Clara Torres-Barceló
@clara-inrae.bsky.social
Researching the diversity and interaction of phages with plant pathogenic bacteria 🌱🔬 | INRAE | PHIM | Montpellier, France. 🇵🇸
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A Phylogenetic Host‐Range Index Reveals Ecological Constraints in Phage Specialisation and Virulence
Phages are typically known for having a limited host range, targeting particular strains within a bacterial species, but accurately measuring their specificity remains challenging. Factors like the g...
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After many years in the making, here is our host range #phage paper with #ecology, #evolution and #biocontrol perspectives published in Molecular Ecology! @phimresearch.bsky.social @inrae-pv.bsky.social #PVBMT #JulianGarneau onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
These are our key findings:
These are our key findings:
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Reposted by Clara Torres-Barceló
Check our new perspective paper exploring how the seed holobiont goes to sleep 😴 and reactivate for germination.
A lot of exciting research to be done to understand dormancy mechanisms in microbes and plants ☘️
@emersys-irhs.bsky.social @irhs-angers.bsky.social
A lot of exciting research to be done to understand dormancy mechanisms in microbes and plants ☘️
@emersys-irhs.bsky.social @irhs-angers.bsky.social
Dormancy and reactivation of the seed and its microbiome: a holobiont perspective
#mSystems review by Davide Gerna, @thomas-chadelaud.bsky.social, @fly-florian.bsky.social, @lmatthieul.bsky.social, Armelle Darrasse and @microbialmarie.bsky.social
journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/...
#mSystems review by Davide Gerna, @thomas-chadelaud.bsky.social, @fly-florian.bsky.social, @lmatthieul.bsky.social, Armelle Darrasse and @microbialmarie.bsky.social
journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/...
December 13, 2025 at 12:32 PM
Check our new perspective paper exploring how the seed holobiont goes to sleep 😴 and reactivate for germination.
A lot of exciting research to be done to understand dormancy mechanisms in microbes and plants ☘️
@emersys-irhs.bsky.social @irhs-angers.bsky.social
A lot of exciting research to be done to understand dormancy mechanisms in microbes and plants ☘️
@emersys-irhs.bsky.social @irhs-angers.bsky.social
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I'm proud to share the latest methods work from my group. Led by @revathykri.bsky.social we wrote a book chapter on how we process and analyse viromes.
Thanks to co-authors @rikhaagmans.bsky.social @ryancook94.bsky.social & Alise Ponsero
link.springer.com/protocol/10....
Thanks to co-authors @rikhaagmans.bsky.social @ryancook94.bsky.social & Alise Ponsero
link.springer.com/protocol/10....
Virome Analysis
Viruses are omnipresent and the most abundant biological entities on the planet. They play a critical role in shaping the ecology and evolution of all life forms. This chapter provides methods to perf...
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December 11, 2025 at 9:49 AM
I'm proud to share the latest methods work from my group. Led by @revathykri.bsky.social we wrote a book chapter on how we process and analyse viromes.
Thanks to co-authors @rikhaagmans.bsky.social @ryancook94.bsky.social & Alise Ponsero
link.springer.com/protocol/10....
Thanks to co-authors @rikhaagmans.bsky.social @ryancook94.bsky.social & Alise Ponsero
link.springer.com/protocol/10....
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Capsule diversity limits #phage host range by affecting receptor-binding protein (RBP) interactions in capsulated #bacteria. @pilardomingoc.bsky.social &co show that generalist phages evolve host range via RBP mutation & recombination, but specialists remain stable @plosbiology.org 🧪 plos.io/48nvOqY
November 28, 2025 at 8:58 AM
Capsule diversity limits #phage host range by affecting receptor-binding protein (RBP) interactions in capsulated #bacteria. @pilardomingoc.bsky.social &co show that generalist phages evolve host range via RBP mutation & recombination, but specialists remain stable @plosbiology.org 🧪 plos.io/48nvOqY
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Nice looking Jacques Monod conferences next year #1: Ecology and evolution of host-parasite interactions in a changing world (chaired by Oliver Kaltz and @bkoskella.bsky.social) cjm.sb-roscoff.fr/en/conferenc...
Ecology and evolution of host-parasite interactions in a changing world | CNRS - Conférences Jacques Monod (CJM)
cjm.sb-roscoff.fr
November 13, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Nice looking Jacques Monod conferences next year #1: Ecology and evolution of host-parasite interactions in a changing world (chaired by Oliver Kaltz and @bkoskella.bsky.social) cjm.sb-roscoff.fr/en/conferenc...
