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Petra Pjevac
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Microbiologist, JMF UniWien
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Organizer Thilo Hofmann @cemess.bsky.social, contributions from 30+ @univie.ac.at scientists, incl @michiwagner4.bsky.social, @christinakaiser.bsky.social, Stephan Krämer, @jillianmpetersen.bsky.social, @ppjevac.bsky.social, @andreasrichter.bsky.social, and @loutsi.bsky.social from our cluster.
Environmental Emergencies | iMooX
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September 29, 2025 at 9:33 AM
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jcamthrash.bsky.social
Distinct Microbial Communities Within and On Seep Carbonates Support Long-term Anaerobic Oxidation of Methane and Divergent pMMO Diversity academic.oup.com/ismej/advanc... #jcampubs
September 8, 2025 at 3:57 PM
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jcamthrash.bsky.social
Metabolic biochemical models of N2 fixation for sulfide oxidizers, methanogens, and methanotrophs journals.asm.org/doi/full/10.... #jcampubs
September 9, 2025 at 3:24 PM
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natcomms.nature.com
Struc­tures of meth­ane-ac­tiv­at­ing en­zyme in elu­sive ar­chaea

@mariecmueller.bsky.social @cuwelte.bsky.social @mpimarinemicrobio.bsky.social

#methane #ANME #archaea #MCR #microbiology #biochemistry #StructuralBiology

mpi-bremen.de/en/Structure...
September 9, 2025 at 11:32 AM
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isme-microbes.bsky.social
✈️ Calling all grad students & postdocs in microbial ecology!
Want to work, train, or collaborate abroad? ISME’s Scholar Mobility Fund can help you get there.
📅 Apply by 1 October
🌍 Open to applicants worldwide (esp. outside NA & Europe!)
Details: isme-microbes.org/isme-scholar...
#MicrobialEcology
September 10, 2025 at 2:47 PM
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cemess.bsky.social
One week to go! Apply by Sept 17 for the Full Professor position in Soil Ecosystems and Global Change at #CeMESS at the University of Vienna.

More info: 🔗 ter.univie.ac.at/news-talks/n...

@univie.ac.at #SoilEcosystems #WeAreHiring
We are hiring: Full Professor of Soil Ecosystems and Global Change
Soil ecosystems form the foundation of planetary health and play a critical role in climate feedback mechanisms. However, they are also vulnerable to the impacts of global change.
ter.univie.ac.at
September 10, 2025 at 10:28 AM
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cemess.bsky.social
Deadline approaching on Sept 17! We are hiring a Full Professor of Environmental Biogeochemistry of Metals at #CeMESS at the University of Vienna.

Learn more: 🔗 edge.univie.ac.at/news-talks/n...

@edge-vienna.bsky.social @univie.ac.at #EnvironmentalBiochemistry
We are hiring: Full Professor of Environmental Biogeochemistry of Metals
Human activities are driving rapid environmental change on a global scale, with pollutants playing a critical role in pushing planetary systems beyond safe limits. These changes have profound conseque...
edge.univie.ac.at
September 10, 2025 at 10:31 AM
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petrathepostdoc.bsky.social
Trans rights are, in fact, human rights. Pass it on. 🏳️‍⚧️🫂
#SciArt poster with 6 white boxes on a purple/grey background. the test above in white says IN THIS LAB WE BELIEVE boxes upper left to bottom right: - text SCIENCE is real, a scientist in a blue labcoar holds a flask with teal liquid with an orange microbe above their head, while a round earth circles around them - text LOVE is love, two stickfigures are happily write in a pride flag with hearts above them - text BLACK LIVES matter, three stickfigures hold their fists proudly in the air - text FEMINISM is for everyone, a stickfigure holds a purple female symbol sign and is wrapped in a purple schal with a trans colors pin text EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY is cool, a mosquito stands by a series going from single atoms, to blue RNA, to red DNA, to a blue virus, to a red malaria parasite and orange bacteria, to a yellow worm, to a green amoeba, i drew this in a way where the amoeba looks like the mosquito's fart, I'm so sorry amoeba - text IMMIGRANTS are welcome, a little stickfigure statue of liberty stands tall and proud in between clouds and birds
August 20, 2025 at 3:57 PM
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jcamthrash.bsky.social
Biofilm lifestyle across different lineages of ammonia-oxidizing archaea academic.oup.com/ismej/advanc... #jcampubs
September 10, 2025 at 4:26 PM
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tacaro.bsky.social
Holy cow - hyperspectral detection of bacteria at long distance.... "The bacteria were detectable outdoors under ambient light from up to 90 m in a single 4,000-m2 hyperspectral image taken using fixed and unmanned aerial vehicle-mounted cameras." 🤯
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Hyperspectral reporters for long-distance and wide-area detection of gene expression in living bacteria - Nature Biotechnology
Hyperspectral reporter genes allow imaging of ground bacteria from aerial vehicles
www.nature.com
September 11, 2025 at 4:21 PM
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thomasboettcher.bsky.social
For our antimicrobial drug development efforts at the University of Vienna we are looking for input from physicians/clinicians who are familiar with treatment, diagnostics, infection control, etc.
Your insights would be highly valuable!

docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Survey on the clinical need for an ultra-narrow spectrum N. gonorrhoeae Antibiotic
Welcome and thank you for participating in this survey! We are the researchers in Boettcher's group at University of Vienna, who are developing the new antibiotic specifically targeting N. gonorrhoeae...
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September 10, 2025 at 3:34 PM
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daanspeth.bsky.social
Congrats to Nils Ganzwohl and Carolin Otersen for winning the Poster prizes at the 28th European Nitrogen Cycle meeting #ENC28
prize winner Nils Ganzwohl with the ENC28 organizing committee prize winner Carolin Otersen with the ENC28 organizing committee
September 10, 2025 at 5:06 PM
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bettinaglasl.bsky.social
Our new preprint on mixotrophy of sponge-associated AOA via the uptake of branched-chain amino acids is online.
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
September 11, 2025 at 10:35 AM
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bcoltman.bsky.social
Jan Erisman closed the 28th European Nitrogen Cycle Meeting with a raw reminder: the nitrogen cycle is out of sync!

Still, the meeting was full of inspiring research on all things N and some promising paths to reduce our impact!

Big questions remain… #ENC28

univie.eventsair.com/enc2025/
Jan Erisman presenting a slide at the European Nitrogen Cycle meeting. The slide demonstrates that less Nitrogen is lost from plant-based diets than meat-based diets - but regardless, nitrogen is still lost
September 11, 2025 at 4:00 PM
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anthomycota.bsky.social
See our new study examining how P additions in tropical rainforests affect tree growth and feedback to AMF and EMF communities. Very interesting links to EMF biomass production strategies. Great work led by Qingshui Yu 🍄‍🟫🍄

www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Decadal nutrient addition reveals phosphorus limitation and its adaptive mechanisms in tropical rainforests
Tropical rainforests on low-phosphorus soils are highly biodiverse and productive, playing a crucial role in climate change mitigation. However, the d…
www.sciencedirect.com
September 11, 2025 at 7:04 PM
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kathikitzinger.bsky.social
Open postdoc position combining all the good things: #Ocean, #Nitrogen-cycling, #OxygenMinimumZones, #Biogeochemistry🧪🌊🔬

Check out this postdoc opening with my great colleague and friend #LauraBristow at #Uni #Gothenburg - part of our ERC Synergy #RECLESS: web103.reachmee.com/ext/I005/103...
Postdoctoral Researcher in Microbial Nitrogen Cycling in Oxygen-Depleted Waters
The Department of Marine Sciences, University of Gothenburg, (https://www.gu.se/en/marina-vetenskaper The Department of Marine Sciences conducts
web103.reachmee.com
July 15, 2025 at 5:15 PM
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daanspeth.bsky.social
2y biogeochem postdoc in ERC Synergy project RECLESS, with a focus on microbial nitrogen cycling in oxygen-depleted waters, based in Gothenburg, Sweden

Info & apply here:
web103.reachmee.com/ext/I005/103...
Postdoctoral Researcher in Microbial Nitrogen Cycling in Oxygen-Depleted Waters
The Department of Marine Sciences, University of Gothenburg, (https://www.gu.se/en/marina-vetenskaper The Department of Marine Sciences conducts
web103.reachmee.com
July 15, 2025 at 6:14 PM
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cemess.bsky.social
CeMESS is hiring!

Join us at the Division of Terrestrial Ecosystem Research (@ter-cemess.bsky.social) as Full Professor of SOIL ECOSYSTEMS AND GLOBAL CHANGE. Collaborate across a leading institution in microbiome science and environmental research.

🔗 Learn more: cemess.univie.ac.at/news/detail-...
We are hiring: Full Professor of Soil Ecosystems and Global Change
Soil ecosystems form the foundation of planetary health and play a critical role in climate feedback mechanisms. However, they are also vulnerable to the impacts of global change.
cemess.univie.ac.at
July 7, 2025 at 9:37 AM
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cemess.bsky.social
CeMESS is hiring!

Join us at the Division of Environmental Geosciences (@edge-vienna.bsky.social) as Full Professor of ENVIRONMENTAL BIOGEOCHEMISTRY OF METALS. Collaborate across a leading institution in microbiome science and environmental research.

🔗 Learn more and apply: tinyurl.com/47bev45k
We are hiring: Full Professor of Environmental Biogeochemistry of Metals
Human activities are driving rapid environmental change on a global scale, with pollutants playing a critical role in pushing planetary systems beyond safe limits. These changes have profound conseque...
cemess.univie.ac.at
July 9, 2025 at 9:31 AM
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slavov-n.bsky.social
Key numbers in cell biology

Having a sense of scale helps to think more rigorously and realistically about biological systems.
July 9, 2025 at 11:14 AM
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cemess.bsky.social
Exciting new research by Petra Pjevac (@ppjevac.bsky.social) explores the salinization of Lake Vrana and its ecological impacts.

Dive into the findings here: 🔗 dome.univie.ac.at/news-events/...
New Study: Salinization at Lake Vrana
Beneath the scenic surface of Croatia's Lake Vrana, researchers have uncovered evidence of climate change's impact. A new study co-led by CeMESS researcher Petra Pjevac (DOME) reveals how rising tempe...
dome.univie.ac.at
July 4, 2025 at 11:48 AM
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EcoFoldDB: Protein structure-guided functional profiling of ecologically relevant microbial traits at the metagenome scale | bioRxiv
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
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June 21, 2025 at 9:17 AM