ASM Microbe 2026 Travel Awards Deadline Extended to Dec. 8!
Good news! We’ve extended the #ASMicrobe 2026 Travel Awards deadline to Dec. 8—so you have more time for paperwork, approvals and submitting with confidence.
Apply now → asm.social/2IQ
05.12.2025 19:19 — 👍 2 🔁 3 💬 1 📌 0
New in JB: Dietrich Nies reviews the mechanisms that bacteria use to control metal homeostasis and prevent mismethylation using zinc as a model metal and Cupriavidus metallidurans as the model microbe. (always fun to see a single author pub!)
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04.12.2025 14:07 — 👍 8 🔁 2 💬 1 📌 0
Grab Your Seat for JMBE Live!
“Tools for Coordinating Measurement Use in Science Education and Training”
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Last chance! Join JMBE Live on Dec. 5 to explore tools and strategies for coordinating measurement use in science education & training with UW–Madison experts. asm.social/2Is
03.12.2025 17:24 — 👍 3 🔁 3 💬 1 📌 0
In a manuscript on BioRxiv, we describe experiments exploring the culturome of the gut of adults with CF and in health, revealing an interesting redistribution of the microbes in the lumen vs. mucosa. The study is led by Sarvesh Surve a PhD student in my lab.
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
03.12.2025 17:21 — 👍 8 🔁 4 💬 1 📌 0
JB Editor's Choice: Rome and Darwin explore the mechanisms of control and the substrates for the LbcA•CtpA proteolytic complex, which controls the activity of multiple endopeptidases involved in cell wall metabolism.
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03.12.2025 14:40 — 👍 3 🔁 2 💬 1 📌 0
JB Editor's Choice: Anderson, Khursigara et al. review the role of peptidoglycomics in understanding the structure and function of peptidoglycan.
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02.12.2025 20:54 — 👍 10 🔁 7 💬 1 📌 0
There’s still time to Support the Science this #GivingTuesday! ⏳
Your gift helps the MBL continue pushing the boundaries of scientific discovery.
Every gift, no matter the size, makes a difference.
Give today: mbl.edu/give
02.12.2025 13:49 — 👍 4 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
Tomorrow, join us for #GivingTuesday to Support the Science here at the MBL. 🔬
Your support helps to ensure our lab remains a hub for groundbreaking research and discovery.
Be part of something bigger — give early and show your support today: mbl.edu/give
01.12.2025 16:15 — 👍 6 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
JB Editor's Choice: Panich, Wadhwa et al. describe a new type of motility in Salmonella they refer to as "swashing", which does not appear to require active propulsion.
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01.12.2025 13:23 — 👍 9 🔁 4 💬 1 📌 1
A network of literature terms, there are four distinct clusters, lilac: drug effects, blue: genomics/proteomics, orange: water treatment, green: factors like temperature
100 Literature terms from a pubmed search of Biofilm from the last three years @ukbiofilms.bsky.social
21.11.2025 17:54 — 👍 3 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
Meet JVI's New Voices in Virology!
🎉 #JVirology is pleased to announce the selectees for our inaugural New Voices in Virology collection! Chosen from 275+ applicants, these early-career scientists stood out for their creative proposals & strong career trajectories. ➡️ Meet the New Voices: asm.social/2HY
26.11.2025 14:19 — 👍 8 🔁 2 💬 1 📌 2
JB Editor's Choice: Endres, Lehman et al. use a cool genetic selection to help identify 4 different pyruvate transporters in S. aureus, indicating the importance of this substrate for this microbe.
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26.11.2025 13:47 — 👍 6 🔁 2 💬 1 📌 0
We are hiring!
Interested? Apply here: go.mbl.edu/AS1887
25.11.2025 15:47 — 👍 13 🔁 8 💬 0 📌 0
JB Editor's Choice: Laurie Comstock discusses the history of model gut Bacteroidales (B. frag and B. theta) - bugs of increasing importance in our study of the gut microbiota and system-wide impacts of gut microbes.
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25.11.2025 15:31 — 👍 8 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
Book cover image with the title Breaking Through: My Life in Science.
Join us on Dec. 8 from 12-1 p.m. ET for a conversation with Nobel Laureate Dr. Katalin Karikó, where she’ll share insights from her memoir "Breaking Through: My Life in Science"—a story of resilience, discovery and revolutionizing medicine. Register now: asm.social/2HH
24.11.2025 17:35 — 👍 12 🔁 6 💬 2 📌 0
Mark your calendars — Giving Tuesday is ONE week away!