Greetings from Nancy after an amazing #Phages.fr 2025 meeting! Xanthomonas phage folks from @phimresearch.bsky.social + Fernando Clavijo on Ralstonia phages!
November 14, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Greetings from Nancy after an amazing #Phages.fr 2025 meeting! Xanthomonas phage folks from @phimresearch.bsky.social + Fernando Clavijo on Ralstonia phages!
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Interested in doing a PhD in phage biology? See below a super cool project on megaphage ecology and evolution available at the University of Jyväskylä (FIN) in Elina Laanto's lab (Project no. 4). Co-supervision provided by yours truly.
🚀 PhD opportunity
The Dept of Biological and Environmental Science, University of Jyväskylä, is recruiting 1–4 new PhD candidates.
One of the positions is potentially in my lab, focusing on megaphages and their hosts.
Details and apply here 👇
bit.ly/48eqYNB
#phage
The Dept of Biological and Environmental Science, University of Jyväskylä, is recruiting 1–4 new PhD candidates.
One of the positions is potentially in my lab, focusing on megaphages and their hosts.
Details and apply here 👇
bit.ly/48eqYNB
#phage
Doctoral Researcher positions, Biological and Environmental Sciences
The Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences is seeking applicants for 1–4 fully funded doctoral researcher positions. The positions will begin on August 1, 2026, or as agreed, for a maximu...
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November 14, 2025 at 9:47 AM
Interested in doing a PhD in phage biology? See below a super cool project on megaphage ecology and evolution available at the University of Jyväskylä (FIN) in Elina Laanto's lab (Project no. 4). Co-supervision provided by yours truly.
L’Europe autorise son premier additif phagique 🧫🐔 ! Une avancée pour limiter les antibiotiques… mais vigilance : l’histoire pourrait se répéter. #phages #OneHealth @phimresearch.bsky.social @inrae-dpt-spe.bsky.social @sfp-france.bsky.social
www.jle.com/fr/revues/vi...
www.jle.com/fr/revues/vi...
JLE - Virologie - Commercialisation en Europe d’un nouvel additif alimentaire à base de bactériophages dans le contexte « une seule santé » : qu’en disent les autorités réglementaires ?
www.jle.com
November 4, 2025 at 3:04 PM
L’Europe autorise son premier additif phagique 🧫🐔 ! Une avancée pour limiter les antibiotiques… mais vigilance : l’histoire pourrait se répéter. #phages #OneHealth @phimresearch.bsky.social @inrae-dpt-spe.bsky.social @sfp-france.bsky.social
www.jle.com/fr/revues/vi...
www.jle.com/fr/revues/vi...
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JOB OFFER #PhageSky
We have a postdoc position opening in my group to investigate phage-MGE interactions !
We're based in the very nice city of Lyon, France @mmsb-lyon.bsky.social
Contact me for more info !
>> Apply on the CNRS webpage emploi.cnrs.fr/Offres/CDD/U...
We have a postdoc position opening in my group to investigate phage-MGE interactions !
We're based in the very nice city of Lyon, France @mmsb-lyon.bsky.social
Contact me for more info !
>> Apply on the CNRS webpage emploi.cnrs.fr/Offres/CDD/U...
Portail Emploi CNRS - Offre d'emploi - Postdoctoral researcher Microbiology (M/F)
emploi.cnrs.fr
October 22, 2025 at 9:35 AM
JOB OFFER #PhageSky
We have a postdoc position opening in my group to investigate phage-MGE interactions !
We're based in the very nice city of Lyon, France @mmsb-lyon.bsky.social
Contact me for more info !
>> Apply on the CNRS webpage emploi.cnrs.fr/Offres/CDD/U...
We have a postdoc position opening in my group to investigate phage-MGE interactions !
We're based in the very nice city of Lyon, France @mmsb-lyon.bsky.social
Contact me for more info !
>> Apply on the CNRS webpage emploi.cnrs.fr/Offres/CDD/U...
Reposted by Clara Torres-Barceló
Phages evolve fast, or do they?
In oysters, some stay identical for years.
With >1,200 phages & 600 Vibrio genomes, we reveal long-term stability and new mobile elements.
Proud of this collaborative work across our teams (Roscoff-UdeM and @epcrocha.bsky.social www.biorxiv.org/cgi/content/...
In oysters, some stay identical for years.
With >1,200 phages & 600 Vibrio genomes, we reveal long-term stability and new mobile elements.
Proud of this collaborative work across our teams (Roscoff-UdeM and @epcrocha.bsky.social www.biorxiv.org/cgi/content/...
