How does Mycobacterium tuberculosis safely eat an antimicrobial (host-derived long-chain fatty acids)?

Here we show that it’s not through a dedicated mechanism but rather by fine tuning its metabolism.

www.nature.com/articles/s42...

My super department @warwicklifesci.bsky.social is hiring 6 assistant profs in the wake of recent retirements. We're looking for people in microbiology/infection, cellular disease / immunity; environmental biology; and plant/crop science. #MicroSky warwick-careers.tal.net/vx/lang-en-G...

PhD fellow in infection biology/microbiology (297648) | UiT The Arctic University of Norway Job title: PhD fellow in infection biology/microbiology (297648), Employer: UiT The Arctic University of Norway, Deadline: Tuesday, April 28, 2026

Come join us! 4 year PhD position in infection biology/microbiology available associated to our newly funded Clinical Academic Group “Patient-tailored management of bacterial infections in the age of antimicrobial resistance”. Applications via: www.jobbnorge.no/en/available.... @cansuit.bsky.social

“wait… it parses the history too??”

yep 😄 OpenCloning now imports SnapGene files with the full cloning workflow, not just the final construct.

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You need to make AI guidelines for your lab Here's why you should, and how to start

I wrote about why every lab should have AI use guidelines, and how to do it.

open.substack.com/pub/blekhman...

Open Positions -

Open postdoc position in my lab on HGT and interbacterial competition. We seek candidates with a PhD in microbiology (or related fields)+ strong 1st-author publications.
Curious, highly motivated, and dedicated team players ready to contribute fully are encouraged to apply. Details: tiny.cc/cz01101

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Global Staphylococcus research community is heading to the Canadian Rockies!

Join the 20th International Symposium on Staphylococci and Staphylococcal Infections
📅 September 20–24, 2026

📍 Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity, Banff, Canada

#ISSSI2026
#Staphylococcus

Just out: our new study on hysteresis and antibiotic resistance! Great work by Florian Buchholz, Lina Upterworth, Roderich Roemhild and others, incl @bramkamplab.bsky.social @holgersondermann.bsky.social www.nature.com/articles/s41...

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Research Fellow (Postdoctoral) at University of Birmingham Explore an exciting academic career as a Research Fellow (Postdoctoral). Don't miss out on other academic jobs. Click to apply and explore more opportunities.

Two post-doctoral positions open in our lab. We're looking for people with expertise in molecular microbiology and/or genome-scale tools. Initially 3 yrs, posts could be extended for upto 8 yrs. If you'd like to know more about us take a look at www.graingerlab.com

www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DQY475/r...

Novo Nordisk Fellowship Potential areas of focus for postdoctoral fellows participating in the MIT-Novo Nordisk Postdoc Program include, but are not limited to, the following: Your complete application should include: In the...

If you're a senior PhD student or recent graduate interested in doing work at the intersection of AI and microbial genomics and/or microbiomes, please feel free to reach out to discuss the possibility of applying together for an MIT Novo Nordisk Fellowship engineering.mit.edu/novo-nordisk

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Skin androgens affect virulence of Staphylococcus aureus Nature Microbiology, Published online: 27 February 2026; doi:10.1038/s41564-026-02281-ySex-specific differences in susceptibility to skin infections with Staphylococcus aureus are well described. Testosterone now emerges as a direct modulator of the accessory gene regulator quorum sensing system, increasing S. aureus virulence, which both explains sex-specific differences and informs treatment strategies.

Out Now! Skin androgens affect virulence of Staphylococcus aureus #MicroSky

Research Fellow at University of St Andrews Searching for an academic job? Explore this Research Fellow opening on jobs.ac.uk! Click to view more details and browse other academic jobs.

🚨 We’re hiring – MRC-funded Postdoc (3 yrs)

Research Fellow to investigate how mobile genetic elements interact in Staphylococcus aureus and shape gene transfer and pathogenicity.

University of St Andrews
Closes 31 March 2026

www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DQR250/r...

Enquiries: afh22@st-andrews.ac.uk

Protease-Controlled Prophage Activation in Staphylococcus aureus: New Mechanisms Driving Antimicrobial Resistance and Virulence at University of St Andrews on FindAPhD.com PhD Project - Protease-Controlled Prophage Activation in Staphylococcus aureus: New Mechanisms Driving Antimicrobial Resistance and Virulence at University of St Andrews, listed on FindAPhD.com

📢 Funded PhD in molecular microbiology & phage biology

How do bacterial stress responses control prophage activation and horizontal gene transfer?

Join us at St Andrews to dissect Clp protease–mediated regulation in Staphylococcus aureus.

Apply:
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...

A graphic advertising phage ecology and evolution research at the University of South Carolina, showing a central image of a tide pool flanked by a photo of an agar plate containing diverse microbes and a TEM image of a virus particle.

Very happy to share that I will be starting as an Assistant Professor in the department of Biological Sciences at the University of South Carolina in January! My group will be working on environmental phage ecology and evolution, and I am recruiting for the upcoming year (more info below).

