marinemicrobiome.bsky.social @marinemicrobiome.bsky.social · 25/06/2026World Microbiome Day is June 27th. Celebrate the ocean's invisible majority. Because some of the most important life on Earth is too small to see. 🌊 Learn more: marinemicrobiome.org/wmd/ #MarineMicrobiome #WorldMicrobiomeDay 141
marinemicrobiome.bsky.social @marinemicrobiome.bsky.social · 24/06/2026World Microbiome Day is June 27th. Celebrate the ocean's invisible majority. Because some of the most important life on Earth is too small to see. 🌊 Learn more: marinemicrobiome.org/wmd/ #MarineMicrobiome #WorldMicrobiomeDay 143
marinemicrobiome.bsky.social @marinemicrobiome.bsky.social · 24/06/2026World Microbiome Day is June 27th. Most think "gut" when they hear “microbiome.” But did you know that the ocean is the largest microbiome on our planet?! Tiny organisms. Global impact. 🌊 Learn more: marinemicrobiome.org/wmd/ #MarineMicrobiome #WorldMicrobiomeDay 051
marinemicrobiome.bsky.social @marinemicrobiome.bsky.social · 02/06/2026What if the ocean's earliest climate warning signals are microscopic? Marine microbes respond to environmental change long before many visible impacts appear. Our latest newsletter explores why it matters for the future of ocean health. #MarineMicrobiome #OceanHealth #ClimateChange #OceanScience 130
marinemicrobiome.bsky.social @marinemicrobiome.bsky.social · 19/05/2026marinemicrobiome.org/oil-spills-a...marinemicrobiome.orgOil Spills and Ocean Health with Dr. Alice Ortmann | marinemicrobiome.org 000
Reposted by @marinemicrobiome.bsky.socialMicrobesNG @microbesng.bsky.social · 08/05/2026🧬 Join us in Nottingham on 5 June for an ECR symposium exploring microbial genomics & metagenomics! Talks, posters, networking lunch included 👀 🔗 linktr.ee/microbesng 🎤 Keynotes: @halllab.bsky.social @alexmsalmeida.bsky.social with @bugsinyourguts.bsky.social & Microbiome-Net #Microbiome #MicroSky 194
marinemicrobiome.bsky.social @marinemicrobiome.bsky.social · 25/02/2026Due March 31, 2026. Microgrant for 10 people from historically underfunded geographies/institutions to attend the Global eDNA Conference, Seattle, WA Oct 28-30. Covers 4 nights hotel and conference registration; does NOT cover travel and other expenses. #eDNA #grant forms.gle/99jEZj6K8cD7...forms.gleThe eDNA Collaborative's 2026 Global eDNA Conference Support MicrograntThank you for your interest in the eDNA Collaborative's 2026 Global eDNA Conference Support Microgrant! This microgrant provides 1) conference registration and 2) four nights of hotel accommodation fo... 044
marinemicrobiome.bsky.social @marinemicrobiome.bsky.social · 17/02/2026ISME20 Abstract Deadline Approaching The call for abstracts for ISME20 closes 27 February. Submit your abstracts > isme-microbes.org/call-for-abs... #microbiology #marinemicrobiology #marinemicrobiome #microbiome #science #ocean #microbes #ISME20isme-microbes.orgISME20 – Call for abstracts – ISMEISME welcomes microbial ecologists from around the world to submit abstracts for consideration for inclusion in the ISME20 programme. If you wish to be considered for an oral presentation, short… 021
marinemicrobiome.bsky.social @marinemicrobiome.bsky.social · 12/02/2026Oil Spills and Ocean Health with Dr. Alice Ortmann Oceanography is a podcast that provides both entry-level and nuanced coverage about the science of the sea and the systems that shape our future. @marinemicrobiome.org 000
marinemicrobiome.bsky.social @marinemicrobiome.bsky.social · 11/02/2026The #microbiome is featured in the #oceanography Podcast: Oil Spills and Ocean Health with Dr. Alice Ortmann! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/o... open.spotify.com/episode/7gXE...podcasts.apple.comOil Spills and Ocean Health with Dr. Alice OrtmannPodcast Episode · Oceanography · 02/03/2026 · 36m 010
marinemicrobiome.bsky.social @marinemicrobiome.bsky.social · 04/02/2026Are you up to date on the latest microbiome news? Check it out at: marinemicrobiome.org/news/marinemicrobiome.orgNews | marinemicrobiome.org 000
