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New is JB: A huge thanks to all the ad hoc reviewers who helped us evaluate the papers published in JB. We thank them every year - in 2025 we had 518 such reviewers who reviewed at least once between 1 January and 31 December 2025 journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/... @asm.org #JBacteriol

George O'Toole (he/him/his)

Pls share: The Grognot Lab (RWTH Aachen, Germany) is offering a PhD position with flexible start date before end of 2026.

Excited to be part of a collaboration with the Bharat lab - Shawna Pratt in my team contributed to showing that disrupting the pahge Pf4-mediated liquid crystalline droplets makes P. aeruginosa more susceptible to Abx - this disruption can be driven by nanobodies. pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/42247470/

We’re grateful for Representative Thomas Moakley of Falmouth who successfully secured an amendment providing $200,000 for the Marine Biological Laboratory as part of the “Fair Share” amendment under the FY26 supplemental budget. Read more about it here: go.mbl.edu/esv0te

New in JB: Arroyo-Mendoza, Hinton et al. review the role of adherent-invasive Escherichia coli in Crohn’s disease using genomic-based approaches. journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/... @asm.org #JBacteriol

Excited to share our newest paper (a JB Editor's Pick) - in a study led by former PhD student Kaitlyn Barrack, we present compelling data (clinical, in vitro, metagenomic) for mechanisms driving the gut dysbiosis in kids with CF. journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/... @asm.org #JBacteriol

New in JB: Große, Nies et al. show that lab growth of deletion mutants of C. metallidurans, a metal resistant organism, results in secondary mutations, indicating unexpected selection in vitro & recommend full genome sequencing of all mutants. journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/... @asm.org #JBacteriol

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Outer membrane vesicles (OMVs) secreted by Bacteroides can be an important mechanism of host-pathogen interactions in the colon by reducing CFTR Cl⁻ secretion; the effects on CFTR Cl⁻ secretion depend on the strain of Bacteroides fragilis. #IAIJournal: asm.social/2Y7

George O'Toole (he/him/his)

📣 Call for Papers: ASM Food Microbiology! Submit your original research, reviews & methodologies exploring microbial interactions within food systems. ASM’s newest journal is now welcoming submissions. 📅 Submit your manuscript: asm.social/2Y2

George O'Toole (he/him/his)

Marine Biological Laboratory

George O'Toole (he/him/his)

Disrupting phage liquid crystalline droplets restores antibiotic susceptibility in Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilms out in @plosbiology.org by @abultarafder.bsky.social and team. Exciting collaboration with @geiselbiofilm.bsky.social @pearce-maths.bsky.social and others

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Rep. Moakley Secures $200,000 for Marine Biological Laboratory STEM Education Programs in Fair Share Supplemental Budget | Marine Biological Laboratory

BOSTON, MA — Representative Thomas Moakley of Falmouth successfully secured an amendment providing $200,000 for the Marine Biological Laboratory (MBL) in Woods Hole as part of H.5264, the FY26 supplem...

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Tanmay Bharat

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#Biofilm matrices containing filamentous phages help #Pseudomonas aeruginosa tolerate antibiotics. @abultarafder.bsky.social @tbharat-lab.bsky.social &co show that #nanobody disruption of #phage Pf4 #LiquidCrystalline droplets restores #antibiotic susceptibility @plosbiology.org 🧪 plos.io/4xkd6Mw

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