Francisco Dini-Andreote
@fdiniandreote.bsky.social
Assistant Professor | Penn State University | Microbial ecologist | Plant-microbe interaction | Community ecology http://dalab.psu.edu
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Soil-dwelling Naegleria enhances plant performance by stimulating beneficial bacterial functions in the rhizosphere
@natcomms.nature.com by Yang Yue and colleagues from Wu Xiong (Qirong Shen) at Nanjing Agricultural University
with @fdiniandreote.bsky.social
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
@natcomms.nature.com by Yang Yue and colleagues from Wu Xiong (Qirong Shen) at Nanjing Agricultural University
with @fdiniandreote.bsky.social
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Soil-dwelling Naegleria enhances plant performance by stimulating beneficial bacterial functions in the rhizosphere - Nature Communications
Soil protists can impact plant performance. Here the authors show that soil-dwelling Naegleria can enhance plant health by predating on pathogens, promoting beneficial bacteria, and stimulating protec...
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October 15, 2025 at 10:22 AM
Soil-dwelling Naegleria enhances plant performance by stimulating beneficial bacterial functions in the rhizosphere
@natcomms.nature.com by Yang Yue and colleagues from Wu Xiong (Qirong Shen) at Nanjing Agricultural University
with @fdiniandreote.bsky.social
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
@natcomms.nature.com by Yang Yue and colleagues from Wu Xiong (Qirong Shen) at Nanjing Agricultural University
with @fdiniandreote.bsky.social
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Interesting findings from @fdiniandreote.bsky.social & colleagues:
🌱 Plants use underground fungal highways to share defense signals.
CMNs transfer jasmonic acid from infected → healthy plants, reshaping rhizosphere microbes (like Streptomyces) that fight off pathogens.
Read more👉
🌱 Plants use underground fungal highways to share defense signals.
CMNs transfer jasmonic acid from infected → healthy plants, reshaping rhizosphere microbes (like Streptomyces) that fight off pathogens.
Read more👉
Common mycorrhizal networks facilitate plant disease resistance by altering rhizosphere microbiome assembly
Common mycorrhizal networks (CMNs) facilitate chemical communication between plants.
Zhang et al. demonstrate the transfer of jasmonic acid via CMN from Botrytis cinerea-infected
donor plants to healt...
www.cell.com
September 19, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Interesting findings from @fdiniandreote.bsky.social & colleagues:
🌱 Plants use underground fungal highways to share defense signals.
CMNs transfer jasmonic acid from infected → healthy plants, reshaping rhizosphere microbes (like Streptomyces) that fight off pathogens.
Read more👉
🌱 Plants use underground fungal highways to share defense signals.
CMNs transfer jasmonic acid from infected → healthy plants, reshaping rhizosphere microbes (like Streptomyces) that fight off pathogens.
Read more👉
Reposted by Francisco Dini-Andreote
Plant-microbe interactions amid global change
Commentary by @fdiniandreote.bsky.social examining research directions toward effectively harnessing plant-microbe interactions to promote plant & ecosystem tolerance amid global change scenarios
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Commentary by @fdiniandreote.bsky.social examining research directions toward effectively harnessing plant-microbe interactions to promote plant & ecosystem tolerance amid global change scenarios
www.cell.com/cell-host-mi...
Plant-microbe interactions amid global change
Terrestrial plants have ancient evolutionary relationships with microbes. Global change
alters these interactions, with impacts on natural and agricultural ecosystems. This
commentary outlines an over...
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August 18, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Plant-microbe interactions amid global change
Commentary by @fdiniandreote.bsky.social examining research directions toward effectively harnessing plant-microbe interactions to promote plant & ecosystem tolerance amid global change scenarios
www.cell.com/cell-host-mi...
Commentary by @fdiniandreote.bsky.social examining research directions toward effectively harnessing plant-microbe interactions to promote plant & ecosystem tolerance amid global change scenarios
www.cell.com/cell-host-mi...
New paper out! Here, I provide my personal view on "Plant-microbe interactions in the context of global change biology"
@psumbiome.bsky.social @cp-cellhostmicrobe.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1016/j.ch...
@psumbiome.bsky.social @cp-cellhostmicrobe.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1016/j.ch...
August 13, 2025 at 3:41 PM
New paper out! Here, I provide my personal view on "Plant-microbe interactions in the context of global change biology"
@psumbiome.bsky.social @cp-cellhostmicrobe.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1016/j.ch...
@psumbiome.bsky.social @cp-cellhostmicrobe.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1016/j.ch...
