Frederik Bak
@fredebak.bsky.social
Assistant professor University of Copenhagen, Plant and Environmental Sciences | Visiting researcher AIT, Austrian Institute of Technology Bioresources.
Plant-microbe interactions | Subsurface microbiology | Microbial ecology | Football
Plant-microbe interactions | Subsurface microbiology | Microbial ecology | Football
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To all visionary microbe enthusiasts: @femsmicro.org is looking for an editor-in-chief for their flagship journal FEMS Microbiology Reviews! More details can be found here: fems-microbiology.org/opportunitie...
Editor-in-Chief for FEMS Microbiology Reviews - FEMS
The Federation of European Microbiological Societies (FEMS) is looking for an Editor-in-Chief to join its prestigious journal FEMS Microbiology Reviews for an initial period of three years, starting i...
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November 5, 2025 at 5:38 PM
To all visionary microbe enthusiasts: @femsmicro.org is looking for an editor-in-chief for their flagship journal FEMS Microbiology Reviews! More details can be found here: fems-microbiology.org/opportunitie...
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🎉 Don't miss out on early bird registration for the 4th Global Soil Biodiversity Conference 🎉
Early bird registration is open until December 15th ,2025 🦜
Registration page 👇
globalsoilbiodiversity2026.org/registration/
Early bird registration is open until December 15th ,2025 🦜
Registration page 👇
globalsoilbiodiversity2026.org/registration/
November 2, 2025 at 10:06 PM
🎉 Don't miss out on early bird registration for the 4th Global Soil Biodiversity Conference 🎉
Early bird registration is open until December 15th ,2025 🦜
Registration page 👇
globalsoilbiodiversity2026.org/registration/
Early bird registration is open until December 15th ,2025 🦜
Registration page 👇
globalsoilbiodiversity2026.org/registration/
A 2-y postdoc position in my former group at University of Copenhagen is available in microbial ecology and bioinformatics.
See more: employment.ku.dk/faculty/?sho...
Feel free to contact me if you have questions about the environment.
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See more: employment.ku.dk/faculty/?sho...
Feel free to contact me if you have questions about the environment.
Please share the ad.
Postdoc in Microbial bioinformatics
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October 2, 2025 at 5:51 AM
A 2-y postdoc position in my former group at University of Copenhagen is available in microbial ecology and bioinformatics.
See more: employment.ku.dk/faculty/?sho...
Feel free to contact me if you have questions about the environment.
Please share the ad.
See more: employment.ku.dk/faculty/?sho...
Feel free to contact me if you have questions about the environment.
Please share the ad.
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New article on equitable reuse of public sequencing data, published in @natmicrobiol.nature.com!
Led by the Data reuse core team @lhug.bsky.social @environmicrobio.bsky.social Cristina Moraru, @geomicrosoares.bsky.social, @folker.bsky.social and with Anke Heyer and The Data Reuse Consotrium!
Led by the Data reuse core team @lhug.bsky.social @environmicrobio.bsky.social Cristina Moraru, @geomicrosoares.bsky.social, @folker.bsky.social and with Anke Heyer and The Data Reuse Consotrium!
September 26, 2025 at 7:34 PM
New article on equitable reuse of public sequencing data, published in @natmicrobiol.nature.com!
Led by the Data reuse core team @lhug.bsky.social @environmicrobio.bsky.social Cristina Moraru, @geomicrosoares.bsky.social, @folker.bsky.social and with Anke Heyer and The Data Reuse Consotrium!
Led by the Data reuse core team @lhug.bsky.social @environmicrobio.bsky.social Cristina Moraru, @geomicrosoares.bsky.social, @folker.bsky.social and with Anke Heyer and The Data Reuse Consotrium!
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Hot off the press from our lab, led by @fredebak.bsky.social 👇
NRPS gene dynamics in the wheat rhizoplane show increased proportion of viscosin NRPS genes of importance for root colonization during drought | mSphere journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/...
