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Join us for SeedCon 2026 – The First International Seed Microbiome Conference in Potsdam, Germany.
📅 May 5–7, 2026
More details coming soon: seedcon.org
#SeedCon2026 #SeedMicrobiome #MicrobialInheritance #PlantMicrobiome #Conference
September 19, 2025 at 2:28 PM
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#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.
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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.
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September 9, 2025 at 11:29 AM
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This work opens the door to:
1. Better microbial ecology models
2. Engineering beneficial microbes
3. Identifying new virulence or symbiosis factors
Read the preprint & share your thoughts!
#Microbiome #ComparativeGenomics #HostMicrob #PlantMicrobiome #Bioinformatics
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1. Better microbial ecology models
2. Engineering beneficial microbes
3. Identifying new virulence or symbiosis factors
Read the preprint & share your thoughts!
#Microbiome #ComparativeGenomics #HostMicrob #PlantMicrobiome #Bioinformatics
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The Genetic Basis of Bacterial Adaptation to Hosts
Microbes colonize and interact with diverse multicellular hosts using specialized genes, many of which remain unidentified. Better understanding of host-associated gene functions is a key aspect of mi...
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July 21, 2025 at 6:40 AM
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Sophie and I were involved in a review put together by a group of Nigerian Researchers. Soil P availability is a HUGE issue in sub-Saharan Africa and biofertilisers could play a key role in help boost crop yields. But we're not there yet www.mdpi.com/2571-8789/9/... #plantmicrobiome #foodsecurity
Trends in the Application of Phosphate-Solubilizing Microbes as Biofertilizers: Implications for Soil Improvement
The application of phosphate-solubilizing microbes (PSMs) as biofertilizers in agricultural systems has not satisfactorily solved the problem of reducing our reliance on chemical phosphorus (P) fertil...
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January 16, 2025 at 11:46 AM
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📜 Harnessing Aspergillus and host M genes for sustainable phyllosphere microbiome engineering
🧑🔬 Zhe Wang, Jiakang Yin, @kenichitsuda.bsky.social
📔 Crop Health
🔗 link.springer.com/article/10.1...
#️⃣ #PlantScience #PlantImmunity #PlantMicrobiome
🧑🔬 Zhe Wang, Jiakang Yin, @kenichitsuda.bsky.social
📔 Crop Health
🔗 link.springer.com/article/10.1...
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Harnessing Aspergillus and host M genes for sustainable phyllosphere microbiome engineering - Crop Health
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March 11, 2025 at 7:58 AM
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📜 Physiochemical interaction between osmotic stress and a bacterial exometabolite promotes plant disease
🧑🔬 Felix Getzke, Lei Wang, Stéphane Hacquard, et al.
📔 @natureportfolio.bsky.social Communications
🔗 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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🧑🔬 Felix Getzke, Lei Wang, Stéphane Hacquard, et al.
📔 @natureportfolio.bsky.social Communications
🔗 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Physiochemical interaction between osmotic stress and a bacterial exometabolite promotes plant disease - Nature Communications
A single exometabolite produced by an opportunistic bacterial pathogen of the root microbiome enhances host susceptibility to salt stress and promotes plant disease in complex soil systems.
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June 2, 2024 at 12:23 PM
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📜 Stable, fluorescent markers for tracking synthetic communities and assembly dynamics
🧑🔬 Beatriz Jorrin, Philip S. Poole, et al.
📔 Microbiome
🔗 microbiomejournal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....
#️⃣ #PlantScience #PlantImmunity #PlantMethods #PlantMicrobiome #SynCom #PlantSynCom
🧑🔬 Beatriz Jorrin, Philip S. Poole, et al.
📔 Microbiome
🔗 microbiomejournal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....
#️⃣ #PlantScience #PlantImmunity #PlantMethods #PlantMicrobiome #SynCom #PlantSynCom
Stable, fluorescent markers for tracking synthetic communities and assembly dynamics - Microbiome
Background After two decades of extensive microbiome research, the current forefront of scientific exploration involves moving beyond description and classification to uncovering the intricate mechani...
