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@romihadary.bsky.social and @soreklab.bsky.social 's discovery that sponge proteins constitute enormous families of viral immune evasion factors is now out in @natmicrobiol.nature.com
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Out Now! Communicating microbiology effectively #MicroSky
A functional screen reveals phage sponge proteins that bind Pycsar, Thoeris and CBASS signalling molecules to inhibit bacterial immunity.
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Out Now! Functional diversity of phage sponge proteins that sequester host immune signals #MicroSky
Out Now! Dysbiosis and succession in the scientific infobiome #MicroSky
Out Now! Immunogenicity of poxvirus A16/G9 entry–fusion subcomplex and its restriction by A56/K2 protein informs vaccine design #MicroSky
Out Now! Wall teichoic acids plug nanopores in Bacillus subtilis cell wall and regulate peptidoglycan synthesis #MicroSky
Out Now! Dietary fat alters goblet cell function and microbial bile acid metabolism to promote intestinal lipid absorption in mice #MicroSky
Out Now! Mapping an ocean metabolite’s path #MicroSky
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Out Now! IL-22 promotes genesis of small intestinal secretory cells that protect against cholera in mice #MicroSky
Nature Microbiology, Published online: 04 June 2026; doi:10.1038/s41564-026-02396-2Effective science communication can help scientists shape impactful research questions, and crucially it can foster curiosity, showcase the importance of research and encourage support and engagement from non-scientists.
Nature Microbiology, Published online: 01 June 2026; doi:10.1038/s41564-026-02366-8The scientific information ecosystem is dysbiotic, but the conditions for ecological succession towards a more diverse, inclusive and resilient ‘infobiome’ are present. Scientists, institutions and platform builders should act together.
Two major breakthroughs for the nucleotide immune signaling field in pre-print by @romihadary.bsky.social @soreklab.bsky.social www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
(1) Beautiful bioinformatic analyses reveal known viral nucleotide sponges are members of enormous protein families ubiquitous in phages
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Nature Microbiology, Published online: 02 June 2026; doi:10.1038/s41564-026-02362-ySeawater contains a complex tapestry of metabolites, but for most, the microorganisms and pathways that process them remain unknown. A metabolomics analysis links a particular marine metabolite, homarine, to its bacterial degraders, genes and metabolic products, providing a roadmap for linking metabolites to microbial function.
Nature Microbiology, Published online: 03 June 2026; doi:10.1038/s41564-026-02375-7Single-cell studies uncovered specialization of epithelial cells in intestinal defence. The epithelial cell-targeting cytokine IL-22 protected mice from cholera by promoting the genesis of mucus-secreting cells.
Nature Microbiology, Published online: 10 June 2026; doi:10.1038/s41564-026-02381-9Higher lipid intake in mice causes damage to goblet cells with depletion of Akkermansia muciniphila and increase in Clostridium scindens abundance, which produces secondary bile acids that activate pathways driving increased intestinal fat absorption.
Nature Microbiology, Published online: 09 June 2026; doi:10.1038/s41564-026-02400-9In Bacillus subtilis, wall teichoic acids sustain rod shape by filling nanoscale pores in the cell wall. The presence of wall teichoic acids limits the activity of PBP1, a cell wall synthase that promotes isotropic (omnidirectional) growth, thereby maintaining the balance between circumferentially directed and isotropic peptidoglycan synthesis that confers rod shape.
Nature Microbiology, Published online: 10 June 2026; doi:10.1038/s41564-026-02392-6The poxvirus A16/G9 entry protein is shown to be a potent cross-protective antigen for incorporation into recombinant vaccines, but its immunogenicity in current live vaccines is restricted by the viral A56/K2 fusion suppressor complex.
