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CellBioNews<p>Innovative 'Four Ponds and Two Dams' <a href="https://scientificnetwork.de/tags/wetland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wetland</span></a> system enhances <a href="https://scientificnetwork.de/tags/aquaculture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>aquaculture</span></a> <a href="https://scientificnetwork.de/tags/wastewater" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wastewater</span></a> treatment.</p><p><a href="https://scientificnetwork.de/tags/mightymicrobes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mightymicrobes</span></a> <a href="https://scientificnetwork.de/tags/bacteria" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bacteria</span></a> <a href="https://scientificnetwork.de/tags/biofilms" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>biofilms</span></a> <a href="https://scientificnetwork.de/tags/functional_genes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>functional_genes</span></a> <a href="https://scientificnetwork.de/tags/sulfur_metabolism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sulfur_metabolism</span></a> <a href="https://scientificnetwork.de/tags/nitrogen_fixation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nitrogen_fixation</span></a> <a href="https://scientificnetwork.de/tags/oxidative_phosphorylation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>oxidative_phosphorylation</span></a> </p><p> <a href="https://phys.org/news/2025-03-ponds-wetland-aquaculture-wastewater-treatment.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">phys.org/news/2025-03-ponds-we</span><span class="invisible">tland-aquaculture-wastewater-treatment.html</span></a></p>
CellBioNews<p>Discovery of <a href="https://scientificnetwork.de/tags/stromatolite" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>stromatolite</span></a>-like <a href="https://scientificnetwork.de/tags/biofilms" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>biofilms</span></a> in thermal waters sheds light on ancient ecosystems.</p><p><a href="https://scientificnetwork.de/tags/mightymicrobes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mightymicrobes</span></a> <a href="https://scientificnetwork.de/tags/extremophiles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>extremophiles</span></a> <a href="https://scientificnetwork.de/tags/thermophiles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>thermophiles</span></a> <a href="https://scientificnetwork.de/tags/evolution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>evolution</span></a> <a href="https://scientificnetwork.de/tags/early_life" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>early_life</span></a></p><p> <a href="https://phys.org/news/2025-03-discovery-stromatolite-biofilms-thermal-ancient.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">phys.org/news/2025-03-discover</span><span class="invisible">y-stromatolite-biofilms-thermal-ancient.html</span></a></p>
CellBioNews<p>Laser-textured metal surfaces mimic shark skin to combat <a href="https://scientificnetwork.de/tags/bacterial" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bacterial</span></a> <a href="https://scientificnetwork.de/tags/biofilms" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>biofilms</span></a>.</p><p><a href="https://scientificnetwork.de/tags/biofouling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>biofouling</span></a> <a href="https://scientificnetwork.de/tags/antimicrobial" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>antimicrobial</span></a> <a href="https://scientificnetwork.de/tags/ecesis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ecesis</span></a> <a href="https://scientificnetwork.de/tags/colonization" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>colonization</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://phys.org/news/2025-02-laser-textured-metal-surfaces-mimic.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">phys.org/news/2025-02-laser-te</span><span class="invisible">xtured-metal-surfaces-mimic.html</span></a></p>
CellBioNews<p><a href="https://scientificnetwork.de/tags/Antibiotic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Antibiotic</span></a> <a href="https://scientificnetwork.de/tags/resistance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>resistance</span></a> can spread unpredictably into the <a href="https://scientificnetwork.de/tags/environment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>environment</span></a>, living on <a href="https://scientificnetwork.de/tags/mineral" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mineral</span></a> <a href="https://scientificnetwork.de/tags/surfaces" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>surfaces</span></a>.</p><p><a href="https://scientificnetwork.de/tags/DNA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DNA</span></a> <a href="https://scientificnetwork.de/tags/transport" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>transport</span></a> <a href="https://scientificnetwork.de/tags/evolution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>evolution</span></a> <a href="https://scientificnetwork.de/tags/bacteria" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bacteria</span></a> <a href="https://scientificnetwork.de/tags/biofilms" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>biofilms</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://phys.org/news/2025-02-antibiotic-resistance-unpredictably-environment-mineral.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">phys.org/news/2025-02-antibiot</span><span class="invisible">ic-resistance-unpredictably-environment-mineral.html</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Biofilms" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Biofilms</span></a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/unwashed" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>unwashed</span></a> hands: FDA found violations at McDonald’s ex-onion supplier</p><p>The outbreak sickened at least 104 across 14 states, killing one and hospitalizing 34.</p><p>Beth Mole – Jan 13, 2025</p><p><a href="https://arstechnica.com/health/2025/01/fda-noted-unsanitary-conditions-unwashed-hands-at-mcdonalds-ex-onion-supplier/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">arstechnica.com/health/2025/01</span><span class="invisible">/fda-noted-unsanitary-conditions-unwashed-hands-at-mcdonalds-ex-onion-supplier/</span></a> <br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Gross" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Gross</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/McDonalds" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>McDonalds</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BigAg" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BigAg</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FactoryFood" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FactoryFood</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FastFood" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FastFood</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WashYourHands" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WashYourHands</span></a>!</p>
