Marília Horta Jung 🇵🇹🇪🇺🇨🇿🇺🇦
@phytophthorarc.bsky.social
Researcher (Phytophthora Research Center, MendelU).
Fascinated by Oomycetes and the fate of the habitats where they can be found as natural part of ecosystems or as unwanted invaders...
Biodiversity, Taxonomy, Phytopathology, Plant-microbe interactions
Fascinated by Oomycetes and the fate of the habitats where they can be found as natural part of ecosystems or as unwanted invaders...
Biodiversity, Taxonomy, Phytopathology, Plant-microbe interactions
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Our new paper in Ecology Letters, led by Jan Divíšek, shows that non-invasive alien plant species that successfully establish within local plant communities tend to resemble the resident native species. In contrast, invasive alien species usually differ from native plants.
doi.org/10.1111/ele....
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November 10, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Our new paper in Ecology Letters, led by Jan Divíšek, shows that non-invasive alien plant species that successfully establish within local plant communities tend to resemble the resident native species. In contrast, invasive alien species usually differ from native plants.
doi.org/10.1111/ele....
doi.org/10.1111/ele....
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Plz RP. Come join us at @slcuplants.bsky.social @cam.ac.uk to study effector-targeted plant processes impacting plant cell biology and development.
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November 6, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Plz RP. Come join us at @slcuplants.bsky.social @cam.ac.uk to study effector-targeted plant processes impacting plant cell biology and development.
www.cam.ac.uk/jobs/post-do...
www.schornacklab.net
www.cam.ac.uk/jobs/post-do...
www.schornacklab.net
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🚨My very first (co-)first author paper got published in @pnas.org 🥳
We describe the tripartite interkingdom interaction between a yeast, the oomycete pathogen Albugo laibachii and a bacterium, mediated by a GH25 lysozyme 🦠
Thanks to everyone involved!
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
We describe the tripartite interkingdom interaction between a yeast, the oomycete pathogen Albugo laibachii and a bacterium, mediated by a GH25 lysozyme 🦠
Thanks to everyone involved!
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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November 10, 2025 at 1:29 PM
🚨My very first (co-)first author paper got published in @pnas.org 🥳
We describe the tripartite interkingdom interaction between a yeast, the oomycete pathogen Albugo laibachii and a bacterium, mediated by a GH25 lysozyme 🦠
Thanks to everyone involved!
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
We describe the tripartite interkingdom interaction between a yeast, the oomycete pathogen Albugo laibachii and a bacterium, mediated by a GH25 lysozyme 🦠
Thanks to everyone involved!
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
Reposted by Marília Horta Jung 🇵🇹🇪🇺🇨🇿🇺🇦
Unravelling the diversity of soil fungal and oomycete communities in the Quercus ilex L. rhizosphere of dehesa grasslands: a metabarcoding approach
#fungalcommunities
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#fungalcommunities
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Unravelling the diversity of soil fungal and oomycete communities in the Quercus ilex L. rhizosphere of dehesa grasslands: a metabarcoding approach - Plant and Soil
Background and aims Soil microbial communities are vital for ecosystem function and biodiversity, yet their composition and drivers in Mediterranean agroforestry systems remain underexplored. This stu...
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November 10, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Unravelling the diversity of soil fungal and oomycete communities in the Quercus ilex L. rhizosphere of dehesa grasslands: a metabarcoding approach
#fungalcommunities
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
#fungalcommunities
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
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... and sign the Declaration here: sciii-it.org/stockholm-de...
The Stockholm Declaration | sciii-it.org
The Stockholm Declaration
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November 7, 2025 at 4:40 PM
... and sign the Declaration here: sciii-it.org/stockholm-de...
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Fake studies produced with AI risk damaging the credibility of research while academia must regain control over scientific publishing. Read about the Stockholm Declaration supported by @scienceacademyswe.bsky.social & prominent persons at Sthlm Univ like Ilona Riipinen.
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Researchers fight against fake science - Stockholm University
Researchers fight against fake science
Fake studies produced with the help of AI risk damaging the credibility of research while academia must regain control over scientific publishing. This is accor...