NRPS gene dynamics in the wheat rhizoplane show increased proportion of viscosin NRPS genes of importance for root colonization during drought | mSphere journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/...
NRPS gene dynamics in the wheat rhizoplane show increased proportion of viscosin NRPS genes of importance for root colonization during drought | mSphere
To harness beneficial plant–microbe interactions for improved plant resilience, we
need to advance our understanding of key factors required for successful root colonization.
Bacterial-produced second...
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September 16, 2025 at 12:04 PM
Hot off the press from our lab, led by @fredebak.bsky.social 👇
NRPS gene dynamics in the wheat rhizoplane show increased proportion of viscosin NRPS genes of importance for root colonization during drought | mSphere journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/...
NRPS gene dynamics in the wheat rhizoplane show increased proportion of viscosin NRPS genes of importance for root colonization during drought | mSphere journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/...
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Post-doc position on Biological Nitrification Inhibition in rice in Aberdeen (Scotland)! Join our nice team and environment! Deadline 23rd Sept! www.abdnjobs.co.uk/vacancy/rese...
September 11, 2025 at 9:21 AM
Post-doc position on Biological Nitrification Inhibition in rice in Aberdeen (Scotland)! Join our nice team and environment! Deadline 23rd Sept! www.abdnjobs.co.uk/vacancy/rese...
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📢 We are thrilled to announce the International Soil Virus Conference 2026 in conjunction with the Saint Loup Research Institute.
🗓️ June 16 – 18, 2026
📍 Château de Saint Loup sur Thouet, France
👇 RSVP by October 31st, 2025
#virus #phage #ISVC2026
🗓️ June 16 – 18, 2026
📍 Château de Saint Loup sur Thouet, France
👇 RSVP by October 31st, 2025
#virus #phage #ISVC2026
ISVC2026
International Soil Virus Conference 2026! We are excited to announce and provide RSVP details for the next International Soil Virus Conference that will be held in Saint-Loup Lamaire, France on Jun…
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September 9, 2025 at 6:38 PM
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Hot off the press!! At my exchange at @niab-uk.bsky.social, we found some interesting patterns in how root hairless wheat will use its microbiome (bacteria + fungi) to improve its phosphorus uptake.
The results in one sentence: bacteria may be cool, but AMF are the superstar!
The results in one sentence: bacteria may be cool, but AMF are the superstar!
Wheat responds to lack of root hairs with recruitment of bacteria harboring P mineralization genes and increased arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi arbuscularisation https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.08.26.672279v1
August 27, 2025 at 8:40 AM
Hot off the press!! At my exchange at @niab-uk.bsky.social, we found some interesting patterns in how root hairless wheat will use its microbiome (bacteria + fungi) to improve its phosphorus uptake.
The results in one sentence: bacteria may be cool, but AMF are the superstar!
The results in one sentence: bacteria may be cool, but AMF are the superstar!
Paper accepted! ☺️Great way to start the week.
We investigated the composition of non-ribosomal peptide synthases on the rhizoplane of #wheat during drought. Among other things, we showed that the potential to synthesize the biosurfactant #viscosin improves rhizoplane colonization during drought.
We investigated the composition of non-ribosomal peptide synthases on the rhizoplane of #wheat during drought. Among other things, we showed that the potential to synthesize the biosurfactant #viscosin improves rhizoplane colonization during drought.
August 25, 2025 at 5:37 PM
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Hey plant + soil people, what is your experience with RNA extraction kits? Will any ole kit work, or are some better with soil/soil-grown plants than others? We are buying our first RNA kits, drop your suggestions!! #PlantScience
August 5, 2025 at 12:34 PM
Hey plant + soil people, what is your experience with RNA extraction kits? Will any ole kit work, or are some better with soil/soil-grown plants than others? We are buying our first RNA kits, drop your suggestions!! #PlantScience
July 1, 2025 at 10:31 AM
Impacts of diverse undersown cover crops on seasonal soil microbial properties url: academic.oup.com/femsec/artic...
