Novel treatment protocol targets the deadliest cases of C. difficile infection A new study from the University of Minnesota Medical School has demonstrated that fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) can rapidly reverse systemic inflammation and improve survival in patients…

Novel #treatment protocol targets the deadliest incidences of #Clostridioides difficile #infection ...

| #bacteria | #microbiology | #microbiota | #fecal | #diarrhea | Via @sciencex.bsky.social

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Capturing the extensive diversity of marine anaerobic scuticociliates (Oligohymenophorea, Ciliophora) through cultivation
#microbiology #eukaryotes #protists #ciliates #MicroSky #ProtistsOnSky
doi.org/10.1007/s429...

Unbinned contigs expand known diversity in the global microbiome - Nature Microbiology Re-analysis of over 92,000 metagenomes reveals hundreds of thousands of previously undescribed Bacterial and Archaeal clades hidden in plain sight.

Unbinned contigs expand known diversity in the global microbiome
#microbiology #microbiome #taxonomy #MicroSky
@natmicrobiol.nature.com
doi.org/10.1038/s415...

🗨️ NFDI4Microbiota is now on Matrix! Join our “NFDI4Microbiota Community” chat, ask questions, and connect with researchers, data stewards & developers.

👉 Join the conversation: tinyurl.com/mwyd9ebh

We’re excited to meet you 👋!

#RDM #microbiology #support

Advancing research on microbiomes and host–pathogen interactions is essential for understanding infection and transmission.
Submit your research to Decoding Infection and Transmission:
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#Microbiome #HostPathogenInteraction #InfectiousDiseases #Microbiology

🧬 8th International Conference on #ModelHosts
📅 Oct 3–8, 2026
📍 #Sissi, #Crete
📢 Deadlines:
• Abstract Submission: June 15, 2026
• Travel Award: June 15, 2026
Join scientists exploring host–microbe interactions across model systems
🔗 aegeanconferences.org/conferences/...
#Microbiology #HostMicrobe

April is here! 🌱 That means spring has arrived, Earth Day is just around the corner, and everything is finally coming back to life in shades of green. 💚 Here’s a collage of past AXS Studio work featuring all things green, from plant cells to bacteria.

#sciart #medicalanimation #microbiology

Shoutout to PIs:

I’m currently looking for a host lab and a PI willing to collaborate on an #MSCA #Postdoctoral #Fellowship application.

My expertise includes #MicrobialEcology, #Bioinformatics, #Ecophysiology, #Microbiology, and #MolecularBiology.

Please feel free to reach out 🫶🏼

🦇🌱 Calling researchers at the intersection of #Microbiology & #Wildlife!

A Special Issue, “Beneficial Wildlife Microbes”, is now open in Beneficial Microbes (guest editor: Igor Popov). Explore the potential of wildlife #Microbiota for #Nutrition, #Immunity, #Disease #Resistance and #Adaptation.

Exploring the role of gut methanogenic archaea in childhood stunting in Aceh Province, Indonesia
#microbiology #methanogens #GutMicrobiota #microbiome #MicroSky #ArchaeaSky
doi.org/10.1016/j.an...

Single-Cell Transcriptomes and Phylogenomic Analysis of Uncultivated Oxymonads
#microbiology #eukaryotes #protists #MicroSky #ProtistsonSky
doi.org/10.1111/jeu....

Draft genome sequence data on Methanosarcina mazei OFF1024 isolated from paddy field of Pondicherry, India
#microbiology #methanogens #methane #MicroSky #ArchaeaSky
doi.org/10.1016/j.di...

Ammonia oxidizers offset acidification stress via adaptive substrate affinity in aquatic ecosystems
#microbiology #microbes #ammonia #MicroSky
@natcomms.nature.com
doi.org/10.1038/s414...

Diversity and ecological roles of hidden viral players in groundwater microbiomes
#microbiology #microbiome #groundwater #MicroSky
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doi.org/10.1038/s414...

Environmental distribution, physiology and genomic adaptations of arctic ammonia-oxidizing archaea
#microbiology #archaea #microbes #ammonia #MicroSky #ArchaeaSky
doi.org/10.3389/fmic...

Cultivation‐Based Detection of a Novel High‐GC Nitrospira Derived From the Argentinian Copahue Volcano Area In this cultivation-based study, two novel moderately thermophilic Nitrospira enrichments were obtained from the geothermal field Las Máquinas in the Neuquén Province, Argentina. Both nitrite oxidize...

Cultivation-Based Detection of a Novel High-GC Nitrospira Derived From the Argentinian Copahue Volcano Area
#microbiology #bacteria #volcano #MicroSky
doi.org/10.1111/1462...

