Sarit Avrani
@saritavrani.bsky.social
Cyanophage and other phages, evolution and ecology, really excited of new genomes, University of Haifa, Israel. https://www.avranilab.haifa.ac.il/
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2 days left to apply for a fully funded MIBTP Phd project with me at the School of Life Sciences @warwicklifesci.bsky.social at Warwick. We will do viral functional metagenomics and other cool techniques.
Check out the details and apply in the link below
warwick.ac.uk/fac/cross_fa...
Check out the details and apply in the link below
warwick.ac.uk/fac/cross_fa...
November 25, 2025 at 2:54 PM
2 days left to apply for a fully funded MIBTP Phd project with me at the School of Life Sciences @warwicklifesci.bsky.social at Warwick. We will do viral functional metagenomics and other cool techniques.
Check out the details and apply in the link below
warwick.ac.uk/fac/cross_fa...
Check out the details and apply in the link below
warwick.ac.uk/fac/cross_fa...
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📣 We are excited to share our latest paper, led by @taliashaler.bsky.social! We explore the transcriptional basis of #microalgae resistance to #viral_infection and identified a core group of resistance-related genes. >>
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#New_Phytologist #Marine_Biology #Viruses
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#New_Phytologist #Marine_Biology #Viruses
Mapping the transcriptional landscape of algal resistance to viral infection reveals a core expression program
Algal blooms and their demise by viruses drive global-scale ecological processes in the ocean. These blooms form the foundation of marine food webs, regulate microbial communities, and shape biogeoc...
nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
September 4, 2025 at 11:03 AM
📣 We are excited to share our latest paper, led by @taliashaler.bsky.social! We explore the transcriptional basis of #microalgae resistance to #viral_infection and identified a core group of resistance-related genes. >>
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#New_Phytologist #Marine_Biology #Viruses
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#New_Phytologist #Marine_Biology #Viruses
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Pear flower and leaf microbiome dynamics during the naturally occurring spread of Erwinia amylovora journals.asm.org/doi/full/10....
Pear flower and leaf microbiome dynamics during the naturally occurring spread of Erwinia amylovora | mSphere
The spread of pathogens in plants is an important ecological phenomenon and has a
significant economic impact on agriculture. Flowers serve as the entry point for E. amylovora, but members of the flow...
journals.asm.org
August 5, 2025 at 9:44 AM
Pear flower and leaf microbiome dynamics during the naturally occurring spread of Erwinia amylovora journals.asm.org/doi/full/10....
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#PhageSky #ProtistsOnSky
endosymbionts have "their" phages, too. cyanos of sponges (below), 𝘞𝘰𝘭𝘣𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘢 of insects, and then we have the piñata 👇
schaechter.asmblog.org/schaechter/2...
endosymbionts have "their" phages, too. cyanos of sponges (below), 𝘞𝘰𝘭𝘣𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘢 of insects, and then we have the piñata 👇
schaechter.asmblog.org/schaechter/2...
July 28, 2025 at 9:04 PM
#PhageSky #ProtistsOnSky
endosymbionts have "their" phages, too. cyanos of sponges (below), 𝘞𝘰𝘭𝘣𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘢 of insects, and then we have the piñata 👇
schaechter.asmblog.org/schaechter/2...
endosymbionts have "their" phages, too. cyanos of sponges (below), 𝘞𝘰𝘭𝘣𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘢 of insects, and then we have the piñata 👇
schaechter.asmblog.org/schaechter/2...
Our paper on cyanophages of marine sponge symbionts is finally out. It is the outcome of a great collaboration with Laura Steindler's lab and was led by Tzipora Perez.
Cyanophage Infections in a Sponge Intracellular Cyanobacterial Symbiont
Intracellular cyanobacterial symbionts of sponges are shown to be susceptible to cyanophages, challenging assumptions about their isolation from viral exposure. The study reveals novel phage–host int...
enviromicro-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
July 28, 2025 at 9:50 AM
Our paper on cyanophages of marine sponge symbionts is finally out. It is the outcome of a great collaboration with Laura Steindler's lab and was led by Tzipora Perez.