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November 5, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Fake studies produced with AI risk damaging the credibility of research while academia must regain control over scientific publishing. Read about the Stockholm Declaration supported by @scienceacademyswe.bsky.social & prominent persons at Sthlm Univ like Ilona Riipinen.
www.su.se/english/news...
www.su.se/english/news...
PaRXLR40, a broad cell death suppressor of the kauri dieback pathogen Phytophthora agathidicida, targets a plant ARM/BTB domain-containing protein https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.11.05.686655v1
November 6, 2025 at 7:59 AM
Atenção: excelente oportunidade de formação profissional financiada em Faro!
Técnico/a Especialista em Desenvolvimento de Produtos Multimédia
Local: Centro de Formação Profissional de Faro, Areal Gordo.
Duração: 1 ano.
Inicio: 10/12/2025.
Técnico/a Especialista em Desenvolvimento de Produtos Multimédia
Local: Centro de Formação Profissional de Faro, Areal Gordo.
Duração: 1 ano.
Inicio: 10/12/2025.
November 5, 2025 at 12:36 PM
Atenção: excelente oportunidade de formação profissional financiada em Faro!
Técnico/a Especialista em Desenvolvimento de Produtos Multimédia
Local: Centro de Formação Profissional de Faro, Areal Gordo.
Duração: 1 ano.
Inicio: 10/12/2025.
Técnico/a Especialista em Desenvolvimento de Produtos Multimédia
Local: Centro de Formação Profissional de Faro, Areal Gordo.
Duração: 1 ano.
Inicio: 10/12/2025.
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Novým rektorem Mendelovy univerzity bude geoinformatik Martin Klimánek
Novým rektorem brněnské Mendelovy univerzity (MENDELU), na níž se většina oborů zabývá lesnictvím, zemědělstvím a životním prostředím, bude od dubna příštího roku geoinformatik Martin Klimánek. Dosud působil jako prorektor...
Novým rektorem brněnské Mendelovy univerzity (MENDELU), na níž se většina oborů zabývá lesnictvím, zemědělstvím a životním prostředím, bude od dubna příštího roku geoinformatik Martin Klimánek. Dosud působil jako prorektor...
Novým rektorem Mendelovy univerzity bude geoinformatik Martin Klimánek - Novinky
Novým rektorem brněnské Mendelovy univerzity (MENDELU), na níž se většina oborů zabývá lesnictvím, zemědělstvím a životním prostředím, bude od dubna příštího roku geoinformatik Martin Klimánek. Dosud ...
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November 3, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Novým rektorem Mendelovy univerzity bude geoinformatik Martin Klimánek
Novým rektorem brněnské Mendelovy univerzity (MENDELU), na níž se většina oborů zabývá lesnictvím, zemědělstvím a životním prostředím, bude od dubna příštího roku geoinformatik Martin Klimánek. Dosud působil jako prorektor...
Novým rektorem brněnské Mendelovy univerzity (MENDELU), na níž se většina oborů zabývá lesnictvím, zemědělstvím a životním prostředím, bude od dubna příštího roku geoinformatik Martin Klimánek. Dosud působil jako prorektor...
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Nature suggests you use their "Manuscript Adviser" bot to get advice before submitting
I uploaded the classic Watson & Crick paper about DNA structure, and the Adviser had this to say about one of the greatest paper endings of the century:
I uploaded the classic Watson & Crick paper about DNA structure, and the Adviser had this to say about one of the greatest paper endings of the century:
November 3, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Nature suggests you use their "Manuscript Adviser" bot to get advice before submitting
I uploaded the classic Watson & Crick paper about DNA structure, and the Adviser had this to say about one of the greatest paper endings of the century:
I uploaded the classic Watson & Crick paper about DNA structure, and the Adviser had this to say about one of the greatest paper endings of the century:
Diverse haplotypes at a complex Solanum americanum locus confer resistance to Phytophthora infestans and P. capsici https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.10.31.685743v1
November 1, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Reposted by Marília Horta Jung 🇵🇹🇪🇺🇨🇿🇺🇦
In 2024 painted Phytophthora ramorum symptoms on rhododendron for the November illustration of the @BS_PP plant pathogens calendar.