Reposted by @marinemicrobiome.bsky.socialUKCEH Molecular Ecology @ukceh-moleco.bsky.social · 09/01/2026🚨Second new #job advert of the week!🚨 We are currently recruiting a Molecular Ecology Research Assistant to the Molecular Ecology group who will be working on all things #microbes, #AMR & #eDNA 🦠🧬🧫 Details on how to apply ⬇️ ceh.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/CEH_Ca...ceh.wd3.myworkdayjobs.comMolecular Ecology Research AssistantSalary - £31,942 to £33,898 Fully site based Based in Wallingford, Oxfordshire We reserve the right to close this advert early if we find the right candidate, so we encourage you to apply early. 18-Mo... 033
Reposted by @marinemicrobiome.bsky.socialMadlen Stange @mstange.bsky.social · 06/01/2026#Seminar Join our #MEEGene seminar at @leibnizlib.bsky.social on Zoom next Tuesday, Jan 13, 3PM CET and listen to: Sarah Schmid from @usyseth.bsky.social @ele-ethwsl.bsky.social talk about #museomics to improve #eDNA #monitoring of marine fishes! Email meegene@leibniz-lib.de for login details. 023
Reposted by @marinemicrobiome.bsky.socialEMBL-EBI Training @training.ebi.embl.org · 06/01/2026Last chance to apply for our metabolomics data analysis training course before the deadline this weekend. @metabolights.bsky.social @ebi.embl.org Apply by 11 January: www.ebi.ac.uk/training/eve... Financial assistance and travel grants are available. 🧬📊🥼 031
Reposted by @marinemicrobiome.bsky.socialThe Sainsbury Laboratory @thesainsburylab.bsky.social · 06/01/2026Ten days left to apply for our International Undergraduate Summer School 2026 with the @johninnescentre.bsky.social and @earlhaminst.bsky.social! A unique opportunity for global undergraduates to spend 8 weeks with us on Norwich Research Park 🧬🧪 ⏰ Deadline 16 January 2026jic.ac.ukInternational Undergraduate Summer School | John Innes CentreThe Undergraduate Summer School is a unique opportunity for undergraduates from all corners of the world to spend eight weeks at our internationally renowned research centre, partnering with fellow… 0817
Reposted by @marinemicrobiome.bsky.socialDr. Or M. Bialik |📚|🔬|🌊|⚒️ @obialik.bsky.social · 05/01/2026Reefs change their environment in a multitude of ways, even the microbes around them. Microbial life responds to the benthic structure, forming daily patterns that repeat and influence how energy and nutrients move through the reefal ecosystem. 🧪🌊 Link: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/... 1114
Reposted by @marinemicrobiome.bsky.socialData Science Institute @dsi-uchicago.bsky.social · 05/01/2026Explore complex networks in the ocean between marine host species and their microbial partners at next week’s entry in the Schmidt AI in Science Speaker Series! Featuring Catherine Pfister, Professor of Ecology and Evolution at the University of Chicago datascience.uchicago.edu/events/cathe... 122
Reposted by @marinemicrobiome.bsky.socialMicrobiology Society @microbiologysociety.org · 06/01/2026Annual Conference is the UK's largest annual gathering of microbiologists. Register now to secure your spot: microb.io/AC26Register #Microbio26 133
Reposted by @marinemicrobiome.bsky.socialOne Health Microbiome Center @psumbiome.bsky.social · 06/01/2026We’re excited to kick off our 2026 Spring Seminar Series! 🌿 This semester brings together Penn State researchers and external microbiome experts, showcasing excellent research across One Health systems. External speaker talks are open to the public on Zoom — just DM us for the link. 185
Reposted by @marinemicrobiome.bsky.socialASM @asm.org · 06/01/2026Vibrio fischeri & bobtail squids share a fascinating symbiosis that shapes squid development & survival. 🦑🦠 Learn how scientists study this symbiosis to understand broader animal-host interactions: asm.social/2KW 1134
Reposted by @marinemicrobiome.bsky.socialRoland Hatzenpichler @environmicrobio.bsky.social · 06/01/2026New paper out in Current Opinion in Microbiology: MCR-encoding (potentially methanogenic) Thermoproteota are widespread and transcriptionally active in diverse anoxic ecosystems! @dr-zj.bsky.social, Matthew Kellom & @emileyeloe-fadrosh.bsky.social. Funded by DOE BER program. tinyurl.com/2fsyxswj 🦠🧪 32511
marinemicrobiome.bsky.social @marinemicrobiome.bsky.social · 23/12/2025Happy Holidays! Catch microbiome science highlights from this year in our latest newsletter!! marinemicrobiome.org/newsletter-n... 020
