Roey Angel
@roeyangel.bsky.social
En, De, עב | environmental microbiology | soil C and N | atmospheric trace gases | deserts | mountain climbing | senior research scientists at BC CAS, Czechia
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PhD /PostDoc positions available. Exploration of physiological functions of the cell fusogen Fusexin1 in Archaea.
In a collaborative project between the Albers lab (Freiburg) and the Podbilewicz lab (Technion) starting in January 2026.
PhD /PostDoc positions available. Exploration of physiological functions of the cell fusogen Fusexin1 in Archaea.
In a collaborative project between the Albers lab (Freiburg) and the Podbilewicz lab (Technion) starting in January 2026.
November 12, 2025 at 7:53 AM
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PhD /PostDoc positions available. Exploration of physiological functions of the cell fusogen Fusexin1 in Archaea.
In a collaborative project between the Albers lab (Freiburg) and the Podbilewicz lab (Technion) starting in January 2026.
PhD /PostDoc positions available. Exploration of physiological functions of the cell fusogen Fusexin1 in Archaea.
In a collaborative project between the Albers lab (Freiburg) and the Podbilewicz lab (Technion) starting in January 2026.
Reposted by Roey Angel
WOW! Fluorescein-based dyes are not valid reporters of oxidative stress in bacteria, and conclusions based on their use must be reconsidered www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
November 12, 2025 at 9:57 AM
WOW! Fluorescein-based dyes are not valid reporters of oxidative stress in bacteria, and conclusions based on their use must be reconsidered www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
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🚨 Come and work with us 🦠🧪🖥️
Postdoc position with lots of freedom available in my group
- 1.5 years with options to extend
- work on ecogenomics and physiology of N/CH4-cyclers
- remote work possible 🤓
more info here: isme-microbes.org/postdoc-ecog...
#microbesky
Postdoc position with lots of freedom available in my group
- 1.5 years with options to extend
- work on ecogenomics and physiology of N/CH4-cyclers
- remote work possible 🤓
more info here: isme-microbes.org/postdoc-ecog...
#microbesky
Postdoc in ecogenomics and physiology of nitrifiers/methane-cyclers – ISME
isme-microbes.org
October 29, 2025 at 3:39 PM
🚨 Come and work with us 🦠🧪🖥️
Postdoc position with lots of freedom available in my group
- 1.5 years with options to extend
- work on ecogenomics and physiology of N/CH4-cyclers
- remote work possible 🤓
more info here: isme-microbes.org/postdoc-ecog...
#microbesky
Postdoc position with lots of freedom available in my group
- 1.5 years with options to extend
- work on ecogenomics and physiology of N/CH4-cyclers
- remote work possible 🤓
more info here: isme-microbes.org/postdoc-ecog...
#microbesky
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Please share this with anyone who may be interested in a post-doc in Germany:
jobs.awi.de/Vacancies/20...
This is quite an exciting opportunity to push the boundaries of what is known regarding the molecular basis of the formation and demise of photosymbiotic relationships in marine habitats.
jobs.awi.de/Vacancies/20...
This is quite an exciting opportunity to push the boundaries of what is known regarding the molecular basis of the formation and demise of photosymbiotic relationships in marine habitats.
October 22, 2025 at 10:36 AM
Please share this with anyone who may be interested in a post-doc in Germany:
jobs.awi.de/Vacancies/20...
This is quite an exciting opportunity to push the boundaries of what is known regarding the molecular basis of the formation and demise of photosymbiotic relationships in marine habitats.
jobs.awi.de/Vacancies/20...
This is quite an exciting opportunity to push the boundaries of what is known regarding the molecular basis of the formation and demise of photosymbiotic relationships in marine habitats.
📣 New PhD student position opening in my lab!
Soils are full of microbes, but how many are active?
Surprisingly, we still lack reliable methods to answer this.
If you are interested in microbial dormancy and are fascinated by the Alps and glacier forefields, contact me.
