Björn Krenz
@bkrenz.bsky.social
Head of the DSMZ Plant Viruses Department, PI, dedicated in collection, diagnosis, management and research of plant viruses
🍂 It's September – time to reveal our new Virus of the Month!
This one has been grafted, as shown in the picture... but can you guess what it is? 👀
Stay tuned – more clues and facts coming soon!
#PlantVirology
This one has been grafted, as shown in the picture... but can you guess what it is? 👀
Stay tuned – more clues and facts coming soon!
#PlantVirology
September 5, 2025 at 10:07 AM
🍂 It's September – time to reveal our new Virus of the Month!
This one has been grafted, as shown in the picture... but can you guess what it is? 👀
Stay tuned – more clues and facts coming soon!
#PlantVirology
This one has been grafted, as shown in the picture... but can you guess what it is? 👀
Stay tuned – more clues and facts coming soon!
#PlantVirology
For plant viruses, assembling into particles is like getting dressed before leaving the "house". Most plant viruses know: no capsid, no infection.
#PlantVirology
#PlantVirology
September 3, 2025 at 1:10 PM
For plant viruses, assembling into particles is like getting dressed before leaving the "house". Most plant viruses know: no capsid, no infection.
#PlantVirology
#PlantVirology
RNA viruses are famous for their fast and sloppy replication, using error-prone RNA polymerases that generate lots of mutations. But here’s the twist: many DNA viruses mutate just as much — even though they often rely on the host’s supposedly “accurate” DNA polymerases. But why?
#PlantVirology
#PlantVirology
August 26, 2025 at 9:07 AM
RNA viruses are famous for their fast and sloppy replication, using error-prone RNA polymerases that generate lots of mutations. But here’s the twist: many DNA viruses mutate just as much — even though they often rely on the host’s supposedly “accurate” DNA polymerases. But why?
#PlantVirology
#PlantVirology
Great internal event @leibniz-dsmz.bsky.social today! Insightful presentations from our department heads gave a strong overview of ongoing work and strategic goals. At DSMZ, the Plant Viruses department provides virus inoculum, antibodies, HTS services and more: www.dsmz.de/collection/c...
August 20, 2025 at 8:09 AM
Great internal event @leibniz-dsmz.bsky.social today! Insightful presentations from our department heads gave a strong overview of ongoing work and strategic goals. At DSMZ, the Plant Viruses department provides virus inoculum, antibodies, HTS services and more: www.dsmz.de/collection/c...
With HTS, we can detect even the smallest traces of viral RNA or DNA in plant samples—but not everything detected actually infects the plant.
Detection ≠ infection. HTS is just the start—validation is essential.
#PlantVirology #HTS #VirusDiscovery #PlantPathology
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Detection ≠ infection. HTS is just the start—validation is essential.
#PlantVirology #HTS #VirusDiscovery #PlantPathology
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August 18, 2025 at 1:48 PM
With HTS, we can detect even the smallest traces of viral RNA or DNA in plant samples—but not everything detected actually infects the plant.
Detection ≠ infection. HTS is just the start—validation is essential.
#PlantVirology #HTS #VirusDiscovery #PlantPathology
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Detection ≠ infection. HTS is just the start—validation is essential.
#PlantVirology #HTS #VirusDiscovery #PlantPathology
lnkd.in/eFG_rWcg
As global temperatures rise, insect vectors like whiteflies can increasingly shift their range. Regions once considered too cold may soon become suitable habitat—bringing plant viruses (and other pathogens) along for the ride.
#PlantVirology #ClimateChange #InsectVectors #PlantHealth #Whiteflies
#PlantVirology #ClimateChange #InsectVectors #PlantHealth #Whiteflies
August 15, 2025 at 6:43 AM
As global temperatures rise, insect vectors like whiteflies can increasingly shift their range. Regions once considered too cold may soon become suitable habitat—bringing plant viruses (and other pathogens) along for the ride.
#PlantVirology #ClimateChange #InsectVectors #PlantHealth #Whiteflies
#PlantVirology #ClimateChange #InsectVectors #PlantHealth #Whiteflies
Reposted by Björn Krenz
Repost appreciated:
Open #PhDposition in structural virology in my group! Join us in Umeå, Sweden to uncover how arboviruses remodel infected cells. In situ #cryoET and #cryoEM combined with #virology, #cellbiology, and #biophysics.
Deadline 7 September. More info: www.carlsonlab.se/join/
Open #PhDposition in structural virology in my group! Join us in Umeå, Sweden to uncover how arboviruses remodel infected cells. In situ #cryoET and #cryoEM combined with #virology, #cellbiology, and #biophysics.
Deadline 7 September. More info: www.carlsonlab.se/join/
August 13, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Repost appreciated:
Open #PhDposition in structural virology in my group! Join us in Umeå, Sweden to uncover how arboviruses remodel infected cells. In situ #cryoET and #cryoEM combined with #virology, #cellbiology, and #biophysics.