Ecological constraints foster both extreme viral-host lineage stability and mobile element diversity in a marine community
Phages are typically viewed as very rapidly evolving biological entities. Little is known, however, about whether and how phages can establish long-term genetic stability. We addressed this eco-evolut...
www.biorxiv.org
October 12, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Phages evolve fast, or do they?
In oysters, some stay identical for years.
With >1,200 phages & 600 Vibrio genomes, we reveal long-term stability and new mobile elements.
Proud of this collaborative work across our teams (Roscoff-UdeM and @epcrocha.bsky.social www.biorxiv.org/cgi/content/...
In oysters, some stay identical for years.
With >1,200 phages & 600 Vibrio genomes, we reveal long-term stability and new mobile elements.
Proud of this collaborative work across our teams (Roscoff-UdeM and @epcrocha.bsky.social www.biorxiv.org/cgi/content/...
Reposted by Clara Torres-Barceló
For those of you working on tailed #phages, this is the virus realm for you!
#Duplodnaviria #virus #taxonomy
The Profile in #JGenVirol provides the citable reference. More details in the chapter on the ICTV website: ictv.global/report/chapt...
#Duplodnaviria #virus #taxonomy
The Profile in #JGenVirol provides the citable reference. More details in the chapter on the ICTV website: ictv.global/report/chapt...
October 10, 2025 at 8:07 AM
For those of you working on tailed #phages, this is the virus realm for you!
#Duplodnaviria #virus #taxonomy
The Profile in #JGenVirol provides the citable reference. More details in the chapter on the ICTV website: ictv.global/report/chapt...
#Duplodnaviria #virus #taxonomy
The Profile in #JGenVirol provides the citable reference. More details in the chapter on the ICTV website: ictv.global/report/chapt...
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Day 5, Moon. The physical structures of phages are often compared to the shape and landing action of a lunar lander, with tail fibres reminiscent of the landing struts, to gently settle on the surface of its host. #Drawtober #SciArt #Phagesky
October 5, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Day 5, Moon. The physical structures of phages are often compared to the shape and landing action of a lunar lander, with tail fibres reminiscent of the landing struts, to gently settle on the surface of its host. #Drawtober #SciArt #Phagesky
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You like phages ? In this publication, we use metaHiC and our new version of the MetaTOR pipeline to challenge the traditional view of phages with a narrow host range.
@rkoszul.bsky.social @natmicrobiol.nature.com @cnrs.fr @institutpasteur.bsky.social
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
@rkoszul.bsky.social @natmicrobiol.nature.com @cnrs.fr @institutpasteur.bsky.social
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Phages with a broad host range are common across ecosystems - Nature Microbiology
Proximity-ligation-based sequencing from 111 samples and 5 environments reveals that a substantial proportion of phages infect multiple species.
www.nature.com
September 19, 2025 at 9:32 AM
You like phages ? In this publication, we use metaHiC and our new version of the MetaTOR pipeline to challenge the traditional view of phages with a narrow host range.
@rkoszul.bsky.social @natmicrobiol.nature.com @cnrs.fr @institutpasteur.bsky.social
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
@rkoszul.bsky.social @natmicrobiol.nature.com @cnrs.fr @institutpasteur.bsky.social
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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We're looking for a technician at Institut Pasteur for experimental work on satellite-phage-bacteria interactions, working directly with @jmouradesousa.bsky.social and myself in the lab of @epcrocha.bsky.social ! ANR funded.
Link to the job emploi.pasteur.fr/offre-de-emp...
Thx for sharing!
Link to the job emploi.pasteur.fr/offre-de-emp...
Thx for sharing!
INSTITUT PASTEUR - Technicien de recherche Microbiologie H/F
emploi.pasteur.fr
September 12, 2025 at 2:42 PM
We're looking for a technician at Institut Pasteur for experimental work on satellite-phage-bacteria interactions, working directly with @jmouradesousa.bsky.social and myself in the lab of @epcrocha.bsky.social ! ANR funded.
Link to the job emploi.pasteur.fr/offre-de-emp...
Thx for sharing!
Link to the job emploi.pasteur.fr/offre-de-emp...
Thx for sharing!
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Willing to join us @pasteur.fr for a PhD for a project on how interactions between mobile genetic elements shape bacterial adaptation? Subject to be tailored to candidates with keen interest in evolution, genomics, computational biology, microbiology. Check www.pasteur.fr/en/education...
September 8, 2025 at 8:56 AM
Willing to join us @pasteur.fr for a PhD for a project on how interactions between mobile genetic elements shape bacterial adaptation? Subject to be tailored to candidates with keen interest in evolution, genomics, computational biology, microbiology. Check www.pasteur.fr/en/education...