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November 1, 2025 at 11:59 AM
In 2024 painted Phytophthora ramorum symptoms on rhododendron for the November illustration of the @BS_PP plant pathogens calendar.
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Grateful to be a part of this work featuring effector evolution in Phytophthora theobromicola, a new sps. identified in the recent years in Brazil affecting cacao which will pave the way for future effectorome studies similar emerging pathogens.
doi.org/10.1093/g3jo...
doi.org/10.1093/g3jo...
Intraspecies sequence-graph analysis of the Phytophthora theobromicola genome reveals a dynamic structure and variable effector repertoires
Abstract. Phytophthora theobromicola is an emerging cacao pathogen recently identified in Brazil as an aggressive agent of black pod rot. We generated geno
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October 30, 2025 at 3:45 AM
Grateful to be a part of this work featuring effector evolution in Phytophthora theobromicola, a new sps. identified in the recent years in Brazil affecting cacao which will pave the way for future effectorome studies similar emerging pathogens.
doi.org/10.1093/g3jo...
doi.org/10.1093/g3jo...
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#IPRRG2025 Stelio Kartakis (PhD student @w-u-r.bsky.social presented on "Modeling disease expression of Phytophthora ramorum to estimate potential economic impacts in European forests"
October 30, 2025 at 7:40 AM
#IPRRG2025 Stelio Kartakis (PhD student @w-u-r.bsky.social presented on "Modeling disease expression of Phytophthora ramorum to estimate potential economic impacts in European forests"
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Come join the Workshop on Phylogenomics in Cesky Krumlov, Czechia, from January 25 through February 7, 2026!
Applications close November 15!
#phylogenetics #evolution #genomics #ai
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Applications close November 15!
#phylogenetics #evolution #genomics #ai
evomics.org/apply-worksh...
Apply: Workshop on Phylogenomics 2026 - Evolution and Genomics
Application for the 2026 Workshop on Phylogenomics Use this form to apply for the 2026 Workshop on Phylogenomics being held in Cesky Krumlov, Czechia from 25th January through 7th February, ...
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October 29, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Come join the Workshop on Phylogenomics in Cesky Krumlov, Czechia, from January 25 through February 7, 2026!
Applications close November 15!
#phylogenetics #evolution #genomics #ai
evomics.org/apply-worksh...
Applications close November 15!
#phylogenetics #evolution #genomics #ai
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Graduate research MSc and PhD opportunities in Plant Pathology at Université Laval, Canada
Are you ready to tackle a cutting-edge pathology challenge? Join the Tweddell Lab at Université Laval and investigate Phytophthora abietivora – the pathogen causing root rot in Christmas-tree plantations in…
Are you ready to tackle a cutting-edge pathology challenge? Join the Tweddell Lab at Université Laval and investigate Phytophthora abietivora – the pathogen causing root rot in Christmas-tree plantations in…
Graduate research MSc and PhD opportunities in Plant Pathology at Université Laval, Canada
Are you ready to tackle a cutting-edge pathology challenge? Join the Tweddell Lab at Université Laval and investigate Phytophthora abietivora – the pathogen causing root rot in Christmas-tree plantations in Québec. Graduate opportunities available for MSc (2 years) and PhD (3-4 years), starting January, May or September 2026.
