Happy to see our team’s work recognized on the Clarivate #HighlyCitedResearchers list. Having my name included reflects the dedication, creativity, and collaboration of so many colleagues. Grateful for this community. @psumbiome.bsky.social clarivate.com/highly-cited...

New insight from @stl.bsky.social & team: Many microbes in soil are just “sleeping,” and it’s the ones that wake up near plant roots that end up living inside the plant. Using BONCAT labeling, researchers found root-interior microbes are about 10× more active than the ones outside. 🔗 Read more:

🚨 In case you missed it, Dr. César de la Fuente will be joining us on December 5 at 11 A.M. as a part of our OHMC Seminar Series in Foster Auditorium at the Paterno Library. The lecture is open to the Penn State community, registration details can be found here: forms.cloud.microsoft/r/yP0GQfwkEz

The One Health Microbiome Center at Penn State will host Dr. César de la Fuente, AI biologist and Presidential Associate Professor at the University of Pennsylvania, on December 5 at 11 a.m. Registration required (link in article.) 📍 Foster Auditorium, Paterno Library www.psu.edu/news/huck-in...

Happy One Health Day from the One Health Microbiome Center at Penn State! #OneHealthDay

New findings from Dr. Verónica Román-Reyna and colleagues: Burkholderia species (strains 22PA0099 & 22PA0106) has been confirmed as the cause of onion bulb rot. Their work highlights the need for updated diagnostic tools and vigilance in bulb crop management. 🔗

Check out our most recent Seminar Series speaker, Lauren Lucas's talk on the Investigation of Bile Salt Hydrolase Activity in Human Gut Bacteria! Watch here: youtu.be/cVZI6BtCOLw?...

New from @kovaclab.bsky.social: Campylobacter — a leading cause of foodborne illness — was detected on only 1.9% of retail skinless, boneless chicken breast samples. Low prevalence + low concentrations = positive trend for poultry safety 🐔 🔗: sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0362028X25001875

Check out the press release for our upcoming OHMC Symposium - happening May 13-14, 2026 at Penn State! www.psu.edu/news/huck-in...

New insight from @vishal-singh.bsky.social explores how processed fibers — like inulin & guar gum — affect human health. Isolated fibers → gut microbiome shifts → possible liver stress → questions about fiber fortification. Whole-food fiber still reigns supreme. 👇 www.psu.edu/news/researc...

The One Health Microbiome Center, @pennstatescience.bsky.social, and @psubiodept.bsky.social would like to welcome @ashley17061.bsky.social to Penn State as an Academic Affiliate Professor! Read on to learn about Dr. Shade's accomplishments:

We’re beyond honored to announce our final keynote speaker for the OHMC 2026 Symposium: Dr. Arturo Casadevall! A global leader in infectious disease and immunology, Dr. Arturo Casadevall will join us May 13–14, 2026 at Penn State. 👉 Register today: huck.psu.edu/institutes-a...

New findings from @lauraweyrich.bsky.social's lab and colleagues🚨 In ancient-DNA studies, the choice of DNA extraction and library preparation workflows can drastically shift how much endogenous DNA is retrieved. That means your lab protocol might be as important as your downstream analyses. 🔗

For the first time, microbes are part of global conservation efforts. 🌍🧫 The IUCN’s new Microbial Conservation Specialist Group— including @symbionticism.bsky.social —aims to protect the unseen majority of life on Earth. Read more: www.psu.edu/news/eberly-...

🌱🧬 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...

📢 Big news: Dr. Andrew Patterson has been named Director of Penn State’s Center for Molecular Toxicology & Carcinogenesis! He’ll lead research on how environment, diet, & the microbiome impact health. 🔗 Read more: psu.edu/news/research/story/patterson-lead-penn-state-center-environment-and-health

We’re excited to announce our next keynote speaker for the OHMC 2026 Symposium: Dr. Martin Wiedmann!🎉 An international leader in food safety and the ecology of foodborne pathogens, Dr. Wiedmann will join us May 13–14, 2026 at Penn State. 👉Register today: huck.psu.edu/institutes-a...

