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Iain Duggin

@iduggin.bsky.social

Molecular microbiologist. Deputy director, AIMI@UTS Studying shapeshifting shenanigans of microbes - archaea and E. coli (UPEC)

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Unusual protein found in a Loki Asgard Archaea.

Unusual protein found in a Loki Asgard Archaea.

Check out this weird protein we found in a Loki Asgard archaea.🧬🧢Only found relatives in other Lokis. πŸ€”

www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

23.07.2025 21:41 β€” πŸ‘ 60    πŸ” 10    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 1

More incredible glimpses of Asgard archaea architecture and lifestyle.. πŸ‘

23.07.2025 21:52 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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An Asgard archaeon from a modern analog of ancient microbial mats It has been proposed that eukaryotic cells evolved via symbiosis between sulfate-reducing bacteria and hydrogen-producing archaea. Here we describe a highly enriched culture of a novel Asgard archaeon...

Our new preprint with a new #Asgard from stromatolites (and its Desulfobacterota companion). Complete circularised genomes of both, cool #cryoem images, protein modelling, etc

Big group effort with a lot of people involved
#archaeasky #archaea
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

23.07.2025 08:48 β€” πŸ‘ 49    πŸ” 19    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 3
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What a missed opportunity... πŸ€” We should have declared an official "Archaeal Week" at Nature Communications! πŸ˜†

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

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

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

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

#Archaea #ArchaeaSky 🦠

09.06.2025 11:30 β€” πŸ‘ 48    πŸ” 16    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0
Diagram showing archaeal cells containing two chromosomes bound by proteins prior to cell division.

Diagram showing archaeal cells containing two chromosomes bound by proteins prior to cell division.

πŸ“’ Interested in chromosomes and microbes thriving at the edge of life?PhD project in York-UK on chromosome segregation in #Archaea.

Supervised by me, @Steve Quinn & @georgerheath.bsky.social

www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
Open to Applicants Worldwide!

πŸ“… January 6, 2025

#microsky #archaeasky

23.11.2024 13:10 β€” πŸ‘ 32    πŸ” 31    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 2
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Antimicrobial Resistance Symposium 2024 β€” Australian Society for Microbiology A collaboration between the Australian Institute for Microbiology and Infection (AIMI) at UTS and the Australian Society for Microbiology NSW-ACT Branch. Join us for a one-day symposium dedicated to ...

If you are in Sydney don’t miss the AMR day this Thursday: www.theasm.org.au/conferences-...

17.11.2024 21:18 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Role of tubulins in Haloarchaea by the @iduggin.bsky.social πŸ§ͺ 🧫 #archaeasky

01.11.2024 06:16 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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CetZ1-dependent assembly and positioning of the motility machinery in haloarchaea https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2024.05.02.592137v1 The tubulin-like CetZ proteins are archaeal cytoskeletal proteins that contribute to cell shape and

CetZ1-dependent assembly and positioning of the motility machinery in haloarchaea https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2024.05.02.592137v1

03.05.2024 06:16 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Yes

20.10.2023 21:56 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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