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ISEPisep@mstdn.science
2025-12-26

New #ISEPpapers! Endogenized polinton-like viruses in the dinoflagellate #Oxyrrhis marina uncover novel PolB fusion microbiologyresearch.org/conte

#Protists #Microbes #Viruses #Genomics

a figure from a biology paper showing 3D models of proteins and a circular evolutionary tree
Paul HouleUP8
2025-12-26

🪡 Nanostructured coatings physically puncture bacteria to prevent biofilm formation

phys.org/news/2025-11-nanostru

Paul HouleUP8
2025-12-26

🧫 Alkaline-loving microbes could help safeguard nuclear waste buried deep underground for thousands of years

phys.org/news/2025-12-alkaline

ISEPisep@mstdn.science
2025-12-25

New #ISEPpapers! Eukaryotic Recombinases Duplicated After Divergence From Known Asgard Archaeal RadA: Implications for the Evolution of Sex During Eukaryogenesis academic.oup.com/gbe/article/1 by Lisa Matsuo, @DacksLabECB

#Microbes #Archaea #AsgardArchaea #Eukaryogenesis

simplified evolutionary trees of single genes from microbes
ISEPisep@mstdn.science
2025-12-21

Discovery of the most intron-rich eukaryotic genome phys.org/news/2025-12-discover

New #ISEPpapers: Nuclear #genome sequencing reveals the highly intron-rich architecture of the chlorarachniophyte alga Amorphochlora amoebiformis academic.oup.com/dnaresearch/a

#Protists #Algae #Microbes #Genomics

microscopic photos of green single-celled algae
michaelproseandpassion
2025-12-19

17-Dec-2025
Study reveals how 's most abundant diversify

A study has revealed critical new details about one of the ocean's most abundant life forms, SAR11 marine bacteria. Understanding these is vital because they are one of the main drivers of the global ocean's life-support system—they move and recycle the carbon and nutrients that sustain all other marine life.
eurekalert.org/news-releases/1

Lukas VFN 🇪🇺animalculum@scholar.social
2025-12-18

Life on lava: How microbes colonize new habitats phys.org/news/2025-12-life-lav paper: nature.com/articles/s42003-025

"These lava flows are among the lowest biomass environments on Earth... As #microbes colonized the new habitat, biodiversity increased over the first year following an eruption. But after the first winter, diversity tanked... probably because the seasonal shifts were selecting for a specific subset that could survive those conditions... it was consistent over 3 different eruptions"

aerial photo of an active volcano
Christine Johnsonchristinkallama@hcommons.social
2025-12-16

Score one more for human creativity (and microbial flair! 🦠).

The #AgarArt winners have been announced by the American Society for #Microbiology. This year's theme was "#Microbes Make the World Go Round", with professional, creator, and kids categories.

Beautiful and informative. The opposite of #AISlop

asm.org/press-releases/2025/de

#SciComm

Lukas VFN 🇪🇺animalculum@scholar.social
2025-12-16

New #bacteria identified in 2025 fems-microbiology.org/femsmicr

"When grown in high-nutrient media, Rugositalea oryzae produced smooth, rod-shaped cells. Grown in low-nutrient media, however, they showed wrinkles and transformed into shapes similar to fusilli pasta. By producing these wrinkles, cells can hold more transporters in the cell membrane to take up more nutrients from the environment."

#FEMSmicroBlog #NewSpecies #Microbes

electron microscopy pictures of bacterial cells with spiralling structures on their surface
Biohacking Pathwaybiohackingpathway
2025-12-12

You’re Fermenting Veggies Wrong—Fix It Now! 🥬🥦🥕🤔⁣⁣⁣
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Paul HouleUP8
2025-12-11

🦠 Genomes of 24,000 previously unknown microbes revealed by new tools

phys.org/news/2025-11-genomes-

Steven Sausstevensaus.com@bsky.brid.gy
2025-12-04

(04 Dec) Germaphobes, Rejoice! Airplane and Hospital Air Is Actually Pretty Clean, Study Claims Researchers used face masks and an airplane air filter to find out what microbes are floating around. https://s.faithcollapsing.com/4qqnd #airplanes #health #hospitals #microbes

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Steven Saus [he/him]StevenSaus@faithcollapsing.com
2025-12-04
earthlingappassionato
2025-12-03

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Despite advances, the molecular diversity and adaptation mechanisms of polar microbes remain poorly studied. Research is dispersed, and there is a need for a unified resource. This book aims to fill that gap by offering a complete, up-to-date atlas of microbial life in polar regions, highlighting their unique adaptations and potential for future scientific and industrial exploration.






earthlingappassionato
2025-12-03

Polar Microbes and Climate Change by Alysson Wagner, 2025

A Molecular Understanding for Sustainable Future

Recent studies on have focused on , microbes that thrive in high temperatures, while , which prefer cold environments, have received less attention. However, interest in cold-adapted microbes, especially those in polar regions, has increased significantly in recent decades.






Given that much of Earth’s biosphere remains below 5°C, psychrophiles likely outnumber thermophiles. Oceans, covering over 75% of the planet, maintain deep water temperatures between 2–4°C. Antarctica offers both terrestrial and aquatic cold habitats, including ice that melts seasonally. Other cold ecosystems include permafrost, alpine soils, cold deserts, marine sediments, glaciers, and sea ice. This book explores microbial diversity and adaptation in extreme polar environments, emphasizing their potential for biotechnological applications. It presents a comprehensive overview of molecular diversity and genetic adaptations in cold-loving microorganisms. The chapters detail representative microbial groups, their habitats, and survival strategies in frigid conditions. It is designed for scientists interested in how life persists in extreme cold. To survive in such harsh climates, polar microbes have evolved specific regulatory mechanisms to respond to environmental stressors. Over the past decade, research has uncovered microbial responses to anthropogenic challenges like UV-B radiation, nutrient scarcity, desiccation, heavy metals, and temperature extremes. These studies have provided the basis for understanding gene regulatory pathways involved in morphological, physiological, and metabolic adaptations.
Paul HouleUP8
2025-12-01

🌈 Bacteria spin rainbow-colored, sustainable textiles

phys.org/news/2025-11-bacteria

ISEPisep@mstdn.science
2025-12-01

New #ISEPpapers! Nuclear genome sequencing reveals the highly intron-rich architecture of the chlorarachniophyte alga Amorphochlora amoebiformis academic.oup.com/dnaresearch/a

#protists #algae #microbes #genomics

figure from the paper which shows fluorescence microscopy pictures of microbes
Brains Matterbrainsmatter@mastodonapp.uk
2025-11-26

Gut #microbes may have links with #sleep deprivation theconversation.com/gut-microb #biology #science #STEM

cobcobrate
2025-11-25

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Traquer l'invisible : Nos chercheurs face à la menace mondiale des virus et des bactéries Documentaire scientifique (France, 2025) • 1h05 Marina Carrère d'Encausse rencontre des chercheurs qui traquent virus et bactéries partout dans le monde et décrypte les découvertes les plus porteuses d'espoir.
ISEPisep@mstdn.science
2025-11-25

New #ISEPpapers! Pangenome biology and evolution in harmful algal-bloom-forming pelagophytes cell.com/current-biology/abstr #protists #algae #microbes #pangenome #genomics #evolution

figure from the paper with a Venn diagram and a simple evolutionary tree

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