Which protein functions in phages are diversity, evolution (and modularity) hotspots? Our group has attempted to provide some answers to this question in our first preprint (finally!), led by the amazing Bogna Smug. See a 🧵.

#Phriday-#phage to get a twinkle in your viral dark matter research! 🌟 by Dr Ellie Jameson from our latest issue 👉 liebertpub.com/toc/phage/4/1

Please RT - I am recruiting a postdoctoral researcher to join my lab at Monash Micro. 2-year position working using functional genomics + mol micro to understand how Klebsiella pneumoniae controls its virulence. Email me for more info :) careers.pageuppeople.com/513/cw/en/job/…

Our new paper published in Journal of Biological Chemistry. Categorization of Escherichia coli Outer Membrane Proteins by Dependence on Accessory Proteins of the β-barrel Assembly Machinery Complex jbc.org/article/S0021-…

1/ Rhys Dunstan Centre to Impact AMR works on the recognition of bacterial surface molecules, an essential step for #bacteriophage infection. Without a functional capsule, caused by TraDIS inactivation, #phage are unable to kill Klebsiella (doi.org/10.1016/j.celr…)...

To kick off the Nancy Millis Student Awards Session is our Vic Branch winner @SallyByers18 from LithgowLab Monash Biomedicine Discovery Institute

🧵1/5 I'm delighted to share our latest work published on eLife - the journal A collaborative effort that lasted almost 4 years in the making and contributes to addressing one of the biggest threats in the clinical setting #AMR Centre to Impact AMR LithgowLab Monash Biomedicine Discovery Institute doi.org/10.7554/eLife.…

Finished "Bacteriophage T4 Infection" this morning. The thin white line at left, which folds up and down 10 times, depicts the length of the T4 genome. After I add a few finishing touches and make sure I haven't forgotten anything, I'll put the full-size file rcsb pdb 💉🧬💻🔬💊🌱🧠🦠.

Close up of the newly-infected bacterial cell from "Bacteriophage T4 Infection." I drew the illustration in Photoshop at a scale of 1 pixel/nanometer.

The latest work from our lab where we conduct the largest experimental validation of gut phages to date! This included >2000 anaerobic incubations, >900 viral DNA extractions, and >400 genomes seq. This work was led by our PhD grad Sofia Dahlman biorxiv.org/content/10.110…

Our study of disinfectant mechanisms and antibiotic antagonism is out today in Nature Micro! Paulsen Lab A/Prof Amy Cain Karl Hassan Liping Li Stephanie Niemeyer Julian Parkhill nature.com/articles/s4156…

Our new work on RNA anti-#CRISPRs (Racrs) is out now in nature. Great collaboration co-led with Rafa Pinilla-Redondo and two amazing first authors Sarah Camara and David Mayo-Muñoz #Dav604. Check out Sarah’s 🧵 👇

Our latest work, out today in PLOS Biology suggests that not only do mammalian cells absorb bacteriophages, but they appear to use them as a resource to enhance growth! journals.plos.org/plosbiology/ar… This work was led by Marion Bichet and out on World Phage Week! #WorldPhageWeek

Beautiful night to start the Australian Baseball League season. Melbourne Aces vs Perth Heat.

TWiV 1067: Heads or tails, you win a phage lunch 〰️ On this all-bacteriophage episode, TWiV explains the ‘vampire phage,’ and how mammalian cells internalize phage particles and utilize them to enhance cell growth and survival. 📺 bit.ly/46GIGWa

Our latest paper is finally out about the structure of an entire T5-like #bacteriophage with flexible tail, by single particle #cryoEM , comprising 22 maps, models and tomograms, in two states. Great collab with colleagues at LMSU! nature.com/articles/s4146…

Over the past two years, we've been working with Genepool Productions & EmmaWattsTV to document our journey from phage discovery to treating our first-ever patient suffering a superbug infection. 'Last Chance to Save a Life' premiers in one month! youtube.com/watch?v=aj2zMh…

Our documentary 'Last Chance to Save a Life' premiers tomorrow on SBS on Demand! Cannot wait to share this incredible story and journey from phage discovery to treating our first patient. See a sneak peek below youtube.com/watch?v=ceKHyl…