🏔️ 🦠 💤 🧬 🎓
Soils are full of microbes, but how many are active?
Surprisingly, we still lack reliable methods to answer this.
If you are interested in microbial dormancy and are fascinated by the Alps and glacier forefields, contact me.
🏔️ 🦠 💤 🧬 🎓
October 13, 2025 at 12:20 PM
📣 New PhD student position opening in my lab!
Soils are full of microbes, but how many are active?
Surprisingly, we still lack reliable methods to answer this.
If you are interested in microbial dormancy and are fascinated by the Alps and glacier forefields, contact me.
🏔️ 🦠 💤 🧬 🎓
Soils are full of microbes, but how many are active?
Surprisingly, we still lack reliable methods to answer this.
If you are interested in microbial dormancy and are fascinated by the Alps and glacier forefields, contact me.
🏔️ 🦠 💤 🧬 🎓
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Coevolution and cross-infection patterns between viruses and their host methanogens in paddy soils
#microbiology #virology #methanogens #viruses #phages
@isme-microbes.bsky.social
academic.oup.com/ismecommun/a...
#microbiology #virology #methanogens #viruses #phages
@isme-microbes.bsky.social
academic.oup.com/ismecommun/a...
October 12, 2025 at 8:07 AM
Coevolution and cross-infection patterns between viruses and their host methanogens in paddy soils
#microbiology #virology #methanogens #viruses #phages
@isme-microbes.bsky.social
academic.oup.com/ismecommun/a...
#microbiology #virology #methanogens #viruses #phages
@isme-microbes.bsky.social
academic.oup.com/ismecommun/a...
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🆕 New publication in SOIL journal!
📖 Aeration and mineral composition of soil mediate microbial CUE
👥 Niedźwiecka et al.
🔗 soil.copernicus.org/articles/11/...
#SoilScience #SoilJournal #Research #OpenAccess #EGU_SSS
📖 Aeration and mineral composition of soil mediate microbial CUE
👥 Niedźwiecka et al.
🔗 soil.copernicus.org/articles/11/...
#SoilScience #SoilJournal #Research #OpenAccess #EGU_SSS
Aeration and mineral composition of soil mediate microbial CUE
Abstract. In ecosystem studies, microbial carbon use efficiency (CUE) is often used to estimate the proportion of organic substrate (glucose) consumed by microbial biomass that is not released from so...
soil.copernicus.org
October 4, 2025 at 10:13 AM
🆕 New publication in SOIL journal!
📖 Aeration and mineral composition of soil mediate microbial CUE
👥 Niedźwiecka et al.
🔗 soil.copernicus.org/articles/11/...
#SoilScience #SoilJournal #Research #OpenAccess #EGU_SSS
📖 Aeration and mineral composition of soil mediate microbial CUE
👥 Niedźwiecka et al.
🔗 soil.copernicus.org/articles/11/...
#SoilScience #SoilJournal #Research #OpenAccess #EGU_SSS
📣Now finally with peer-review stamp of approval.
Thanks @ashish-malik.bsky.social for being the editor for this paper.
soil.copernicus.org/articles/11/...
Thanks @ashish-malik.bsky.social for being the editor for this paper.
soil.copernicus.org/articles/11/...
October 2, 2025 at 1:21 PM
📣Now finally with peer-review stamp of approval.
Thanks @ashish-malik.bsky.social for being the editor for this paper.
soil.copernicus.org/articles/11/...
Thanks @ashish-malik.bsky.social for being the editor for this paper.
soil.copernicus.org/articles/11/...