Impacts of diverse undersown cover crops on seasonal soil microbial properties
Abstract. Positive relationships between plant diversity, microbial diversity, and ecosystem functioning have widely been observed in experimental grasslan
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June 30, 2025 at 12:09 PM
Impacts of diverse undersown cover crops on seasonal soil microbial properties url: academic.oup.com/femsec/artic...
Great final talk of the #rhizosphere6 conference. It was very rewarding to participste and hope to make it to Vienna in 4 years.
June 19, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Great final talk of the #rhizosphere6 conference. It was very rewarding to participste and hope to make it to Vienna in 4 years.
Paper accepted. #Nematode #Plantmicrobiome
June 16, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Paper accepted. #Nematode #Plantmicrobiome
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Above all, I hope that the collection of 112 wheat-derived, complete Pseudomonas genomes will be a useful and interesting tool for others.
Download them here: t.co/iFMgxWqnk4
Download them here: t.co/iFMgxWqnk4
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/bioproject/?term=PRJNA1108081
t.co
April 22, 2025 at 11:51 AM
Above all, I hope that the collection of 112 wheat-derived, complete Pseudomonas genomes will be a useful and interesting tool for others.
Download them here: t.co/iFMgxWqnk4
Download them here: t.co/iFMgxWqnk4
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My 1st first-author research article is published in Applied Soil Ecology!
This paper has been my constant companion over the past 4 years, but I'm so happy to send it off into the world 👇
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
This paper has been my constant companion over the past 4 years, but I'm so happy to send it off into the world 👇
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Pseudomonas taxonomic and functional microdiversity in the wheat rhizosphere is cultivar-dependent and links to disease resistance profile and root diameter
Diversity within lower taxonomic units in microbial communities is a key trait, giving rise to important ecological functions. In the rhizosphere, the…
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April 22, 2025 at 11:51 AM
My 1st first-author research article is published in Applied Soil Ecology!
This paper has been my constant companion over the past 4 years, but I'm so happy to send it off into the world 👇
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
This paper has been my constant companion over the past 4 years, but I'm so happy to send it off into the world 👇
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Microbiology Postdocs from all over Europe and the Globe!
🦠😎👍
Application for the FEMS SSPD 2025 “Harnessing microbial solutions in environmental research and One Health” is now open 👇
2 – 10 Sept 2025 on Lake Ohrid, North Macedonia
Co-Directors: Joana Falcao Salles and @luederslab.bsky.social
🦠😎👍
Application for the FEMS SSPD 2025 “Harnessing microbial solutions in environmental research and One Health” is now open 👇
2 – 10 Sept 2025 on Lake Ohrid, North Macedonia
Co-Directors: Joana Falcao Salles and @luederslab.bsky.social
FEMS Summer School for Postdocs 2025 - FEMS
Menu: Introduction – Applications – Programme This has been the most valuable and enjoyable scientific event I’ve attended so far. The atmosphere was incredible, with inspiring co-directors and mentor...
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March 19, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Microbiology Postdocs from all over Europe and the Globe!
