Kevin Hockett
@hockettlab.bsky.social
Assc Professor of Microbial Ecology @ Penn State
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🌱🧬 Penn State’s @hockettlab.bsky.social and team discovered how tomato leaf microbiomes can suppress bacterial speck disease.
Xanthomonas & Pseudomonas → less disease → possible microbial tools to protect crops.
🔗 Read more: www.psu.edu/news/agricul...
Xanthomonas & Pseudomonas → less disease → possible microbial tools to protect crops.
🔗 Read more: www.psu.edu/news/agricul...
New clues in how plant microbiomes protect against bacterial speck disease | Penn State University
Bacterial speck is a common disease affecting tomatoes that can result in lower yields for growers. A new study led by researchers at Penn State gives new clues on how a plant’s microbiome can be used...
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October 2, 2025 at 7:26 PM
🌱🧬 Penn State’s @hockettlab.bsky.social and team discovered how tomato leaf microbiomes can suppress bacterial speck disease.
Xanthomonas & Pseudomonas → less disease → possible microbial tools to protect crops.
🔗 Read more: www.psu.edu/news/agricul...
Xanthomonas & Pseudomonas → less disease → possible microbial tools to protect crops.
🔗 Read more: www.psu.edu/news/agricul...
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The final published work from my PhD. Took the team a lot of effort to get over the line, but we did it! #microbiome #plantpathogens #phyllosphere
Thrilled to see this work published!
We analyzed foliar disease suppressive microbial communities from tomato to identify taxa and functions associated with suppression. Congratulations to lead author @hanareiaehau.bsky.social, and co-authors Javad Sadeghi and Terrence Bell!
tinyurl.com/4pnxxuus
We analyzed foliar disease suppressive microbial communities from tomato to identify taxa and functions associated with suppression. Congratulations to lead author @hanareiaehau.bsky.social, and co-authors Javad Sadeghi and Terrence Bell!
tinyurl.com/4pnxxuus
Rapid and sustained differentiation of disease-suppressive phyllosphere microbiomes in tomato following experimental microbiome selection - Environmental Microbiome
Background Microbial-based treatments to protect plants against phytopathogens typically focus on soil-borne disease or the aboveground application of one or a few biocontrol microorganisms. However, ...
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July 2, 2025 at 6:27 AM
The final published work from my PhD. Took the team a lot of effort to get over the line, but we did it! #microbiome #plantpathogens #phyllosphere
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Fresh plant microbiome research out! 🌱🦠
@hockettlab.bsky.social shows how tomato phyllosphere microbiomes rapidly differentiate under pathogen pressure, developing disease-suppressive traits.
Check it out 👉 link.springer.com/article/10.1...
#Microbiome #PlantHealth #OneHealth
@hockettlab.bsky.social shows how tomato phyllosphere microbiomes rapidly differentiate under pathogen pressure, developing disease-suppressive traits.
Check it out 👉 link.springer.com/article/10.1...
#Microbiome #PlantHealth #OneHealth
Rapid and sustained differentiation of disease-suppressive phyllosphere microbiomes in tomato following experimental microbiome selection - Environmental Microbiome
Background Microbial-based treatments to protect plants against phytopathogens typically focus on soil-borne disease or the aboveground application of one or a few biocontrol microorganisms. However, ...
link.springer.com
July 1, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Fresh plant microbiome research out! 🌱🦠
@hockettlab.bsky.social shows how tomato phyllosphere microbiomes rapidly differentiate under pathogen pressure, developing disease-suppressive traits.
Check it out 👉 link.springer.com/article/10.1...
#Microbiome #PlantHealth #OneHealth
@hockettlab.bsky.social shows how tomato phyllosphere microbiomes rapidly differentiate under pathogen pressure, developing disease-suppressive traits.
Check it out 👉 link.springer.com/article/10.1...
#Microbiome #PlantHealth #OneHealth
Thrilled to see this work published!
We analyzed foliar disease suppressive microbial communities from tomato to identify taxa and functions associated with suppression. Congratulations to lead author @hanareiaehau.bsky.social, and co-authors Javad Sadeghi and Terrence Bell!
tinyurl.com/4pnxxuus
We analyzed foliar disease suppressive microbial communities from tomato to identify taxa and functions associated with suppression. Congratulations to lead author @hanareiaehau.bsky.social, and co-authors Javad Sadeghi and Terrence Bell!
tinyurl.com/4pnxxuus
Rapid and sustained differentiation of disease-suppressive phyllosphere microbiomes in tomato following experimental microbiome selection - Environmental Microbiome
Background Microbial-based treatments to protect plants against phytopathogens typically focus on soil-borne disease or the aboveground application of one or a few biocontrol microorganisms. However, ...
tinyurl.com
July 1, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Thrilled to see this work published!