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May 10, 2024 at 4:02 PM
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🌱 At #PlantHealth2025, we’re going beyond pathogens
Join our IDEA CAFÉ:
Beyond Pathogens: Rethinking Microbial Dynamics in Plant Health Decline
On August 5th, 10.00 – 10.45 AM
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July 30, 2025 at 9:45 PM
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July issue of @cp-trendsmicrobiol.bsky.social is now online, with our review by @xinmingxu.bsky.social @neftalyl.bsky.social on Composing a microbial symphony and a matching cover illustration by @lizahaart.bsky.social
#SynCom #PlantMicrobiome #MicrobiomeEcology at #LeidenBiology
#SynCom #PlantMicrobiome #MicrobiomeEcology at #LeidenBiology
July 1, 2025 at 2:53 PM
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🌱 Two More Keynote Speakers for #PMS2025 🌱
🔬 @finkel-lab.bsky.social – @hebrewuniversity.bsky.social
🌱 Eiko Kuramae – NIOO
Join us at #PMS2025 in Malaga, November 2025.
📅 Register now: 6thplantmicrobiomesymposium2025.com
#PlantMicrobiome #MicrobiomeResearch #SoilHealth #PlantScience
🔬 @finkel-lab.bsky.social – @hebrewuniversity.bsky.social
🌱 Eiko Kuramae – NIOO
Join us at #PMS2025 in Malaga, November 2025.
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#PlantMicrobiome #MicrobiomeResearch #SoilHealth #PlantScience
March 28, 2025 at 2:29 PM
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We are very excited to make the first announcement of SeedCon 2026. Please mark your calendars and look out for further updates on seedcon.org #SeedCon2026 #SeedMicrobiome #MicrobialInheritance #PlantMicrobiome #Conference
Save the Date!
Join us for SeedCon 2026 – The First International Seed Microbiome Conference in Potsdam, Germany.
📅 May 5–7, 2026
More details coming soon: seedcon.org
#SeedCon2026 #SeedMicrobiome #MicrobialInheritance #PlantMicrobiome #Conference
Join us for SeedCon 2026 – The First International Seed Microbiome Conference in Potsdam, Germany.
📅 May 5–7, 2026
More details coming soon: seedcon.org
#SeedCon2026 #SeedMicrobiome #MicrobialInheritance #PlantMicrobiome #Conference
September 19, 2025 at 2:30 PM
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Brief breaks in a plant's root endodermal barrier release glutamine, drawing Pseudomonas protegens bacteria to new lateral‑root sites, researchers report in Science. https://getnews.me/root-barrier-breaks-release-glutamine-guiding-beneficial-bacteria/ #plantmicrobiome #glutamine #rootbiology
October 3, 2025 at 2:04 PM
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📜 A TNL receptor mediates microbiome feedbacks in Arabidopsis
🧑🔬 @henryjvr.bsky.social, @schandry.bsky.social, Claude Becker, Hiroaki Adachi, @kschlaeppi.bsky.social, et al.
📔 @biorxiv-plants.bsky.social
🔗 www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
#️⃣ #PlantScience #PlantImmunity #PlantMicrobiome
🧑🔬 @henryjvr.bsky.social, @schandry.bsky.social, Claude Becker, Hiroaki Adachi, @kschlaeppi.bsky.social, et al.
📔 @biorxiv-plants.bsky.social
🔗 www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
#️⃣ #PlantScience #PlantImmunity #PlantMicrobiome
A TNL receptor mediates microbiome feedbacks in Arabidopsis
Plant performance depends on the soil microbiome. While microbiome feedbacks are well documented, the mechanisms by which plants perceive and mediate these feedbacks remain unclear. We established a f...
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June 30, 2025 at 6:38 PM
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New Annual Review of #Phytopathology by Satoru Nakagami, @kenichitsuda.bsky.social, et al. !