Deadline 7 September. More info: www.carlsonlab.se/join/
Open #PhDposition in structural virology in my group! Join us in Umeå, Sweden to uncover how arboviruses remodel infected cells. In situ #cryoET and #cryoEM combined with #virology, #cellbiology, and #biophysics.
Deadline 7 September. More info: www.carlsonlab.se/join/
Today is back2school in Lower Saxony, Germany. I wish all students a great first day at school!
August 14, 2025 at 5:03 AM
Today is back2school in Lower Saxony, Germany. I wish all students a great first day at school!
Happy Friday everyone!
August 8, 2025 at 12:11 PM
Happy Friday everyone!
Plant Virus(es) of the Month – August: Rhabdoviruses!
Welcome to the world of bullet-shaped troublemakers
This month we’re exploring plant-infecting rhabdoviruses – fascinating, complex, and often overlooked members of the virosphere.
#PlantVirology #Rhabdovirus
Welcome to the world of bullet-shaped troublemakers
This month we’re exploring plant-infecting rhabdoviruses – fascinating, complex, and often overlooked members of the virosphere.
#PlantVirology #Rhabdovirus
August 7, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Plant Virus(es) of the Month – August: Rhabdoviruses!
Welcome to the world of bullet-shaped troublemakers
This month we’re exploring plant-infecting rhabdoviruses – fascinating, complex, and often overlooked members of the virosphere.
#PlantVirology #Rhabdovirus
Welcome to the world of bullet-shaped troublemakers
This month we’re exploring plant-infecting rhabdoviruses – fascinating, complex, and often overlooked members of the virosphere.
#PlantVirology #Rhabdovirus
Bringing home seeds or plants from your holiday? 🌿✈️
You might also import something smaller !
🦠 Some viruses travel light... but cause heavy damage.
Don’t plant trouble.
#PlantHealth #PlantVirology
You might also import something smaller !
🦠 Some viruses travel light... but cause heavy damage.
Don’t plant trouble.
#PlantHealth #PlantVirology
July 30, 2025 at 12:16 PM
Bringing home seeds or plants from your holiday? 🌿✈️
You might also import something smaller !
🦠 Some viruses travel light... but cause heavy damage.
Don’t plant trouble.
#PlantHealth #PlantVirology
You might also import something smaller !
🦠 Some viruses travel light... but cause heavy damage.
Don’t plant trouble.
#PlantHealth #PlantVirology
Today we had the great opportunity to visit Sönke Strampe (www.soenkes-suesskartoffeln.de) and his farm to learn more about sweet potatoes – a big thank you for the warm welcome, the valuable insights, and the open exchange! 🌱🍠
#SweetPotato #PlantVirology
#SweetPotato #PlantVirology
July 29, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Today we had the great opportunity to visit Sönke Strampe (www.soenkes-suesskartoffeln.de) and his farm to learn more about sweet potatoes – a big thank you for the warm welcome, the valuable insights, and the open exchange! 🌱🍠
#SweetPotato #PlantVirology
#SweetPotato #PlantVirology
#HappyFriday, everyone! Not all plant viruses are hyperactive. Some, like Arabidopsis latent virus 1 (ArLV-1, DSMZ No.: PC-1445), can persist in their hosts without causing symptoms — quietly hanging out in sort of "latent state".
June 27, 2025 at 8:49 AM
#HappyFriday, everyone! Not all plant viruses are hyperactive. Some, like Arabidopsis latent virus 1 (ArLV-1, DSMZ No.: PC-1445), can persist in their hosts without causing symptoms — quietly hanging out in sort of "latent state".
Apparently, #begomoviruses, like #TYLCV, can replicate in one nucleus...that might have some implications. journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/...
June 5, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Apparently, #begomoviruses, like #TYLCV, can replicate in one nucleus...that might have some implications. journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/...
#VirusoftheMonth – June 2025: Tomato yellow leaf curl virus (TYLCV)
After PSSaV in May, we now turn to one of the most destructive viruses affecting tomato crops globally: TYLCV.
#PlantVirology #TYLCV #Begomovirus
After PSSaV in May, we now turn to one of the most destructive viruses affecting tomato crops globally: TYLCV.
#PlantVirology #TYLCV #Begomovirus
June 3, 2025 at 1:30 PM
#VirusoftheMonth – June 2025: Tomato yellow leaf curl virus (TYLCV)
After PSSaV in May, we now turn to one of the most destructive viruses affecting tomato crops globally: TYLCV.
#PlantVirology #TYLCV #Begomovirus
After PSSaV in May, we now turn to one of the most destructive viruses affecting tomato crops globally: TYLCV.
#PlantVirology #TYLCV #Begomovirus
High-Throughput Sequencing (HTS): Spotting the unseen troublemakers!
