Our #microbiome is us. We are holobionts, as Lynn Margulis understood.
Thinking must be ecological, for every complex being is an ecology, as well as living in one.
#microbiotoxicity, the threat of damage to microbes, has to be on regulatory agendas
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Thinking must be ecological, for every complex being is an ecology, as well as living in one.
#microbiotoxicity, the threat of damage to microbes, has to be on regulatory agendas
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
The nature extinction crisis is mirrored by one in our own bodies. Both have huge implications for health
Modern life is waging a war against ecosystems around us and inside us. Keeping our own microbes healthy is another reason to demand action to preserve the natural world
www.theguardian.com
November 8, 2025 at 9:41 AM
Our #microbiome is us. We are holobionts, as Lynn Margulis understood.
Thinking must be ecological, for every complex being is an ecology, as well as living in one.
#microbiotoxicity, the threat of damage to microbes, has to be on regulatory agendas
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Thinking must be ecological, for every complex being is an ecology, as well as living in one.
#microbiotoxicity, the threat of damage to microbes, has to be on regulatory agendas
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
A big thanks to @cmarin.bsky.social who talked about plant holobionts and gave a great insight into the fascinating world of mycorrhizal fungi in our lecture series yesterday. 🍄 Thank you also to everyone who joined the talk and the discussion afterwards!
#HPBio #PhilSci
#HPBio #PhilSci
October 28, 2025 at 2:34 PM
A big thanks to @cmarin.bsky.social who talked about plant holobionts and gave a great insight into the fascinating world of mycorrhizal fungi in our lecture series yesterday. 🍄 Thank you also to everyone who joined the talk and the discussion afterwards!
#HPBio #PhilSci
#HPBio #PhilSci
Come around this afternoon to our online Lecture Series! César Marín will talk about plant holobionts and how we can better understand them through complexity science.🌴 You can still register for the talk by clicking this link 👉https://rotorub.wordpress.com/roto-lecture-series/
#PhilSci #HPBio
#PhilSci #HPBio
October 27, 2025 at 11:08 AM
A new review paper from our lab courtesy of @jazzsynbio.bsky.social is published in Trends in Biotechnology
In this review, we look at the many opportunities for synthetic biology to be used in the research and applications of Holobionts.
In this review, we look at the many opportunities for synthetic biology to be used in the research and applications of Holobionts.
October 23, 2025 at 10:09 AM
A new review paper from our lab courtesy of @jazzsynbio.bsky.social is published in Trends in Biotechnology
In this review, we look at the many opportunities for synthetic biology to be used in the research and applications of Holobionts.
In this review, we look at the many opportunities for synthetic biology to be used in the research and applications of Holobionts.
Next week, we welcome @cmarin.bsky.social in our ROTO Lecture Series. César will speak about understanding plant holobionts through complexity science. 🌿 Just register here to participate 👉 rotorub.wordpress.com/roto-lecture...
#HPBio #PhilSci #PlantScience
#HPBio #PhilSci #PlantScience
October 20, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Next week, we welcome @cmarin.bsky.social in our ROTO Lecture Series. César will speak about understanding plant holobionts through complexity science. 🌿 Just register here to participate 👉 rotorub.wordpress.com/roto-lecture...
#HPBio #PhilSci #PlantScience
#HPBio #PhilSci #PlantScience
Here defined Bretskyan hierarchy is composed of eco-genealogical units of all scales. At the smallest scales we have communities which are mostly integrated by biotic interactions. If these interactions are sufficiently strong communities merge into holobionts. 4/n
February 1, 2024 at 9:06 AM
Here defined Bretskyan hierarchy is composed of eco-genealogical units of all scales. At the smallest scales we have communities which are mostly integrated by biotic interactions. If these interactions are sufficiently strong communities merge into holobionts. 4/n
"The Planetary" by @nilsgilman.bsky.social (ed.)
If Planetarity and holobionts are your thing, this is for you! The book itself is also beautiful and very pleasant to handle.
If Planetarity and holobionts are your thing, this is for you! The book itself is also beautiful and very pleasant to handle.