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An inspiring read!
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A beautiful historical perspective on Ester Lederberg's legacy from @ccwendling.bsky.social & @zacharybailey.bsky.social
academic.oup.com/genetics/adv...
A beautiful historical perspective on Ester Lederberg's legacy from @ccwendling.bsky.social & @zacharybailey.bsky.social
Pioneer of bacterial genetics: the legacy of Esther Miriam Lederberg
Abstract. Esther Miriam Lederberg's brilliant scientific lifework, from the discovery of phage lambda, bacterial conjugation, and replica plating, provided
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August 28, 2025 at 10:52 PM
An inspiring read!
academic.oup.com/genetics/adv...
A beautiful historical perspective on Ester Lederberg's legacy from @ccwendling.bsky.social & @zacharybailey.bsky.social
academic.oup.com/genetics/adv...
A beautiful historical perspective on Ester Lederberg's legacy from @ccwendling.bsky.social & @zacharybailey.bsky.social
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Interested in exploring prophages in your (meta)genomes, but don't know how and where to start? We've put together a beginners guide to exploring viral diversity in prokaryotes @marievasse.bsky.social
@sebwielgoss.bsky.social
@oxunipress.bsky.social
@sebwielgoss.bsky.social
@oxunipress.bsky.social
Our new review is out in
Briefings in Bioinformatics
Phage quest: a beginner’s guide to explore viral diversity in the prokaryotic world
@ccwendling.bsky.social
@marievasse.bsky.social
@sebwielgoss.bsky.social
@oxunipress.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1093/bib/...
Briefings in Bioinformatics
Phage quest: a beginner’s guide to explore viral diversity in the prokaryotic world
@ccwendling.bsky.social
@marievasse.bsky.social
@sebwielgoss.bsky.social
@oxunipress.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1093/bib/...
Phage quest: a beginner’s guide to explore viral diversity in the prokaryotic world
Abstract. The increasing interest in finding new viruses within (meta)genomic datasets has fueled the development of computational tools for virus detectio
doi.org
September 4, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Interested in exploring prophages in your (meta)genomes, but don't know how and where to start? We've put together a beginners guide to exploring viral diversity in prokaryotes @marievasse.bsky.social
@sebwielgoss.bsky.social
@oxunipress.bsky.social
@sebwielgoss.bsky.social
@oxunipress.bsky.social
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Happy to see our paper out!
Functional assessment of anti-phage defence systems in their native clinical E. coli host
royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/...
Thread in previous post 👇
Functional assessment of anti-phage defence systems in their native clinical E. coli host
royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/...
Thread in previous post 👇
September 5, 2025 at 10:44 AM
Happy to see our paper out!
Functional assessment of anti-phage defence systems in their native clinical E. coli host
royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/...
Thread in previous post 👇
Functional assessment of anti-phage defence systems in their native clinical E. coli host
royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/...
Thread in previous post 👇
Part of the XPLAIN team (Xanthomonas-PLAnts INteractions) from @phimresearch.bsky.social, Montpellier, at the @eseb2025.bsky.social meeting in Barcelona ! (with Claire Neema)
August 22, 2025 at 11:56 AM
Part of the XPLAIN team (Xanthomonas-PLAnts INteractions) from @phimresearch.bsky.social, Montpellier, at the @eseb2025.bsky.social meeting in Barcelona ! (with Claire Neema)
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New preprint out! 🧬🦠🌱
What shapes #phage–bacteria #networks in #plant environments?
- Ecological origins of bacteria and phages?
- Phage taxonomy?
- Bacterial phylogeny?
- #Prophages? #Defence-systems?
📖 here: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Discover which of these actually shape the network 👇
What shapes #phage–bacteria #networks in #plant environments?
- Ecological origins of bacteria and phages?
- Phage taxonomy?
- Bacterial phylogeny?
- #Prophages? #Defence-systems?
📖 here: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Discover which of these actually shape the network 👇
Ecological ubiquity and phylogeny drive nestedness in phages–bacteria networks and shape the bacterial defensome
Identifying the ecological and evolutionary factors that shape phage–bacterial interactions is key to understanding their dynamics in microbial communities. Yet, such interactions remain poorly charac...
www.biorxiv.org
August 11, 2025 at 7:46 AM
New preprint out! 🧬🦠🌱
What shapes #phage–bacteria #networks in #plant environments?
- Ecological origins of bacteria and phages?
- Phage taxonomy?
- Bacterial phylogeny?
- #Prophages? #Defence-systems?
📖 here: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Discover which of these actually shape the network 👇
What shapes #phage–bacteria #networks in #plant environments?
