🍂 It's September – time to reveal our new Virus of the Month! This one has been grafted, as shown in the picture... but can you guess what it is? 👀 Stay tuned – more clues and facts coming soon! #PlantVirology

For plant viruses, assembling into particles is like getting dressed before leaving the "house". Most plant viruses know: no capsid, no infection. #PlantVirology

RNA viruses are famous for their fast and sloppy replication, using error-prone RNA polymerases that generate lots of mutations. But here’s the twist: many DNA viruses mutate just as much — even though they often rely on the host’s supposedly “accurate” DNA polymerases. But why? #PlantVirology

Great internal event @leibniz-dsmz.bsky.social today! Insightful presentations from our department heads gave a strong overview of ongoing work and strategic goals. At DSMZ, the Plant Viruses department provides virus inoculum, antibodies, HTS services and more: www.dsmz.de/collection/c...

With HTS, we can detect even the smallest traces of viral RNA or DNA in plant samples—but not everything detected actually infects the plant. Detection ≠ infection. HTS is just the start—validation is essential. #PlantVirology #HTS #VirusDiscovery #PlantPathology lnkd.in/eFG_rWcg

As global temperatures rise, insect vectors like whiteflies can increasingly shift their range. Regions once considered too cold may soon become suitable habitat—bringing plant viruses (and other pathogens) along for the ride. #PlantVirology #ClimateChange #InsectVectors #PlantHealth #Whiteflies

Repost appreciated: Open #PhDposition in structural virology in my group! Join us in Umeå, Sweden to uncover how arboviruses remodel infected cells. In situ #cryoET and #cryoEM combined with #virology, #cellbiology, and #biophysics. Deadline 7 September. More info: www.carlsonlab.se/join/

Today is back2school in Lower Saxony, Germany. I wish all students a great first day at school!

No words needed 😉

Happy Friday everyone!

Plant Virus(es) of the Month – August: Rhabdoviruses! Welcome to the world of bullet-shaped troublemakers This month we’re exploring plant-infecting rhabdoviruses – fascinating, complex, and often overlooked members of the virosphere. #PlantVirology #Rhabdovirus

Bringing home seeds or plants from your holiday? 🌿✈️ You might also import something smaller ! 🦠 Some viruses travel light... but cause heavy damage. Don’t plant trouble. #PlantHealth #PlantVirology

Today we had the great opportunity to visit Sönke Strampe (www.soenkes-suesskartoffeln.de) and his farm to learn more about sweet potatoes – a big thank you for the warm welcome, the valuable insights, and the open exchange! 🌱🍠 #SweetPotato #PlantVirology

#HappyFriday, everyone! Not all plant viruses are hyperactive. Some, like Arabidopsis latent virus 1 (ArLV-1, DSMZ No.: PC-1445), can persist in their hosts without causing symptoms — quietly hanging out in sort of "latent state".

Apparently, #begomoviruses, like #TYLCV, can replicate in one nucleus...that might have some implications. journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/...

#VirusoftheMonth – June 2025: Tomato yellow leaf curl virus (TYLCV) After PSSaV in May, we now turn to one of the most destructive viruses affecting tomato crops globally: TYLCV. #PlantVirology #TYLCV #Begomovirus

High-Throughput Sequencing (HTS): Spotting the unseen troublemakers!

Bedrohen Pflanzenviren unsere Ernährung? Den Einfluss der Viren auf unsere Ernährungssicherheit erklärt unser Experte @bkrenz.bsky.social bei #BookAScientist. Terminbuchung: www.leibniz-gemeinschaft.de/ueber-uns/neues/veranstaltungen/book-a-scientist #ernährung #pflanzengesundheit #pflanzenviren

Happy Biodiversity Day !!!

Are you looking for an exciting postdoc on quantitative disease resistance in Quinoa in collaboration with @kjschmid.bsky.social and others?? Apply now. The project can start as soon as possible!

Plasmodesmata are normally too narrow for large molecules like viral RNA or proteins. Movement proteins can modify these channels to widen them — like giving the virus a VIP pass.

📢 We are #hiring a #PhD student to work on an interdisciplinary, collaborative project @dzne.science in Bonn, Germany! 🧠 If you’re interested in western diet-induced #neuroinflammation and innate immune signalling in #alzheimersdisease, check out our ad below 👇 jobs.dzne.de/en/jobs/1014...

Plant viruses are typically transmitted in a few key ways — quite different from how animal viruses spread....

#VirusOfTheMonth – May 2025: Parsley Severe Stunt-associated Virus #PSSaV is not confined to Germany! New research confirms its presence in 🇮🇷 Iran. 📖 Genome study: doi.org/10.1007/s11262-021-01835-y #PlantVirology #Nanoviridae

Today is International Plant Health Day!

