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ErillLab

@ErillLab

Research on bacteria, phages and ontologies

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erilllab.umbc.edu
Joined September 2017
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Congratulations @EliaMascolo for successfully defending his doctoral thesis. A beautiful illustration of how evolutionary information theory can be applied to understand biology. Way to go Dr. Mascolo!
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Really happy to see Julia Lopez-Perez's dissertation work on #phage defense systems in print: mdpi.com/1422-0067/26/10/491… 🦠🔬 Check out a novel mechanism for #salmonella plasmid-mediated abortive infection @MDPIOpenAccess
Deciphering the Causes of IbfA-Mediated Abortive Infection in the P22-like Phage UAB_Phi20

Deciphering the Causes of IbfA-Mediated Abortive Infection in the P22-like Phage UAB_Phi20

The study of bacterial defense mechanisms against phages is becoming increasingly relevant due to their impact on the effectiveness of phage therapy. Employing a multifaceted approach that combines...

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Two years ago we published about what we named "lytic deferment" in phages (doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2022.9…). The concept is re-discussed in this recent review by Casters et al. "Phage transmission strategies: are phages framing their host?" doi.org/10.1016/j.mib.2024.1… Food for thought.
Schematic diagram from (Casters et al., 2024) showing that phages' access to molecular resources is dependent on cells that can convert them into biomass through metabolism.

ALT Schematic diagram from (Casters et al., 2024) showing that phages' access to molecular resources is dependent on cells that can convert them into biomass through metabolism.

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"Stranger Things of the Microcosmos" is the talk I will give at @Balticon this Sunday at 11:30 AM. I'll present exciting discoveries we made at @UMBCBiology and other institutions.
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The @UMBCPhageHunter are back in #SPAIN in January 2025! @UMBC students can hunt phages, learn #genomics at @UPFBarcelona , and see beautiful #Barcelona ¡Todo a la vez! @UMBCStudyAbroad @UMBCCNMS @UMBCBiology @phagesdb @cragenomica #UMBCabroad @ErillLab – at Catonsville, MD
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This is the first known observation of a virus attaching to another virus – talk about exciting! In this picture, a satellite bacteriophage consistently attached to a helper phage at the neck. Take a look at the amazing pictures 🔗rb.gy/fo8n8r
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@UMBC #PhageHunters in the #WashingtonPost @UMBCBiology @UMBCCNMS Scientists have discovered what may be the first ‘vampire’ virus wapo.st/46ix2k2 – at Elkridge, MD
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Vampire viruses prey on other viruses to replicate themselves − and may hold the key to new antiviral therapies theconversation.com/vampire-… via @ConversationUS
Vampire viruses prey on other viruses to replicate themselves − and may hold the key to new...

Vampire viruses prey on other viruses to replicate themselves − and may hold the key to new...

Researchers discovered a satellite virus latching onto the neck of another virus called MindFlayer. Studying the viral arms race between similar viruses could lead to new ways to fight infections.

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OMG the satellite virus on its helper virus like a baby and momma. UMBC team makes first-ever observation of a virus attaching to another virus umbc.edu/stories/first-obser… – at Louvain, Belgium
UMBC team makes first-ever observation of a virus attaching to another virus - UMBC: University of...

UMBC team makes first-ever observation of a virus attaching to another virus - UMBC: University of...

Pairs of viruses where one needs the other to reproduce are well documented, but no one has ever see one virus directly attached to another. "I can’t...

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So viruses can prey on other viruses? The @viral things @UMBCPhageHunter discover at @UMBCBiology !
UMBC Phage Hunters (@UMBCPhageHunter) profile pictureUMBC Phage Hunters@UMBCPhageHunter31 Oct 2023
UMBC team makes first-ever observation of a virus attaching to another virus umbc.edu/stories/first-obser…
UMBC team makes first-ever observation of a virus attaching to another virus - UMBC: University of...

UMBC team makes first-ever observation of a virus attaching to another virus - UMBC: University of...

Pairs of viruses where one needs the other to reproduce are well documented, but no one has ever see one virus directly attached to another. "I can’t...

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Just in time for a spooky #Halloween . It's great to see this story by Tagide deCarvalho and @EliaMascolo in print. Click on the link to see a virus preying on another virus by latching onto its neck, Dracula-style. nature.com/articles/s41396-0…
Streptomyces satellite phage MiniFlayer attached to the neck of its helper Streptomyces phage MindFlayer

ALT Streptomyces satellite phage MiniFlayer attached to the neck of its helper Streptomyces phage MindFlayer

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Very happy to see this beautiful work led by the @ucsc Fitnat lab published #PLOSPathogens! Wonderful detective work on the role of V. cholerae TCS in virulence by @GiordanKitts, with comparative genomics analyses by @UMBCBiology Isaac Chaudry @ErillLab dx.plos.org/10.1371/journal.…
The Rvv two-component regulatory system regulates biofilm formation and colonization in Vibrio...

The Rvv two-component regulatory system regulates biofilm formation and colonization in Vibrio...

Author summary Two-component signal transduction systems are one of the most used regulatory networks by microorganisms to sense, respond, and adapt to their environments and increase their environ...

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Fantastic presentation by Emmanuel Mekasha at URCAD. @UMBCBiology Way to go Emmanuel!
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The long arch of %GC content puts dissemination of bacterial antibiotic #Resistance on the spotlight umbc.edu/stories/novel-metho… @UMBCBiology

UMBC’s Ivan Erill Demonstrates Fast, Low-cost Method To Monitor Spread Of Antibiotic Resistance...

A new computational method developed by Ivan Erill and colleagues is simple, fast, and effective at detecting the spread and source of antibiotic resistance genes.

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Happy to see the latest work by Miquel Sanchez-Osuna with the @ErillLab published in @antibioticsmdpi . Amazing how simple computational approaches can yield powerful insights into the spread of #resistance to #antibiotics . Check it out! mdpi.com/2106794 .
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This one gets our stamp of approval! Tagide deCarvalho, director of the Keith R. Porter Imaging Facility, will have her microscopic art featured as USPS stamps later in 2023. umbc.edu/stories/microscopic…
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📢The Department of #BiologicalSciences is recruiting a FT, non-tenure track #Lecturer for Spring '23 #umbc #UMBCbiology #mathscience #microbiology #prealliedhealth #lecturerjobs #STEM #baltimore #scienceresearch #universityjobs #govjobs #TeachingJobs #umbcjobs #mdstatejobs
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Elia Mascolo U Maryland will talk about "#Viruses may have eyes & ears on us" with @sierra_photon, @ceciletamura, Bob Pray DVMedia+, and @qpclub1. SAT, Oct 29, 5 PM PDT #QP @Clubhouse @TamilclubhouseU clubhouse.com/event/M83lpvw8… #Stemm
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New UMBC-led research in Frontiers in Microbiology suggests that viruses are using info from their environment to 'decide' when to sit tight inside their hosts and when to multiply and burst out killing the host cell #umbc #biology #bacteria #virus #phage #microbiology #science
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Viruses are watching you! theconversation.com/viruses-…
Viruses may be ‘watching’ you – some microbes lie in wait until their hosts unknowingly give them...

Viruses may be ‘watching’ you – some microbes lie in wait until their hosts unknowingly give them...

Phages, or viruses that infect bacteria, can lie dormant within chromosomes until they’re triggered to replicate and burst out of their hosts.

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