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Francis M. Martin
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Microbiologist & Plant physiologist. Symbiosis, Mycorrhizae, Genomics, Plant-microbe interactions, Microbial ecology. Views are my own

https://mycor.nancy.inra.fr/IAM/?page_id=10523

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UW–Madison @uwmadison.bsky.social · 20h
UW–Madison scientists have published new research about the makeup of death cap mushrooms (Amanita phalloides) after learning that its spread across continents has changed the chemistry of the species. 🍄‍🟫
The Changing Chemistry of Invasive Death Cap Mushrooms
University of Wisconsin–Madison researchers just released a groundbreaking study on the same mushrooms behind an uptick in poisonings in California.
ls.wisc.edu

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Danve Castroverde @danvec.bsky.social · 1d
Dihydroxyhexanoic acid biosynthesis controls turgor in pathogenic fungi | Science www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Dihydroxyhexanoic acid biosynthesis controls turgor in pathogenic fungi
Many plant pathogenic fungi penetrate host surfaces mechanically, using turgor pressure generated by specialized infection cells called appressoria. These appressoria develop semipermeable cell walls ...
www.science.org

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Shingo Miyauchi @shingomiyauchi.bsky.social · 1d
🟢Visual Omics Series 14🟢 Do the same fungal species behave similarly across distant locations regardless of environment? We examined through multi-omics analysis. Colour theme inspired by Claude Monet's Water Lilies. @jgi.doe.gov @oistedu.bsky.social 🔗https://shorturl.at/fp5j9
#fungi #genomics 🍄

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ARTEMIS program @artemisforest.bsky.social · 1d
How ‘forest bathing’ keeps lungs healthy www.nature.com/articles/d41...
How ‘forest bathing’ keeps lungs healthy
Wooded environments release organic compounds that seem to improve respiratory health, but the magnitude and mechanism of the effect remains unclear.
www.nature.com

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ARTEMIS program @artemisforest.bsky.social · 1d
Bark microbiota modulate climate-active gas fluxes in Australian forests.....microcosm assays showed that bark microorganisms aerobically consume CH4, H2, and CO but switched to production of these gases under anoxia....... www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Bark microbiota modulate climate-active gas fluxes in Australian forests
Recent studies suggest that microbes inhabit tree bark, yet little is known about their identities, functions, and environmental roles. Here we reveal, through gene-centric and genome-resolved metagen...
www.science.org

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Alex Costa @labcosta.bsky.social · 1d
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Visualizing how a plant's leaves, stem and roots mutually communicate under environmental stress in real time
How do the different parts of an adult plant communicate with each other when it suffers an injury, is waterlogged, burnt or exposed to environmental stress? Today we can answer this question thanks t...
phys.org

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Tatiana Giraud @tatianagiraud.bsky.social · 3d
Notre tribune de scientifiques pour alerter sur les dangers de la nouvelle loi d'urgence pour l'agriculture: la science montre que l'urgence est au contraire de transformer le système agricole pour préserver notre santé, la fertilité des sols, une eau disponible et non polluée, et la biodiversité.

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New Phytologist @newphyt.bsky.social · 3d
✨ Paper spotlight ✨

(🧵 1/6) CLE peptides in plant biotic interactions
nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Fig. 1 CLAVATA3/EMBRYO SURROUNDING REGION (CLE) in biotic plant interactions.

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ICOM2026 @icom2026.bsky.social · 3d
IMS Research Awards 2026 – Nominations open!

🏆 Eminent & Mid-Career Awards
🗓 Deadline: 15 March 2026

🏆 Early-Career & Student Awards (Publication)
🗓 Deadline: 31 March 2026

🏅 Awards presented at ICOM

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@mycorrhizaims.bsky.social #Mycorrhiza

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Andrew Hipp @andrewlhipp.bsky.social · 4d
I'll be talking about oaks this Thursday, 7pm at the Lisle Public Library. It's a free public event, with a lot of oak photos and oak stories... join us if you can!

Registration info below: lisle.librarycalendar.com/event/chicag...
Acorn of Quercus dentata, Polly Hill Arboretum https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/315532772 Quercus ellipsoidalis, Wolf Road Prairie https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/252099311 Quercus gambelii, Madera, Chihuahua, Mexico https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/246431894

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