"Regulation of Bacterial Growth and Behavior by Host Plant"
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"Regulation of Bacterial Growth and Behavior by Host Plant"
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Regulation of Bacterial Growth and Behavior by Host Plant | Annual Reviews
Plants are associated with diverse bacteria in nature. Some bacteria are pathogens that decrease plant fitness, and others are beneficial bacteria that promote plant growth and stress resistance. Emer...
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June 14, 2024 at 5:32 AM
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🌱 This week we introduce two more Keynote Speakers of the 6th Plant Microbiome Symposium 2025 (3-7 Nov 2025)! 🌱
🔬 Angela Sessitch – Austrian Institute of Technology
🧪 Paolina Garbeva – NIOO-KNAW
📅 Register here: 6thplantmicrobiomesymposium2025.com
#PlantMicrobiome #MicrobiomeResearch #PMS2025
🔬 Angela Sessitch – Austrian Institute of Technology
🧪 Paolina Garbeva – NIOO-KNAW
📅 Register here: 6thplantmicrobiomesymposium2025.com
#PlantMicrobiome #MicrobiomeResearch #PMS2025
February 21, 2025 at 2:40 PM
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📜 Conserved immunomodulation and variation in host association by Xanthomonadales commensals in Arabidopsis root microbiota
🧑🔬 Jana Ordon, @kawaima.bsky.social, Paul Schulze-Lefert, et al.
📔 @natureplants.bsky.social
🔗 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
#️⃣ #PlantScience #PlantImmunity #PlantMicrobiome
🧑🔬 Jana Ordon, @kawaima.bsky.social, Paul Schulze-Lefert, et al.
📔 @natureplants.bsky.social
🔗 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
#️⃣ #PlantScience #PlantImmunity #PlantMicrobiome
Conserved immunomodulation and variation in host association by Xanthomonadales commensals in Arabidopsis root microbiota - Nature Plants
The authors show that immunosuppression is highly conserved in the bacterial order Xanthomonadales. This feature, which preceded their specialization as host-adapted pathogens, probably contributes to...
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February 26, 2025 at 6:15 AM
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🪧To all #ISMPMI2025 attendees:
🗣️Don't miss your chance to speak with
PCP Editor Tatsuya Nobori @tatsuyanobori.bsky.social
about submitting your work to PCP!
#PlantImmunity
#PlantMicrobiome
#single-cellOmics
🗣️Don't miss your chance to speak with
PCP Editor Tatsuya Nobori @tatsuyanobori.bsky.social
about submitting your work to PCP!
#PlantImmunity
#PlantMicrobiome
#single-cellOmics
July 16, 2025 at 2:46 PM
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📜 A TNL receptor mediates microbiome feedbacks in Arabidopsis
🧑🔬 @henryjvr.bsky.social, @schandry.bsky.social, Claude Becker, @kschlaeppi.bsky.social, et al.
📔 @biorxiv-plants.bsky.social
🔗 www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
#️⃣ #PlantScience #PlantImmunity #PlantMicrobiome
🧑🔬 @henryjvr.bsky.social, @schandry.bsky.social, Claude Becker, @kschlaeppi.bsky.social, et al.
📔 @biorxiv-plants.bsky.social
🔗 www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
#️⃣ #PlantScience #PlantImmunity #PlantMicrobiome
A TNL receptor mediates microbiome feedbacks in Arabidopsis
Plant performance depends on the soil microbiome. While microbiome feedbacks are well documented, the mechanisms by which plants perceive and mediate these feedbacks remain unclear. We established a f...
www.biorxiv.org
February 28, 2025 at 5:56 AM
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Plants may control their own microbiomes: Scientists discovered stable RNA on plant leaves that can regulate microbes, revealing a new layer of plant-environment interaction.
#PlantMicrobiome #RNAInterference #PlantScience #MicrobialEcology #CrossKingdomRNAi #EarthDotCom #EarthSnap #Earth
#PlantMicrobiome #RNAInterference #PlantScience #MicrobialEcology #CrossKingdomRNAi #EarthDotCom #EarthSnap #Earth
Plants may control their own microbiomes
Scientists discovered stable RNA on plant leaves that can regulate microbes, revealing a new layer of plant-environment interaction.
