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This paper is absolutely stunning btw

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Functional division of labor in motility, lignocellulose digestion, and nitrogen metabolism revealed for the Mixotricha paradoxa holobiont
Abstract. Mixotricha paradoxa is a large cellulolytic flagellate present in the hindgut of the termite Mastotermes darwiniensis. This parabasalid flagellat
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February 13, 2026 at 4:11 PM
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🦠 A bacterial “glue” that turns Into an antifungal tool

More information in our new article ⬇️
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Offensive role of the Bacillus extracellular matrix in driving metabolite-mediated dialog and adaptive strategies with the fungus Botrytis
Abstract. Bacterial–fungal interactions have traditionally been attributed to secondary metabolites, but the role of the bacterial extracellular matrix in
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February 13, 2026 at 12:09 PM
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👉 Phage infection fronts trigger early sporulation and viral entrapment in bacterial populations:

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Phage infection fronts trigger early sporulation and viral entrapment in bacterial populations
Abstract. Bacteriophage (phage) infect, lyse, and propagate within bacterial populations. However, physiological changes in bacterial cell state can protec
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February 13, 2026 at 7:58 AM
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Downy mildew disease-suppressive soils transmit a protective core microbiome to the phyllosphere

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Downy mildew disease-suppressive soils transmit a protective core microbiome to the phyllosphere
Abstract. Plants can respond to pathogen attack by assembling disease-suppressive microbiomes. In Arabidopsis thaliana, infection by the obligate foliar do
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February 12, 2026 at 8:33 AM
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Phage infection fronts trigger early sporulation and viral entrapment in bacterial populations
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#ISMEJournal by Andreea Măgălie et al from @joshuasweitz.bsky.social and @jaytlennon.bsky.social

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Phage infection fronts trigger early sporulation and viral entrapment in bacterial populations
Abstract. Bacteriophage (phage) infect, lyse, and propagate within bacterial populations. However, physiological changes in bacterial cell state can protec
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February 12, 2026 at 8:29 AM
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Contractile Injection Systems - Hot Springs - cryoET: Read the final version of our paper here:
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Thermophilic bacteria employ a contractile injection system in hot spring microbial mats
Abstract. Bacterial contractile injection systems (CISs) are multiprotein complexes that facilitate the bacterial response to environmental factors or inte
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February 11, 2026 at 2:43 PM
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Resilient Antarctic soil bacteria consume trace gases across wide temperature ranges academic.oup.com/ismej/advanc... #jcampubs
February 10, 2026 at 2:58 PM
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Mutations in legume genes that influence symbiosis create a complex selective landscape for rhizobial symbionts

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Mutations in legume genes that influence symbiosis create a complex selective landscape for rhizobial symbionts
Abstract. In the mutualism between leguminous plants and rhizobia bacteria, rhizobia live inside root nodules, creating potential for host genes to shape t
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February 7, 2026 at 9:23 AM
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Check out how we use WTT to predict diversity and functioning of the microbiome in a continental river: academic.oup.com/ismej/advanc... 🦠💧 #MicrobialEcology #Hydrology
Hydrological regime of a continental river system predicts bacterial macroecological patterns
Abstract. Modelling bacterial dynamics in large river systems is crucial for predicting continental-scale ecosystem functioning under anthropogenic pressur
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February 4, 2026 at 10:37 AM
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Discovery and cultivation of prokaryotic taxa in the age of metagenomics and artificial intelligence | The ISME Journal | Oxford Academic https://academic.oup.com/ismej/advance-article/doi/10.1093/ismejo/wrag012/8445420?rss=1&login=false
February 3, 2026 at 10:45 PM
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Hydrological regime of a continental river system predicts bacterial macroecological patterns academic.oup.com/ismej/advanc... #jcampubs
February 3, 2026 at 2:32 PM
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Discovery and cultivation of prokaryotic taxa in the age of metagenomics and artificial intelligence academic.oup.com/ismej/advanc... #jcampubs
Discovery and cultivation of prokaryotic taxa in the age of metagenomics and artificial intelligence
Abstract. Despite advances in sequencing, microbial genomics, and cultivation techniques, the vast majority of prokaryotic species remain uncultured, which
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February 2, 2026 at 2:04 PM
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Discovery and cultivation of prokaryotic taxa in the age of metagenomics and artificial intelligence