February 24, 2025 at 9:00 AM
"The Planetary" by @nilsgilman.bsky.social (ed.)
If Planetarity and holobionts are your thing, this is for you! The book itself is also beautiful and very pleasant to handle.
If Planetarity and holobionts are your thing, this is for you! The book itself is also beautiful and very pleasant to handle.
Another SynCom review (rationally design) in #ISMEJournal from Ramon Santos-Bermudez at University of Jinan
Engineering Plant Holobionts for Climate-Resilient Agriculture
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Engineering Plant Holobionts for Climate-Resilient Agriculture
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Engineering Plant Holobionts for Climate-Resilient Agriculture
Abstract. The plant holobiont—an integrated unit of the host and its microbiome—has co-evolved through ecological and genetic interactions. Microbiome engi
academic.oup.com
August 4, 2025 at 9:15 AM
Another SynCom review (rationally design) in #ISMEJournal from Ramon Santos-Bermudez at University of Jinan
Engineering Plant Holobionts for Climate-Resilient Agriculture
academic.oup.com/ismej/advanc...
Engineering Plant Holobionts for Climate-Resilient Agriculture
academic.oup.com/ismej/advanc...
#PhD position - Identifying #macrophyte #holobionts using #environmental #DNA #metabarcoding: importance in #biomonitoring and #ecosystem #management
@hosmic.bsky.social @hostmicrobelit.bsky.social @phdvoice.bsky.social @academic-chatter.bsky.social @academiclife.bsky.social
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@hosmic.bsky.social @hostmicrobelit.bsky.social @phdvoice.bsky.social @academic-chatter.bsky.social @academiclife.bsky.social
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Doctor of philosophy in marine ecology - Identifying macrophyte holobionts using environmental DNA metabarcoding: importance in
New Career Opportunity! Ifremer has an opening for a Doctor of philosophy in marine ecology - Identifying macrophyte holobionts using environmental DNA metabarcoding: importance in in Sète, Occitanie,...
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March 12, 2024 at 3:26 PM
#PhD position - Identifying #macrophyte #holobionts using #environmental #DNA #metabarcoding: importance in #biomonitoring and #ecosystem #management
@hosmic.bsky.social @hostmicrobelit.bsky.social @phdvoice.bsky.social @academic-chatter.bsky.social @academiclife.bsky.social
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@hosmic.bsky.social @hostmicrobelit.bsky.social @phdvoice.bsky.social @academic-chatter.bsky.social @academiclife.bsky.social
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The microbiome dynamics and interaction of endosymbiotic Symbiodiniaceae and fungi are associated with thermal bleaching susceptibility of coral holobionts journals.asm.org/doi/full/10.... #jcampubs
March 7, 2024 at 2:37 PM
The microbiome dynamics and interaction of endosymbiotic Symbiodiniaceae and fungi are associated with thermal bleaching susceptibility of coral holobionts journals.asm.org/doi/full/10.... #jcampubs
Only 24 hours left to book your free ticket for tomorrow's evening event, where we will hear why viewing multicelluar organisms as #holobionts (symbiotic combinations of hosts and microbes) is crucial for their conservation. Find out more and book now 👇 www.zsl.org/news-and-eve...
Symbiotic wonders across the Tree of Life | The Zoological Society of London
Why is studying microbe-host relationships essential to understanding and conserving flora and fauna?
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June 9, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Only 24 hours left to book your free ticket for tomorrow's evening event, where we will hear why viewing multicelluar organisms as #holobionts (symbiotic combinations of hosts and microbes) is crucial for their conservation. Find out more and book now 👇 www.zsl.org/news-and-eve...
Good take. “…closing the gap between the ecological and evolutionary responses of earthworm holobionts may serve as a starting point for a global reconsideration of holobionts in the ongoing environmental changes.“
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academic.oup.com/ismej/articl...
Ecological and evolutionary responses of earthworm holobionts to environmental changes
Abstract. Global environmental change substantially affects soil detritivores, including earthworms, impacting host–microbiota interactions and altering ke
academic.oup.com
April 24, 2025 at 3:41 AM
Good take. “…closing the gap between the ecological and evolutionary responses of earthworm holobionts may serve as a starting point for a global reconsideration of holobionts in the ongoing environmental changes.“
academic.oup.com/ismej/articl...
