Shraddha Shitut

Excited to share our paper published in @CurrentBiology that explores the consequences of having multiple genomes in a bacterial model system and it’s benefits in a multidrug environment cell.com/current-biolog…

This work would not have been possible without @derozenleiden @ClaessenLAB @thomasvandijk87 Additionally a big thank you to @iSamirgiri for constant support and encouragement!

Read the paper to find out how bacterial colonies can do this 👇🏼

Excited to share our paper published in @CurrentBiology that explores the consequences of having multiple genomes in a bacterial model system and it’s benefits in a multidrug environment cell.com/current-biolog…

Looking for a #postdoc position at the intersection of #cancer and the #microbiome? Join @Zimmermann_Lab @embl and @EMIL_DKFZ @DKFZ with a @ResearchLifesci #fellowship! Details and Application: health-life-sciences.de/opportunities/… (project #128, deadline 28th March)!

Excited to share our opinion piece with the KC Huang Lab. Check it out here: Harnessing gut microbial communities to unravel microbiome functions #fig0005" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">sciencedirect.com/science/articl… @TypasLab

Want to join our group as a postdoc analysing multi-modal spatial data on gut and tumour-resident microbiota? Check out our vacancy! lumc.nl/en/about-lumc/…

We are back with one more free workshop on Storyboarding Your Science. 🗓️ When? Sep 25th | 3-5 pm CET 📍 Where? on Zoom theexperimentalist.org/services/event… 🖊️ Register by 20th September using this Google form link: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI…

This work would not have been possible without @derozenleiden @ClaessenLAB @thomasvandijk87 Additionally a big thank you to @iSamirgiri for constant support and encouragement!

We used cell wall-deficient L-forms to understand if multiple chromosome copies in a cell provide any advantage. Could bacterial heterozygosity provide a similar adaptive benefit as multicopy plasmids, increasing the evolutionary success of these microbial survivors? (3/4)

Excited to present this work on bacterial polyploidy from my previous postdoc! Want to know about a genetic diversity strategy that is like having backup codes to unlock the perfect resistance combo? Read all about it (1/4) biorxiv.org/content/10.110…

Job Alert! Join our group as a postdoc @LUCID_LUMC to unravel the mysteries of tumor-microbiome interactions. For details, see lumc.nl/en/about-lumc/… or contact us directly!

Ever wondered what happened when gut microbes don't get any food? Check out our new preprint on long-term fasting and remodeling of gut microbial and host metabolism with @Robin_Mesnage and many other great collaborators (biorxiv.org/content/10.110…)!

@KapteijnRenee Congratulations 🎊🎉 .... such a pretty cover! Seee youuu soooon.

Yeahhh my PhD thesis is finally here!!😁On to the next chapter: I am looking for a microbiology Post-Doc or research position in industry in The Netherlands! Please message me for more information or if you know an interesting job position! Sharing is appreciated! #OpenToWork

So so happy to see @KapteijnRenee proudly holding her thesis 🥰. She is a meticulous and creative scientist with an eye for detail. I had an amazing time working with her in Leiden. Moreover she is a gem of a person, brings people together & very thoughtful as well! Hire her 🫶🏼

New Year, New Preprint! Unveiling Cayman, a CAZyme profiler. Great effort by team members @QuintenDucarmon @NicolaiKarcher @springersfabian @pekelselin_ @cpt_bwt and collaborator @HanneTytgat biorxiv.org/content/10.110…

Great final talk by Samir Giri @iSamirgiri from @TypasLab @embl on “Impact of non-antibiotic treatment on antimicrobial resistance of human gut bacteria”. Systematic mapping reveals many examples of XR and CS between human-targeted drugs and antibiotics in human gut microbiota.

Great story and neatly explained thread 👌🏼 .... Congratulations to everyone involved!

@eisharmhatre @IsbergRalph @KostChristian Interesting study, still have to read in detail but in our system when we tested plasmid transfer we did not observe it. Rather saw metabolite exchange via nanotubes. Sigal ben Yehuda s work shows plasmid transfer though, perhaps their group can shed some light on the differences

@IsbergRalph How is bacterial Fpilus transferring DNA different from nanotubes? @KostChristian @she_toot

Yes. That picture you saw in introductory Microbiology (or Genetics class) that showed a pilus connecting 2 bugs: its transferring DNA between the bugs. The F pilus serves as a conduit for the DNA during conjugation pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pn…

To read more about this research from @MarineMicrobio check out this paper journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/ae…

Chains that we use can be gold or pearls but bacteria make their own, in this case the Formosa sp. makes chains of vesicles! They first make tubes that pearl into connected vesicles. These vesicles have proteins and enzymes on the surface which help them grow.#inktober2023day21