Excited for this new preprint from former postdoc @caitlinkowa.bsky.social identifying unexpected functions for the bacterial stringent response in antimicrobial fatty acid susceptibility in S. aureus #microsky

Excited to announce the upcoming 2026 Microbial Toxins and Pathogenicity GRC and GRS meeting taking place July 12 - 17, 2026 at Waterville Valley in New Hampshire. This meeting will be chaired by yours truly and co-chaired by
@sunnyshinlab.bsky.social www.grc.org/microbial-to...

The @dmf-unil.bsky.social is supporting the application of a candidate for the SNSF/ERC Starting Grant (deadline 5th of May). Reach out to me if you are interested. We are collecting CV’s until the 8th of Feb. We can offer a stimulating scientific environment and help with the application/interview.

Fabian was quicker :) But yes, we have an open postdoc position in bacterial bioenergetics and membrane biology, using on B. subtilis as the model. Come join us! @cbcb-newcastle.bsky.social is a great place to work, and we are a friendly, international lab. Visa+IHS fees covered. #microsky

The staphylococcal type VII secretion system protein EsxC impacts daptomycin sensitivity through controlling bacterial cell envelope integrity | Journal of Bacteriology Type VII secretion system (T7SS) has a range of functions in bacteria, including specific roles in bacterial physiology, including DNA uptake, membrane integrity, and bacterial development. In S. aure...

Final paper from my postdoc with @meeraunnikri.bsky.social. Happy me!
journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/...

I am delighted to announce that in January 2026 I will be starting a new permanent position @uniofgalway.bsky.social as a Lecturer/Assistant Professor in Microbiology!

#ZedenLab #Microbiology #AMR #Academia #Tenured #CareerMilestone #NewJob #Galway

We are hiring a postdoctoral researcher in our team at the @unistra @ibmc.bsky.social - 3 year ANR project in collaboration with the @dumenillab.bsky.social at @pasteur.fr focused on the survival of pathogenic bacteria upon plasma exposure
Apply here :
emploi.cnrs.fr/Gestion/Offr...

Postdoctoral Research Scientist - Newark, New Jersey (US) job with Dr Tania Wong | 12848863 Rutgers is currently seeking a Postdoc Research Scientist to join the Center for Immunity and Inflammation (CII) at the New Jersey Medical School.

🚀 We’re hiring a Postdoc!
Seeking expertise in spatial metabolite imaging and/or mass spectrometry to study how host metabolism shapes immune responses. If you're creative, collegial, and excited to push boundaries, we’d love to hear from you. Please share!

🔗 www.nature.com/naturecareer...

Proteoglycofili are glycosaminoglycan-containing fibrillar components released by neutrophils to neutralize bacteria Alternative to the formation of NETs, André et al. describe here that viable neutrophils may release a fibrillar component named proteoglycofili or PGF upon stimulation. PGF formation is associated wi...

Thrilled to share that neutrophils produce extra long fibrillar components named proteoglycofili or PGF. PGF are released by living neutrophils and do not contain DNA. They might look like NETs but are not NETs…

www.cell.com/cell-reports...

Description Please note that job descriptions are not exhaustive, and you may be asked to take on additional duties that align with the key responsibilities ment...

We're advertising for a bacteriology technician and a post-doc to work on AI-guided antibiotic development as part of a large multidisciplinary Fleming Initiative project:
www.imperial.ac.uk/jobs/search-...

www.imperial.ac.uk/jobs/search-...

Now properly published at @natcomms.nature.com with few additional experiments incl. demonstration of Daptomycin's ability to depolarise non-growing cells.
See the original preprint-thread for a summary of our findings.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
#microsky

Inhibition of fusidic acid resistance through restricting conformational flexibility in domain III of EF-G | PNAS Fusidic acid (FA) is one of few remaining antibiotics active against Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. FusB confers resistance to FA by ...

Happy to see work I contributed to during my MSc at @bioscienceleeds.bsky.social with Jennifer Tomlinson’s lab out in @pnas.org! Everyone Bluesky-less except @antoncalabrese.bsky.social

www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...

#AMR #MRSA #NMR

Competitive fitness of Staphylococcus aureus against nasal commensals depends on biotin biosynthesis and acquisition Abstract. The human nasal microbiome can serve as a reservoir for pathogens. In particular, the opportunistic pathogen Staphylococcus aureus can be a membe

Really happy to see the final version of this published in @isme-microbes.bsky.social. We show that production of and competition for biotin shapes S. aureus fitness in the context of nasal commensals doi.org/10.1093/isme...
Work lead by the amazing Kevser Bilici!

EASTBIO How do transporters promote the fitness of Staphylococcus aureus in different host-species ? at University of Edinburgh on FindAPhD.com PhD Project - EASTBIO How do transporters promote the fitness of Staphylococcus aureus in different host-species ? at University of Edinburgh, listed on FindAPhD.com

PhD position on bacterial (Staph aureus) transporters and host-adaptation in my group @roslininstitute.bsky.social @edinburgh-uni.bsky.social

www.findaphd.com/phds/project...