Or M. Bialik<p><a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/WeekendReading" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WeekendReading</span></a>: Słowakiewicz et al., on the wierd interactions between <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/viruses" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>viruses</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/biofilms" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>biofilms</span></a>, and the formation of <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/freshwater" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>freshwater</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/carbonates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>carbonates</span></a>.<br><a href="https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-024-75998-7" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">nature.com/articles/s41598-024</span><span class="invisible">-75998-7</span></a></p>
michael<p>17-Oct-2024<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Bacteria" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Bacteria</span></a> thrive by playing nice before going their own way<br>Dartmouth study tackles question of how multiple bacterial species coexist in <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/biofilms" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>biofilms</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1061367" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">eurekalert.org/news-releases/1</span><span class="invisible">061367</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>science</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ecology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ecology</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MicrobialEcology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MicrobialEcology</span></a></p>
Lukas VFN 🇪🇺<p><a href="https://scholar.social/tags/Biofilms" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Biofilms</span></a> study reveals how multiple bacteria species manage to coexist<br><a href="https://phys.org/news/2024-10-biofilms-reveals-multiple-bacteria-species.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">phys.org/news/2024-10-biofilms</span><span class="invisible">-reveals-multiple-bacteria-species.html</span></a></p><p>Dispersal of a dominant competitor can drive multispecies coexistence in biofilms <a href="https://www.cell.com/current-biology/abstract/S0960-9822(24)01017-0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">cell.com/current-biology/abstr</span><span class="invisible">act/S0960-9822(24)01017-0</span></a> </p><p>"One species, <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/Pseudomonas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Pseudomonas</span></a> aeruginosa, dominated over the other 2 <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/bacteria" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bacteria</span></a>. But it migrated in search of greener pastures when the surface became too crowded rather than staying behind to compete. By striking out on its own, Pseudomonas allowed the whole colony of bacteria to thrive."</p>
jobRxiv<p>PhD student in biochemistry/microbiology </p><p>CIC biomaGUNE</p><p>PhD call! Join us to assemble a mimetic biofilm matrix – an exciting topic to work on combined with life in one of the most attractive cities in EU</p><p>See the full job description on jobRxiv: <a href="https://jobrxiv.org/job/cic-biomagune-27778-phd-student-in-biochemistry-2/?feed_id=80828" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">jobrxiv.org/job/cic-biomagune-</span><span class="invisible">27778-phd-student-in-biochemistry-2/?feed_id=80828</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mas.to/tags/2D_materials" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>2D_materials</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/biochemistry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>biochemistry</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/biofilms" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>biofilms</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/biophysics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>biophysics</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/glycobiology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>glycobiology</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Scien" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Scien</span></a>...<br><a href="https://jobrxiv.org/job/cic-biomagune-27778-phd-student-in-biochemistry-2/?feed_id=80828" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">jobrxiv.org/job/cic-biomagune-</span><span class="invisible">27778-phd-student-in-biochemistry-2/?feed_id=80828</span></a></p>
CellBioNews<p><a href="https://scientificnetwork.de/tags/Carbohydrate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Carbohydrate</span></a> produced by <a href="https://scientificnetwork.de/tags/bacteria" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bacteria</span></a> triggers marine <a href="https://scientificnetwork.de/tags/biofouling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>biofouling</span></a>.</p><p><a href="https://scientificnetwork.de/tags/biofilms" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>biofilms</span></a> <a href="https://scientificnetwork.de/tags/lipopolysaccharide" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>lipopolysaccharide</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://phys.org/news/2024-08-carbohydrate-bacteria-triggers-marine-biofouling.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">phys.org/news/2024-08-carbohyd</span><span class="invisible">rate-bacteria-triggers-marine-biofouling.html</span></a></p>
