Jeanne Salje

Interested in #bacteria and their interactions with host cells? Fully funded #PhD #studentship available in @jsalje lab to study the biology of obligate intracellular bacteria. See findaphd.com/phds/departmen… for details.

I am running the Cambridge half marathon in a few weeks and raising funds for Alzheimers research. This is a really important cause - please donate if you can! :-)

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What happens to an obligate intracellular bacterium when it exits its host cell? Our new paper shows how Orientia tsutsugamushi differentiates into a distinct extracellular form. Explainer thread below. nature.com/articles/s4146…

How does living in close association with a eukaryotic host affect the (highly immunogenic) peptidoglycan in bacteria? Our new paper shows that loss of class A PBPs has allowed some host-associated bacteria to build minimal walls. Explainer thread below. journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/mB…