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January 6, 2025 at 2:34 PM
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🌱 We're hiring! Join our team as a PhD candidate to explore plant–microbiota host specificity. Plant biology/microbiology background needed; bioinformatics skills a big plus💻! Apply by mid-June. www.uu.nl/en/organisat... #uubeta #plantmicrobiome #microbiota
PhD Position on Decoding Plant Microbiota–Host Specificity Using AI
Join us to generate data and build AI-driven models to decode plant–microbiota host specificity!
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May 15, 2025 at 9:36 AM
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📜 Taming of the microbial beasts: Plant immunity tethers potentially pathogenic microbiota members
🧑🔬 Frederickson Entila & @kenichitsuda.bsky.social
📔 BioEssays
🔗 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1...
#️⃣ #PlantScience #PlantImmunity #PlantMicrobiome
🧑🔬 Frederickson Entila & @kenichitsuda.bsky.social
📔 BioEssays
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Taming of the microbial beasts: Plant immunity tethers potentially pathogenic microbiota members
Plants are in intimate association with taxonomically defined microbiota. In here we review recent literature regarding the crucial role of plant immunity in controlling the potentially pathogenic me....
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October 21, 2024 at 1:35 PM
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📜 Long-term consequences of PTI activation and its manipulation by root-associated microbiota
🧑🔬 @luckystrike1984.bsky.social, Tomohisa Shimasaki
📔 Plant & Cell Physiology
🔗 academic.oup.com/pcp/advance-...
#️⃣ #PlantScience #PlantImmunity #PlantMicrobiome
🧑🔬 @luckystrike1984.bsky.social, Tomohisa Shimasaki
📔 Plant & Cell Physiology
🔗 academic.oup.com/pcp/advance-...
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Long-term consequences of PTI activation and its manipulation by root-associated microbiota
Abstract. In nature, plants are constantly colonized by a massive diversity of microbes engaged in mutualistic, pathogenic, or commensal relationships with
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April 3, 2024 at 12:27 PM
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Read Nakano's latest review in PCP discussing 'Long-Term Consequences of PTI Activation and Its Manipulation by Root-Associated Microbiota'
🆓 doi.org/10.1093/pcp/...
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July 16, 2025 at 3:15 PM
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#TropicalPlants
Halophyte endophytes boost maize salt tolerance! 426 isolates from Sesuvium portulacastrum yield Fusarium strain enhancing K+/Na+ balance.
Details: https://maxapress.com/article/doi/10.48130/tp-0025-0005
#PlantMicrobiome #SaltAgriculture
Halophyte endophytes boost maize salt tolerance! 426 isolates from Sesuvium portulacastrum yield Fusarium strain enhancing K+/Na+ balance.
Details: https://maxapress.com/article/doi/10.48130/tp-0025-0005
#PlantMicrobiome #SaltAgriculture
September 14, 2025 at 2:04 AM
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📜 Microbiome responses to natural Fusarium infection in field-grown soybean plants
🧑🔬 @svbentum.bsky.social, @rlberendsen.bsky.social, et al.
📔 @biorxiv-plants.bsky.social
🔗 www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
#️⃣ #PlantScience #PlantImmunity #PlantMicrobiome #Fusarium #Agriculture
🧑🔬 @svbentum.bsky.social, @rlberendsen.bsky.social, et al.
📔 @biorxiv-plants.bsky.social
🔗 www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
#️⃣ #PlantScience #PlantImmunity #PlantMicrobiome #Fusarium #Agriculture
Microbiome responses to natural Fusarium infection in field-grown soybean plants
The rhizosphere microbiome influences plant health by mediating plant-pathogen interactions. Plants can recruit protective microbes in response to disease, but the consistency of this process in field...
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April 3, 2025 at 6:50 AM
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