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🦠 Among #Methylococcales, the genus #Methylobacter has the most genomes and MAGs deposited in the dbs. We found interesting stuff, e.g., some M. spp. encode all three MMOs: pMMO, pXMO, sMMO! Have a look at our ms: doi.org/10.1101/2025...
with @anne-daebeler.bsky.social, Vojta, Justus&Julius
with @anne-daebeler.bsky.social, Vojta, Justus&Julius
September 29, 2025 at 8:26 AM
🦠 Among #Methylococcales, the genus #Methylobacter has the most genomes and MAGs deposited in the dbs. We found interesting stuff, e.g., some M. spp. encode all three MMOs: pMMO, pXMO, sMMO! Have a look at our ms: doi.org/10.1101/2025...
with @anne-daebeler.bsky.social, Vojta, Justus&Julius
with @anne-daebeler.bsky.social, Vojta, Justus&Julius
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📢 Funded PhD opportunities for UK candidates in beautiful Edinburgh. Get in touch if you're interested in a PhD on understanding the mechanisms of soil carbon cycling and the role of microbes. We work in different ecosystems: peatlands, forests and agricultural soils. Please repost/spread the word.
September 16, 2025 at 4:25 PM
📢 Funded PhD opportunities for UK candidates in beautiful Edinburgh. Get in touch if you're interested in a PhD on understanding the mechanisms of soil carbon cycling and the role of microbes. We work in different ecosystems: peatlands, forests and agricultural soils. Please repost/spread the word.
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Microbiome sequencing has come so far in 2 decades. In my PhD— I used TRFLP…. am now doing long read sequencing of entire soil metagenomes! This review was great fun- thanks Gitta Szabó @emileyeloe-fadrosh.bsky.social Tanja Woyke of @jgi.doe.gov
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
A genomic view of Earth’s biomes - Nature Reviews Genetics
Genome-wide approaches have uncovered the vast microbial and viral diversity across ecosystems. This Review explores advances in metagenomics, single-cell sequencing and functional profiling to elucid...
www.nature.com
September 23, 2025 at 4:14 AM
Microbiome sequencing has come so far in 2 decades. In my PhD— I used TRFLP…. am now doing long read sequencing of entire soil metagenomes! This review was great fun- thanks Gitta Szabó @emileyeloe-fadrosh.bsky.social Tanja Woyke of @jgi.doe.gov
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
📢 🦠 🏜️ Meet the first cultured methanogens from oxic soils! Using cultivation and comparative genomics, we descirbe Methanobacterium limanense sp. nov., Methanocella ebodanensis sp. nov., and a strain of Methanosarcina mazei as dwellers of desert biocrusts.
With @anne-daebeler.bsky.social and other
With @anne-daebeler.bsky.social and other
September 23, 2025 at 2:54 PM
📢 🦠 🏜️ Meet the first cultured methanogens from oxic soils! Using cultivation and comparative genomics, we descirbe Methanobacterium limanense sp. nov., Methanocella ebodanensis sp. nov., and a strain of Methanosarcina mazei as dwellers of desert biocrusts.
With @anne-daebeler.bsky.social and other
With @anne-daebeler.bsky.social and other
"36% of 7,177 manuscripts submitted between January and June 2025 were flagged by Pangram for suspected AI-generated text" I don't think we're ready for the amount of junk text coming our way 😬
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
AI tool detects LLM-generated text in research papers and peer reviews
Authors and peer reviewers are failing to disclose the use of LLMs despite journal policies limiting their use.
www.nature.com
September 22, 2025 at 11:59 AM
"36% of 7,177 manuscripts submitted between January and June 2025 were flagged by Pangram for suspected AI-generated text" I don't think we're ready for the amount of junk text coming our way 😬
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Unfortunately, the sauna was broken this time, but I guess you can't always have it all...
It was wonderful to take some time to think and develop new ideas ideas together on our annual retreat. And: great vegetarian food, amazing weather, and cats!
@roeyangel.bsky.social, @wutkowska.bsky.social
@roeyangel.bsky.social, @wutkowska.bsky.social
September 22, 2025 at 11:22 AM
Unfortunately, the sauna was broken this time, but I guess you can't always have it all...
Thanks @luederslab.bsky.social and @femsmicro.org for the opportunity to be a Summer School mentor. I had so much fun and I really hope FEMS will continue this programme in the future.