🦠 New Matters Microbial with @markowenmartin.bsky.social! Guest Dr. @lauraweyrich.bsky.social shares how ancient dental plaque DNA reveals: – Neanderthal diets & health – Early “medicine” use – Microbes shared with humans 🎧 www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Bc5...

Another week, another episode of #MattersMicrobial podcast! This time, @lauraweyrich.bsky.social of Penn State discusses what bacterial DNA from ancient dental plaque can tell us. Please spread the #GoodMicrobialWord. @univpugetsound @asmicrobiology @microbe.tv youtu.be/6Bc5jhCDWg8?...

We’re thrilled to announce our first keynote speaker for the OHMC 2026 Symposium: Dr. Joy Bergelson 🎉 A pioneer in plant–microbe interactions & coevolution, Dr. Bergelson will join us May 13–14, 2026 at Penn State. Register today! www.huck.psu.edu/institutes-a...

🎉 Big news from the One Health Microbiome Center! We’re thrilled to announce the inaugural cohort of BIOMS (Biotechnological and Integrative Opportunities in Microbiome Science) doctoral fellows at Penn State. tinyurl.com/nvrczx37

🧬🔬 New from @symbionticism.bsky.social Lab: The male-killing gene wmk in Wolbachia shows 5 phylogenetic Types across 32 genomes. Lepidoptera have more copies & diversity than Drosophila (Types I & III). Expression levels shape male-biased lethality. Read → academic.oup.com/gbe/advance-...

🔬 A July study from Dr. Andrew Patterson and colleagues reveals: Maternal emulsifier intake (CMC, P80) leads to→ • Early microbiota changes in offspring • Premature GAP closure • Greater long-term disease susceptibility 🔗 Read more:

Interesting findings from @fdiniandreote.bsky.social & colleagues: 🌱 Plants use underground fungal highways to share defense signals. CMNs transfer jasmonic acid from infected → healthy plants, reshaping rhizosphere microbes (like Streptomyces) that fight off pathogens. Read more👉

🦟 New study from @vectorgen.bsky.social and colleagues: Natural populations of Culex tarsalis (West Nile virus vector) show clear links between host genetics, geography & microbiome structure. 🌍 Microbiota clusters may help explain variation in disease transmission. 🔗Read more:

📢🦟 New study from Dr. Beth McGraw and colleagues: Heatwaves make Aedes aegypti co-infected with Wolbachia + dengue virus twice as heat-sensitive. 🌡️ Extended heat lowered dengue loads, while Wolbachia remained stable. Findings highlight climate change impacts on vector control. Read more➡️ 🔗

OHMC's @symbionticism.bsky.social & colleagues launch the Microbial Conservation Specialist Group (MCSG)! Over the next 5 years they’ll: • Map threatened microbial habitats • Build a diverse global network • Develop Red List criteria for microbes Read more: www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Registration is now open! 🎉 Be part of the 2026 One Health Microbiome Center Symposium at Penn State (May 13–14). Explore microbiomes across health & ecosystems and connect with top researchers. Sign up here: www.eventbrite.com/e/2026-one-h...

New from OHMC faculty Edward Dudley & @kovaclab.bsky.social & colleagues: Whole-genome sequencing of 19 Listeria from State College wastewater. 3 isolates closely matched human cases, highlighting wastewater surveillance as a tool for tracking outbreaks. 🔗 journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/...

New study from OHMC faculty Liana Burghardt & @stl.bsky.social and colleagues: First use of BONCAT on plant roots reveals microbes are 10× more active the endosphere than in soil — and that activity drives colonization. A big step for sustainable ag! Read: journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/...

New work from OHMC faculty Dr. Estelle Couradeau and colleagues calls for the UN’s One Health Joint Plan of Action (2022–2026) to include microbiomes—key players in ecosystem, animal & human health. @stl.bsky.social A must-read perspective: journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/...

Congratulations to OHMC faculty member Dr. @jordanbisanz.bsky.social on receiving the 2025 @asm.org Award for Early Career Applied & Biotechnological Research! 🎉 A well-deserved recognition of his innovative contributions to microbiome science. asm.org/press-releas...

