Welcome to all attending @asm.org #Microbe2025 and to all following here. Looking forward to a great meeting! Delighted that many labmates & colleagues are presenting, as follows, and to celebrate the publication of the Academy's Early Microbial Life report, which I co-chaired. Check these out!🧵

In chronological order: 1. Nanami Kubota @nanamikubota.bsky.social Cheater Phages Enable Their Bacterial Hosts to Exploit Cooperative Bacteria and Drive the Population to Lower Fitness Friday, June 20, 2025 9:45 - 10 AM Session: MBP-IDS-201 - Who Runs the World? Phage! 408B, LACC