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Assc Professor of Microbial Ecology @ Penn State
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Javad Sadeghi
19 days ago
Excited to share our perspective "Disease-suppressive Phyllosphere Microbiome" is now out in Phytopathology (First Look)!. Disease-Suppressive Phyllosphere Microbiomes: A Perspective on Microbiome Transplantation for Sustainable Agriculture | Phytopathology®
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Disease-Suppressive Phyllosphere Microbiomes: A Perspective on Microbiome Transplantation for Sustainable Agriculture | Phytopathology®
The plant-associated microbiome is a key contributor to plant health, influencing nutrition, stress tolerance, and disease outcomes. Manipulating these microbiomes is a potentially powerful tool for p...
https://apsjournals.apsnet.org/doi/10.1094/PHYTO-03-25-0116-PER
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Kevin Hockett
One Health Microbiome Center
2 months ago
Starting 2026 off with a minireview from
@hockettlab.bsky.social
's & Carolee Bull's labs: Translational microbiome research in agriculture is emerging as a “personalized treatment” for crops—boosting health, reducing synthetic inputs, and promoting biodiversity. 🔗
journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/...
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Translational microbiomes in agriculture: microbial communities as tools to effect host and system health for improved crop production | Applied and Environmental Microbiology
Since 2015, the term Translational Microbiome (Table 1 provides definitions of all bold terms) has been applied almost exclusively to refer to the use of knowledge of human microbiomes for clinical ap...
https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/aem.01704-25
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Kevin Hockett
One Health Microbiome Center
6 months ago
🌱🧬 Penn State’s
@hockettlab.bsky.social
and team discovered how tomato leaf microbiomes can suppress bacterial speck disease. Xanthomonas & Pseudomonas → less disease → possible microbial tools to protect crops. 🔗 Read more:
www.psu.edu/news/agricul...
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New clues in how plant microbiomes protect against bacterial speck disease | Penn State University
Bacterial speck is a common disease affecting tomatoes that can result in lower yields for growers. A new study led by researchers at Penn State gives new clues on how a plant’s microbiome can be used...
https://www.psu.edu/news/agricultural-sciences/story/new-clues-how-plant-microbiomes-protect-against-bacterial-speck-disease
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Hanareia Ehau-Taumaunu, PhD
9 months ago
The final published work from my PhD. Took the team a lot of effort to get over the line, but we did it!
#microbiome
#plantpathogens
#phyllosphere
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Kevin Hockett
One Health Microbiome Center
9 months ago
Fresh plant microbiome research out! 🌱🦠
@hockettlab.bsky.social
shows how tomato phyllosphere microbiomes rapidly differentiate under pathogen pressure, developing disease-suppressive traits. Check it out 👉
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
#Microbiome
#PlantHealth
#OneHealth
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Rapid and sustained differentiation of disease-suppressive phyllosphere microbiomes in tomato following experimental microbiome selection - Environmental Microbiome
Background Microbial-based treatments to protect plants against phytopathogens typically focus on soil-borne disease or the aboveground application of one or a few biocontrol microorganisms. However, ...
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40793-025-00734-1?utm_source=rct_congratemailt&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=oa_20250701&utm_content=10.1186%2Fs40793-025-00734-1
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Thrilled to see this work published! We analyzed foliar disease suppressive microbial communities from tomato to identify taxa and functions associated with suppression. Congratulations to lead author
@hanareiaehau.bsky.social
, and co-authors Javad Sadeghi and Terrence Bell!
tinyurl.com/4pnxxuus
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Rapid and sustained differentiation of disease-suppressive phyllosphere microbiomes in tomato following experimental microbiome selection - Environmental Microbiome
Background Microbial-based treatments to protect plants against phytopathogens typically focus on soil-borne disease or the aboveground application of one or a few biocontrol microorganisms. However, ...
https://tinyurl.com/4pnxxuus
9 months ago
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Ákos T Kovács
9 months ago
Tailocin Tail Fiber Diversity Correlates with rfbD Variation in the Pseudomonas syringae Species Complex
#ISMEComms
from
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@hockettlab.bsky.social
@surtlab.bsky.social
academic.oup.com/ismecommun/a...
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Tailocin Tail Fiber Diversity Correlates with rfbD Variation in the Pseudomonas syringae Species Complex
Abstract. Community assembly dynamics are in part driven by competition between community members. Diverse bacteria can antagonize competitors through the
https://academic.oup.com/ismecommun/advance-article/doi/10.1093/ismeco/ycaf099/8160909
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Manuel Lera-Ramirez
11 months ago
I built a database with mined gateway plasmids from addgene. Maybe it can be helpful.
bsky.app/profile/manu...
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Dave Baltrus 🦦
11 months ago
Does anyone know of a gateway compatible tn7 destination vector that has kanamycin resistance in the tn7 instead of gentR?
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Steve Diggle
about 1 year ago
Delighted to be able to share our new review on R-pyocins produced by Pseudomonas aeruginosa. It covers genetics, regulation, killing mechanisms and therapeutic potential amongst other things.
#MicroSky
www.nature.com/articles/s44...
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R-pyocins as targeted antimicrobials against Pseudomonas aeruginosa - npj Antimicrobials and Resistance
npj Antimicrobials and Resistance - R-pyocins as targeted antimicrobials against Pseudomonas aeruginosa
https://www.nature.com/articles/s44259-025-00088-1
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It was great hosting
@michhulin.bsky.social
to hear about her lab's work on prophages in Pseudomonas syringae!
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about 1 year ago
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Kevin Hockett
Tiffany Lowe-Power stands with Minnesota
over 1 year ago
I initiated a plant pathology/plant microbe starter pack, feel free to self-nominate 🥀
go.bsky.app/LbYaW8k
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Kevin Hockett
One Health Microbiome Center
about 1 year ago
🎉 We are kicking off our semester with a seminar from Dr. Alex Vompe! Alex talked about coral microbiome 🪸 work from his PhD and new mushroom-microbe 🍄 interaction projects with
@hockettlab.bsky.social
and Carolee Bull.
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Kevin Hockett
One Health Microbiome Center
over 1 year ago
📢 This fascinating PNAS article highlights OHMC’s
@hockettlab.bsky.social
's research on adapting plant microbiomes to enhance crop resilience 🌾🐛🦠 "Breeding will still have its place in the toolbox, [but] the microbiome approach will likely be far quicker."
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
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PNAS
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), a peer reviewed journal of the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) - an authoritative source of high-impact, original research that broadly spans...
https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2421369121
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Thrilled to have my group's work on disease suppressive microbial communities highlighted in the recent PNAS Front Matter!
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
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Can microbiome adaptations protect crops from pests and climate change? | PNAS
Can microbiome adaptations protect crops from pests and climate change?
https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2421369121
over 1 year ago
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