27 EU agri-food groups urge EU policymakers: support freedom of choice on New Genomic Techniques (NGTs). ❌ Say NO to extra labels for conventional-like #NGTs ✔️ Say YES to informed consumers & resilient, innovative EU food systems. euroseeds.eu/news/27-eu-a... #EUAgri #FoodInnovation

Looks like the global arms race has reached plant viruses too... 😱

Great to see our colleagues from the DSMZ Plant Virology Dept. contributing HTS expertise to identify causes of malformed raspberries in the cultivar ‘Tulameen’. Modern diagnostics at work! 🍓🧬 #PlantHealth #HTS #Virology #DSMZ www.obstbau.org/rubriken/bee...

Aktuelle Meldung vom 07.05.2025 ACHTUNG NANOVIREN-NACHWEIS! Am oberösterreichischen Standort Lambach wurde in Schwarzen Bohnenläusen (Gelbschalenfang) das Pea necrotic yellow dwarf virus nachgewiesen! Quelle: warndienst.lko.at/blattlaus-un...

New month, new virus! Our #PlantVirusOfTheMonth for May is a discovery: Parsley severe stunt associated virus (#PSSaV) – a novel nanovirus infecting parsley (Petroselinum crispum) in Germany. 🔗 doi.org/10.1007/s007... #PlantVirology #Nanovirus

A plant virus in home office 😆

Zum Tag der Arbeit 😉

Happy to share our latest publication: Recombinant production of spider silk protein in Physcomitrella photobioreactors. @cibss.bsky.social @biologyunifreiburg.bsky.social link.springer.com/article/10.1...

Amber Hartman Scholz selected for Steering Committee of Multilateral Mechanism on Digital Sequence Information under the UN Convention on Biological Diversity #abs #dsi #cop16 #biodiversity

#HappyFriday, everyone!

Happy Easter Holidays, everyone

❗️🆕 Don’t miss this short introduction to the work of the DSMZ plant virus department 👉 www.youtube.com/watch?v=C3_n... #planthealth #plantvirus #biodiversity #cassava #research @bkrenz.bsky.social

The Phytovirome | Phytobiomes Journal apsjournals.apsnet.org/doi/full/10..... Schönegger et al. (2025) found that wild carrots harbored a greater diversity of virus taxa relative to farmed carrots and documented key differences in the virus communities of each host type.

🌱 Scientists utilized #CRISPR #GenomeEditing to enhance cassava's drought tolerance, disease resistance, and starch content. These advancements could boost food security across many developing nations where cassava is a staple crop. www.isaaa.org/kc/cropbiote...

Wir haben– in einem Kraftakt mit etlichen weiteren Fachgesellschaften– eine neue S2k-Leitlinie @awmf.bsky.social erstellt: "Prävention, #Diagnostik und Therapie der #CMV -Infektion bei Schwangeren und der konnatalen CMV-Infektion bei Neugeborenen und Kindern" register.awmf.org/de/leitlinie...

New month, new plant virus! After #ToBRFV in March, we spotlight #GRBV – Grapevine Red Blotch Virus – for April 2025 It’s a DNA virus from the Geminiviridae family, threatening wine & table grape production! doi.org/10.1371/jour... #PlantVirology #geminivirus

#PlantSciJobs #PlantSciJob 10 PhD positions: Research training program “AlpsChange: Alpine geo- and biodiversity during environmental changes” ( @fwf-at.bsky.social -funded) @unisalzburg.bsky.social Deadline: 13 April 2025 www.deutsche-botanische-gesellschaft.de/en/job-openi...

Sweet potatoes – vibrant, healthy, and incredibly versatile. But even this super tuber has its enemies: one of them is Sweet Potato Feathery Mottle Virus (SPFMV). A globally widespread virus, archived in the DSMZ virus collection – and a silent yield killer. #PlantVirology #SweetPotato #SPFMV

Congratulations to the Award Winners at the 57th Meeting of the Deutsche Phytomedizinische Gesellschaft (DPG) Working Group "Viruskrankheiten der Pflanzen" at KWS Group, Einbeck! 🌱🔬 A fantastic event bringing together top researchers in plant virology. #PlantVirology #DPG

"Two inspiring days at the 57th Meeting of the #DPG Working Group “Virus Diseases of Plants” at #KWS, Einbeck! 🌱🔬 Excellent talks, engaging discussions, and great networking opportunities. A huge thanks to the organizers, speakers, sponsors & everyone who contributed! #PlantVirology