Reposted by @marinemicrobiome.bsky.socialeDNAqua-Plan Project @ednaquaplan.bsky.social · 19/12/2025🧬Do you work with eDNA—sampling, analysis, publishing, or storage? Help shape the eDNAqua-Plan Technical Blueprint & Roadmap! ⏱️ 10–30 min 📅 Open until 12/02/2026 👉 Survey: tinyurl.com/5n7phwdd ℹ️ More info: ednaquaplan.com/get-involved/ #eDNA #FAIRdata #Biodiversity #DataStandards #Sciencetinyurl.comeDNAqua-Plan: Stakeholder Consultation Survey 054
Reposted by @marinemicrobiome.bsky.socialDr.Kat Stewart @ecoevoedna.bsky.social · 20/12/2025🔥 Hot off the press: ever wonder if you could get demographic info for natural pops with #eDNA #environmentalDNA? Well wonder no more! First proof of principle for sex-ratios coming to a computer screen near you: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...onlinelibrary.wiley.comUnlocking Demography: Developing an eDNA‐Based Toolkit to Measure Sex Ratios From PopulationsDemographic information, such as sex ratios, is essential for understanding population dynamics and informing conservation strategies. Yet obtaining sex ratios in natural populations can be challengi.... 0127
Reposted by @marinemicrobiome.bsky.socialEMBL-EBI Training @training.ebi.embl.org · 18/12/2025Applications for our #metabolomics training course will close soon in the new year. Submit yours today before the holiday rush takes over! Course fees: from £925.00 including catering and accommodation. Financial assistance and travel grants are available. www.ebi.ac.uk/training/eve... 🧬🧪🔍📈ebi.ac.ukIntroduction to metabolomics analysis - 2026Introduction to metabolomics analysis - 2026 021
Reposted by @marinemicrobiome.bsky.socialMarine eDNA Dude @marinednadude.bsky.social · 06/12/2025Slow Drip of Science 🧬 Another day with #eDNA The hunt for the last California Sunflower Stars continues 181
Reposted by @marinemicrobiome.bsky.socialMicrobial Biotechnology (MBT) @microbiotech.bsky.social · 05/12/2025#MicroSky: Special Issue on “The Contribution of Microbial Biotechnology to Sustainable Development Goal 3: Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages". Submit your manuscript online at: mc.manuscriptcentral.com/microbio. Deadline 📆 20 December 2025. Thanks for RT 012
Reposted by @marinemicrobiome.bsky.socialEllie Jameson @elliejameson.bsky.social · 05/12/2025Funded PhD available starting October 2026 on phages and pollution. Applications close 16th January. #PhageSky #MicroSky www.findaphd.com/phds/project...findaphd.comNERC RED-ALERT CDT: Bacteriophages as river pollutants: determining the impact of phage pollution, with focus on antimicrobial resistance. at Bangor University on FindAPhD.comPhD Project - NERC RED-ALERT CDT: Bacteriophages as river pollutants: determining the impact of phage pollution, with focus on antimicrobial resistance. at Bangor University, listed on FindAPhD.com 053
marinemicrobiome.bsky.social @marinemicrobiome.bsky.social · 04/12/2025The Fall 2025 Marine Microbiome Forum Newsletter is out! Read about the relationship of the marine microbiome to large scale changes in ocean temperature and chemistry, microplastics, and harmful algal blooms at marinemicrobiome.org/newsletter-n.... 030
marinemicrobiome.bsky.social @marinemicrobiome.bsky.social · 26/11/2025#eDNA microgrants from #OBON - Ocean Biomolecular Observing Network. Deadlines for LOIs due Dec. 10 2025!!!! obon-ocean.org/2025/11/24/s...obon-ocean.orgScaling Autonomous Integrated Global eDNA Observations (SAIGe) – Ocean Biomolecular Observing Network (OBON) 000
Reposted by @marinemicrobiome.bsky.socialMicrobial Biotechnology (MBT) @microbiotech.bsky.social · 20/11/2025#MicroSky: Wiley is bringing its microbiology journals together under Wiley Life Sciences, follow us on Bluesky for updates, highlights and community insigts @wileylifesci.bsky.social 133
Reposted by @marinemicrobiome.bsky.socialDSMZ Digital Diversity @dsmzd3.bsky.social · 22/11/2025📣 Open position: We are looking for a new #ScientificLead for the #SILVA database 🧬🖥️ You will be responsible for guiding the development of this important resource and for curating the SILVA taxonomy🌳and more! 👉 www.dsmz.de/dsmz/career/... Read and share ‼️ #sciencejobs 🦠🧪 #career #taxonomy 01317
