Jessica D. Li

Microbiology & Immunology Ph.D. student at the University of Michigan using microfluidics to study drinking water biofilms

they/them • Asian-American • queer

[Jessica D. Li @microbialjeli]

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(Trying to grow some easy to harvest drinking water biofilm within building plumbing! Let's see how this pilot goes 💪💪)

[ASM @ASMicrobiology]

Stable isotope probing can be used to answer questions about complex microbial communities (e.g., who is active? Who is eating what?). In #mSystems, researchers present a standardized quantitative analysis strategy for stable isotope probing metagenomics. https://t.co/jANzYQzZ2z

[Svetlana Ugarčina Perović @svetlana_up]

NEW @MicrobiomDigest 👉 https://t.co/ApAhmFjagf

• newborn skin /@AlexisRapin

• drinking water /@Solize28

• science behind #TheLastOfUs /@unibirmingham

& invitation for the next week @MicrobiomeVIF!

Happy reading!

[bioRxiv Microbiology @biorxiv_micrbio]

Closely related Bacteroides of the murine intestinal microbiota affect each other's growth positively or negatively https://t.co/OhnSCsEuyo #biorxiv_micrbio

[ASM @ASMicrobiology]

Biofilms can impact antimicrobial efficacy and the immune response, contributing to AMR and allowing the establishment of persistent or chronic infections. @andreaprinzi and @RodneyRohde discuss the diagnosis & treatment of biofilm-associated infections. https://t.co/EOvQEiUxdL

[bioRxiv Microbiology @biorxiv_micrbio]

Water chlorination increases the relative abundance of an antibiotic resistance marker in developing sourdough starters https://t.co/xkLxUC46AT #biorxiv_micrbio

[Scientific American @sciam]

Like chimpanzees, bees can learn specific strategies for opening a puzzle box and accessing a reward inside by mimicking the behavior of their trained mates https://t.co/lSmzy9n04E

[Elisabeth Bik @MicrobiomDigest]

BioGPT boldly claimed that the "average number of ghosts per hospital was 1.4."
And more serious falsehoods, such as that the "MMR vaccine was withdrawn from the US market because of concerns about autism".
@SpichakSimon reports for @futurism

[bioRxiv Microbiology @biorxiv_micrbio]

Predictability of the community-function landscape in wine yeast ecosystems https://t.co/HxfXnJTs1i #biorxiv_micrbio

[Grad Employees' Org UMich @geo3550]

Corrigendum: The graphic has been corrected to state that $81,000 is the median salary for a DPSS cop based on 2020.

[bioRxiv Microbiology @biorxiv_micrbio]

8-HQA Adjusts the Number and Diversity of Bacteria in the Gut Microbiome of Spodoptera littoralis https://t.co/ACgzLgpmQu #biorxiv_micrbio

[bioRxiv Microbiology @biorxiv_micrbio]

Co-occurrence and cooperation between comammox and anammox bacteria in a full-scale attached growth municipal wastewater treatment ... https://t.co/XnVXWemQfz #biorxiv_micrbio

[ASM @ASMicrobiology]

Many factors influence soil microbiome composition. This @JournalSpectrum study analyzed rainforest & rubber plantation soil to show that spatiotemporal variation in microbial communities depends more on regional location rather than seasonal changes. https://t.co/96smIbMH8x

[Nature Reviews Earth & Environment 🌈 @NatRevEarthEnv]

🚨New Review!🚨

Soil structure, the soil microbiome & ecosystem functioning are intimately linked🦠🌱

@HMicrobiome and @Johansix6 describe these connections in agroecosystems and discuss the impact of management strategies
https://t.co/FY3ia05nEv
Free: https://t.co/XeEduAjsSe

[ASM @ASMicrobiology]

Do antidepressants select for antibiotic resistant bacteria? Possibly. In @mbiojournal, researchers find that SSRI and TCA antidepressants exert selection pressure for efflux-dependent antibiotic resistance mechanisms in Escherichia coli. Read more: https://t.co/OcDuR0XMP3

[bioRxiv Microbiology @biorxiv_micrbio]

Public goods exploitation is reduced in species-rich microbial communities https://t.co/2dIFeFxlZV #biorxiv_micrbio

[Jessica D. Li @microbialjeli]

lrt I'll be presenting a poster on Tuesday!! Excited to share my work developing tools to study surface-associated biofilms in microfluidic droplets

[2025 ASM Biofilm meeting @2025ASMBiofilms]

The final schedule is available. Scroll down to the bottom of the page to see abstracts (bottom left) and for the schedule of abstract and lightning talks (bottom right). See you soon, so excited!!
https://t.co/ZVIQnGPNAx

[Zach Powers @Zac_Operon]

Do you like round #Squirrels? Do you like Twitter polls? Do you like pizza???? Then submit your photos and vote for the chonkiest of them all in the inaugural Fat Squirrel Photo Contest!!
#AnnArbor

[bioRxiv Microbiology @biorxiv_micrbio]

Fluid flow structures gut microbiota biofilm communities by distributing public goods https://t.co/kLOr0VpxNs #biorxiv_micrbio