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Ákos T Kovács
@evolvedbiofilm.bsky.social
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Professor of Microbiome Ecology at Institute of Biology, Leiden University
Bacillus subtilis, biofilms, plant microbiome, bacteria-fungi interactions and circadian clock within @microclockerc.bsky.social #ERCSyG
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Ákos T Kovács @evolvedbiofilm.bsky.social · May 27
Glad to share our newest publication in Nature Communications 🎉🎉🎉… summarizing about a decade of work how Bacillus subtilis adapt when challenged with Aspergillus niger
Enhanced surface colonisation and competition during bacterial adaptation to a fungus
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu
Switzerland is joining Horizon Europe!

We are uniting two research powerhouses.

For cutting-edge innovation that will boost our energy security, digital transformation, health and so much more.

Today is a good day for science, and for our EU-Switzerland partnership.
November 10, 2025 at 2:58 PM
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vnunezpascual.bsky.social
Very excited to share our paper "Nitrate modulates pectin metabolism and cell wall mechanics during cell expansion in Arabidopsis" 🌱
doi.org/10.1111/tpj....

Plant Systems Biology Lab (PUC) collaboration with UNAB and @slcuplants.bsky.social 🔬

Now published in @theplantjournal.bsky.social!
Nitrate modulates pectin metabolism and cell wall mechanics during cell expansion in Arabidopsis
Nitrate increases HG abundance and reduces PME activity via NRT1.1- and NLP7-dependent pathways. Enhanced pectin methylesterification softens the cell wall, facilitating cotyledon cell expansion. Thi...
doi.org
November 7, 2025 at 6:08 PM
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vnunezpascual.bsky.social
Also happy to say that Arabidopsis epidermal cells make the cover of @theplantjournal.bsky.social for the issue with our paper, showing that nitrate availability impacts pectin metabolism and cell wall mechanics for growth 🌱

Check the work here 👉 doi.org/10.1111/tpj....
November 7, 2025 at 6:24 PM
evolvedbiofilm.bsky.social
Relaxing biking to work in the autumn morning
#BikeToWork
November 10, 2025 at 7:58 AM
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Prophage induction drives soybean rhizobacterial community differentiation and nutrient cycling benefiting root development

-in #ISMEComms
with @bedutilh.bsky.social

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Prophage induction drives soybean rhizobacterial community differentiation and nutrient cycling benefiting root development
Abstract. Bacteriophages, lytic or lysogenic, play critical roles in structuring different soil bacteriomes and driving their functionality. Lysogeny is fa
academic.oup.com
November 9, 2025 at 11:36 AM
evolvedbiofilm.bsky.social
Plant miRNAs influence soil bacterial growth and amino acid uptake, restructuring community composition

-in #ISMEComms

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Plant miRNAs influence soil bacterial growth and amino acid uptake, restructuring community composition
Abstract. Plants and microbes use many strategies to acquire soil amino acids. Recent findings suggest that genes related to amino acid metabolism and tran
academic.oup.com
November 9, 2025 at 11:33 AM
evolvedbiofilm.bsky.social
Time-series RNA metabarcoding of the active Populus tremuloides root microbiome reveals hidden temporal dynamics and dormant core members

#mSystems by @jakenash12.bsky.social et al

journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/...
November 9, 2025 at 9:44 AM
evolvedbiofilm.bsky.social
The hitchhiker’s guide to cross-species DNA delivery

@cp-trendsmicrobiol.bsky.social Spotlight by Kotaro Kiga and Rodrigo Ibarra-Chávez

www.cell.com/trends/micro...
The hitchhiker’s guide to cross-species DNA delivery
Microbial hitchhikers are rewriting the rules of horizontal gene transfer. He, Patkowski, et al. reveal how phage satellites assemble chimeric infective particles that deliver DNA across species bound...
www.cell.com
November 9, 2025 at 9:39 AM
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Back to morning runs with 🐕
November 9, 2025 at 7:38 AM
evolvedbiofilm.bsky.social
Modulating Surfactin Biosynthesis in Bacillus subtilis R31 Enhances Behavioural Traits and Biocontrol Efficacy Against Banana Fusarium Wilt

-in Microbial Biotech

enviromicro-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Modulating Surfactin Biosynthesis in Bacillus subtilis R31 Enhances Behavioural Traits and Biocontrol Efficacy Against Banana Fusarium Wilt
This study demonstrates that the production of surfactin by B. subtilis R31 needs to be balanced. Excessive surfactin will weaken the colonisation ability and disease control effect of the strain. By...
enviromicro-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
November 8, 2025 at 3:30 PM
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tbharat-lab.bsky.social
An Asgard archaeon with internal membrane compartments

