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Francis M. Martin
@fmartin54.bsky.social
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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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Francis M. Martin @fmartin54.bsky.social · 11h
GH25 lysozyme mediates tripartite interkingdom interactions and microbial competition on the plant leaf surface

www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
GH25 lysozyme mediates tripartite interkingdom interactions and microbial competition on the plant leaf surface | PNAS
Microbial communities inhabiting plants have emerged as crucial factors in regulating plant health and defense against disease-causing pathogens. T...
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Andy Murray @mesofauna.bsky.social · 1d
I haven’t been posting on here very much recently, but thought I’d post this photo of a Dicyrtoma fusca springtail. What a beauty…

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Francis M. Martin @fmartin54.bsky.social · 1d
In the hushed sanctuary of the Chapel of the Holy Sepulchre at Saint-Jean-Baptiste Church, Chaource, the Entombment unfolds with piercing intimacy. Here, Joseph of Arimathea and the Virgin Mary cradle the lifeless body of Christ in a moment frozen between unbearable grief and tender devotion.

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Reposted by Francis Martin

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Ákos T Kovács @evolvedbiofilm.bsky.social · 1d
Time-series RNA metabarcoding of the active Populus tremuloides root microbiome reveals hidden temporal dynamics and dormant core members

#mSystems by @jakenash12.bsky.social et al

journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/...

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Reposted by Francis Martin

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Francis M. Martin @fmartin54.bsky.social · 3d
Brainstorming on mycorrhizal & endophytic associations with Zhilin Yuan (CAF) while walking through the INRAE Arboretum 👍

📸 Long Peng

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Francis M. Martin @fmartin54.bsky.social · 4d
Comment une forêt peut-elle émettre plus de CO₂ qu’elle n’en capture ?

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Comment une forêt peut-elle émettre plus de CO₂ qu’elle n’en capture ?
Entre 1990 et 2010, la capacité de stockage des forêts a chuté d’environ 30 %. Tour d’horizon, de l’Amazonie à l’Afrique centrale, en passant par des forêts tempérées et boréales.
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New Phytologist @newphyt.bsky.social · 4d
"I'm motivated by the idea that the work we do … can ripple outward; that our research can serve people, protect biodiversity & contribute to a deeper appreciation of life on Earth."

In #Profile: Oscar Alejandro Pérez-Escobar
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Profile image of Oscar A. Pérez-Escobar Fig. 1 The Orchid Tree of Life poster visually summarizes the main findings of our study, ‘The origin and speciation of orchids’ (Pérez-Escobar et al., 2024).