We analyzed foliar disease suppressive microbial communities from tomato to identify taxa and functions associated with suppression. Congratulations to lead author @hanareiaehau.bsky.social, and co-authors Javad Sadeghi and Terrence Bell!
tinyurl.com/4pnxxuus
We analyzed foliar disease suppressive microbial communities from tomato to identify taxa and functions associated with suppression. Congratulations to lead author @hanareiaehau.bsky.social, and co-authors Javad Sadeghi and Terrence Bell!
tinyurl.com/4pnxxuus
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Tailocin Tail Fiber Diversity Correlates with rfbD Variation in the Pseudomonas syringae Species Complex
#ISMEComms from @stl.bsky.social
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#ISMEComms from @stl.bsky.social
@hockettlab.bsky.social @surtlab.bsky.social
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Tailocin Tail Fiber Diversity Correlates with rfbD Variation in the Pseudomonas syringae Species Complex
Abstract. Community assembly dynamics are in part driven by competition between community members. Diverse bacteria can antagonize competitors through the
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June 21, 2025 at 9:34 AM
Tailocin Tail Fiber Diversity Correlates with rfbD Variation in the Pseudomonas syringae Species Complex
#ISMEComms from @stl.bsky.social
@hockettlab.bsky.social @surtlab.bsky.social
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#ISMEComms from @stl.bsky.social
@hockettlab.bsky.social @surtlab.bsky.social
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I built a database with mined gateway plasmids from addgene. Maybe it can be helpful.
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🧬🔬 Ever wondered if there’s a #GateWay plasmid in @addgene.bsky.social with GFP and the att sites you need? 🤔✨ Wonder no more!
🚀 Visit GateWayMine to search a database of #AddGene plasmids by feature or site type! 🧪🔍
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More context in the thread! 🧵👇
🚀 Visit GateWayMine to search a database of #AddGene plasmids by feature or site type! 🧪🔍
🔗 gatewaymine.netlify.app
More context in the thread! 🧵👇
May 2, 2025 at 3:50 PM
I built a database with mined gateway plasmids from addgene. Maybe it can be helpful.
bsky.app/profile/manu...
bsky.app/profile/manu...
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Does anyone know of a gateway compatible tn7 destination vector that has kanamycin resistance in the tn7 instead of gentR?
May 2, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Does anyone know of a gateway compatible tn7 destination vector that has kanamycin resistance in the tn7 instead of gentR?
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Delighted to be able to share our new review on R-pyocins produced by Pseudomonas aeruginosa. It covers genetics, regulation, killing mechanisms and therapeutic potential amongst other things. #MicroSky www.nature.com/articles/s44...
R-pyocins as targeted antimicrobials against Pseudomonas aeruginosa - npj Antimicrobials and Resistance
npj Antimicrobials and Resistance - R-pyocins as targeted antimicrobials against Pseudomonas aeruginosa
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March 1, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Delighted to be able to share our new review on R-pyocins produced by Pseudomonas aeruginosa. It covers genetics, regulation, killing mechanisms and therapeutic potential amongst other things. #MicroSky www.nature.com/articles/s44...
It was great hosting @michhulin.bsky.social to hear about her lab's work on prophages in Pseudomonas syringae!
I had a wonderful visit to Penn State! Thanks for the invitation @hockettlab.bsky.social
February 25, 2025 at 2:54 PM
It was great hosting @michhulin.bsky.social to hear about her lab's work on prophages in Pseudomonas syringae!
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I initiated a plant pathology/plant microbe starter pack, feel free to self-nominate 🥀
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November 10, 2024 at 6:29 PM
I initiated a plant pathology/plant microbe starter pack, feel free to self-nominate 🥀
go.bsky.app/LbYaW8k
go.bsky.app/LbYaW8k
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🎉 We are kicking off our semester with a seminar from Dr. Alex Vompe! Alex talked about coral microbiome 🪸 work from his PhD and new mushroom-microbe 🍄 interaction projects with @hockettlab.bsky.social and Carolee Bull.
January 17, 2025 at 7:28 PM
🎉 We are kicking off our semester with a seminar from Dr. Alex Vompe! Alex talked about coral microbiome 🪸 work from his PhD and new mushroom-microbe 🍄 interaction projects with @hockettlab.bsky.social and Carolee Bull.
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📢 This fascinating PNAS article highlights OHMC’s @hockettlab.bsky.social's research on adapting plant microbiomes to enhance crop resilience 🌾🐛🦠
"Breeding will still have its place in the toolbox, [but] the microbiome approach will likely be far quicker."
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
"Breeding will still have its place in the toolbox, [but] the microbiome approach will likely be far quicker."
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
PNAS
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November 8, 2024 at 8:49 PM
📢 This fascinating PNAS article highlights OHMC’s @hockettlab.bsky.social's research on adapting plant microbiomes to enhance crop resilience 🌾🐛🦠
"Breeding will still have its place in the toolbox, [but] the microbiome approach will likely be far quicker."
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
"Breeding will still have its place in the toolbox, [but] the microbiome approach will likely be far quicker."
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
Thrilled to have my group's work on disease suppressive microbial communities highlighted in the recent PNAS Front Matter!
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www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
Can microbiome adaptations protect crops from pests and climate change? | PNAS
Can microbiome adaptations protect crops from pests and climate change?
www.pnas.org
November 7, 2024 at 2:43 PM
Thrilled to have my group's work on disease suppressive microbial communities highlighted in the recent PNAS Front Matter!
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...