Aisling Brady

After being with the journal since its very inception, the time has come for me to step back from Microbial Genomics. This is a wonderful opportunity to have a leadership role in one of the leading journals for microbial genomics research

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Why not apply for a Microbiology Society grant to support your attendance at @shigellameeting.bsky.social?

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Beautiful 😍

Happy Postdoc Appreciation Week! 💙

To celebrate postdocs we've teamed up with @proteintech.bsky.social to organise free social events for staff and students at universities.

Register for a free event near you:
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#NPAW2025 #CelebratePostdocs

cf-PICIs make their own capsids, steal phage tails and jump across species 😱

Spectacular - congrats Lingchen!

Ah thank you! One of those was already on my list 🙏

What is everyone's favourite review on anti-phage/defence systems? Ideally as an introduction to the concept/key systems for undergraduate level without expertise in phage biology #MicroSky #PhageSky

A huge thanks to the @microbiologysociety.org for their support with my External Event Grant! Attending this conference has been hugely impactful for me at this stage in my career and I’m very grateful 🙏 #ECR #MicroSky

Back to work this week after a fantastic time in New Hampshire for the GRS/GRC Salmonella 2025! My head is absolutely buzzing with new ideas 🤩💡 #GRC #Salmonella #MicroSky

@milja001.bsky.social @citizenphage.bsky.social @phagedirectory.bsky.social

#phagesky

I am looking for phages infecting Streptococcus pneumoniae to test a phenotype - does anyone have some and willing to share ?

Repost appreciated :)

The hospital sink drain microbiome as a melting pot for AMR transmission to nosocomial pathogens - npj Antimicrobials and Resistance npj Antimicrobials and Resistance - The hospital sink drain microbiome as a melting pot for AMR transmission to nosocomial pathogens

Delighted to have this review out with @jpjhall.bsky.social!

We discuss the risk of transmission of antimicrobial resistance in the hospital sink drain microbiome, highlight studies providing evidence of transfer, and consider strategies to mitigate these risks 🪠🦠

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There are half a million cases of invasive non-Typhoidal Salmonella (iNTS) every year and while you might know S. Typhimurim and Enteritidis, you may not have heard of S. Panama 💩 🩸 🧫 💊 Check out our latest in @lancetmicrobe.bsky.social doi.org/10.1016/j.la... and the 🧵 below to find out more 1/n

A bacterial host factor confines phage localization for excluding the infected compartment through cell division Pollak Fiyaksel et al. describe YjbH, a helix-turn-helix DNA-binding protein in Bacillus subtilis, conserved among gram-positive bacteria. YjbH binds the incoming phage genome, confines phage producti...

#phage #phagesky

A bacterial host factor confines phage localization for excluding the infected compartment through cell division: www.cell.com/cell-reports...

So cool

Prophages block cell surface receptors to preserve their viral progeny - Nature Zip promotes the accumulation of free phages in bacterial lysogen communities, safeguarding phage progeny.

Very excited to read the published story from @themaxwelllab.bsky.social ! 🤩 www.nature.com/articles/s41...

A news title that reads ‘Early career researcher awarded Soulsby Fellowship for One Health research’ in white text against a teal background. Pictured to the right is a photo of Dr Tess Cornall standing n front of a research poster.

Congratulations to Dr Tessa Cornell, a Postdoctoral Research Associate, who has recently been awarded a Soulsby Fellowship for her project which responds to national One Health priorities and evidence gaps in The Gambia, West Africa.

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#TeamLivUni

For anyone who missed it earlier this year, I really recommend giving this a listen! @halllab.bsky.social has been doing some really amazing public engagement work 🌟

How phages trigger antiphage defence systems is a big unknown in the field. Looks great!
#mevosky

Research Technician :Oxford Road

📣 Position available: Research tech in microbial experimental evolution! Working alongside postdoc Louise Flanagan (@flanagella.bsky.social) on understanding how Pseudomonas evolves resistance to antibiotics. 🦠🧫
Closing 9 July #Microsky
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🚨 Very excited to finally say… 🚨

The story of Noodlococcus - the contaminant that started ContamClub - is available to read 📖🍜🦠

Check it out ➡️ doi.org/10.1101/2025...

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Had a great time at @pintofscience.uk in Ship & Mitre, Liverpool last night 🦠 🍺 🧫 some really great talks! A particular well done to @prajwalvb.bsky.social, we’re all waiting patiently for you to release “Keeping up with the Chemotrophs” 😉

News: study improves detection of hard-to-find diarrhoeal infections

NEWS | A study has advanced how we diagnose the causes of diarrhoeal illness.

Researchers used cutting-edge techniques to examine DNA & RNA directly from samples—no need to grow bugs in a lab! This reveals emerging pathogens that traditional tests can miss ⬇️

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1/12 🎉 We're excited to announce our Genome Medicine paper benchmarking 1000+ metagenomes (DNA) and metatranscriptomes (RNA) from infectious intestinal disease patients against pathogen diagnostics. The full dataset is public to accelerate pathogen discovery & surveillance: doi.org/10.1186/s130...

Hidden in plain sight: Bacterial genomes reveal thousands of lytic phages with therapeutic potential Phages are typically classified as temperate, integrating into host genomes, or lytic, replicating and killing bacteria. Lytic phages are not expected in bacterial genome sequences, yet our analysis o...

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Searching for lytic phages in bacterial genome assemblies ..!

Honestly, this was one of the hardest thing I’ve ever done—but also one of the most unforgettable experiences of my life 🤩 feel like I've made good use of the perseverance you build up in academia 😅

Initial hypothesis: training for a marathon would be hard. Final result: confirmed 😅🏃‍♀️🏅 #LondonMarathon

What an honour it has been to co-write this piece with the super talented @emmabeansworth.bsky.social and @edcoakes.bsky.social! Thanks Emma for the invitation to reflect on an imperative topic, I hope this will start many important conversations!

I do love my new coffee cup 😍