir can help researchers study fermented foods more clearly.
A new paper in 𝐧𝐩𝐣 𝐁𝐢𝐨𝐟𝐢𝐥𝐦𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐌𝐢𝐜𝐫𝐨𝐛𝐢𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐬 shows how this relatively simple bacteria and yeast community can support multi-omics and metabolic modelling in fermentation research.
📰https://buff.ly/sgtokET
#Microbiome #Fermentation

A great meeting and great weather was a bonus 😁

🥦 New study uncovers massive viral diversity in food 🍽️
3,000+ food metagenomes → thousands of bacteriophage genomes, most previously unknown.
Led by @pauldcotter.bsky.social Cotter and Dr. @orlaos.bsky.social

www.nature.com/articles/s41...

#microbiomeanalysis #SportGenis #Bioinformatics

I will be presenting at the upcoming Food Matters Live event in London on June 3rd. Looks like an excellent lineup.

An exciting PhD opportunity to work with us on the soil microbiome @vistamilk.bsky.social @teagasc.bsky.social

A new study in press at 𝗡𝗣𝗝 𝗕𝗶𝗼𝗳𝗶𝗹𝗺𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗠𝗶𝗰𝗿𝗼𝗯𝗶𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘀, led by APC Microbiome Ireland, uncovers thousands of previously unknown bacteriophages in food systems from >3,000 metagenomes.

#Microbiome #Phages #Metagenomics #FoodScience
buff.ly/EvthZIO

CoDiet Consortium meet in Thessaloniki, Greece for 3rd Annual Meeting – CoDiet The two-day meeting was an opportunity for team members to engage in impactful discussion face to face

Recently, the CoDiet consortium met in Thessaloniki, Greece, for the project's 3rd Annual Meeting🍎

It was a wonderful week, filled with insightful presentations & conversations. Thank you to BIOMIC_AUTh based at Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, for hosting!

Read more 👉 bit.ly/4anlcus

Today we celebrate woman and girls in science @teagasc.bsky.social

CoDiet celebrates International Day of Women and Girls in Science! YouTube video by CoDiet

Today is International Day of Women and Girls in Science!

We're very lucky in CoDiet to have many women contribute a range of different skills and expertise to the project...🍎

Learn a bit more about some of the women in CoDiet 👉 youtu.be/5nZf3q-qlds

We’re excited to be heading to Probiota next week!
You’ll find us exhibiting at the event, and we’re delighted that our two co-founders, Prof Marcus Claesson and Prof @pauldcotter.bsky.social will be presenting.
If you’re attending, drop by our stand and say hello 👋
probiotaevent.com/live/en/page...

EFSA guidance on characterisation and risk assessment of microorganisms used in the food chain - DOMINO A milestone for food safety science – guidance on microorganisms in food! Back in January, the Domino EU consortium came together to respond to the

👏 The #DOMINOEU project is pleased to have contributed to @efsa.europa.eu guidance on the characterisation & risk assessment of microbes used in the food chain.

A key step for #FoodSafety and innovation, providing robust, evidence-based standards for their safe use in the EU food sector.

Day 1 of @codieteu.bsky.social annual meeting. An enlightening day of scientific updates. @teagasc.bsky.social

What happens when Ireland puts the public at the heart of research? We are co-creating a Public Engagement and Open Research Roadmap with communities, researchers, NGOs, and government. Because research should be not only about communities, it should be with them #OpenResearch #PublicEngagement

What happens when Ireland puts the public at the heart of research?

We are co-creating a Public Engagement and Open Research Roadmap with communities, researchers, NGOs, and government.

Because research should be not only about communities, it should be with them

#OpenResearch #PublicEngagement

@pauldcotter.bsky.social @codieteu.bsky.social @teagasc.bsky.social

topjobs-teagasc.thehirelab.com/LiveJobs/Job...

From pills to plates: ‘Major’ health promoting potential of microbiome diets and fermented foods The health impact of supplements doesn’t come close to that of a gut health focused diet, according to a microbiome expert set to present his pioneering research at Probiota 2026.

Sneak peek at Prof. @pauldcotter.bsky.social upcoming talk at #Probiota Dublin this February:
From pills to plates — the major health-promoting potential of microbiome diets & fermented foods.

www.nutraingredients.com/Article/2026...