- Ecological origins of bacteria and phages?
- Phage taxonomy?
- Bacterial phylogeny?
- #Prophages? #Defence-systems?
📖 here: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Discover which of these actually shape the network 👇
After many years in the making, here is our host range #phage paper with #ecology, #evolution and #biocontrol perspectives published in Molecular Ecology! @phimresearch.bsky.social @inrae-pv.bsky.social #PVBMT #JulianGarneau onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
These are our key findings:
These are our key findings:
A Phylogenetic Host‐Range Index Reveals Ecological Constraints in Phage Specialisation and Virulence
Phages are typically known for having a limited host range, targeting particular strains within a bacterial species, but accurately measuring their specificity remains challenging. Factors like the g...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
July 28, 2025 at 11:13 AM
After many years in the making, here is our host range #phage paper with #ecology, #evolution and #biocontrol perspectives published in Molecular Ecology! @phimresearch.bsky.social @inrae-pv.bsky.social #PVBMT #JulianGarneau onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
These are our key findings:
These are our key findings:
Reposted by Clara Torres-Barceló
Excited 🥳 to share our latest work on gut phages!
Big thanks to @epcrocha.bsky.social, Erick D, Camille d'H, @fplazaonate.bsky.social, Quentin LB, and all others involved for support and contributions! 🙌
Out in Cell Reports @cp-cellreports.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1016/j.ce...
Here's what we found 🤓
Big thanks to @epcrocha.bsky.social, Erick D, Camille d'H, @fplazaonate.bsky.social, Quentin LB, and all others involved for support and contributions! 🙌
Out in Cell Reports @cp-cellreports.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1016/j.ce...
Here's what we found 🤓
July 28, 2025 at 8:41 AM
Excited 🥳 to share our latest work on gut phages!
Big thanks to @epcrocha.bsky.social, Erick D, Camille d'H, @fplazaonate.bsky.social, Quentin LB, and all others involved for support and contributions! 🙌
Out in Cell Reports @cp-cellreports.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1016/j.ce...
Here's what we found 🤓
Big thanks to @epcrocha.bsky.social, Erick D, Camille d'H, @fplazaonate.bsky.social, Quentin LB, and all others involved for support and contributions! 🙌
Out in Cell Reports @cp-cellreports.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1016/j.ce...
Here's what we found 🤓
🔬 24-month postdoc position Opening: "Rice Disease Metagenomics in East Africa"
Join UMR PHIM (Montpellier, France) @phimresearch.bsky.social
🧬 Oxford Nanopore long-read metagenomics
🌍 3-month field mission in Kenya
⚙️ Recent PhDs
Apply: [email protected]
#PostdocJobs #Metagenomics #Rice
Join UMR PHIM (Montpellier, France) @phimresearch.bsky.social
🧬 Oxford Nanopore long-read metagenomics
🌍 3-month field mission in Kenya
⚙️ Recent PhDs
Apply: [email protected]
#PostdocJobs #Metagenomics #Rice
July 9, 2025 at 3:35 PM
🔬 24-month postdoc position Opening: "Rice Disease Metagenomics in East Africa"
Join UMR PHIM (Montpellier, France) @phimresearch.bsky.social
🧬 Oxford Nanopore long-read metagenomics
🌍 3-month field mission in Kenya
⚙️ Recent PhDs
Apply: [email protected]
#PostdocJobs #Metagenomics #Rice
Join UMR PHIM (Montpellier, France) @phimresearch.bsky.social
🧬 Oxford Nanopore long-read metagenomics
🌍 3-month field mission in Kenya
⚙️ Recent PhDs
Apply: [email protected]
#PostdocJobs #Metagenomics #Rice
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📣 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
www.jobs.manchester.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai...
Closing 9 July #Microsky
www.jobs.manchester.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai...
Research Technician :Oxford Road
www.jobs.manchester.ac.uk
June 26, 2025 at 3:32 PM
📣 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
www.jobs.manchester.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai...
Closing 9 July #Microsky
www.jobs.manchester.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai...
Reposted by Clara Torres-Barceló
How do multiple coexisting bacteria and phages (co)evolve? Well... they don't (or do so much less!
In this paper we tracked bacteria-phage (co)evolution in monoculture (individual bacteria-phage pairs) or in polyculture (all three pairs) over 6 weeks. Read more here👇
doi.org/10.1099/mic....
In this paper we tracked bacteria-phage (co)evolution in monoculture (individual bacteria-phage pairs) or in polyculture (all three pairs) over 6 weeks. Read more here👇
doi.org/10.1099/mic....
June 21, 2025 at 1:49 PM