📢 New preprint on bioRxiv! We introduce V4-EXT, a revised 16S rRNA V4 primer set that dramatically improves detection of Patescibacteria and other undersampled lineages ✅ 938 samples ✅ More novel ASVs Primer choice matters 👀 www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1... @ppjevac.bsky.social #HuifengHu

Our paper describing the GlobDB is now published in @bioinfoadv.bsky.social doi.org/10.1093/bioa... The GlobDB is the largest species dereplicated genome database currently available, containing 306,260 species representatives. More information on globdb.org 1/5 🖥️🧬🦠

Congrats André!! ⚡️

yesterday’s commute was different 🧚 got to present some of my recent work @amicimicrobiome.bsky.social 🤸 it was fun!

I bet Ariel was also stuck on fixing a PCR rx for weeks…. 🧚‍♂️ open.spotify.com/track/5RYJt9...

Truly honoured (and super happy) to announce that I am now a DOC Fellow! @oeaw.bsky.social ✨🪩 Grateful for the opportunity and excited to be part of such an inspiring community. Huge thanks to Shaul @envsysmicro.at and collaborators Omri Finkel @finkel-lab.bsky.social and Magnus Nordborg 🧚🧚‍♀️🧚‍♂️