#ISMEJournal from @alexrosado.bsky.social

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Discovery and cultivation of prokaryotic taxa in the age of metagenomics and artificial intelligence
Abstract. Despite advances in sequencing, microbial genomics, and cultivation techniques, the vast majority of prokaryotic species remain uncultured, which
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February 1, 2026 at 7:00 PM
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🧬 Our new paper in @ISMEJournal

"Cefiderocol resistance genes identified in environmental samples using functional metagenomics"

Led by Remi Gschwind and Etienne Ruppe as part of JPIAMR SEARCHER.

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Cefiderocol resistance genes identified in environmental samples using functional metagenomics
Abstract. Antibiotic resistance poses a global public health threat, which can originate from the transfer of environmental antibiotic resistance genes to
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January 30, 2026 at 1:26 PM
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Organohalide respiration by a Desulforhopalus-dominated community academic.oup.com/ismej/advanc... #jcampubs
January 26, 2026 at 2:24 PM
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Congratulations to Margarita and Morgan Pavelsky who’s image of the diatom Corethron isolated from the Galápagos Islands is the new face of the ISME journal.

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Volume 20 Issue 1 | The ISME Journal | Oxford Academic
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January 24, 2026 at 3:08 PM
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Hidden reservoir of highly adaptable multi-host plasmids that propagate antibiotic genes in healthy human populations

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Hidden reservoir of highly adaptable multi-host plasmids that propagate antibiotic genes in healthy human populations
Abstract. Plasmids are key vectors for disseminating antibiotic resistance genes, yet their diversity and dynamics in the healthy human gut microbiome rema
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January 24, 2026 at 10:10 AM
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Urea-driven nitrification contributes to N2O production in the oligotrophic euphotic ocean academic.oup.com/ismej/articl... #stableisotopes
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January 22, 2026 at 8:26 AM
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Constructing a “periodic table” of bacteria to map diversity in trait space

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Constructing a “periodic table” of bacteria to map diversity in trait space
Abstract. Despite an ever-expanding number of bacterial taxa being discovered, many of these taxa remain uncharacterized with unknown traits and environmen
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January 12, 2026 at 10:25 AM
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Urea-driven nitrification contributes up to 40% of the total N2O produced through nitrification processes in the oligotrophic oceans

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Urea-driven nitrification contributes to N2O production in the oligotrophic euphotic ocean
Abstract. Urea is an important alternative nitrogen source to ammonium for nitrification in oligotrophic oceans, yet its role in substrate-driven nitrous o
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January 12, 2026 at 6:01 AM
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Check out the paper on megataxonomy and the global ecology of viruses at https://doi.org/10.1093/ismej/wrad042 for detailed insights into this exciting development.
January 12, 2026 at 5:10 AM
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Constructing a “periodic table” of bacteria to map diversity in trait space | The ISME Journal | Oxford Academic https://academic.oup.com/ismej/advance-article/doi/10.1093/ismejo/wraf289/8415532?rss=1&login=false
Constructing a “periodic table” of bacteria to map diversity in trait space
Abstract. Despite an ever-expanding number of bacterial taxa being discovered, many of these taxa remain uncharacterized with unknown traits and environmen
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January 7, 2026 at 10:56 PM
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Impact of Diazotrophs on Marine Food Webs and the Biological Carbon Pump: Progress and Remaining Challenges | The ISME Journal | Oxford Academic https://academic.oup.com/ismej/advance-article/doi/10.1093/ismejo/wraf291/8415522?rss=1&login=false
Impact of Diazotrophs on Marine Food Webs and the Biological Carbon Pump: Progress and Remaining Challenges
Abstract. Marine diazotrophs are microscopic planktonic organisms ubiquitous in the ocean, that play a major ecological role: they supply nitrogen to the s
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January 7, 2026 at 10:48 PM
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January 7, 2026 at 6:32 PM
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January 7, 2026 at 6:04 PM