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October 29, 2025 at 9:01 AM
Graduate research MSc and PhD opportunities in Plant Pathology at Université Laval, Canada
Are you ready to tackle a cutting-edge pathology challenge? Join the Tweddell Lab at Université Laval and investigate Phytophthora abietivora – the pathogen causing root rot in Christmas-tree plantations in…
Are you ready to tackle a cutting-edge pathology challenge? Join the Tweddell Lab at Université Laval and investigate Phytophthora abietivora – the pathogen causing root rot in Christmas-tree plantations in…
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I have an opening for a postdoctoral position in my Laboratory of Fungal Ecology and Evolution at the Biology Centre CAS, Institute of Entomology, in České Budějovice, Czechia. www.dannyhaelewaters.com/opening-for-... #LFEE #postdoc #hiring
Opening for a postdoctoral position in my lab
We are inviting applications for a postdoctoral researcher to support the Laboratory of Fungal Ecology and Evolution, and join our project studying obligatory multitrophic interactions. Project Ove…
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October 29, 2025 at 10:51 AM
I have an opening for a postdoctoral position in my Laboratory of Fungal Ecology and Evolution at the Biology Centre CAS, Institute of Entomology, in České Budějovice, Czechia. www.dannyhaelewaters.com/opening-for-... #LFEE #postdoc #hiring
@cmosig.bsky.social + 200+ researchers from 130+ institutions worldwide :
The tool:
deadtrees.earth — An open-access and interactive database for centimeter-scale aerial imagery to uncover global #TreeMortality dynamics
The paper:
doi.org/10.1016/j.rs...
The tool:
deadtrees.earth — An open-access and interactive database for centimeter-scale aerial imagery to uncover global #TreeMortality dynamics
The paper:
doi.org/10.1016/j.rs...
deadtrees.earth
An open database for accessing, contributing and visualizing remote sensing-based tree mortality data.
deadtrees.earth
October 26, 2025 at 3:17 PM
@cmosig.bsky.social + 200+ researchers from 130+ institutions worldwide :
The tool:
deadtrees.earth — An open-access and interactive database for centimeter-scale aerial imagery to uncover global #TreeMortality dynamics
The paper:
doi.org/10.1016/j.rs...
The tool:
deadtrees.earth — An open-access and interactive database for centimeter-scale aerial imagery to uncover global #TreeMortality dynamics
The paper:
doi.org/10.1016/j.rs...
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"Talking about #biodiversity without #taxonomy is like trying to build a puzzle without the pieces"
Kate Evans works at the Gothenburg Global Biodiversity Centre. In TETTRIs, she is leading the task of writing a blueprint for building taxonomic capacity.
Kate Evans works at the Gothenburg Global Biodiversity Centre. In TETTRIs, she is leading the task of writing a blueprint for building taxonomic capacity.
October 23, 2025 at 11:13 AM
"Talking about #biodiversity without #taxonomy is like trying to build a puzzle without the pieces"
Kate Evans works at the Gothenburg Global Biodiversity Centre. In TETTRIs, she is leading the task of writing a blueprint for building taxonomic capacity.
Kate Evans works at the Gothenburg Global Biodiversity Centre. In TETTRIs, she is leading the task of writing a blueprint for building taxonomic capacity.
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My journey began with the flora & vegetation of Monchique 🌿and now leads to Mediterranean oaks! 🌳
Join me for “The Oaks’ Odyssey: Bridging Botany, Ecology & Evolution for Conservation”
🗓️ 30 Oct 2025 | 10:00–11:00 | CCMAR + online
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Join me for “The Oaks’ Odyssey: Bridging Botany, Ecology & Evolution for Conservation”
🗓️ 30 Oct 2025 | 10:00–11:00 | CCMAR + online
🔗 ccmar.ualg.pt/activity/oak...
The Oaks’ Odyssey: Bridging Botany, Ecology, and Evolution for Conservation
Rooted in the oak forests of southwestern Iberia, my work began with botanical studies of local flora and vegetation. These first steps grew into a broader natural history and ecological exploration, ...
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October 25, 2025 at 1:55 PM
My journey began with the flora & vegetation of Monchique 🌿and now leads to Mediterranean oaks! 🌳
Join me for “The Oaks’ Odyssey: Bridging Botany, Ecology & Evolution for Conservation”
🗓️ 30 Oct 2025 | 10:00–11:00 | CCMAR + online
🔗 ccmar.ualg.pt/activity/oak...
