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Jocelyn Etienne<p>Announcement of <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/BactoGre" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BactoGre</span></a> 27 May - <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/bacteriology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bacteriology</span></a> in <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/Grenoble" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Grenoble</span></a> meeting of <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/microbiologists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>microbiologists</span></a> focusing on <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/bacterial" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bacterial</span></a> and <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/archaeal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>archaeal</span></a> organisms and communities.</p><p>Registration is free but mandatory<br><a href="https://forms.gle/nDi25ogQbdBP3yvQ7" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">forms.gle/nDi25ogQbdBP3yvQ7</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>submissions close 25 April,<br>registration 16 May</p><p>Invited speakers:<br> <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/CatherineLarose" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CatherineLarose</span></a>, "Institut des Géosciences de l’Environnement", Grenoble<br> <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/SamMeyer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SamMeyer</span></a>, "Microbiologie, Adaptation et Pathogénie", Lyon</p><p>Organisers: Sylvie Elsen, Pierre Marcoux and Sophie Abby</p>
datenwolf<p>• go to → scholar.google.com<br>• search for → "◌ log10" with ◌ ∈ [1, 9]<br>• open each paper and skim over the tables<br>• huh.gif</p><p>• <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/microbiologists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>microbiologists</span></a> are using log10 as if it were a unit!</p><p><a href="https://chaos.social/tags/AAAAAAAAARRRRGHHHH" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AAAAAAAAARRRRGHHHH</span></a>!</p>
David Wakeham<p>Call-out to fellow <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/microbiologists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>microbiologists</span></a>. </p><p>Retooting to skeet from Bluesky for greater reach.</p><p>“ what are y'all using for biofilm quantification on a surface? We've been doing crystal violet bc that's what I've always done, but I'm looking at safranin staining. I swear there were papers on staining the sugars and proteins in biofilms, but I'm not finding them. TIA! 🧫🧪🦠”</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Microbiology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Microbiology</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Biofilm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Biofilm</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Quantification" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Quantification</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SciComm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SciComm</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Science</span></a></p>
Giuseppe Michieli<p>On April 16, APHIS <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/microbiologists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>microbiologists</span></a> identified a shift in an <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/H5N1" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>H5N1</span></a> sample from a <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/cow" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cow</span></a> in <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/Kansas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Kansas</span></a> that could indicate that the virus has an <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/adaptation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>adaptation</span></a> to <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/mammals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>mammals</span></a>. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) conducted further analysis of the specimen sequence, which did not change their overall risk assessment for the general public, because the substitution has been seen previously in other mammalian infections and does not impact viral transmission.</p>
Lukas VFN 🇪🇺<p>Researchers investigate how freshwater diatoms stay in the light <a href="https://phys.org/news/2024-03-freshwater-diatoms-stay.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">phys.org/news/2024-03-freshwat</span><span class="invisible">er-diatoms-stay.html</span></a></p><p>Declines in ice cover are accompanied by light limitation responses and community change in freshwater <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/diatoms" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>diatoms</span></a>: Brittany Zepernick et al. <a href="https://academic.oup.com/ismej/article/18/1/wrad015/7513090" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">academic.oup.com/ismej/article</span><span class="invisible">/18/1/wrad015/7513090</span></a> </p><p>"a curious discovery in <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/LakeErie" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LakeErie</span></a> circa 2012 led <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/microbiologists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>microbiologists</span></a> to study an unseasonal display of winter abundance. <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/Blooms" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Blooms</span></a> of diatoms—microscopic, photosynthetic <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/algae" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>algae</span></a>—were alive and well beneath (and within) the lake's ice cover."</p>
Steve Dustcircle 🌹<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Antibiotic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Antibiotic</span></a> resistance: <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/microbiologists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>microbiologists</span></a> turn to new technologies in the hunt for solutions – podcast</p><p><a href="https://theconversation.com/antibiotic-resistance-microbiologists-turn-to-new-technologies-in-the-hunt-for-solutions-podcast-217615" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">theconversation.com/antibiotic</span><span class="invisible">-resistance-microbiologists-turn-to-new-technologies-in-the-hunt-for-solutions-podcast-217615</span></a></p>
Richard Lenski<p><a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/Bacteria" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Bacteria</span></a>: The Tiny Giants</p><p>3-part <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/BBC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BBC</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/radio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>radio</span></a> series narrated by <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/TimHayward" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TimHayward</span></a> and featuring a dozen or so <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/microbiologists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>microbiologists</span></a>, including (among others) <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/LauraHug" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LauraHug</span></a>, <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/PaulTurner" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PaulTurner</span></a>, <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/ValeriaSouza" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ValeriaSouza</span></a> and yours truly (discussing the <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/LTEE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LTEE</span></a>).</p><p><a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001qlzq" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001qlzq</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
Helmholtz Institute Würzburg<p>Calling all <a href="https://helmholtz.social/tags/microbiologists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>microbiologists</span></a> from across the globe! 👩‍🔬⚗️ This is your last chance to submit an abstract for the Interacademy Conference "Microbiology 2023"! The call ends on July 31: <a href="https://microbiology2023.de" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">microbiology2023.de</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