The @femsmicro.org SSPD 2025 is going strong! 💪
An amazing crowd of postdocs and mentors from all over the globe has gathered for highly inspiring and illuminating discussions of microbiology and career development on the shores of the beautiful Lake of Ohrid - City of Light. 🦠🌞🇲🇰
t1p.de/v7sxs
An amazing crowd of postdocs and mentors from all over the globe has gathered for highly inspiring and illuminating discussions of microbiology and career development on the shores of the beautiful Lake of Ohrid - City of Light. 🦠🌞🇲🇰
t1p.de/v7sxs
September 11, 2025 at 9:40 AM
Thanks @luederslab.bsky.social and @femsmicro.org for the opportunity to be a Summer School mentor. I had so much fun and I really hope FEMS will continue this programme in the future.
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The @femsmicro.org SSPD 2025 is going strong! 💪
An amazing crowd of postdocs and mentors from all over the globe has gathered for highly inspiring and illuminating discussions of microbiology and career development on the shores of the beautiful Lake of Ohrid - City of Light. 🦠🌞🇲🇰
t1p.de/v7sxs
An amazing crowd of postdocs and mentors from all over the globe has gathered for highly inspiring and illuminating discussions of microbiology and career development on the shores of the beautiful Lake of Ohrid - City of Light. 🦠🌞🇲🇰
t1p.de/v7sxs
September 8, 2025 at 12:18 PM
The @femsmicro.org SSPD 2025 is going strong! 💪
An amazing crowd of postdocs and mentors from all over the globe has gathered for highly inspiring and illuminating discussions of microbiology and career development on the shores of the beautiful Lake of Ohrid - City of Light. 🦠🌞🇲🇰
t1p.de/v7sxs
An amazing crowd of postdocs and mentors from all over the globe has gathered for highly inspiring and illuminating discussions of microbiology and career development on the shores of the beautiful Lake of Ohrid - City of Light. 🦠🌞🇲🇰
t1p.de/v7sxs
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Huge thanks to co-director Joana Falcao Salles and mentors @roeyangel.bsky.social, @gabrieleberg.bsky.social, Martina Cappelletti, Rodrigo Costa, Max Häggblom, @matehg.bsky.social, @kolb2018.bsky.social, @ashley17061.bsky.social, András Táncsics and ofc. Antonio Ventosa for contributing! 🤩
September 8, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Huge thanks to co-director Joana Falcao Salles and mentors @roeyangel.bsky.social, @gabrieleberg.bsky.social, Martina Cappelletti, Rodrigo Costa, Max Häggblom, @matehg.bsky.social, @kolb2018.bsky.social, @ashley17061.bsky.social, András Táncsics and ofc. Antonio Ventosa for contributing! 🤩
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📢 🦠 A new methanotroph from Czech peat! Through an effort led by PhD student in my group Justus Nweze we isolated and describe a new CH4-muncher. Potential for a flexible (annaerobic) metabolisms and cool pH adaptations.
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
#microbesky #microbiomesky
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
#microbesky #microbiomesky
Genomic and physiological characterization of 'Candidatus Methylocystis sumavensis', a novel acid-tolerant methanotroph from peatland
Methanotrophic bacteria in peatlands mitigate emissions of methane (CH4), a potent greenhouse gas. Yet, the identity, physiology, and adaptive traits of methanotrophs inhabiting acidic peatlands are s...
www.biorxiv.org
September 1, 2025 at 10:39 AM
📢 🦠 A new methanotroph from Czech peat! Through an effort led by PhD student in my group Justus Nweze we isolated and describe a new CH4-muncher. Potential for a flexible (annaerobic) metabolisms and cool pH adaptations.
