#MicroSky is an active hashtag on Bluesky. In the last 30 days, 64 people shared 421 posts with it — around 14 a day. Activity is down 10% versus the previous week, peaking on Aug 3 with 26 posts.
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Pathogenic Bacteria 1
Starter pack by Matt Barber
A collection of scientists, clinicians, journalists, and others studying pathogenic bacteria and bacterial infections.
www.science.org
go.nature.com
Antiviral defence is a conserved function of diverse bacterial DNA glycosylases
Nature Microbiology, Published online: 06 August 2026; doi:10.1038/s41564-026-02441-0DNA glycosylases, typically used for DNA repair, can also protect bacteria against phages that would otherwise evade host immunity by incorporating modified bases into their genomes.
microbiologysociety.org
Understanding and predicting microbial evolutionary dynamics - 2025 meeting
c0nc0rdance @c0nc0rdance.bsky.social
The headlines are still covering the cyclosporiasis outbreak from lettuce, but let's talk about a different summer, long ago. The headlines in Bavaria would have called it "summer diarrhea" & it was killing babies. Enter our hero, Professor Theodor Escherich of the Julius Hospital, Würzburg.
www.science.org
Antagonism as a foraging strategy in microbial communities
In natural habitats, nutrient availability limits bacterial growth. We discovered that bacteria can overcome this limitation by acquiring nutrients by lysing neighboring cells through contact-dependen...
Luciana Santoferrara @lusantof.bsky.social
@micrott.bsky.social and I are co-chairing SS42 — Aquatic Deoxygenation and Microbes Across Domains of Life at #ASLO2027! 🌊🔬Abstract submissions are open. We welcome work on aquatic #deoxygenation and its links to #bacteria, #archaea & #protists. 📅 Deadline: Sept. 15 🔗 aslo.org/san-juan-2027/
www.kcci.com
Drug-resistant ‘superbug’ fungus spreads to 23 states. What you should know
A drug-resistant "superbug" fungus continues to spread across the U.S., now present in 23 states.
iowacapitaldispatch.com
First 2026 case of West Nile virus reported in Iowa • Iowa Capital Dispatch
The Iowa HHS reported a case of West Nile virus in an eastern Iowa adult Wednesday, marking the first reported case of 2026 in the state.
Richard Van Noorden @richvn.bsky.social
Just to be clear, scientists reported publicly last September that they'd used AI to generate new kinds of viruses (which attack bacteria, not people). It was reported then, and we've had news cycles of reflection on it. The paper out in Science y'day is the peer-reviewed version of that report.
apnews.com
WHO chief says Ebola outbreak is outpacing response as aid workers strike over pay
The world’s fastest-growing Ebola outbreak in Congo is still spreading faster than efforts to track it, according to the head of the World Health Organization.
Edge @czarbucks.bsky.social
@drjudystone.bsky.social If this is real, I really will believe that we deserve whatever happens to us. Because we can, we will? Are we out of our &^%%# minds? www.theguardian.com/science/2026...
www.theguardian.com
phys.org
Antibiotic-resistant seafood bacterium found in Vietnam fish farming waters near popular island destination
A bacterium linked to seafood-related illness and capable of resisting multiple antibiotics has been detected in fish-farming waters near Cat Ba Island, Vietnam, according to a new study highlighting…
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