Brilliant study led by @fmacleod.bsky.social and Andriko von Kügelgen. Tight collaboration with @buzzbaum.bsky.social and lab. Congrats to all authors!

www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
November 7, 2025 at 10:44 AM
evolvedbiofilm.bsky.social
EPSO workshop was nice to attend to learn about the numerous Plant Microbiome projects in Europe - thanks to Angela Sessitch and @cornepieterse.bsky.social and others for coordinating the program
November 8, 2025 at 11:47 AM
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Occurrence of type VI secretion system effector genes in longitudinal isolates of P. aeruginosa from people with cystic fibrosis

Microbial Genomics by Antonia Habich from Daniel Unterweger
with @asgriffin.bsky.social @sandrabandersen.bsky.social

www.microbiologyresearch.org/content/jour...
Occurrence of type VI secretion system effector genes in longitudinal isolates of P. aeruginosa from people with cystic fibrosis
Pseudomonas aeruginosa uses multiple type VI secretion systems (T6SSs) to manipulate eukaryotic cells, kill competing microbes and take up nutrients. Bacterial strains are known to differ in their T6S...
www.microbiologyresearch.org
November 8, 2025 at 11:43 AM
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iandealidbury.bsky.social
Very proud of @alex-connolly.bsky.social for winning the best poster prize at #PMS25 and congratulations @courtneyherms.bsky.social for your prize also. @molmicrosheffield.bsky.social
November 8, 2025 at 7:07 AM
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Saying goodbye to Antequera and the sleeping Indian… #PMS2025
November 7, 2025 at 3:31 PM
evolvedbiofilm.bsky.social
What a nice surprise to receive a small appreciation (🇪🇸jamón&cheese 😋) for our social media activities at #PMS2025 together with @courtneyherms.bsky.social and @gstringlis.bsky.social
November 7, 2025 at 3:04 PM
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magicmicrobe.bsky.social
So happy to share this! Bacteriocins were first discovered over 100 years ago, but what do they actually do? We look at >1000 bacteriocin plasmids and find links to virulence and antimicrobial resistance, and frequent bacteriocin sharing in Enterobacteriaceae.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Bacterial warfare is associated with virulence and antimicrobial resistance - Nature Communications
Bacteria employ a range of competition systems that deliver toxins to inhibit competing strains. This study shows that these systems are particularly important for the ecology of virulent and antibiot...
www.nature.com
November 5, 2025 at 7:32 AM
evolvedbiofilm.bsky.social
Strain displacement in microbiomes via ecological competition

Cool @natmicrobiol.nature.com publication by @erikbakkeren.bsky.social
@vit-pi.bsky.social @meganleeny.bsky.social @microscape.bsky.social & Kevin Foster

www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Strain displacement in microbiomes via ecological competition - Nature Microbiology
Mathematical modelling and experimental tests reveal principles that govern displacement of a resident strain by an invader in microbial communities.
www.nature.com
November 7, 2025 at 2:19 PM
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asaflevylab.bsky.social
What a fun meeting in Malaga!
#pms2025

Thanks for organizing Victor et al.!!!
November 7, 2025 at 11:42 AM
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gillesvanwezel.bsky.social
@vcarryon.bsky.social closes the #PMS2025 meeting in Antequera, thanking the amazing Cruz Ruiz and her Acoeventis team and his fabulous local scientific team in Malaga.
November 7, 2025 at 11:45 AM
evolvedbiofilm.bsky.social
Talk and Poster prizes at #PMS2025
Well done all presenters!!! 👏
including @courtneyherms.bsky.social @hueihsuantsai.bsky.social and @dgarrs.bsky.social
November 7, 2025 at 11:58 AM
evolvedbiofilm.bsky.social
Changsha in 🇨🇳 is selected for the next Plant-Microbiome symposium in 2027
#PMS2025 ➡️ #PMS2027
November 7, 2025 at 11:56 AM
evolvedbiofilm.bsky.social
Investigating the influence of diverse treatments on the autofluorescence properties of Bacillus subtilis

www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Investigating the influence of diverse treatments on the autofluorescence properties of Bacillus subtilis - Scientific Reports
Scientific Reports - Investigating the influence of diverse treatments on the autofluorescence properties of Bacillus subtilis
www.nature.com
November 7, 2025 at 11:43 AM
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The last talk of #PMS2025 is the third selected talk from @vcarryon.bsky.social group in Malaga, the morning activity organizer and runner @adamoss.bsky.social on Training soil microbiomes for sustainable agriculture

#ideas and #concepts
November 7, 2025 at 11:19 AM
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Xinrun Yang (Nanjing Agricultural University) Designing and Harnessing Rhizosphere Synbiotics for Plant Health
#PMS2025
November 7, 2025 at 11:09 AM