We had an amazing time filled with inspiring discussions on Ophiocordyceps, symbiosis, and our collaborative research. Exciting plans ahead! @sympiotr.bsky.social

It was great to host in Kraków Dr. João Araújo from the Natural History Museum of Denmark, University of Copenhagen. During his visit, João gave a fascinating talk entitled “The diversity and evolution of Ophiocordyceps fungi through zombies and symbionts“.

Call for Papers: Genomics in Symbiosis
We are excited to invite you to contribute to the special collection of BMC Genomics: Genomics in Symbiosis.
We welcome manuscripts that explore the genomics of symbiotic interactions across all domains of life #SymbioSky
www.biomedcentral.com/collections/...

Also, we found unusual genomic changes in ancient nutritional endosymbionts Sulcia and Vidania. #Sulcia genome experienced multiple rearrangements and fragmentation. #Vidania lost many genes, resulting in the smallest stand-alone bacterial genome described so far - at 109 kb.

We showed that Acetobacteraceae symbionts can utilize Sulcia symbiont cells as vessels for transmission across host generations.
Acetobacteraceae symbiont’s genomic features suggest a unique combination of ability to horizontally transmit among species and confer nutritional benefits

Our preprint describing the unusual strategy of #symbiont transmission and previously unreported level of genome reduction and reorganization in a #planthopper symbiotic system has just been published - with @diecasfranco @sympiotr et al
doi.org/10.1101/2023... 
#SymbioSky #EvoSky #EvoBiol