Sometimes it's not only important WHAT you sample, but HOW you do it 🌱 Our new preprint is out! We introduce a scalable, reproducible framework for agricultural rhizosphere sampling that tackles operational definitions, pooling strategies & preservation methods head-on. tinyurl.com/muxehfvz

Cultivos más resistentes a la sequía 💧 de forma natural mediante la 👨‍🌾 agricultura ecológica. Científicos de la UMA - @ihsmumacsic.bsky.social han demostrado cómo esta técnica ayuda a las 🪴 plantas a hacer frente al cambio climático 🔗 http://u.uma.es/hZC/

We updated our comparative genomics pipeline bacLIFE, it will now make use of BAKTA and BiG-SCAPE in addition to the newest PFAM and DBCAN database. LAGs and GCFs are now better annotated. Several other minor changes are included too. @vcarryon.bsky.social github.com/Carrion-lab/...

Chemical dialogues at the crossroads of host–bacteria interactions @cp-trendsplantsci.bsky.social by Emtinan Diab, Nicola Thome, Somayah Elsayed, @raaijmakersjm.bsky.social and @gillesvanwezel.bsky.social www.cell.com/trends/micro...

Very proud to share our new paper led by Mathias Brands from my team at @UniCologne! With Markus Pauly team @HHU. Host-adapted enzymatic deconstruction of acetylated xylan limits immune activation and facilitates mutualistic colonization of monocot roots: Molecular Plant www.cell.com/molecular-pl...

Excited to share our new preprint on rhizobacterial biosensors mapping sucrose exudation 🌱 Work spanning my TomKat postdoc in @josedinneny.bsky.social's lab to my own lab at @universityofga.bsky.social; co-first with my PhD student Gretchen Brinkman: 🧵 biorxiv.org/content/10.6...

Reconstructing plant beneficial bacterial consortia by integrating dilution-to-extinction microbiome perturbation with genome-resolved synthetic ecology https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.04.09.717421v1

New publication: Plant Coumarins #Modulate Natural Product #Biosynthesis in a #Streptomyces #Root #Endophyte, by @gillesvanwezel.bsky.social and others. doi.org/10.1021/acs....

A quick thread summarizing our new bioRxiv preprint on using CASTs for DNA barcoding to tell "look-alike" bacteria apart (Sphingomonas edition)!! Enjoy the read! ✨

PhD & Postdoc positions – Junta de Andalucía Looking for highly motivated candidates to apply with my Microbiomes & Microbial Interactions group at the University of Málaga (IHSM). Interested in joining our team? 📩 [email protected] 🔗 www.carrionlab.com 🔗 www.ihsm.uma-csic.es/investigador...

New publication: #Hypoxia induces #phenotypic and #metabolic shifts in endophytic #Flavobacterium sp. 98, by @xinyapan.bsky.social, @gillesvanwezel.bsky.social, @vcarryon.bsky.social, @raaijmakersjm.bsky.social, and others. doi.org/10.1093/isme...

New publication: Disentangling the molecular mechanisms of disease suppression by endophytic #Flavobacterium sp. 98, by @xinyapan.bsky.social @gillesvanwezel.bsky.social @raaijmakersjm.bsky.social and others. #plantmicrobiome #plantgrowth doi.org/10.1016/j.mi...

Have you ever used a #bioinformatics #database and were frustrated by its lack of coverage? Did you ever think about starting your own resource? We just published a new strategy for community-driven #biocuration, based on our experiences with the #MIBiG database (1/8)! doi.org/10.1093/bib/...

🌱✨ Excited to see my PhD chapters come alive as peer-reviewed papers Endophytic Flavobacterium in action: Fighting root fungal disease → doi.org/10.1016/j.mi... Thriving in low-oxygen roots → doi.org/10.1093/isme... @raaijmakersjm.bsky.social @vcarryon.bsky.social

academic.oup.com/ismej/advanc... Endophytic adaptation in Flavobacterium sp. 98 @xinyapan.bsky.social @vcarryon.bsky.social @gillesvanwezel.bsky.social ✌🏽 lysoPE story could be cool

#PMS2025 is a great occasion for many members of the MicroSOS consortium to meet and discuss about the project’s current and future activities!

Final countdown before the start of the #PMS2025!!! 🪴 Looking forward to seeing you in Antequera (Malaga) on 3-7 November! Final program at: 6thplantmicrobiomesymposium2025.com/programme/ #Plantscience #MicrobiomeResearch #Bioinformatics

#PMS2025 is going global! 🌍 So far, participants from 32 countries have registered for #PMS2025 This is your chance to connect, share ideas, and network with a international community of #plantmicrobiome scientists. 📅 Join now @ 6thplantmicrobiomesymposium2025.com #MicrobiomeResearch

Are you working on natural products? We’ve just released version 4.0 of the MIBiG data standard and repository! It now includes 3059 biosynthetic gene clusters, thanks to the combined efforts of 288 expert contributors. A thread: (1/8) academic.oup.com/nar/advance-...

🚨 Exciting News! The 6th Plant Microbiome Symposium 6thplantmicrobiomesymposium2025.com will be organized next year, as part of MicroSOS Project! #PMS2025 📅 [3-7 November 2025] 📍 [Antequera, Spain, maps.app.goo.gl/mYYDqS7zeJZG...