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Expression level of anti-phage defence systems controls a trade-off between protection range and autoimmunity
By Nitzan Aframian and Avigdor Eldar.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
By Nitzan Aframian and Avigdor Eldar.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Expression level of anti-phage defence systems controls a trade-off between protection range and autoimmunity - Nature Microbiology
The authors examine several defense systems and find that increased expression enhances their protection range, albeit at a cost of autoimmunity.
www.nature.com
July 26, 2025 at 6:59 AM
Expression level of anti-phage defence systems controls a trade-off between protection range and autoimmunity
By Nitzan Aframian and Avigdor Eldar.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
By Nitzan Aframian and Avigdor Eldar.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Cyanophage Infections in a Sponge Intracellular Cyanobacterial Symbiont enviromicro-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Cyanophage Infections in a Sponge Intracellular Cyanobacterial Symbiont
Intracellular cyanobacterial symbionts of sponges are shown to be susceptible to cyanophages, challenging assumptions about their isolation from viral exposure. The study reveals novel phage–host int...
enviromicro-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
July 24, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Cyanophage Infections in a Sponge Intracellular Cyanobacterial Symbiont enviromicro-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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📣Excited to share our latest review on using single-cell methods to study host-virus interactions in the ocean - led by Amir Fromm (@amirfromm.bsky.social) and Talia Shaler (x.com/ShalerTalia), in collaboration with Frank Aylward (@foaylward.genomic.social.ap.brid.gy) >>
A single-cell perspective on host–virus dynamics in the ocean
Viral infections of marine microbes greatly impact ecological and biogeochemical processes. Typically, these host–virus interactions are studied at th…
www.sciencedirect.com
June 6, 2025 at 12:36 PM
📣Excited to share our latest review on using single-cell methods to study host-virus interactions in the ocean - led by Amir Fromm (@amirfromm.bsky.social) and Talia Shaler (x.com/ShalerTalia), in collaboration with Frank Aylward (@foaylward.genomic.social.ap.brid.gy) >>
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📣A new preprint by Talia Shaler! 📣
How do populations develop resistance to viral infections?
We mapped the transcriptomic landscape of algal resistance to lytic viral infection and identified a unique set of resistance-related genes expressed in those cells >>
doi.org/10.1101/2025...
How do populations develop resistance to viral infections?
We mapped the transcriptomic landscape of algal resistance to lytic viral infection and identified a unique set of resistance-related genes expressed in those cells >>
doi.org/10.1101/2025...
Mapping the transcriptional landscape of algal resistance to viral infection reveals a core expression program
### Competing Interest Statement
The authors have declared no competing interest.
Simons FoundationSimons Foundation, https://ror.org/01cmst727, 150809
doi.org
June 5, 2025 at 8:42 AM
📣A new preprint by Talia Shaler! 📣
How do populations develop resistance to viral infections?
We mapped the transcriptomic landscape of algal resistance to lytic viral infection and identified a unique set of resistance-related genes expressed in those cells >>
doi.org/10.1101/2025...
How do populations develop resistance to viral infections?
We mapped the transcriptomic landscape of algal resistance to lytic viral infection and identified a unique set of resistance-related genes expressed in those cells >>
doi.org/10.1101/2025...
We are looking for talented and curious students. If you are interested in joining, please contact me.
July 2, 2025 at 5:07 PM
We are looking for talented and curious students. If you are interested in joining, please contact me.
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Phage DisCo! Our targeted phage discovery method in press today: journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/...
Perfectly timed with our four summer undergrad's first successful phage hunt... disco lights in the lab to mark the occasion 🕺
Perfectly timed with our four summer undergrad's first successful phage hunt... disco lights in the lab to mark the occasion 🕺
May 28, 2025 at 10:34 PM
Phage DisCo! Our targeted phage discovery method in press today: journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/...
Perfectly timed with our four summer undergrad's first successful phage hunt... disco lights in the lab to mark the occasion 🕺
Perfectly timed with our four summer undergrad's first successful phage hunt... disco lights in the lab to mark the occasion 🕺
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I am happy to introduce to you our new paper on pelagic #Asgard archaea that use #rhodopsins with carotenoid antennas to harvest light energy in the oceans.
Structural insights into light-harvesting by antenna-containing rhodopsins in marine Asgard archaea www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Structural insights into light-harvesting by antenna-containing rhodopsins in marine Asgard archaea www.nature.com/articles/s41...
May 29, 2025 at 9:16 AM
I am happy to introduce to you our new paper on pelagic #Asgard archaea that use #rhodopsins with carotenoid antennas to harvest light energy in the oceans.
Structural insights into light-harvesting by antenna-containing rhodopsins in marine Asgard archaea www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Structural insights into light-harvesting by antenna-containing rhodopsins in marine Asgard archaea www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Lab's first preprint! #newPI
We show that viruses are active agents that recycle carbon fixed by productive chemoautotrophs, shaping our understanding of carbon cycling in redox-active ecosystems.
