Extracellular Bacterial Interactions Lab at INRS. Our favourite bug? Myxococcus xanthus, "the E.coli of development"https://bsky.app/profile/islamyxolab.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/islamyxolab.bsky.social/post/3mddqlr4hks2uHow do bacteria🦠polymerize sugars at the IM, but then get them out of the cell? Answer: OPX proteins in the periplasm interfacing with OM and IM components! Check out our latest @islamyxolab.bsky.social and Calmettes lab team effort in @natcomms.nature.com https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-025-67321-326 Jan 2026 17:14 +0000at://did:plc:7azfq2bdi6d6e3svdtflcj5l/app.bsky.feed.post/3mddqlr4hks2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/islamyxolab.bsky.social/post/3maa2tumza22jFound a printed copy at home of one of my recent grant proposals, figured I could use it as tinder to light the wood stove. Worked like a charm! Although, there's something very "à propos" about watching your proposed research project go up in flames... 🔥🔥🔥18 Dec 2025 01:51 +0000at://did:plc:7azfq2bdi6d6e3svdtflcj5l/app.bsky.feed.post/3maa2tumza22jhttps://bsky.app/profile/islamyxolab.bsky.social/post/3lxipuqsxbk2mOur group review on the history of #Myxococcus xanthus as a model organism (https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/jb.00071-25) made the cover of the Journal of Bacteriology!!!🦠🧫🔬28 Aug 2025 23:42 +0000at://did:plc:7azfq2bdi6d6e3svdtflcj5l/app.bsky.feed.post/3lxipuqsxbk2m