jobRxiv<p>PhD student in biochemistry </p><p>CIC biomaGUNE</p><p>PhD call! Join us to assemble a mimetic biofilm matrix – an exciting topic to work on combined with life in one of the most attractive cities in EU</p><p>See the full job description on jobRxiv: <a href="https://jobrxiv.org/job/cic-biomagune-27778-phd-student-in-biochemistry-2/?feed_id=79512" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">jobrxiv.org/job/cic-biomagune-</span><span class="invisible">27778-phd-student-in-biochemistry-2/?feed_id=79512</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mas.to/tags/2D_materials" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>2D_materials</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/biochemistry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>biochemistry</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/biofilms" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>biofilms</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/biophysics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>biophysics</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/glycobiology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>glycobiology</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/ScienceJobs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ScienceJobs</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/hirin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hirin</span></a>...<br><a href="https://jobrxiv.org/job/cic-biomagune-27778-phd-student-in-biochemistry-2/?feed_id=79512" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">jobrxiv.org/job/cic-biomagune-</span><span class="invisible">27778-phd-student-in-biochemistry-2/?feed_id=79512</span></a></p>
jobRxiv<p>Funded PhD Position in metagenomics of environmental films </p><p>Texas Tech University</p><p>Exciting funded PhD opportunity studying metagenomics of environmental films</p><p>See the full job description on jobRxiv: <a href="https://jobrxiv.org/job/texas-tech-university-27778-funded-phd-position-in-metagenomics-of-environmental-films/?feed_id=79057" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">jobrxiv.org/job/texas-tech-uni</span><span class="invisible">versity-27778-funded-phd-position-in-metagenomics-of-environmental-films/?feed_id=79057</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mas.to/tags/biofilms" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>biofilms</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/bioinformatics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bioinformatics</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/biology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>biology</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/metag" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>metag</span></a>...<br><a href="https://jobrxiv.org/job/texas-tech-university-27778-funded-phd-position-in-metagenomics-of-environmental-films/?feed_id=79057" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">jobrxiv.org/job/texas-tech-uni</span><span class="invisible">versity-27778-funded-phd-position-in-metagenomics-of-environmental-films/?feed_id=79057</span></a></p>
jobRxiv<p>Funded PhD Position in metagenomics of environmental films </p><p>Texas Tech University</p><p>Exciting funded PhD opportunity studying metagenomics of environmental films</p><p>See the full job description on jobRxiv: <a href="https://jobrxiv.org/job/texas-tech-university-27778-funded-phd-position-in-metagenomics-of-environmental-films/?feed_id=78770" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">jobrxiv.org/job/texas-tech-uni</span><span class="invisible">versity-27778-funded-phd-position-in-metagenomics-of-environmental-films/?feed_id=78770</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mas.to/tags/biofilms" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>biofilms</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/bioinformatics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bioinformatics</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/biology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>biology</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/metag" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>metag</span></a>...<br><a href="https://jobrxiv.org/job/texas-tech-university-27778-funded-phd-position-in-metagenomics-of-environmental-films/?feed_id=78770" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">jobrxiv.org/job/texas-tech-uni</span><span class="invisible">versity-27778-funded-phd-position-in-metagenomics-of-environmental-films/?feed_id=78770</span></a></p>
Laura Canil<p>Andrew Jones and Joshua Prince at Duke University developed a model that replicates <a href="https://qoto.org/tags/PeripherySequestration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PeripherySequestration</span></a> in <a href="https://qoto.org/tags/biofilms" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>biofilms</span></a> by accounting for heterogeneity of antibiotic attachment sites and porosity.</p><p>In the image we show how the heterogeneous distribution of the different matrix elements and the <a href="https://qoto.org/tags/bacteria" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bacteria</span></a> themselves act as barrier against <a href="https://qoto.org/tags/antibiotics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>antibiotics</span></a> (in red), hindering their effect.</p><p>✏ Check out the paper at: <a href="https://www.pnas.org/doi/full/10.1073/pnas.2312995120" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">pnas.org/doi/full/10.1073/pnas</span><span class="invisible">.2312995120</span></a></p><p><a href="https://qoto.org/tags/SciArt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SciArt</span></a> <a href="https://qoto.org/tags/SciComm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SciComm</span></a></p>
Lukas VFN 🇪🇺<p>A Whiff of <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/Taxonomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Taxonomy</span></a> – Altiarchaeum hamiconexum<br><a href="https://schaechter.asmblog.org/schaechter/2024/04/a-whiff-of-taxonomy-altiarchaeum-hamiconexum.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">schaechter.asmblog.org/schaech</span><span class="invisible">ter/2024/04/a-whiff-of-taxonomy-altiarchaeum-hamiconexum.html</span></a> by <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mstdn.science/@STCmicrobeblog" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>STCmicrobeblog</span></a></span> </p><p>"within its <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/biofilm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>biofilm</span></a>... Individual coccoid cells are rather distant from each other. Yet they are connected by thin cellular appendages... the constant structure and size of these appendages define the distance between cells. The three-dimensional reconstruction of the appendage reveals a remarkable hook structure"</p><p><a href="https://scholar.social/tags/Archaea" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Archaea</span></a> <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/Microbes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Microbes</span></a> <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/Biofilms" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Biofilms</span></a></p>