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
@julesdeep.bsky.social @gtrubl.bsky.social @mepjoe.bsky.social
We show that viruses are active agents that recycle carbon fixed by productive chemoautotrophs, shaping our understanding of carbon cycling in redox-active ecosystems.
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
@julesdeep.bsky.social @gtrubl.bsky.social @mepjoe.bsky.social
Virus-mediated recycling of chemoautotrophic biomass
Aquatic environments absorb ~2.5 gigatonnes of atmospheric carbon each year, more than the carbon stored in the atmosphere, soils, and all biomass combined. Primary producers transform this dissolved ...
www.biorxiv.org
May 28, 2025 at 9:36 PM
Lab's first preprint! #newPI
We show that viruses are active agents that recycle carbon fixed by productive chemoautotrophs, shaping our understanding of carbon cycling in redox-active ecosystems.
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
@julesdeep.bsky.social @gtrubl.bsky.social @mepjoe.bsky.social
We show that viruses are active agents that recycle carbon fixed by productive chemoautotrophs, shaping our understanding of carbon cycling in redox-active ecosystems.
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
@julesdeep.bsky.social @gtrubl.bsky.social @mepjoe.bsky.social
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Congratulations to @emmiamueller.bsky.social on:
"Residence time structures microbial communities through niche partitioning"
Now out in Ecology Letters:
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
"Residence time structures microbial communities through niche partitioning"
Now out in Ecology Letters:
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Residence Time Structures Microbial Communities Through Niche Partitioning
Much of life on earth is at the mercy of currents and flow. Residence time (τ) estimates how long organisms and resources remain in a system based on the ratio of volume (V) to flow rate (Q). We test...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
February 27, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Congratulations to @emmiamueller.bsky.social on:
"Residence time structures microbial communities through niche partitioning"
Now out in Ecology Letters:
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
"Residence time structures microbial communities through niche partitioning"
Now out in Ecology Letters:
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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Lysogen formation governs colonies while lytic infection is more prevalent in single cells of the bloom-forming cyanobacterium, Microcystis www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
www.biorxiv.org
February 25, 2025 at 9:26 AM
Lysogen formation governs colonies while lytic infection is more prevalent in single cells of the bloom-forming cyanobacterium, Microcystis www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
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Experimental evolution of evolvability | Science www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Experimental evolution of evolvability
Evolvability—the capacity to generate adaptive variation—is a trait that can itself evolve through natural selection. However, the idea that mutation can become biased toward adaptive outcomes remains...
www.science.org
February 20, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Experimental evolution of evolvability | Science www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
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We wrote a new review paper in @cp-trendsmicrobiol.bsky.social on recently developed bioinformatic tools that facilitate elucidating protein functions in the era of big genomics data.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
This is the 1st paper of 2 talented students Shani Cheskis and Avital Akerman.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
This is the 1st paper of 2 talented students Shani Cheskis and Avital Akerman.
Deciphering bacterial protein functions with innovative computational methods
Bacteria colonize every niche on Earth and play key roles in many environmental and host-associated processes. The sequencing revolution revealed the …
www.sciencedirect.com
December 30, 2024 at 6:02 AM
We wrote a new review paper in @cp-trendsmicrobiol.bsky.social on recently developed bioinformatic tools that facilitate elucidating protein functions in the era of big genomics data.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
This is the 1st paper of 2 talented students Shani Cheskis and Avital Akerman.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
This is the 1st paper of 2 talented students Shani Cheskis and Avital Akerman.
If you have been affected by the fires in LA, or are concerned about your ability to keep precious Drosophila strains going during the latest funding crisis, we will host your strains as a backup. Please email me.
Please amplify. If you are also able to host fly strains, add your name as well.
Please amplify. If you are also able to host fly strains, add your name as well.
January 29, 2025 at 5:22 AM
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This paper has been a long time coming: We looked at the genomes of historical bacterial samples over a century to look for trends of antibiotic resistance genes, finding multiple instances of them in infections before the age of antibiotics, but an increase in both frequency and mobility after
Genomic resistance in historical clinical isolates increased in frequency and mobility after the age of antibiotics https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.01.16.633422v1
January 17, 2025 at 8:53 PM
This paper has been a long time coming: We looked at the genomes of historical bacterial samples over a century to look for trends of antibiotic resistance genes, finding multiple instances of them in infections before the age of antibiotics, but an increase in both frequency and mobility after
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The AVW12 committee wishes you a Happy New Year 2025! A quick reminder that the deadline for abstract submission is 15 February: avw12.sciencesconf.org. Spread the word with your network!