Prokaryota Locomota 🪄!
No, #microbes don't move by magic 😃. There are a number of ways and gliding motility is just one of them. Read more in a review from Journal of Bacteriology 🤓
#microbiology #bacteria #MicroSky
@asm.org
doi.org/10.1128/jb.0...

A research group from China isolated and characterized a #Microviridae phage (hereafter, φHBP1) using Bacteroides fragilis as host, gut commensal bacterium belonging to the phylum Bacteroidota. Learn more: https://ow.ly/VxMB50YBACC
#Microbiology #HostInteraction #GutMicrobiome

Photos of Stephen Dolan and Shafi Mondal, 2026 winners of the Tony Trinci Award.

Congratulations to Stephen Dolan & Shafi Mondal - 2026 winners of the @britmycolsoc.org.uk & @microbiologysociety.org Tony Trinci Award! Highlighting outstanding research into fungal-bacterial interactions. 👉 Read the news: www.britmycolsoc.org.uk/tony-trinci-...
#Mycology #Microbiology

Portrait of Stephen Dolan from Clemson University in a lab setting, winner of the 2026 Toni Trinchi Award.

The Microbiology Society and the British Mycological Society announce Stephen Dolan and Shafi Mondal as joint winners of the 2026 Tony Trinci Award.

They will present their work at Annual Conference 2026 in Belfast:
https://microb.io/3PVSk4t

#Microbio26 #Microbiology #Mycology #ResearchExcellence

🧬 ECRs - this one’s for you!
Join the #MicrobialGenomics #ECR Symposium on July 15 in Norwich. Explore how #NGS is transforming microbial #genomics + present your work in a supportive environment 🎤
🎟️ Free (registration required) tinyurl.com/3y23t4jz
🍽️ Lunch included
#PhDLife #Postdoc #Microbiology

gbdraw v0.9.1 is out now on Bioconda!
Easily visualize microbial genomes and enjoy the #gbdraw web app completely offline.
📦 Install via Bioconda: bioconda.github.io/recipes/gbdr...
🌐 Try the online app: gbdraw.app
#bioinformatics #genomics #microbiology #visualization

Learn more about advances in anaerobic #microbiology at EMBO Practical Course "Breathless Microbes: Life With No Oxygen" in #Nijmegen, NL, 6–10 July 2026. 🧪

Deadline: 15 April

https://meetings.embo.org/event/26-breathless-microbes
#EMBObreathless #EMBOevents #MicroSky #biotechnology #biochemistry

Measles cases in Oregon are ticking up. Here’s what you need to know The state hasn’t seen a major measles outbreak yet. But it may only be a matter of time.

#Measles incidences in #Oregon are ticking up ...

| #virus | #microbiology | #pathogen | #infections | Via @klccoregon.bsky.social

Novel flu vaccine offers broad protection in mice, study finds A novel vaccine platform has been developed to induce broad, protective immunity against numerous influenza virus infections, showing promise as an effective mucosal vaccine strategy, according to a…

Novel #flu #vaccine offers broad protection in #mice ...

| #immunity | #microbiology | #influenza | #infections | #mucosal | Via @eurekalert.bsky.social

Never had the #flu? ...

| #infection | #influenza | #microbiology | #Illness | #immunity | Via @npr.org

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Portrait of Dr. Robert Murray featured in Canadian Journal of Microbiology highlighting his leadership in microbiology.

Dr. Murray’s work influenced #microbiology from fundamental science to applied research.

This tribute collection highlights his contributions to bacterial ultrastructure, taxonomy, virulence studies, and mentorship.

Read more ▶️ https://ow.ly/xgNW50YhV4i

Frontiers | Methyl-coenzyme M reductase in archaeal methanogenesis: evolution, mechanism, and biotechnological perspectives Methanogenesis is an anaerobic, energy-conserving metabolism that converts CO2, acetate, and methylated compounds to methane, constituting a key terminal ste...

Methyl-coenzyme M reductase in archaeal methanogenesis: evolution, mechanism, and biotechnological perspectives
#microbiology #methane #methanogens #MicroSky #ArchaeaSky
doi.org/10.3389/fctl...

Reduced methane emissions in transgenic rice genotypes are associated with altered rhizosphere microbial hydrogen cycling - Nature Communications Rice paddies contribute to atmospheric methane (CH4) levels. Here the authors show that increasing levels of the rice plant hormone PSY can reduce CH4 emissions by over 50% via alteration of microbial...

Reduced methane emissions in transgenic rice genotypes are associated with altered rhizosphere microbial hydrogen cycling
#microbiology #methane #methanogens #CutMethane #GlobalWarming #MicroSky #ArchaeaSky
@natcomms.nature.com
doi.org/10.1038/s414...

Genomic and evolutionary factors influencing the prediction accuracy of optimal growth temperature in prokaryotes
#microbiology #prokaryotes #MicroSky
@asm.org
doi.org/10.1128/msys...