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🦠📚 Just out: @fdiniandreote.bsky.social and colleagues introduce the economic spectrum of soil food webs — a new framework linking traits across soil organisms (from microbes to mites) to ecosystem function.
Read more 👉 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
#SoilMicrobiome #OneHealth
Read more 👉 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
#SoilMicrobiome #OneHealth
The economic spectrum of soil food webs
Soils are highly heterogeneous ecosystems hosting multiple organisms engaged in trophic interactions. We introduce the economic spectrum of soil food …
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August 1, 2025 at 8:49 PM
🦠📚 Just out: @fdiniandreote.bsky.social and colleagues introduce the economic spectrum of soil food webs — a new framework linking traits across soil organisms (from microbes to mites) to ecosystem function.
Read more 👉 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
#SoilMicrobiome #OneHealth
Read more 👉 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
#SoilMicrobiome #OneHealth
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Harnessing the phyllosphere microbiota of wild foxtail millet for designing beneficial cross-kingdom synthetic communities
#ISMEComms by Xiaoyu Zai et al
with @cmelkonian.bsky.social @vivianecordovez.bsky.social @marnixmedema.bsky.social
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#ISMEComms by Xiaoyu Zai et al
with @cmelkonian.bsky.social @vivianecordovez.bsky.social @marnixmedema.bsky.social
academic.oup.com/ismecommun/a...
Harnessing the phyllosphere microbiota of wild foxtail millet for designing beneficial cross-kingdom synthetic communities
Abstract. Understanding the interplay between mechanisms in plant microbiome assembly and functioning of wild ancestors has led to the proposal of a novel
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July 28, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Harnessing the phyllosphere microbiota of wild foxtail millet for designing beneficial cross-kingdom synthetic communities
#ISMEComms by Xiaoyu Zai et al
with @cmelkonian.bsky.social @vivianecordovez.bsky.social @marnixmedema.bsky.social
academic.oup.com/ismecommun/a...
#ISMEComms by Xiaoyu Zai et al
with @cmelkonian.bsky.social @vivianecordovez.bsky.social @marnixmedema.bsky.social
academic.oup.com/ismecommun/a...
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Paper spotlight on the review by @fdiniandreote.bsky.social and colleagues, @finkel-lab.bsky.social, Gabriel Castrillo, @darrenmwells.bsky.social
"molecular and ecological understanding of microbial-mediated root plasticity in terrestrial systems"👇
"molecular and ecological understanding of microbial-mediated root plasticity in terrestrial systems"👇
✨ Paper spotlight ✨
Microbial drivers of root plasticity
doi.org/10.1111/nph....
(🧵 1/6) Plant roots have evolved mechanisms to adjust their development within the highly heterogeneous soil matrix, integrating local environmental conditions into their endogenous developmental programs.
Microbial drivers of root plasticity
doi.org/10.1111/nph....
(🧵 1/6) Plant roots have evolved mechanisms to adjust their development within the highly heterogeneous soil matrix, integrating local environmental conditions into their endogenous developmental programs.
July 22, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Paper spotlight on the review by @fdiniandreote.bsky.social and colleagues, @finkel-lab.bsky.social, Gabriel Castrillo, @darrenmwells.bsky.social
"molecular and ecological understanding of microbial-mediated root plasticity in terrestrial systems"👇
"molecular and ecological understanding of microbial-mediated root plasticity in terrestrial systems"👇
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New Tansley review out in @newphyt.bsky.social with @fdiniandreote.bsky.social and Gabriel Castrillo! We explore how the root is shaped by dialogue with soil microbes—highlighting emerging mechanisms and future research directions in root plasticity and microbiome interactions.
tinyurl.com/38mkyx5t
tinyurl.com/38mkyx5t
Microbial drivers of root plasticity
Soils are highly heterogeneous and dynamic systems, experiencing a constant flow of plant root exudates and moisture fluctuations that affect nutrient distribution, soil physicochemical properties, a...
nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
July 21, 2025 at 12:08 PM
New Tansley review out in @newphyt.bsky.social with @fdiniandreote.bsky.social and Gabriel Castrillo! We explore how the root is shaped by dialogue with soil microbes—highlighting emerging mechanisms and future research directions in root plasticity and microbiome interactions.
tinyurl.com/38mkyx5t
tinyurl.com/38mkyx5t
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🔬 New from our faculty: A must-read review on how root development is shaped by microbial interactions. Great work by @finkel-lab.bsky.social, @fdiniandreote.bsky.social & Gabriel Castrillo! 🌱🧬
New Tansley review out in @newphyt.bsky.social with @fdiniandreote.bsky.social and Gabriel Castrillo! We explore how the root is shaped by dialogue with soil microbes—highlighting emerging mechanisms and future research directions in root plasticity and microbiome interactions.