On Giving Tuesday, your support helps power the discoveries, courses, and life-changing experiences that start at the Marine Biological Laboratory.
Give early: https://www.mbl.edu/give
#GivingTuesday #ScienceStartsHere #MBL
25.11.2025 13:52 — 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
JB Editor's Choice: Bourret and colleagues update our understanding of the pseudo-receiver domains, nicely setting the stage for future work on these domains.
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24.11.2025 15:15 — 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
Your research drives health innovation.
Early abstracts for the ASM Health Meeting close Dec. 2.
Diagnostics, vaccines, therapeutics, clinical ID, public health & more.
👉 asm.social/2HD
24.11.2025 14:20 — 👍 5 🔁 3 💬 1 📌 0
Editors in Conversation podcast - metabolomics
The diagnostic landscape for respiratory viruses has evolved dramatically, with widespread institution of molecular tests both in laboratories of all sizes, but also at the point of care – and even consumer direct testing. What’s next for respiratory virus testing? asm.org/podcasts/edi...
21.11.2025 23:34 — 👍 4 🔁 2 💬 1 📌 0
The newest issue of JB is out! This month's issue has article on topics including bacterial pseudo-receiver domains, B. frag/B.theta as model bugs, peptidoglycomics, pyruvate transport in Staph, "swashing" motility, and more! Check it out!
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21.11.2025 16:36 — 👍 7 🔁 4 💬 1 📌 0
Excited to share new work from Sarvesh Surve examining the gut microbiota of adults with CF using colonoscopy samples and a culturomics approach. We note continued depletion of Bacteroidota (which we noted in kids) & enrichment of aerobes in the mucosa of pwCF.
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41256617/
21.11.2025 15:09 — 👍 14 🔁 7 💬 1 📌 0
Interpretation scenarios of recurrent MAC-PD in clinical settings. This schematic outlines four potential explanations for the recurrence of MAC-PD after therapy: (1) True relapse (2), reinfection by a genetically distinct strain (3), reinfection with the same strain, and (4) recurrence due to an undetected minor clone. These categories are defined by treatment outcome, environmental re-exposure, and differences in genomic similarity between isolates. MAC-PD, Mycobacterium avium complex pulmonary disease; SNP, single-nucleotide polymorphism.
The global burden of pulmonary disease caused by Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC-PD) is increasing. This #JClinMicro article presents clinical scenarios in which MAC-PD recurrence may occur and examines genotyping techniques for responding to them. asm.social/2GY
19.11.2025 16:25 — 👍 4 🔁 3 💬 1 📌 0
New in JB: Zhao, You et al. use an Argonaute-based system that functions at physiological temperatures to edit the genome of Mycobacterium smegmatis.
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19.11.2025 16:28 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
🧫It’s #BiofilmWeek 2025!
✨ Head over to our LinkedIn and Instagram for new content released throughout the week - showcasing the science and innovation driving the biofilm community.
💬 LinkedIn tinyurl.com/3xx2b2dy
💬 Instagram instagram.com/ukbiofilms
👉 biofilms.ac.uk/biofilmweek #WAAW #MicroSky
18.11.2025 09:22 — 👍 4 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
Pivoting From Research to Other Microbial Science Careers | ASM.org
The microbial sciences intersects with many disciplines. Those interested in pivoting from bench research must strategically network, gain necessary skills and translate lab skills to any sector.
Microbiologists make their mark in many fields. Those interested in pivoting from bench research must strategically network, gain necessary skills and translate lab skills to any sector. Learn more about how to navigate a job change or career transition. asm.org/articles/202...
17.11.2025 12:31 — 👍 8 🔁 5 💬 1 📌 0
New in JB: Shen, Tse-Dinh et al. explore the role of a DNA topoisomerase I in the physiology of the important intracellular pathogen Chlamydia trachomatis.
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17.11.2025 14:39 — 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0
We are hiring!
Interested? Apply here: go.mbl.edu/AS1887
16.11.2025 22:15 — 👍 8 🔁 12 💬 1 📌 0
New in JB: da Silva Rocha, Berrêdo-Pinho et al. explore the role of protein prenylation inhibition on Mycobacterium leprae pathogenesis versus macrophages, and propose new therapeutic strategies based on these findings.
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14.11.2025 16:34 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
