Alexander Alleman

Assitant Professor of Chemistry, Western Colorado University. Post-Doc Marx Lab, U of Idaho. @alexanderalleman.bsky.social

[Alexander Alleman @AlexanderAllem3]

Spread the word! Methylorubrum is no more! Thread below (1/4):
https://t.co/ZTJTmlv6v1

[Alexander Alleman @AlexanderAllem3]

@srikosuri @baym Ya someone missed their bioenergetics lecture in biochem. Running pyruvate:ferredoxin backwards WITH an electron source is hard and only weird chemolithotrophs do it coupled with hydrogenase. Let alone if you are getting a few electrons coming from ampicillin.

[Cameron Thrash @jcamthrash]

Storage polymer polyhydroxybutyrate promotes recovery and limits phenotypic heterogeneity in regrowth from carbon starvation in Methylobacterium extorquens https://t.co/eCJ37FNkOO

[Tominaga K. (tomiken) @pacyc1841]

Rare taxa modulate the emergence of dominants in microbial communities | mBio https://t.co/CI3L6iZTry

[bioRxiv Microbiology @biorxiv_micrbio]

Direct carbon monoxide fixation via the bacterial and archaeal Wood-Ljungdahl pathways https://t.co/974np00WoT #biorxiv_micrbio

[Evgenii Protasov @protasov_evgeni]

Synergistic interaction between microbial nitrogen fixation and iron reduction in the environment
#microbiology #NitrogenFixation
@ISME_microbes @ISMEJournal
https://t.co/l4d69jQamR

[Johannes Rebelein @RebeleinLab]

Our latest work on the nitrogenase-like methylthio-alkane reductase is now out
@NatureCatalysis
https://t.co/NxFGaYg7Xb We biochemically and structurally characterized the methylthio-alkane reductase, a metalloenzyme that can produce ethylene from organic sulfur compounds.

[Pablo Iván Nikel @pabnik.bsky.social @PabloINik]

Genome-reduced Pseudomonas putida outcompetes the wild-type strain upon oxygen depletion
https://t.co/0X3cngiJqK

[Raya Faigenbaum-Romm @RayaRomm]

We developed Microcolony-seq to study bacterial heterogeneity directly from human infections
@CellCellPress
We discovered hidden subpopulations with different survival strategies @BalabanLab @IlanRosenshine @MaskitBarMeir
https://t.co/9B3wEHpC5J
#Microbiology #Heterogeneity

[Otto X. Cordero @oxcordero]

The degradation of complex macromolecules in the ocean is only possible when microbes work together. An emergent division of labor controls a key process in the carbon cycle. Latest preprint with the Andi Sichert and the Sauer lab.

🔗 https://t.co/nJEe4xU4Hd

[Keasling Lab 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @Keasling_Lab]

We're thrilled to share the work by our very own PhD candidate, Aidan Cowan, on high-titer bioproduction from renewable C1 feedstocks in engineered bacteria. This work is fundamental for a sustainable bioeconomy. Read more here, live on @NatureComms (1/2): https://t.co/EKY4NltHXC

[Tominaga K. (tomiken) @pacyc1841]

Evolved bacterial formate assimilation is likely potentiated by a rudimentary CO2 concentrating mechanism | bioRxiv https://t.co/AYc8UnD1Hy

[Fidel Ramírez @fidelormz]

I'm truly excited to announce our new publication in @Nature unraveling a central picture of the Methyl-coenzyme M reductase (MCR) activation machinery and it's strong ATP dependency - kudos to @AnujR2d2 for the fantastic illustration!

LINK: https://t.co/OmMRWWtNR8

[Microbial Evolution Lab, Dept. of ChE, IIT Bombay @microbialevol]

Why do mutations exhibit predictable patterns of mutation effects?

In our latest work, we develop a toy model of bacterial growth to understand the mechanistic basis of global epistasis.

We would love to hear feedback!

[Tominaga K. (tomiken) @pacyc1841]

Microbiome science needs more microbiologists | Nature Microbiology https://t.co/fmsXkPhHFC

[Dr Sydney Glassman @sydneyglassman]

My co-PI @StevenDAllison is looking for a postdoc to complete the modeling aspects of our @doescience funded research predicting how microbes contribute to nitrogen cycling changes after fires! Please apply! #AcademicTwitter #job

https://t.co/KxOk8Q0mXs

[Alexander Alleman @AlexanderAllem3]

Also follow me over at the other place! @alexanderalleman.bsky.social

[Alexander Alleman @AlexanderAllem3]

Spread the word! Methylorubrum is no more! Thread below (1/4):
https://t.co/ZTJTmlv6v1

[Alexander Alleman @AlexanderAllem3]

While it takes time to update databases, please spread the word about using Methylobacterium instead of Methylorubrum. As for the diverse genus, we are also addressing this in an upcoming manuscript that will hopefully add more clarity to this important genus.(4/4)