tinyurl.com/38mkyx5t
tinyurl.com/38mkyx5t
Microbial drivers of root plasticity
Soils are highly heterogeneous and dynamic systems, experiencing a constant flow of plant root exudates and moisture fluctuations that affect nutrient distribution, soil physicochemical properties, a...
nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
July 21, 2025 at 12:28 PM
🔬 New from our faculty: A must-read review on how root development is shaped by microbial interactions. Great work by @finkel-lab.bsky.social, @fdiniandreote.bsky.social & Gabriel Castrillo! 🌱🧬
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@fdiniandreote.bsky.social was recently featured on the Matters Microbial podcast hosted by @markowenmartin.bsky.social. Check out the episode to learn about how understanding soil microbiomes can improve sustainable agriculture!
Matters Microbial #90: Using Soil Microbiomes in Sustainable Agriculture
YouTube video by MicrobeTV
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May 12, 2025 at 3:17 PM
@fdiniandreote.bsky.social was recently featured on the Matters Microbial podcast hosted by @markowenmartin.bsky.social. Check out the episode to learn about how understanding soil microbiomes can improve sustainable agriculture!
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I recently interviewed Dr. Francisco Dini Andreote at Penn State for my podcast, and he said something that really resonabed with me.
May 11, 2025 at 5:04 AM
I recently interviewed Dr. Francisco Dini Andreote at Penn State for my podcast, and he said something that really resonabed with me.
Reposted by Francisco Dini-Andreote
Yes, it's Thursday! Time for Episode 90 of #MattersMicrobial. Dr. Francisco Dini Andreote of Penn State joins the #QualityQuorum to discuss how the plant microbiome can be used in agriculture. Please spread the #GoodMicrobialWord. microbe.tv
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May 9, 2025 at 4:41 AM
Yes, it's Thursday! Time for Episode 90 of #MattersMicrobial. Dr. Francisco Dini Andreote of Penn State joins the #QualityQuorum to discuss how the plant microbiome can be used in agriculture. Please spread the #GoodMicrobialWord. microbe.tv
youtu.be/krQGvMggA3Y?...
youtu.be/krQGvMggA3Y?...
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A new pub led by Luana Bresciani, @fdiniandreote.bsky.social, and other Penn State researchers is out in @isme-microbes.bsky.social journal. They developed a beta-diversity-based statistical approach to dissect microbiome coalescence (mixing of communities). 🦠🤝🦠
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Interplay of ecological processes modulates microbial community reassembly following coalescence
Abstract. Microbial community coalescence refers to the mixing of entire microbial communities and their environments. Despite conceptually analogous to a
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April 11, 2025 at 6:32 PM
A new pub led by Luana Bresciani, @fdiniandreote.bsky.social, and other Penn State researchers is out in @isme-microbes.bsky.social journal. They developed a beta-diversity-based statistical approach to dissect microbiome coalescence (mixing of communities). 🦠🤝🦠
academic.oup.com/ismej/articl...
academic.oup.com/ismej/articl...
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🌱 3 More Keynote Speakers for Plant Microbiome Symposium 2025! 🌱
🔬 Ioannis Stringlis – Agricultural University of Athens
🌍 Ainhoa Martínez Medina – IRNASA-CSIC
🔎 Francisco Dini Andreote – Pennsylvania State University
📅 Register now: 6thplantmicrobiomesymposium2025.com
#PlantMicrobiome #PMS2025
🔬 Ioannis Stringlis – Agricultural University of Athens
🌍 Ainhoa Martínez Medina – IRNASA-CSIC
🔎 Francisco Dini Andreote – Pennsylvania State University
📅 Register now: 6thplantmicrobiomesymposium2025.com
#PlantMicrobiome #PMS2025
February 28, 2025 at 8:12 AM
🌱 3 More Keynote Speakers for Plant Microbiome Symposium 2025! 🌱
🔬 Ioannis Stringlis – Agricultural University of Athens
🌍 Ainhoa Martínez Medina – IRNASA-CSIC
🔎 Francisco Dini Andreote – Pennsylvania State University
📅 Register now: 6thplantmicrobiomesymposium2025.com
#PlantMicrobiome #PMS2025
🔬 Ioannis Stringlis – Agricultural University of Athens
🌍 Ainhoa Martínez Medina – IRNASA-CSIC
🔎 Francisco Dini Andreote – Pennsylvania State University
📅 Register now: 6thplantmicrobiomesymposium2025.com
#PlantMicrobiome #PMS2025