simonheilbronner.bsky.social @simonheilbronner.bsky.social · 20/09/2026 Good to see it published! Nice work Julia 001
Reposted by @simonheilbronner.bsky.socialJulia Frunzke @frunzkelab.bsky.social · 19/09/2026Proudly present our fantastic collaborative effort within SFB 1535 "Microbial networking" @mibinet.bsky.social now out in The ISME Journal. "Context-dependent siderophore exploitability shapes microbial community structure" academic.oup.com/ismej/advanc... @hhu.de @fz-juelich.de @dfg.de 34527
Reposted by @simonheilbronner.bsky.socialLink Lab @linkmetabolism.bsky.social · 12/01/2026Preprint from our lab and @func-metabo-lab.bsky.social: In synthetic nasal communities a single Corynebacterium propinquum strain can exclude Staphylococcus aureus through nutrient competition. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...biorxiv.orgCommunity composition and strain identity drive metabolic competition and Staphylococcus aureus colonization resistance in Synthetic Nasal CommunitiesThe human nasal microbiome is a low-diversity ecosystem whose assembly principles and mechanisms of colonization resistance remain poorly understood. In particular, Staphylococcus aureus colonization ... 064
Reposted by @simonheilbronner.bsky.socialChristian Kost @kostchristian.bsky.social · 27/11/2025I am very excited to announce that a fully funded PhD position is available in my group. Topic: Synergistic coevolution in mono-specific and multi-species microbial consortia Please RT or forward this information to interested candidates. Deadline: 11.01.26 More info: shorturl.at/f1TuF 05266
Reposted by @simonheilbronner.bsky.socialDavid Gerlach @dger.bsky.social · 26/11/2025Our popular science article (in German) with @simonheilbronner.bsky.social on the commensal and pathogenic struggles of Staphylococcus aureus 053
Reposted by @simonheilbronner.bsky.socialDavid Gerlach @dger.bsky.social · 25/11/2025Great heroic work by Kevser Bilici demonstrating the import role of biotin for integration of S. aureus into the nasal microbiome. 162
simonheilbronner.bsky.social @simonheilbronner.bsky.social · 24/11/2025Really happy to see the final version of this published in @isme-microbes.bsky.social. We show that production of and competition for biotin shapes S. aureus fitness in the context of nasal commensals doi.org/10.1093/isme... Work lead by the amazing Kevser Bilici!doi.orgCompetitive fitness of Staphylococcus aureus against nasal commensals depends on biotin biosynthesis and acquisitionAbstract. The human nasal microbiome can serve as a reservoir for pathogens. In particular, the opportunistic pathogen Staphylococcus aureus can be a membe 12814
Reposted by @simonheilbronner.bsky.socialRoss Fitzgerald @jrossfitz.bsky.social · 21/11/2025PhD position on bacterial (Staph aureus) transporters and host-adaptation in my group @roslininstitute.bsky.social @edinburgh-uni.bsky.social www.findaphd.com/phds/project...findaphd.comEASTBIO How do transporters promote the fitness of Staphylococcus aureus in different host-species ? at University of Edinburgh on FindAPhD.comPhD Project - EASTBIO How do transporters promote the fitness of Staphylococcus aureus in different host-species ? at University of Edinburgh, listed on FindAPhD.com 058
Reposted by @simonheilbronner.bsky.socialAndreas Peschel @andreaspeschel.bsky.social · 22/05/2025Yeah! 7 more years for @cmfi.bsky.social So many people to thank... We are a fantastic team! 3346
Reposted by @simonheilbronner.bsky.socialUniversität Tübingen @unituebingen.bsky.social · 22/05/2025Die Universität Tübingen erhält sechs #Exzellenzcluster, die im Rahmen der #Exzellenzstrategie vom 01.01.2026 an sieben Jahre lang gefördert werden! Darunter drei Cluster, die bereits etabliert sind und eine erneute Förderung erhalten. uni-tuebingen.de/universitaet... #ExStra #Forschung #UniTübingen 57029
Reposted by @simonheilbronner.bsky.socialDeutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft @dfg.de · 22/05/2025The #ClustersOfExcellence have been selected: today, the Excellence Commission approved 70 projects for funding. 45 clusters will continue and 25 will be newly established. Funding starts on 1 Jan 2026 for 7 years, with €539 million per year. The full list: www.dfg.de/resource/blo... 1/3 211745
Reposted by @simonheilbronner.bsky.socialAndreas Peschel @andreaspeschel.bsky.social · 19/05/2025Join us in Tubingen as a Junior Research Group Leader if you do research on #ESKAPE pathogens and infections and are interested in the highly cooperative environment of @dzif.bsky.social and @cmfi.bsky.social ! Please send your application or forward to colleagues! uni-tuebingen.de/universitaet... 13564
simonheilbronner.bsky.social @simonheilbronner.bsky.social · 07/05/2025I am happy to share our latest preprint, spearheaded by Laura Camus. We show that tyrosin-dependent interactions can foster integration of S. aureus into the nasal microbiome. @cmfi.bsky.social @lmumuenchen.bsky.social www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1... 23319
Reposted by @simonheilbronner.bsky.socialAndreas Peschel @andreaspeschel.bsky.social · 03/03/2025Matching phages to cognate host bacteria has remained merely empirical. We describe a new tool predicting the host range of #S.aureus-specific phages, based on phage receptor binding protein sequences, which will become helpful for #phage-therapy. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...sciencedirect.comCharacterization and host range prediction of Staphylococcus aureus phages through receptor-binding protein analysisBacteriophages are crucial in bacterial communities and can be used for therapy of multidrug-resistant pathogens such as Staphylococcus aureus. Howeve… 13117
Reposted by @simonheilbronner.bsky.socialRolf Kümmerli @rkmicrobes.bsky.social · 16/01/2025We derive iron-siderophore interaction networks among Pseudomonas strains from sequencing data. One key insight: natural strains form dense networks, whereas pathogens are loners. With @frimanscience.bsky.social @zhiyuanli.bsky.social & Nanjing colleagues www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...science.orgSiderophore synthetase-receptor gene coevolution reveals habitat- and pathogen-specific bacterial iron interaction networksCoevolving siderophore genes shape bacterial iron networks, unveiling the complexity of cheating across habitats and lifestyles. 15835
Reposted by @simonheilbronner.bsky.socialAndreas Peschel @andreaspeschel.bsky.social · 29/01/2025Whow so interesting 031