🦠😎👍
Application for the FEMS SSPD 2025 “Harnessing microbial solutions in environmental research and One Health” is now open 👇
2 – 10 Sept 2025 on Lake Ohrid, North Macedonia
Co-Directors: Joana Falcao Salles and @luederslab.bsky.social
🦠😎👍
Application for the FEMS SSPD 2025 “Harnessing microbial solutions in environmental research and One Health” is now open 👇
2 – 10 Sept 2025 on Lake Ohrid, North Macedonia
Co-Directors: Joana Falcao Salles and @luederslab.bsky.social
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📢 Open PhD Position
With @fly-florian.bsky.social, we are recruiting a PhD student to develop CRISPR-Based Microbiome Editing to Study Microbial Interactions in Early Plant Life 🧬 🌿
Join us in Angers, France in the @emersys-irhs.bsky.social at @inrae-france.bsky.social
🗓️ Deadline 03/31
More info 👇
With @fly-florian.bsky.social, we are recruiting a PhD student to develop CRISPR-Based Microbiome Editing to Study Microbial Interactions in Early Plant Life 🧬 🌿
Join us in Angers, France in the @emersys-irhs.bsky.social at @inrae-france.bsky.social
🗓️ Deadline 03/31
More info 👇
March 6, 2025 at 4:42 PM
📢 Open PhD Position
With @fly-florian.bsky.social, we are recruiting a PhD student to develop CRISPR-Based Microbiome Editing to Study Microbial Interactions in Early Plant Life 🧬 🌿
Join us in Angers, France in the @emersys-irhs.bsky.social at @inrae-france.bsky.social
🗓️ Deadline 03/31
More info 👇
With @fly-florian.bsky.social, we are recruiting a PhD student to develop CRISPR-Based Microbiome Editing to Study Microbial Interactions in Early Plant Life 🧬 🌿
Join us in Angers, France in the @emersys-irhs.bsky.social at @inrae-france.bsky.social
🗓️ Deadline 03/31
More info 👇
An opnion worth reading, on how to improve the planning microbiome data analysis and the use of statistics
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Planning and describing a microbiome data analysis - Nature Microbiology
We provide guidance on the planning, execution and description of statistical analyses in microbiome studies.
www.nature.com
March 6, 2025 at 4:11 PM
An opnion worth reading, on how to improve the planning microbiome data analysis and the use of statistics
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
#PhD position in #Microbial Interactions group.
#Wheat #Microbiome #Phosphorous
RT appreciated
employment.ku.dk/phd?show=163...
#Wheat #Microbiome #Phosphorous
RT appreciated
employment.ku.dk/phd?show=163...
PhD fellowship in Microbial ecology and plant-microbe interactions in the wheat rhizosphere
employment.ku.dk
February 27, 2025 at 10:11 AM
#PhD position in #Microbial Interactions group.
#Wheat #Microbiome #Phosphorous
RT appreciated
employment.ku.dk/phd?show=163...
#Wheat #Microbiome #Phosphorous
RT appreciated
employment.ku.dk/phd?show=163...
#PhD positions at UCPH - Department of Plant and Envrionmental Sciences
#Microbiome #Biodiversity #Pathogens
jobportal.ku.dk/phd/?show=16...
#Microbiome #Biodiversity #Pathogens
jobportal.ku.dk/phd/?show=16...
PhD fellowships at the Department of Plant & Environmental Sciences.
jobportal.ku.dk
February 27, 2025 at 10:08 AM
#PhD positions at UCPH - Department of Plant and Envrionmental Sciences
#Microbiome #Biodiversity #Pathogens
jobportal.ku.dk/phd/?show=16...
#Microbiome #Biodiversity #Pathogens
jobportal.ku.dk/phd/?show=16...
👨🎓 in 🌾🦠! Soon there will be an available #phd position in #plant #microbiome in out research group @ucph.bsky.social
More details in a couple of weeks.
More details in a couple of weeks.
February 19, 2025 at 8:15 AM
👨🎓 in 🌾🦠! Soon there will be an available #phd position in #plant #microbiome in out research group @ucph.bsky.social
More details in a couple of weeks.
More details in a couple of weeks.
Metabolism of hemicelluloses by root-associated Bacteroidota species
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Metabolism of hemicelluloses by root-associated Bacteroidota species
Abstract. Bacteroidota species are enriched in the plant microbiome and provide several beneficial functions for their host, including disease suppression.
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February 19, 2025 at 6:41 AM
Metabolism of hemicelluloses by root-associated Bacteroidota species
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Mechanisms of cooperation in the plants-arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi-bacteria continuum
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Mechanisms of cooperation in the plants-arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi-bacteria continuum
Abstract. In nature, cooperation is an essential way for species, whether they belong to the same kingdom or to different kingdoms, to overcome the scarcit
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February 19, 2025 at 6:41 AM
Mechanisms of cooperation in the plants-arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi-bacteria continuum
academic.oup.com/ismej/advanc...
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