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
#microbesky #microbiomesky
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
#microbesky #microbiomesky
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📢 New paper in @nature.com
Microbes rock 🎸🤘 with sulfide and iron minerals
I am very excited to share our recent study, which describes a previously unknown microbial energy metabolism ⚡⚡⚡🦠🧫⚡⚡⚡
🆕 Microbial iron oxide respiration coupled to sulfide oxidation - MISO
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Microbes rock 🎸🤘 with sulfide and iron minerals
I am very excited to share our recent study, which describes a previously unknown microbial energy metabolism ⚡⚡⚡🦠🧫⚡⚡⚡
🆕 Microbial iron oxide respiration coupled to sulfide oxidation - MISO
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Microbial iron oxide respiration coupled to sulfide oxidation - Nature
Genomic and biochemical analyses of prokaryotic sulfur metabolism identify diverse microorganisms with the capacity to oxidize sulfide using iron(iii).
www.nature.com
August 27, 2025 at 8:17 PM
📢 New paper in @nature.com
Microbes rock 🎸🤘 with sulfide and iron minerals
I am very excited to share our recent study, which describes a previously unknown microbial energy metabolism ⚡⚡⚡🦠🧫⚡⚡⚡
🆕 Microbial iron oxide respiration coupled to sulfide oxidation - MISO
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Microbes rock 🎸🤘 with sulfide and iron minerals
I am very excited to share our recent study, which describes a previously unknown microbial energy metabolism ⚡⚡⚡🦠🧫⚡⚡⚡
🆕 Microbial iron oxide respiration coupled to sulfide oxidation - MISO
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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New paper alert! We suggest caution in the analyses of viral auxiliary metabolic genes and propose a new overarching term - 'auxiliary viral genes' (AVGs) to describe different types of such genes. @simrouxvirus.bsky.social #phagesky #Microsky www.nature.com/articles/s41...
A call for caution in the biological interpretation of viral auxiliary metabolic genes - Nature Microbiology
This Perspective discusses virus-encoded auxiliary metabolic genes and provides a framework for the biological interpretation of these genes.
www.nature.com
August 27, 2025 at 12:24 PM
New paper alert! We suggest caution in the analyses of viral auxiliary metabolic genes and propose a new overarching term - 'auxiliary viral genes' (AVGs) to describe different types of such genes. @simrouxvirus.bsky.social #phagesky #Microsky www.nature.com/articles/s41...
New collaborative work with colleagues from Biology Centre CAS about the role of tree species and soil depth in microbial necromass accumulation.
besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
July 25, 2025 at 8:41 AM
New collaborative work with colleagues from Biology Centre CAS about the role of tree species and soil depth in microbial necromass accumulation.
besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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Fresh new abstract books are waiting for the #esm2025 congress, which starts in a few days. Don’t forget to follow us from Sunday onwards!
June 11, 2025 at 11:08 AM
Fresh new abstract books are waiting for the #esm2025 congress, which starts in a few days. Don’t forget to follow us from Sunday onwards!
📣 New collab. work pre-print from my lab:
Impact of Long-Term Mercury Contamination on the Rhizosphere Microbiota of Lotus tenuis: A Pathway to Resilience via Interkingdom Facilitation
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Impact of Long-Term Mercury Contamination on the Rhizosphere Microbiota of Lotus tenuis: A Pathway to Resilience via Interkingdom Facilitation
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Impact of Long-Term Mercury Contamination on the Rhizosphere Microbiota of Lotus tenuis: A Pathway to Resilience via Interkingdom Facilitation
The rhizosphere microbial communities of Lotus tenuis in Hg-contaminated soils demonstrate remarkable resilience, maintaining stable bacterial and fungal diversity across a broad contamination gradien...
www.biorxiv.org
May 5, 2025 at 8:56 AM
📣 New collab. work pre-print from my lab:
Impact of Long-Term Mercury Contamination on the Rhizosphere Microbiota of Lotus tenuis: A Pathway to Resilience via Interkingdom Facilitation
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Impact of Long-Term Mercury Contamination on the Rhizosphere Microbiota of Lotus tenuis: A Pathway to Resilience via Interkingdom Facilitation
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...