Lukas VFN 🇪🇺<p>Filamentous Phage Shields <a href="https://schaechter.asmblog.org/schaechter/2024/03/filamentous-phage-shields.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">schaechter.asmblog.org/schaech</span><span class="invisible">ter/2024/03/filamentous-phage-shields.html</span></a> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mstdn.science/@STCmicrobeblog" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>STCmicrobeblog</span></a></span> </p><p>Phage liquid crystalline droplets form occlusive sheaths that encapsulate and protect infectious rod-shaped <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/bacteria" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bacteria</span></a> (2020) <a href="https://www.pnas.org/doi/full/10.1073/pnas.1917726117" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">pnas.org/doi/full/10.1073/pnas</span><span class="invisible">.1917726117</span></a> </p><p>"in <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/biofilms" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>biofilms</span></a> and due to the presence of <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/ExtracellularMatrix" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ExtracellularMatrix</span></a> <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/polymers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>polymers</span></a>, Pf4 <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/phage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>phage</span></a> particles form highly ordered yet dynamic <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/LiquidCrystals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LiquidCrystals</span></a> (tactoids) that surround the cells. Quite interestingly, these <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/tactoids" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tactoids</span></a> confer on the cells an increased tolerance to <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/antibiotics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>antibiotics</span></a>."</p>
Lukas VFN 🇪🇺<p>Searching for life where it shouldn't exist <a href="https://phys.org/news/2023-09-qa-life-shouldnt.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">phys.org/news/2023-09-qa-life-</span><span class="invisible">shouldnt.html</span></a></p><p>"Jennifer Macalady is a <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/microbiologist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>microbiologist</span></a> who studies biological interactions between the limited resources that were available on <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/EarlyEarth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EarlyEarth</span></a>: water, atmospheric gases and rocks. Her research takes her to some of the most hostile places for life on Earth, in search of the <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/microbial" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>microbial</span></a> <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/biofilms" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>biofilms</span></a> that can survive there. Her most recent <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/expedition" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>expedition</span></a> was to three lakes within Italy's <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/Frasassi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Frasassi</span></a> <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/cave" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cave</span></a> system"</p>
Jyoti Mishra<p>If, like me, you find biofilm formation and quorum-sensing fascinating, have a read: </p><p><a href="https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/bacteria-make-decisions-based-on-generational-memories/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">scientificamerican.com/article</span><span class="invisible">/bacteria-make-decisions-based-on-generational-memories/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mas.to/tags/Bacteria" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Bacteria</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Biofilms" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Biofilms</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Microbiology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Microbiology</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/BacterialMemory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BacterialMemory</span></a></p>
PLOS Biology<p>.@HannahDayton <span class="h-card"><a href="https://fediscience.org/@laahrs" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>laahrs</span></a></span> &amp;co show that <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/bacteria" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bacteria</span></a> in <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/biofilms" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>biofilms</span></a> divide along <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/oxygen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>oxygen</span></a> gradients; their end-to-end patterning affects how molecules move through the <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/biofilm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>biofilm</span></a>, and so the physiology &amp; drug susceptibility of biofilm subzones <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/PLOSBiology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PLOSBiology</span></a> <a href="https://plos.io/3Oscboo" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">plos.io/3Oscboo</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
Jojo<p>New <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/research" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>research</span></a> from our lab. Out now in Frontiers in <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/microbiology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>microbiology</span></a> Photoautotrophic bacteria-algae <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/biofilms" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>biofilms</span></a> on <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/microplastic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>microplastic</span></a> in freshwater and their influence on grazers </p><p><a href="https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmicb.2023.1238913/full" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">frontiersin.org/articles/10.33</span><span class="invisible">89/fmicb.2023.1238913/full</span></a></p>