At ISME19 in Cape Town, South Africa the Woodhams lab presented research by Dr. Patrick Kearns, Nina McDonnell and Dr. Doug Woodhams. A highlight was the talk by Dr. Kearns on “Multicontinent analysis of amphibian associated Janthinobacterium lividum genomes reveals strong host selection on gene content,” funded by the NSF Biology Integration Institute RIBBITR.