Excited to share that the One Health Microbiome Center has selected six fellows for the 2025 Interdisciplinary Innovation Fellowship! 🌍🧫 From tropical peatlands to oral microbiomes, their projects represent the breadth of Penn State’s microbiome research. www.psu.edu/news/huck-in...

🔬🍗 New from @kovaclab.bsky.social: Peroxyacetic acid (PAA), used in poultry processing, often shifts Campylobacter into a VBNC state. Culture methods alone overestimate its antimicrobial effect. ✅ qPCR + culture = clearer picture of pathogen survival. 📖 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

🐄🧬 New research from @erika-ganda.bsky.social: Over 2,100 Salmonella Dublin genomes analyzed across humans, cattle & environment. Findings: Bovine strains = highest AMR prevalence 72% of strains ≤20 SNPs apart → cross-transmission risk 📖 journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/... #AMR #OneHealth

New paper out! Here, I provide my personal view on "Plant-microbe interactions in the context of global change biology" @psumbiome.bsky.social @cp-cellhostmicrobe.bsky.social doi.org/10.1016/j.ch...

🦎🧪 New research from PhD student Talon Jost & Dr. Molly Bletz: Tetrodotoxin (TTX) on newt skin correlates with microbiome shifts — but not always with pathogen (Bd) infection. Find out how toxins & microbes interact in amphibians: www.frontiersin.org/journals/amp...

Calling all future PhD'ers: Imagine your NIH T32 graduate fellowship beginning w/ professional skills & career advice from the illustrious @erika-ganda.bsky.social. You do not have to go through years of challenges and opportunities. You get that wisdom early from the @psumbiome.bsky.social program.

🦠📚 Just out: @fdiniandreote.bsky.social and colleagues introduce the economic spectrum of soil food webs — a new framework linking traits across soil organisms (from microbes to mites) to ecosystem function. Read more 👉 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... #SoilMicrobiome #OneHealth

🔬 Big ideas in food safety! A new review from @kovaclab.bsky.social explores how microbiome-based monitoring, omics, and AI are reshaping how we prevent foodborne illness. From the factory floor to wastewater surveillance, this is precision food safety. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

🎉 We’re launching BIOMS! The One Health Microbiome Center just received a $2.6M NIH T32 grant to train the next generation of microbiome scientists across human, environmental, and agricultural microbiome research. Full story 👉 shorturl.at/uKk0P

Curtis gave a great talk for the World Microbiome Day lecture at Penn State, which was very well attended. Thank you to @psumbiome.bsky.social for organizing! www.psu.edu/news/huck-in...

🧬 Big ideas from @symbionticism.bsky.social & colleagues! New @cp-cellhostmicrobe.bsky.social forum article maps out challenges & opportunities for advancing theory of host–microbe symbioses. Full read 👉 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... #Microbiome #Holobiont #OneHealth

New fiber study 🦠🥣: Dr. Vishal Singh’s group finds that Phgg, a processed dietary fiber, worsened colitis & increased colon tumors in mice — with stronger effects at higher doses. A big reminder that fiber type matters! Full article: www.nature.com/articles/s41...

If you missed our #WorldMicrobiomeDay lecture, you can now find the recording up on our YouTube channel! Check it out:

🥜🦠 Food + microbiome update! New study coauthored by @jordanbisanz.bsky.social shows nightly pistachio intake altered gut microbiome diversity in adults with prediabetes. More at 👉 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... #Microbiome #NutritionScience #GutHealth

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

Let's cap off #WorldMicrobiomeDay here at the OHMC with Erika Biernbaum, a PhD student in the Dudley Lab! Her research is centered around food microbiomes and health – she seeks to understand how we can detect foodborne pathogens like #Salmonella more quickly and efficiently.

Meet Susan Tian, a PhD student in the Bisanz Lab! Susan’s research focuses on human and health associated microbiomes, building synthetic microbiomes, and using microbiome engineering to help prevent gut infections like C. diff. #GutMicrobiome #WorldMicrobiomeDay

Auja Bywater is a PhD student in the Kovac Lab, studying environmental and agricultural microbiomes, with a focus on the microbes in food production – and their ability to develop resistance and adapt to their environments. #WorldMicrobiomeDay