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APC Microbiome Ireland @apcmicrobiomeirel.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

The #virome is not a #microbiome footnote. A new paper in 𝐌𝐢𝐜𝐫𝐨𝐛𝐢𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝐑𝐞𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐬 by @colinhillucc.bsky.social argues that #phage should sit within microbiome analysis, with roles in bacterial behaviour & gene flow. 📰 Read: buff.ly/DSMEzuu #Bacteriophages #GutMicrobiome #ScienceCommunication

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APC Microbiome Ireland @apcmicrobiomeirel.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

A 10-amino-acid peptide can act in several ways against microbes. A new paper in 𝐅𝐄𝐌𝐒 𝐌𝐢𝐜𝐫𝐨𝐛𝐢𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐲 𝐑𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐰𝐬 reviews Killer Peptide, including β-glucan recognition & self-assembly. @colinhillucc.bsky.social @femsjournals.bsky.social @uccmicrobiology.bsky.social 📰 buff.ly/HUyAA3r #AMR #Microbiome

Announcement graphic showing KP at the center of a schematic linking it to bacteria, viruses, fungi, protozoa, algae and immune cells, with a yellow banner below announcing APC Microbiome Ireland published in FEMS Microbiology Reviews and four author headshots.

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APC Microbiome Ireland @apcmicrobiomeirel.bsky.social · 13/03/2026

Check out the mBio cover image (Vol 17, Issue 3 - buff.ly/Pqe1IoA) related to our joint publication with the Dept of Life Sciences at @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social 📰 buff.ly/bcoN2X8 #phage #microbiome #ucc #phagesky #microsky @uccmicrobiology.bsky.social @colinhillucc.bsky.social @asm.org

Citrobacter rodentium-infected mouse colon at 8 days postinfection. Mucosal attachment remains unaffected by Eifel2 phage treatment, as visualized via immunofluorescence staining of C. rodentium (green) counterstained with wheat germ agglutinin (purple) and DAPI (blue).

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APC Microbiome Ireland @apcmicrobiomeirel.bsky.social · 12/03/2026

A new study in @nature.com reveals how changes in gut microbes during ageing can disrupt communication between the gut and brain, contributing to cognitive decline. Huge congrats to APC collaborators Adrián Cortés-Martín and Colin Hill Read the paper: buff.ly/EYAjYgE #Microbiome #BrainHealth

Proposed signalling pathway of the aged microbiome impairing cognition through increased MCFA production leading to peripheral inflammation, vagal impairment, and cognitive deficits.

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colinhillucc.bsky.social @colinhillucc.bsky.social · 15/08/2025

Well done to Dr Hiba Shareefdeen on defending her PhD thesis today. Thanks to co-supervisor Paul Ross and examiners Heather Allison and Cormac Gahan. @apcmicrobiomeirel.bsky.social @uccmicrobiology.bsky.social

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colinhillucc.bsky.social @colinhillucc.bsky.social · 11/06/2025

What role does the microbiome play in the action of pre- pro- post- and syn-biotics? Is it an actor or a stage? @apcmicrobiomeirel.bsky.social @uccmicrobiology.bsky.social doi.org/10.1016/j.ch...

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colinhillucc.bsky.social @colinhillucc.bsky.social · 19/05/2025

Congratulations to Ciara Tobin (and my co-supervisor ⁦‪@AShkoporov‬⁩) on conducting her PhD viva today. We’re so proud of what she’s done on crAssphage across multiple disciplines. ⁦‪@apcmicrobiomeirel.bsky.social @uccmicrobiology.bsky.social

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colinhillucc.bsky.social @colinhillucc.bsky.social · 16/01/2025

This study by Nati Rios Colombo shows how off-target effects compromise treatment of C. difficile in a bacterial community Full article: Synergistic and off-target effects of bacteriocins in a simplified human intestinal microbiome: implications for Clostridioides difficile infection control

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colinhillucc.bsky.social @colinhillucc.bsky.social · 04/12/2024

Feel like this paper slipped under the radar on ‘the other platform’ so giving it another airing here. Phage can significantly remodel the bacteriome in faecal samples - yet another confounder 🙄 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

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Dynamic nature of viral and bacterial communities in human faeces

Bacteriophages are a major component of the gut microbiome and are believed to play a role in establishment and stabilization of microbial communities…

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colinhillucc.bsky.social @colinhillucc.bsky.social · 26/11/2024

First post on a lovely story from the lab that shows that Faecalibacterium prausnitzii can package its own genome in bite-size segments in phage-like capsids www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

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