Reposted by @marinemicrobiome.bsky.socialMaria Dzunkova @dzunkovam.bsky.social · 17/11/2025Finally having our Springer book in my hands! link.springer.com/book/10.1007... #microsky #single-cell @i2sysbio.es 0152
Reposted by @marinemicrobiome.bsky.socialOcean Biomolecular Observing Network (OBON) @obon-ocean.bsky.social · 17/11/2025*New* OBON Nov 2025 Newsletter now online: Meeting reports, new project intros, news from the community, and more. Read it here ⤵️ mailchi.mp/1e2b9ce5ff90...mailchi.mpOBON Newsletter Issue 11 - November 2025The latest news and updates from the OBON community 052
marinemicrobiome.bsky.social @marinemicrobiome.bsky.social · 16/11/2025COP30: Why marine microbiomes must be on the climate agenda. Read about it at: marinemicrobiome.org/cop30-why-ma... 051
marinemicrobiome.bsky.social @marinemicrobiome.bsky.social · 16/11/2025#MattersMicrobial !! #microsky 010
Reposted by @marinemicrobiome.bsky.socialNatalie Bennett @nataliegreenpeer.bsky.social · 08/11/2025Our #microbiome is us. We are holobionts, as Lynn Margulis understood. Thinking must be ecological, for every complex being is an ecology, as well as living in one. #microbiotoxicity, the threat of damage to microbes, has to be on regulatory agendas www.theguardian.com/environment/...theguardian.comThe nature extinction crisis is mirrored by one in our own bodies. Both have huge implications for healthModern life is waging a war against ecosystems around us and inside us. Keeping our own microbes healthy is another reason to demand action to preserve the natural world 27027
Reposted by @marinemicrobiome.bsky.socialKnowledge Zone @knowledgezone.bsky.social · 08/11/2025#KnowledgeByte: Our good #Health relies on a vast network of microbes that call us home. These microorganisms, such as bacteria, are collectively known as our ‘#Microbiome’. knowledgezone.co.in/trends/explo... 021
Reposted by @marinemicrobiome.bsky.socialTim Sandle @timsandle.bsky.social · 07/11/2025Plastic-eating bacteria discovered in the ocean. Researchers at KAUST discovered that a unique molecular signature distinguishes enzymes capable of efficiently breaking down plastic: www.pharmamicroresources.com/2025/11/plas...pharmamicroresources.comPlastic-eating bacteria discovered in the oceanPlastic eating bacteria 031
Reposted by @marinemicrobiome.bsky.socialSEVA Plasmids @sevaplasmids.bsky.social · 24/10/2025🌊 Marine bacteria like Pseudovibrio hold enormous ecological & biotech potential, still largely unexplored.✨ Discover the new SEVA-based genetic toolbox developed by researchers at the University of Illinois Chicago — opening ways to study their biology & new applications👉 doi.org/10.1128/aem....doi.orgEvaluation of vectors for gene expression in Pseudovibrio marine bacteria | Applied and Environmental MicrobiologyThe genus Pseudovibrio of α-Proteobacteria has consistently been isolated from marine sponges and other marine organisms such as corals and algae. Pseudovibrio bacteria are a source of antibiotics… 031
Reposted by @marinemicrobiome.bsky.socialWarren Currie 🦠🦐 @drplanktonguy.bsky.social · 25/10/2025When sunlight returns in spring, long days and nutrients drive intense blooms. There was a question of nutrient sources, but now we know that some nitrogen is provided by bacteria. scitechdaily.com/we-were-wrong-scie…scitechdaily.com“We Were Wrong” – Scientists Find Hidden Phenomenon That Could Trigger Marine Life BoomAs Arctic sea ice melts, new life may emerge from the thaw. Researchers have discovered that bacteria beneath and along the melting ice are converting nitrogen gas into a form that fuels algae. The rapid loss of Arctic sea ice is widely seen as a catastrophe. Yet, in an unexpected twist, the melt 111
Reposted by @marinemicrobiome.bsky.socialThe Kid Should See This @tksst.bsky.social · 29/10/2025🧊🦠 Marine biologists at the University of Copenhagen found nitrogen-fixing bacteria living under Arctic sea ice, where scientists previously thought conditions were too harsh for these organisms to survive. #climate #science 👉 www.sciencealert.com/impossi...sciencealert.com'Impossible' Life Found Beneath Arctic Ice Could Alter Climate Models"We were wrong." 011