#microbiomeresearch #clinicalresearch  #Metagenomics

This #WorldFoodDay, we're thrilled to be featured in Horizon Magazine, showcasing our work to improve the link between diet and disease🍎

It's a joy to be highlighted alongside another #OBEClust project, PAS GRAS!

Check out the piece now 👉 bit.ly/4orOAE2

SportGenix™ is a cutting-edge program built for #PerformanceNutritionists who want to give their #eliteAthletes a competitive edge. sportgenix.ie
#microbiomeresearch #microbiomesequencing #bioinformatics #clinicalresearch #Metagenomics #Metabolomics #clinicaltrials

Consistent microbial insights across sequencing methods in soil studies: the role of reference taxonomies | mSystems Studying the microorganisms in soil remains a challenge as soils are one of the most complex and diverse environments. Compounding these challenges is the lack of culturable representatives in soil, w...

Wondering whether to use amplicon or shotgun sequencing for characterising the soil microbial community - check out our new paper journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/... #SoilMicrobiome main findings : 1) consistent detection of major phyla; 2) similar microbial community differentiation patterns;

Prof Marion Scott presenting the plenary lecture @vistamilk.bsky.social annual conference. @researchireland.ie

Our Head of #Microbiology Prof @pauldcotter.bsky.social was a key contributor to a recent scientific publication exploring strain-level variation among #vaginal #Lactobacillus #crispatus & Lactobacillus iners using comparative #metagenomics seqbiome.com/strain-level... #womenshealth #vaginalhealth

Big congratulations to Sai on the successful defence of his PhD thesis today. Thanks ever so much to examiners @sarahlebeer.bsky.social and Hilary Browne & chair Frank Peters. Well done also to fellow proud supervisors @sligomicrobe.bsky.social
@kingcalumari.bsky.social and Douwe Van Sinderen

...Abelardo Margolles, Hindrek Teder, @raj09.bsky.social Jekaterina Kazantseva, @julientap.bsky.social, Katie Fala, @orlaos.bsky.social, @pauldcotter.bsky.social, Stephane Chaillou, @vloux.bsky.social, Niccolò Carlino, @vheidrich.bsky.social, Federica Pinto, Nicola Segata, @epasolli.bsky.social

5/5

Athlete Gut Microbiome - Relevance to Health and Performance: Athlete Gut Microbiome and Relevance to Health & Performance: A Review- explores the relationship between the gut microbiome and performance.

The paper "The Athlete Gut Microbiome and its Relevance to Health and Performance: A Review" explores the intricate relationship between the #gutmicrobiome and #athletic #performance. sportgenix.ie/athlete-gut-...

@orlaos.bsky.social @pauldcotter.bsky.social, Marcus Claesson & Marcus T O'Brien

CoDiet Consortium meet for 2nd Annual Meeting in Cork, Ireland – CoDiet With representatives from all partners in attendance, the meeting was a productive opportunity for the consortium to discuss updates from the past year.

The CoDiet consortium met in Cork, Ireland for the project's 3rd Annual Meeting last week ☘️

It was a wonderful opportunity to meet face to face, discuss progress that has been made and look ahead to what lies ahead for the project 🍎

Read more: bit.ly/3XiKJxF

Great coverage of our @codieteu.bsky.social study in this weekends @irishexaminer.bsky.social. @vistamilk.bsky.social @researchireland.bsky.social

Final day of @codieteu.bsky.social annual meeting in Cork.

We’re in Cork for our 2nd Annual Meeting hosted by CoDiet partner Teagasc, the Agriculture and Food Development Authority of Ireland ☘️

It’s going to be a big few days of presentations, conversations and collaboration (in a very beautiful venue)!

Looking forward to a great couple of days of science @codieteu.bsky.social

Are you a primary/secondary teacher or a STEM educator interested in #SoilEducation? You might be interested in a new MOOC developed by colleagues on the #Loess project on "Soil Education: An Integrated STEM Approach" - runs from March 3 to April 9, 2025. Registration bit.ly/loess_mooc #LOESSMOOC