Heidi Arjes, PhD<p>I'm new to Mastodon and looking for <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/microbiologists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>microbiologists</span></a> to follow. <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/microbiology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>microbiology</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>science</span></a> </p><p>I just migrated to this server, still figuring it all out!</p>
Dr Pieter Peach<p>2/2<br>Continuing this list of <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/virologists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>virologists</span></a> / <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/microbiologists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>microbiologists</span></a> here <br>Favourite this toot to stay up to date with new additions </p><p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://med-mastodon.com/@gpollara" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>gpollara</span></a></span><br><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mstdn.science/@gage" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>gage</span></a></span><br><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mstdn.science/@jbloom_lab" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>jbloom_lab</span></a></span><br><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mstdn.science/@alanmcn1" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>alanmcn1</span></a></span><br><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mstdn.science/@FViromics" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>FViromics</span></a></span></p>
Dr Pieter Peach<p>Who are the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/virologists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>virologists</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/microbiologists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>microbiologists</span></a> on Mastodon you can add to a <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/virology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>virology</span></a> / <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/microbiology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>microbiology</span></a> list?<br>Favouriting this toot will allow you to be notified of updates 🧵1/2</p><p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@mackayim2022" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>mackayim2022</span></a></span><br><span class="h-card"><a href="https://mstdn.science/@eddieholmes" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>eddieholmes</span></a></span> <br><span class="h-card"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@florian_krammer" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>florian_krammer</span></a></span> <br><span class="h-card"><a href="https://mstdn.science/@trvrb" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>trvrb</span></a></span> <br><span class="h-card"><a href="https://mstdn.science/@firefoxx66" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>firefoxx66</span></a></span> <br><span class="h-card"><a href="https://mstdn.science/@Angie_rasmussen" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>Angie_rasmussen</span></a></span> <br><span class="h-card"><a href="https://mastodon.world/@marionkoopmans" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>marionkoopmans</span></a></span> <br><span class="h-card"><a href="https://mstdn.science/@EckerleIsabella" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>EckerleIsabella</span></a></span> <br><span class="h-card"><a href="https://med-mastodon.com/@KindrachukJason" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>KindrachukJason</span></a></span> <br><span class="h-card"><a href="https://scicomm.xyz/@ariskatzourakis" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>ariskatzourakis</span></a></span> <br><span class="h-card"><a href="https://mstdn.science/@K_G_Andersen" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>K_G_Andersen</span></a></span> <br><span class="h-card"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@macroliter" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>macroliter</span></a></span><br><span class="h-card"><a href="https://mstdn.science/@meyer" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>meyer</span></a></span></p>
Joseph Smith Jr., Ph.D. 🔬🧬🌪<p>Mastodon is starting to look a little bit more lived in… I like this… so… where are all of the <a href="https://mas.to/tags/microbiologists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>microbiologists</span></a> and <a href="https://mas.to/tags/tornadochasers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>tornadochasers</span></a> lol?</p>
lostinlight<p>🌌 New themed servers in <a href="https://mastodon.xyz/tags/Fediverse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Fediverse</span></a> network (1/3):</p><p>• <a href="https://astrodon.social" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">astrodon.social</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> - for anyone interested in <a href="https://mastodon.xyz/tags/astronomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>astronomy</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.xyz/tags/astrophysics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>astrophysics</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.xyz/tags/astrophotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>astrophotography</span></a>, and adjacent sciences</p><p>• <a href="https://sciences.social" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">sciences.social</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> - for social <a href="https://mastodon.xyz/tags/scientists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>scientists</span></a></p><p>• <a href="https://mstdn.science" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">mstdn.science</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> - for <a href="https://mastodon.xyz/tags/microbiologists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>microbiologists</span></a>, scientists in general, and <a href="https://mastodon.xyz/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>science</span></a> enthusiasts</p><p>• <a href="https://earthlings.social" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">earthlings.social</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> - for all precious earthlings</p><p>• <a href="https://swiss.social" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">swiss.social</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> - <a href="https://mastodon.xyz/tags/Switzerland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Switzerland</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.xyz/tags/fediworld" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fediworld</span></a></p>
Lukas VFN 🇪🇺<p>In the Company of Bacteria: Amoebae <a href="https://schaechter.asmblog.org/schaechter/2022/10/in-the-company-of-bacteria-amoebae.html" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">schaechter.asmblog.org/schaech</span><span class="invisible">ter/2022/10/in-the-company-of-bacteria-amoebae.html</span></a> <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/Biology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Biology</span></a> <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/Microbiology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Microbiology</span></a> <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/Microbes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Microbes</span></a> <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/SciComm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SciComm</span></a> </p><p>At least 35 bacterial species are known for non‑predatory interactions with <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/Acanthamoeba" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Acanthamoeba</span></a> <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/protists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>protists</span></a>. These <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/bacteria" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bacteria</span></a> do not simply serve the <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/amoebae" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>amoebae</span></a> as food but have been found either as intracellular commensals, or as mutualists, or as <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/pathogens" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pathogens</span></a>. Medical <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/microbiologists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>microbiologists</span></a> will spot some of the usual suspects in the list.</p>