Reposted by @marinemicrobiome.bsky.socialHoward Lee @hlee.bsky.social · 30/10/2025Nitrogen fixation by bacteria under Arctic sea ice, even in its most central regions: Nitrogen gas dissolved in seawater is converted into ammonium that boosts algae & many organisms throughout the marine food web. Melting ice may result in a boost to marine life 🧪🧊🌊 scitechdaily.com/we-were-wron...scitechdaily.com“We Were Wrong” – Scientists Find Hidden Phenomenon That Could Trigger Marine Life BoomAs Arctic sea ice melts, new life may emerge from the thaw. Researchers have discovered that bacteria beneath and along the melting ice are converting nitrogen gas into a form that fuels algae. The ra... 1106
Reposted by @marinemicrobiome.bsky.socialThe Helix Brief @helixbrief.bsky.social · 03/11/2025Discover three new marine sponge-dwelling bacteria, Ruegeria discodermiae, Ruegeria jejuensis, and Ruegeria hyattellae, with distinct genomic and physiological profiles, shedding light on... 🧵 Thread below Full analysis: helixbrief.com/article/4757fd9b-d82… 121
Reposted by @marinemicrobiome.bsky.socialLeon Simons @leonsimons.com · 09/09/2025About the marine microbe Prochlorococcus: 'Meet the obscure microbe that influences climate, ocean ecosystems, and perhaps even evolution' www.science.org/content/arti...science.orgMeet the obscure microbe that influences climate, ocean ecosystems, and perhaps even evolutionPenny Chisholm has spent decades revealing the secrets of the marine microbe Prochlorococcus 2267
Reposted by @marinemicrobiome.bsky.socialSegata Lab @cibiocm.bsky.social · 23/10/2025TODAY (Oct 23) Nicola Segata will give a talk on host-microbiome coevolution at #TMHMS25 Padua🇮🇹 @tmhms.bsky.social aims to catalyze discussions on the latest conceptual frameworks & technological approaches for studying marine host-microbe symbioses. Full program here 👉 marinesymbioses.eu/program/ 1142
Reposted by @marinemicrobiome.bsky.socialGo Green @ecowarriorss.bsky.social · 27/09/2025Another part of the death spiral of Earth oceans The ocean’s most abundant microbe that drives 5% of Earth’s photosynthesis and underpin much of the marine food web is near its breaking point www.sciencedaily.comsciencedaily.comScienceDaily: Your source for the latest research newsBreaking science news and articles on global warming, extrasolar planets, stem cells, bird flu, autism, nanotechnology, dinosaurs, evolution -- the latest discoveries in astronomy, anthropology, biolo... 11913
marinemicrobiome.bsky.social @marinemicrobiome.bsky.social · 05/11/2025Learn about the World Microbiome Partnership (WMP) at: worldmicrobiomepartnership.org/2025/11/04/f...worldmicrobiomepartnership.orgForm science to action: The One Health World Microbiome Partnership Summit marks a milestoneGlobal leaders gathered in Paris for the 2025 One Health World Microbiome Partnership Summit to place microbiomes at the center of planetary health. The Summit dove into innovative research, intern… 010
Reposted by @marinemicrobiome.bsky.socialBiodiversity Biobanks South Africa @biobankssa.bsky.social · 26/10/2025Did you know? #Biobanks can help study, preserve and protect our #biodiversity - and also help us research diseases and genetic abnormalities in humans, livestock and more. But no, they aren’t part of a conspiracy to track your DNA or resurrect dinosaurs. Probably. bbsa.org.za/2022/11/17/f...bbsa.org.zaFive Things You Always Wanted To Know About Biobanks (But Were Too Afraid To Ask) - Biodiversity Biobanks SABiobanks can help study, preserve and protect our biodiversity - and also help us learn to deal with diseases and genetic abnormalities in humans, livestock and more. But what are they, exactly? And w... 042
Reposted by @marinemicrobiome.bsky.social廖可瑜 Ho Yu Liu @hoyuliu.bsky.social · 16/10/2025Did you know? Marine bacteria such as Vibrio fischeri can form bioluminescent biofilms. These bacteria can form symbiotic relationships with hosts like the Hawaiian bobtail squid, and the glow can help camouflage the squid from its prey! @ukbiofilms.bsky.social #BiofilmCreate #BiofilmAware 272
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