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Abhishek Shrivastava

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Assistant Professor, Arizona State University Bacterial motility, T9SS, Microbiome

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Abhishek Shrivastava @shrivastavalab.bsky.social · Feb 1

Our new paper in ISME Journal reports that swarms of anaerobic bacteria isolated from the human mouth exhibit mesmerizing flower-like, wave-like, and chrysanthemum firework patterns, via developmental phase transitions, to establish scattered colonies in new region
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Swarming bacteria exhibit developmental phase transitions to establish scattered colonies in new regions

Abstract. The collective surface motility and swarming behavior of microbes play a crucial role in the formation of polymicrobial communities, shaping ecos

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Sonja-Verena Albers @archaellum.bsky.social · 29d

Happy to share that our story on the bacterial archaellum was published today in @natmicrobiol.nature.com
www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Congrats to the authors: @sshamphavi.bsky.social @loumollat.bsky.social @mariejoest.bsky.social Najwa Taib and @sgribaldo.bsky.social

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Abhishek Shrivastava @shrivastavalab.bsky.social · Jun 13

Our paper on how a conveyor belt-associated protein of T9SS-driven gliding bacteria acts as a molecular switch, reversing T9SS rotation to fine-tune movement - like a smart conveyor or biological snowmobile adapting to changing terrain is out now in @mbio.bsky.social journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/...

A molecular conveyor belt-associated protein controls the rotational direction of the bacterial type 9 secretion system | mBio

The type 9 secretion system (T9SS) is fundamental to bacterial gliding motility, pathogenesis, and surface colonization. Our findings reveal that the C-terminal region of the conveyor belt-associated ...

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Ákos T Kovács @evolvedbiofilm.bsky.social · May 24

Distinguishing among evolutionary and ecological processes shaping microbiome dynamics

#ISMEJournal review by Tiffany N Batarseh and @bkoskella.bsky.social

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Distinguishing among evolutionary and ecological processes shaping microbiome dynamics

Abstract. Evolution is defined as the change in allele frequency over time as a result of either neutral processes, such as genetic drift, or as an adaptiv

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Abhishek Shrivastava @shrivastavalab.bsky.social · May 19

Presenting RABiTPy, a Python package for bacterial tracking that works in a jupyter notebook format for: video/image stack import and processing, AI-based or traditional cell segmentation, cell tracking, trajectory analysis, and downstream plotting
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RABiTPy: an open-source Python software for rapid, AI-powered bacterial tracking and analysis - BMC Bioinformatics

Bacterial tracking is crucial for understanding the mechanisms governing motility, chemotaxis, cell division, biofilm formation, and pathogenesis. Although modern microscopy and computing have enabled...

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Abhishek Shrivastava @shrivastavalab.bsky.social · Apr 17

Happy to share that a study led by @ShahLab_Enzymes and our joint PhD student Pavani Dadi, where multiple neuromodulatory compounds are reported to be produced by an evolved enzyme from the gut microbe Bacteroides fragilis is now online www.cell.com/iscience/ful...

Synthesis of versatile neuromodulatory molecules by a gut microbial glutamate decarboxylase

Biochemistry; Molecular neuroscience; Microbiology

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Abhishek Shrivastava @shrivastavalab.bsky.social · Apr 4

Congratulations to our 2nd year PhD student @samsen06.bsky.social for winning a Poster Award for Innovation in Environmental Solutions @ASUBiodesign annual retreat 👏🎊🥳

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Abhishek Shrivastava @shrivastavalab.bsky.social · Mar 1

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Abhishek Shrivastava @shrivastavalab.bsky.social · Feb 1

Swarming bacteria exhibit developmental phase transitions to establish scattered colonies in new regions

Abstract. The collective surface motility and swarming behavior of microbes play a crucial role in the formation of polymicrobial communities, shaping ecos

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Abhishek Shrivastava @shrivastavalab.bsky.social · Feb 1

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Abhishek Shrivastava @shrivastavalab.bsky.social · Jan 24

My PhD student, Emma Henderson, received the Howard C. Berg Award for an outstanding talk on motility by a young investigator at the BLAST meeting #proudpi #blastmeeting2025 @asuSOLS @ASUBiodesign

Abhishek Shrivastava @shrivastavalab.bsky.social · Jan 24

Motile bacterial zorbs demonstrate one of the most fascinating collective migration strategies I have ever encountered. Our lab's postdoc, Jitendra Gosai, gave an excellent talk on the sensory control of zorbs at the BLAST conference.

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Abhishek Shrivastava @shrivastavalab.bsky.social · Jan 20

Emma Henderson, a 4th year PhD student from our lab gave a cool talk about a paper that we are currently writing..proud PI moment here 😊 #blastmeeting2025

Abhishek Shrivastava @shrivastavalab.bsky.social · Dec 9

Our work on motility genes in the human oral microbiota is now published in @JournalSpectrum. This started as an undergraduate research project of the fantastic 1st author Sofia Rocha and it motivated her to continue as a PhD student 😊
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The prevalence of motility-related genes within the human oral microbiota | Microbiology Spectrum

The human oral microbiota has been extensively studied, and many of the isolated bacteria have genome sequences stored on the human oral microbiome database (eHOMD). Spatial distribution and polymicro...

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Abhishek Shrivastava @shrivastavalab.bsky.social · Nov 25

I can definitely use some McCutcheon pizza at Biodesign 😉

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Hannah Reich @hannahgreich.bsky.social · Nov 22

Wild & weird. Defs stashing away for my #CellBio course next semester!

ᐯIᑕTOᖇ ᑎIᘔET, ᗰᗪ @nizet.bsky.social · Nov 22

Crazy stuff in PNAS

dental plaque bacterium 𝘊𝘰𝘳𝘺𝘯𝘦𝘣𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘶𝘮 𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘵𝘪𝘪 can divide into an unprecedented 14 daughter cells at once—then each daughter cell starts growing immediately in a rare process called multiple fission, achieving 0.5 mm per day of expansion

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These mouth bacteria use a new type of cell division to make 14 cells at once

The newfound strategy seen in C. matruchotii might help oral bacteria recover lost territory after each eviction by toothbrushing.

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Abhishek Shrivastava @shrivastavalab.bsky.social · Nov 19

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Abhishek Shrivastava @shrivastavalab.bsky.social · Nov 14

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Abhishek Shrivastava @shrivastavalab.bsky.social · Nov 14

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Emily Tucker @emilyltucker.bsky.social · Nov 14

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Abhishek Shrivastava @shrivastavalab.bsky.social · Nov 14

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Abhishek Shrivastava @shrivastavalab.bsky.social · Nov 13

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Abhishek Shrivastava @shrivastavalab.bsky.social · Nov 13

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Abhishek Shrivastava @shrivastavalab.bsky.social · Nov 13

I think I am a new-ish PI, started lab in 2019..please add..thanks!

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Abhishek Shrivastava @shrivastavalab.bsky.social · Nov 13

Looking for a microbiology starter pack? Thanks to @souvik-uthealth.bsky.social for creating one. Please nominate yourself and add fellow microbiologists..cheers!
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