@Atif_micro

Scientist D @IndiaBARC | Phage Biologist for Biofilm and Biofouling | Phage therapy for MDR infections | Volunteer @phagedirectory | Phage Advocacy and learner

 Chennai, India
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Joined November 2016
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Big milestone ahead! 🎓 I’m excited to share that I will be defending my PhD thesis on 8 January 2026 at 11:00 AM IST. I invite researchers interested in bacteriophages, biofilms & biofouling to join the defense and the discussion. 📩 DM me for the online joining link.
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Hey phage enthusiasts! Ready to infect the competition and go viral at ICBRAR-2025? Join our Bacteriophage Quiz, where brains battle like phages vs. bacteria! No antibiotics needed, just your wit. More details will follow……
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#Newpaperalert Isolation and Characterization of Stress-Tolerant Bacteriophages for Effective Biocontrol of Foodborne Pathogen link.springer.com/article/10…

Isolation and Characterization of Stress-Tolerant Bacteriophages for Effective Biocontrol of...

Food and Bioprocess Technology - Foodborne microbial contamination remains a significant challenge for the food industry, impacting public health and causing economic losses. Bacteriophages have...

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Introducing the Newly Elected Office Bearers of the Indian Phage Society – Society for Bacteriophage Research and Therapy for January 2025–2028. linkedin.com/feed/update/urn…

Introducing the Newly Elected Office Bearers of the Indian Phage Society – SBRT (January 2025–202...

Introducing the Newly Elected Office Bearers of the Indian Phage Society – SBRT (January 2025–2028). The vision of the team is to strengthen collaboration across academia, clinical practice, indust...

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.Outreach Program On #Phage Therapy with ID specialists. @IndiaPhage
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If anyone has Endotrap kits and wants to share let us know. This is for patient cases. @phagedirectory #phage #phagetherapy
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Sí se puede 🇲🇽 #phages
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What a perfect holiday gift for a science author: An in-depth review of my book in @ScienceMagazine by @aetiology I loved how she hit on the pros/cons and that phages aren't panacea but a promising addition to our arsenal of antibiotic-resistance weaponry science.org/doi/10.1126/scie…

Return of the phage

The pros and cons of alternative antimicrobial therapies are worth considering in an age of antibiotic resistance

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A 3-year postdoctoral position in antiphage immunity hosted by my lab (Lund), co-supervised @gem__atkinson (co-PI, structural bioinformatics, @lunduniversity) and Pontus Gourdon (co-PI, cryo-EM, Lund University and @uni_copenhagen). PleaseRT! lu.varbi.com/en/what:job/job…

Postdoctoral researcher in phage-bacteria interactions

Description of the workplace You will be based at the medical faculty in Lund. The group for molecular enzymology is located at the Biomedical Center (BMC) at Lund University and is led by senior lect

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Is it “winner-takes all” when the simplest living things compete? Check out my fresh publication on phage coexistence in Science and a thread below🧵 science.org/doi/10.1126/scie…

Diverse phage communities are maintained stably on a clonal bacterial host

Bacteriophages are the most abundant and phylogenetically diverse biological entities on Earth, yet the ecological mechanisms that sustain this extraordinary diversity remain unclear. In this study,...

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.@Atif_micro (@IndiaBARC) and colleagues published a new paper showing chlorine-tolerant #phages can inhibit growth and #biofilm formation of chlorine-resistant K. pneumoniae isolated from a cooling water system. buff.ly/3ViEZ61
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.Our new article in @Cheme1972. This study provides insights into the prevalence of chlorine resistant, pathogenic #bacteria in cooling water systems & highlights the application of #phages to mitigate chlorine resistant bacteria & their #biofilms. @Hiren_M_Joshi @phagedirectory
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With @FrunzkeLab we have #open #PhDposition: "Establishment of #Phage-#Biocontrol Strategies for #Pathogen Control in Agriculturally Relevant #Plants". Details in the post👇 Position open untill filled, we will be evaluating applicants from mid Jan '25. #PlantSciJobs RT pls.
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Excited to share our work on broadly effective phage-antibiotic cocktails. We report 3 cocktails that each work against >95% of 153 antibiotic resistant Pseudomonas isolates. Check it out here: nature.com/articles/s41467-0… Congrats to Kevin Kim @KevinMinyo6651
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We have 2 fully funded PhD studentships available through the new Yorkshire Biosciences DTP (starting Oct 25) - please share! Both projects are focussed on #phage that infect #Cdifficile
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We just dropped our latest paper: “Combating Chlorine-Resistant Marine Klebsiella pneumoniae Biofilms with Chlorine-Tolerant Bacteriophages” in Chemosphere! 🌊🦠 Who knew that phages could be the ultimate chlorine bouncers? Dive in to see how we’re tackling biofilm bullies!
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#Paperalert We found out a complex interplay between competition, iron uptake, and aromatic compound utilization that underpins the #rhizospheric success of P. putida. link.springer.com/article/10…

Competition-driven phenotypic plasticity in Iron acquisition and aromatic utilization confers a...

World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology - Iron scarcity poses a critical challenge for rhizospheric bacteria like Pseudomonas putida in the competitive rhizosphere. Despite its dependence...

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I will be conducting a workshop on "Phage Ecology and Evolution in Microbiomes" at IIT Madras from 11-14 December. lf you are interested in phage applications, therapy, or biotechnology, this may be of interest. Please spread the word. elearn.nptel.ac.in/shop/iit-…
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