🦠 Phages are promising #antimicrobials against resistant bacteria. Emma Sheriff, PhD et al. show how a quorum-sensing protease alters phage infection in E. faecalis, impacting #biofilm and virulence. Could this be leveraged for #phagetherapy? 🧬 #FEMSMicrobes academic.oup.com/femsmicrobes/a…

🦀💧🦠 How do #probiotics reshape the bacterial community of crabs in aquaculture? Li et al. find shifts in water bacterial diversity and key species after applying probiotics. #FEMSMicrobiolLett #Aquaculture #microbiota academic.oup.com/femsle/article…

We are excited to announce Dr Conor Meehan Conor Meehan as the new Section Editor for Pathogens & Pathogenicity at #FEMSMicrobiolLett. He brings extensive expertise in pathogenic microbes to the role. Click here for more info: tinyurl.com/32dydj3s

Dissecting negative effects of two root-associated bacteria on the growth of an invasive weed FEMS Microbiol Ecol by Xiangyu Liu et al from Martijn Bezemer at LeidenBiology academic.oup.com/femsec/advance…

🦠 Antibiotics wiping out gut microbes? Watch out for resistant Enterococci taking over and leading to sepsis. The latest #FEMSmicroBlog by Michelle Hallenbeck Michelle explains how new targets could prevent these infections! #FascinatingMicrobes fems-microbiology.org/femsmicroblog-…

In the environment, heavy metals contribute to the accumulation of antibiotic resistance genes. Gillieatt and Coleman evaluate the models of co-selection and evidence from cultures and metagenomics. academic.oup.com/femsre/article… #FEMSMicrobiolRev #AMR #OneHealth #ARGs

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Delving into the immune response cascade, this study shows how inhibition of CD8+ T cell TNF response in mice vaccinated against #chlamydia allows for a protective CD4+ response when infected. Read the study in #PathogDis academic.oup.com/femspd/article…

Adaptation of pathogens to the host species is critical for the development of infectious diseases. @biobarber and Ross Fitzgerald summarize bacterial adaptation processes, focusing on colonization, nutrient acquisition, and immune evasion. academic.oup.com/femsre/article… #FEMSMicrobiolRev

Our #OpenAccess oligonucleotide-based gene engineering toolbox for Pichia is now published in FEMS Yeast Research 👇doi.org/10.1093/femsyr…

Calling all 🇺🇸-based #microbiology peeps... doing anything for #IMD2024? Check out what folks around the🌎🌍🌏 will be doing! internationalmicroorganismday.org/imd-events-2024 International Microorganism Day!

Can microbes save crops from parasitic weeds? Researchers are manipulating plant microbiomes to combat Striga, a devastating threat to crops in Sub-Saharan Africa. Do not miss this in-depth webinar series hosted by QIAGEN from 10 – 12 Sep. Find out more: tinyurl.com/5a3rrj9v

Best wishes to all Postdocs and Mentors at our Summer School at MedILS this week! The theme this year is: Climate Change: Challenges and Influence on Microbial Safety of Water and Food #FSSfP

Exciting news! 📣 The FEMS Summer School for Postdocs 2024 is underway in Split, Croatia. We are thrilled to host promising researchers worldwide tackling #ClimateChange and its impact on #MicrobialSafety of Water & Food. #Postdocs #FSSfP

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Microbial markets: socio-economic perspective in studying microbial communities microLife from Anna Matuszyńska with FrunzkeLab academic.oup.com/microlife/adva…

Find out how Pseudomonas aeruginosa adapts to salt (NaCl) alternatives in fish products 🐟🧂🦠 Tomaś et al. explore the global transcriptomic response, revealing key genes involved in stress, virulence, and metabolism. #FEMSMicrobiolLett #FoodSafety academic.oup.com/femsle/article…

Early career scientist that have received FEMS grant to attend our meeting #EWBC2024 Thanks to FEMS

...and may have been repurposed for plant host colonization through microbiota manipulation (see this previous FEMS review). Therefore, antimicrobial effector genes may be under strong evolutionary pressure, underlying adaptation to new niches. academic.oup.com/femsre/article…