May 30, 2025 at 8:59 AM
High-Throughput Sequencing (HTS): Spotting the unseen troublemakers!
Reposted by Björn Krenz
Bedrohen Pflanzenviren unsere Ernährung? Den Einfluss der Viren auf unsere Ernährungssicherheit erklärt unser Experte @bkrenz.bsky.social bei #BookAScientist.
Terminbuchung: www.leibniz-gemeinschaft.de/ueber-uns/neues/veranstaltungen/book-a-scientist
#ernährung #pflanzengesundheit #pflanzenviren
Terminbuchung: www.leibniz-gemeinschaft.de/ueber-uns/neues/veranstaltungen/book-a-scientist
#ernährung #pflanzengesundheit #pflanzenviren
May 23, 2025 at 8:27 AM
Bedrohen Pflanzenviren unsere Ernährung? Den Einfluss der Viren auf unsere Ernährungssicherheit erklärt unser Experte @bkrenz.bsky.social bei #BookAScientist.
Terminbuchung: www.leibniz-gemeinschaft.de/ueber-uns/neues/veranstaltungen/book-a-scientist
#ernährung #pflanzengesundheit #pflanzenviren
Terminbuchung: www.leibniz-gemeinschaft.de/ueber-uns/neues/veranstaltungen/book-a-scientist
#ernährung #pflanzengesundheit #pflanzenviren
Happy Biodiversity Day !!!
May 22, 2025 at 7:55 AM
Happy Biodiversity Day !!!
Reposted by Björn Krenz
Are you looking for an exciting postdoc on quantitative disease resistance in Quinoa in collaboration with @kjschmid.bsky.social and others?? Apply now. The project can start as soon as possible!
May 20, 2025 at 10:45 AM
Are you looking for an exciting postdoc on quantitative disease resistance in Quinoa in collaboration with @kjschmid.bsky.social and others?? Apply now. The project can start as soon as possible!
Plasmodesmata are normally too narrow for large molecules like viral RNA or proteins. Movement proteins can modify these channels to widen them — like giving the virus a VIP pass.
May 21, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Plasmodesmata are normally too narrow for large molecules like viral RNA or proteins. Movement proteins can modify these channels to widen them — like giving the virus a VIP pass.
Reposted by Björn Krenz
📢 We are #hiring a #PhD student to work on an interdisciplinary, collaborative project @dzne.science in Bonn, Germany!
🧠 If you’re interested in western diet-induced #neuroinflammation and innate immune signalling in #alzheimersdisease, check out our ad below 👇
jobs.dzne.de/en/jobs/1014...
🧠 If you’re interested in western diet-induced #neuroinflammation and innate immune signalling in #alzheimersdisease, check out our ad below 👇
jobs.dzne.de/en/jobs/1014...
PhD student (f/m/x) in the field of Neuroimmunology 1439/2025/5]
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May 14, 2025 at 5:12 AM
📢 We are #hiring a #PhD student to work on an interdisciplinary, collaborative project @dzne.science in Bonn, Germany!
🧠 If you’re interested in western diet-induced #neuroinflammation and innate immune signalling in #alzheimersdisease, check out our ad below 👇
jobs.dzne.de/en/jobs/1014...
🧠 If you’re interested in western diet-induced #neuroinflammation and innate immune signalling in #alzheimersdisease, check out our ad below 👇
jobs.dzne.de/en/jobs/1014...
Plant viruses are typically transmitted in a few key ways — quite different from how animal viruses spread....
May 14, 2025 at 7:20 AM
Plant viruses are typically transmitted in a few key ways — quite different from how animal viruses spread....
#VirusOfTheMonth – May 2025: Parsley Severe Stunt-associated Virus #PSSaV is not confined to Germany! New research confirms its presence in 🇮🇷 Iran.
📖 Genome study: doi.org/10.1007/s11262-021-01835-y
#PlantVirology #Nanoviridae
📖 Genome study: doi.org/10.1007/s11262-021-01835-y
#PlantVirology #Nanoviridae
Genome characterization of parsley severe stunt-associated virus in Iran - Virus Genes
Parsley severe stunt-associated virus (PSSaV) is a recently identified nanovirus first reported in Germany. During a survey for identification of nanoviruses infecting apiaceous plants in south-easter...
doi.org
May 13, 2025 at 11:51 AM
#VirusOfTheMonth – May 2025: Parsley Severe Stunt-associated Virus #PSSaV is not confined to Germany! New research confirms its presence in 🇮🇷 Iran.
📖 Genome study: doi.org/10.1007/s11262-021-01835-y
#PlantVirology #Nanoviridae
📖 Genome study: doi.org/10.1007/s11262-021-01835-y
#PlantVirology #Nanoviridae
Today is International Plant Health Day!
May 12, 2025 at 5:08 AM
Today is International Plant Health Day!