Join me for “The Oaks’ Odyssey: Bridging Botany, Ecology & Evolution for Conservation”
🗓️ 30 Oct 2025 | 10:00–11:00 | CCMAR + online
🔗 ccmar.ualg.pt/activity/oak...
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Another amazing talk is happening on November 5th 🌲🍄🧬🌳🍄🧬🌲. We are pleased to welcome Prof. Francis M. Martin @fmartin54.bsky.social , a leading researcher in forest microbiology. Join us!
#foresthealth, #soilhealth, #soilmicrobiome
#foresthealth, #soilhealth, #soilmicrobiome
October 24, 2025 at 10:34 AM
Another amazing talk is happening on November 5th 🌲🍄🧬🌳🍄🧬🌲. We are pleased to welcome Prof. Francis M. Martin @fmartin54.bsky.social , a leading researcher in forest microbiology. Join us!
#foresthealth, #soilhealth, #soilmicrobiome
#foresthealth, #soilhealth, #soilmicrobiome
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🚨Join us on Wednesday, 5 November 2025, 16:00 CEST (Prague) for🧪 #forest🍁#ecology #seminar. Welcome Francis M. Martin @fmartin54.bsky.social (INRAE Nancy) 'Into the Heart of Darkness - #Genomics🧬 #Saptrotrophy-to-Symbiosis 🌳Forest #Soil #Fungioom' 🍄 ZOOM: excellentia.ldf.mendelu.cz/SEMINAR-SERIES
October 24, 2025 at 12:47 PM
🚨Join us on Wednesday, 5 November 2025, 16:00 CEST (Prague) for🧪 #forest🍁#ecology #seminar. Welcome Francis M. Martin @fmartin54.bsky.social (INRAE Nancy) 'Into the Heart of Darkness - #Genomics🧬 #Saptrotrophy-to-Symbiosis 🌳Forest #Soil #Fungioom' 🍄 ZOOM: excellentia.ldf.mendelu.cz/SEMINAR-SERIES
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Interested in seagrass restoration and would like to give Australia a try?
October 24, 2025 at 6:25 AM
Interested in seagrass restoration and would like to give Australia a try?
Tree dieback diseases caused by #Phytophthora (and other #Oomycetes) have impacts that extend beyond the host species, affecting for instance, insect communities: ecosystem functions at risk!
#CommunityComposition
#CommunityEcology
#CommunityComposition
#CommunityEcology
📢 A new study in NZJE looks at the effects of kauri dieback on beetle communities
🪲 Reduced abundance and species richness of forest beetles associated with dieback of kauri (Agathis australis) trees due to Phytophthora agathidicida
🪲 Lead author: Carl Wardhaugh
newzealandecology.org/nzje/3618
🪲 Reduced abundance and species richness of forest beetles associated with dieback of kauri (Agathis australis) trees due to Phytophthora agathidicida
🪲 Lead author: Carl Wardhaugh
newzealandecology.org/nzje/3618
Reduced abundance and species richness of forest beetles associated with dieback of kauri (Agathis australis) trees due to Phytophthora agathidicida | NZES
newzealandecology.org
October 24, 2025 at 6:55 AM
Tree dieback diseases caused by #Phytophthora (and other #Oomycetes) have impacts that extend beyond the host species, affecting for instance, insect communities: ecosystem functions at risk!
#CommunityComposition
#CommunityEcology
#CommunityComposition
#CommunityEcology
The #Phytophthora Research Centre team (Mendel University in Brno) welcomes Marylise Marchand from @anses-fr.bsky.social (Laboratoire de la Santé des Végétaux – Unité de Mycologie, Nancy, France).
Diving into morphology and all #Oomycete wonders...
Diving into morphology and all #Oomycete wonders...
October 23, 2025 at 11:57 AM
The #Phytophthora Research Centre team (Mendel University in Brno) welcomes Marylise Marchand from @anses-fr.bsky.social (Laboratoire de la Santé des Végétaux – Unité de Mycologie, Nancy, France).
Diving into morphology and all #Oomycete wonders...
Diving into morphology and all #Oomycete wonders...