12th Aquatic Virus Workshop (AVW12) - Sciencesconf.org
avw12.sciencesconf.org
January 15, 2025 at 7:31 AM
The AVW12 committee wishes you a Happy New Year 2025! A quick reminder that the deadline for abstract submission is 15 February: avw12.sciencesconf.org. Spread the word with your network!
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Happy to see this multi country collaboration published in @cp-cellreports.bsky.social led by Polonca and Anna
Ecology of prophage-like elements in Bacillus subtilis at global and local geographical scales
www.cell.com/cell-reports...
#Phage #Bacillussubtilis
#MicrobiomeEcology at #LeidenBiology
Ecology of prophage-like elements in Bacillus subtilis at global and local geographical scales
www.cell.com/cell-reports...
#Phage #Bacillussubtilis
#MicrobiomeEcology at #LeidenBiology
January 13, 2025 at 7:52 AM
Happy to see this multi country collaboration published in @cp-cellreports.bsky.social led by Polonca and Anna
Ecology of prophage-like elements in Bacillus subtilis at global and local geographical scales
www.cell.com/cell-reports...
#Phage #Bacillussubtilis
#MicrobiomeEcology at #LeidenBiology
Ecology of prophage-like elements in Bacillus subtilis at global and local geographical scales
www.cell.com/cell-reports...
#Phage #Bacillussubtilis
#MicrobiomeEcology at #LeidenBiology
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Cold Surface Waters of the Sub-Antarctic Pacific Ocean Support High Cyanophage Abundances and Infection Levels enviromicro-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... @biologytechnion.bsky.social
Cold Surface Waters of the Sub‐Antarctic Pacific Ocean Support High Cyanophage Abundances and Infection Levels
Here, we investigated the abundance of cyanophages and the extent to which they infect Synechococcus and Prochlorococcus, important primary producers, in the cold, low-light, iron-limited, sub-Antarc...
enviromicro-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
January 11, 2025 at 12:13 PM
Cold Surface Waters of the Sub-Antarctic Pacific Ocean Support High Cyanophage Abundances and Infection Levels enviromicro-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... @biologytechnion.bsky.social
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Protection Against Viruses – The Passive Version. www.technion.ac.il/en/2025/01/p...
Protection Against Viruses – The Passive Version - Technion - Israel Institute of Technology
As humans, we often focus on viruses and bacteria because of their role in causing various, sometimes severe, diseases. However, an equally fascinating but lesser-known phenomenon is the ongoing battl...
www.technion.ac.il
January 7, 2025 at 7:55 AM
Protection Against Viruses – The Passive Version. www.technion.ac.il/en/2025/01/p...
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Delighted to share news that our collaborative study with @justinmeyer.bsky.social
'Inferring strain-level mutational drivers of phage-bacteria interaction phenotypes arising during coevolutionary dynamics'
is now officially out in Virus Evolution:
academic.oup.com/ve/article/1...
'Inferring strain-level mutational drivers of phage-bacteria interaction phenotypes arising during coevolutionary dynamics'
is now officially out in Virus Evolution:
academic.oup.com/ve/article/1...
Inferring strain-level mutational drivers of phage-bacteria interaction phenotypes arising during coevolutionary dynamics
Abstract. The enormous diversity of bacteriophages and their bacterial hosts presents a significant challenge to predict which phages infect a focal set of
academic.oup.com
January 7, 2025 at 12:07 AM
Delighted to share news that our collaborative study with @justinmeyer.bsky.social
'Inferring strain-level mutational drivers of phage-bacteria interaction phenotypes arising during coevolutionary dynamics'
is now officially out in Virus Evolution:
academic.oup.com/ve/article/1...
'Inferring strain-level mutational drivers of phage-bacteria interaction phenotypes arising during coevolutionary dynamics'
is now officially out in Virus Evolution:
academic.oup.com/ve/article/1...
Reposted by Sarit Avrani
נגיפים נגד חיידקים: חוקרות מישראל חשפו מנגנון הגנה ייחודי בים www.ynet.co.il/environment-...
January 7, 2025 at 8:36 AM
נגיפים נגד חיידקים: חוקרות מישראל חשפו מנגנון הגנה ייחודי בים www.ynet.co.il/environment-...