Maths and Microbes

Gudelj lab @UniofExeter, using maths and experiments to understand competition, cooperation and coevolution amongst microbes. Tweets by lab members

[Maths and Microbes @Maths_Microbes]

The Science Behind Fighting World Hunger
https://t.co/WwKDiFa9Nz
We had great fun developing this animation with https://t.co/BsMFAfw7hO to encourage future researchers to study maths and computer science A-levels to help combat crop diseases.

@BBSRC @UoEBiosciences @RikLindsay

[Maths and Microbes @Maths_Microbes]

We will be running a course (12-13 Dec) - Please share:

Coding and Data Analysis for Biologists.

Intro to Matlab coding with applications to AI.
Octave, Python, LaTeX

Ideal for Postgrad-ECR.

In person (Exeter Uni) or online

Info & Registration: https://t.co/HA2f0WXpBI

[Richard Lindsay @RikLindsay]

Using experimental evolution and synthetic yeast strains, we found that public-goods upregulation can evolve despite challenges from exploitative non-producers. 🦠🧪👩‍🔬🧬 @NatureComms @Maths_Microbes @HolderPhilippa https://t.co/jjjGTcRfQ3 🧵 1/n

[Maths and Microbes @Maths_Microbes]

We found that viral coexistence is mediated by bacterial resistance responses to phage as well as the resource availability in the the environment. 2/2 🦠🧪❌🍲
https://t.co/BDFoEXYh3q

[Maths and Microbes @Maths_Microbes]

Using a 4 species community (2bacteria+2phages), we tested how coevolution infuences whether viral diversity is maintained in communities. 1/2

[Laura Piddock 💙 @LauraPiddock]

Ribosome-binding antibiotics increase bacterial longevity and growth efficiency https://t.co/m8A9SK4vtU

[Tim Barraclough @TimBarraclough9]

Interested in evolution, mathematical modelling, genomics and food security? PhD available with us in Oxford, deadline 5th January. Allocated funding for stipend plus fees including international.

https://t.co/eEHoWOFYqL

[The Sainsbury Laboratory @TheSainsburyLab]

Ecol Lett: Metabolic efficiency reshapes the seminal relationship between pathogen growth rate and virulence (2023) | @scoopit https://t.co/3Ebi5Z8CE7 https://t.co/bUe185sa5O

[Maths and Microbes @Maths_Microbes]

Mixed strategy co-infections tested what this means for virulence evolution. Our findings can help reconcile past inconsistencies and pave the way for a much-needed new suite of virulence evolution theories. 🧮🧑‍🔬6/6 @UoEBiosciences @ExeterMicrobes @UofE_Research @UniofExeter

[Maths and Microbes @Maths_Microbes]

Are faster growing pathogens more virulent? Theories say yes but experiments are less sure. We tested this with synthetic pathogen strains and rice. 🌾🍄 🧵1/6 https://t.co/1CnXqdnQ64 @Ecology_Letters @BBSRC @LeverhulmeTrust @RikLindsay @HolderPhilippa @talbotlabTSL Ivana Gudelj

[Maths and Microbes @Maths_Microbes]

Rice plant infection assays with the Blast fungus Magnaporthe oryzae revealed that sometimes the relationship between growth rate and virulence is positive, while other times it is negative, with the outcome jointly shaped by how rate and efficiency interact. 📈📉💥 5/6

[Maths and Microbes @Maths_Microbes]

@BBSRC @SWBio_DTP @UoEBiosciences
with Prof. Ivana Gudelj,
@RikLindsay
and partners
@Syngenta
. Working with the Blast Fungus Magnaporthe oryzae which causes devastating desease of crop plants including rice, wheat and barley. Apply (deadline 05/12/2022): https://t.co/sdxydm4UFt

[Maths and Microbes @Maths_Microbes]

@BBSRC @SWBio_DTP
Fully funded CASE PhD Studentship available on an exciting project: Tackling the global food security crisis: quantifying the evolution of multi-fungicide resistance and its effects on pathogen fitness and virulence. Project details: https://t.co/x4LlKcrXie

[Maths and Microbes @Maths_Microbes]

@UoEBiosciences with Prof. Ivana Gudelj, @RikLindsay and partners @Syngenta. Working with the Blast Fungus Magnaporthe oryzae which causes devastating desease of crop plants including rice, wheat and barley. Apply (deadline 05/12/2022): https://t.co/uSlWDNOVbb

[Maths and Microbes @Maths_Microbes]

@SWBio_DTP Fully funded CASE PhD Studentship available on an exciting project: Tackling the global food security crisis: quantifying the evolution of multi-fungicide resistance and its effects on pathogen fitness and virulence. Project details: https://t.co/x4LlKcrXie

[Exeter Biosciences @UoEBiosciences]

Pioneering study identifies global dynamics of Antibiotic Resistance https://t.co/b58yiDDSQB

[Maths and Microbes @Maths_Microbes]

Fully-funded @BBSRC PhD Studentship @UniofExeter with Prof. Ivana Gudelj studying how multi-fungicide resistance influences the fitness and virulence of fungal plant pathogens with @Syngenta https://t.co/6oCZu2vHsq Sept 2022 start - apply by Dec 6th