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Second podcast recording of the day. Guests are Dr. Seth Bordenstein and Dr. Nichole Ginnan of Penn State. Topic is a new article from the One Health Microbiome Center, describing how to look at the biosphere through the One Health lens, with plenty of discussion of holobionts.
May 23, 2025 at 12:44 AM
Second podcast recording of the day. Guests are Dr. Seth Bordenstein and Dr. Nichole Ginnan of Penn State. Topic is a new article from the One Health Microbiome Center, describing how to look at the biosphere through the One Health lens, with plenty of discussion of holobionts.
"While breast milk was long considered sterile, it has been found to host its own unique microbiome."
So much we are just starting to learn about the #microbiome, and ourselves as holobionts
So much we are just starting to learn about the #microbiome, and ourselves as holobionts
New research on enzymes naturally found in milk, and how they act on proteins found in baby saliva to generate molecules that influence oral microbes.
Such a fascinating system! 🧪
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Such a fascinating system! 🧪
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Xanthine oxidase-lactoperoxidase system: Dose-dependent antibacterial effects and global gene expression changes in infant oral microbiota
Xanthine oxidase (XO) and lactoperoxidase (LPO) are highly abundant enzymes in milk. Their substrates, xanthine and thiocyanate, are found in elevated…
www.sciencedirect.com
January 27, 2025 at 8:01 AM
"While breast milk was long considered sterile, it has been found to host its own unique microbiome."
So much we are just starting to learn about the #microbiome, and ourselves as holobionts
So much we are just starting to learn about the #microbiome, and ourselves as holobionts
6 Scientists. 1 Panel. Big ideas.
From Gut microbiomes 🧬 to Halophiles 🧂 to Plant Holobionts 🌱
Join our #UnityInDiversity panel to explore how diversity fuels discovery in microbial ecology!
🗓 Oct 21 | 8AM PT · 5PM CET · 11PM Beijing
🔗 Join us: isme-microbes.org/invitation-t...
From Gut microbiomes 🧬 to Halophiles 🧂 to Plant Holobionts 🌱
Join our #UnityInDiversity panel to explore how diversity fuels discovery in microbial ecology!
🗓 Oct 21 | 8AM PT · 5PM CET · 11PM Beijing
🔗 Join us: isme-microbes.org/invitation-t...
September 25, 2025 at 7:56 PM
6 Scientists. 1 Panel. Big ideas.
From Gut microbiomes 🧬 to Halophiles 🧂 to Plant Holobionts 🌱
Join our #UnityInDiversity panel to explore how diversity fuels discovery in microbial ecology!
🗓 Oct 21 | 8AM PT · 5PM CET · 11PM Beijing
🔗 Join us: isme-microbes.org/invitation-t...
From Gut microbiomes 🧬 to Halophiles 🧂 to Plant Holobionts 🌱
Join our #UnityInDiversity panel to explore how diversity fuels discovery in microbial ecology!
🗓 Oct 21 | 8AM PT · 5PM CET · 11PM Beijing
🔗 Join us: isme-microbes.org/invitation-t...
🌊💙New publication on Mediterranean crustose coralline algae and their bacterial communities! These holobionts are key for the existence of coralligenous habitat! doi.org/10.1007/s00338-024-02605-6
Open-access hal.science/hal-04441255v2
@philebo73.bsky.social @obs-banyuls.fr @sorbonne-universite.fr
Open-access hal.science/hal-04441255v2
@philebo73.bsky.social @obs-banyuls.fr @sorbonne-universite.fr
Inter- and intraspecific diversity in bacterial communities associated with two crustose coralline algae from the NW Mediterranean Sea - Coral Reefs
Crustose coralline algae (CCAs) are key components and primary builders of coralligenous reefs, which are among the most biodiverse marine habitats in the Mediterranean Sea. Beyond their structural ro...
doi.org
February 2, 2025 at 11:19 AM
🌊💙New publication on Mediterranean crustose coralline algae and their bacterial communities! These holobionts are key for the existence of coralligenous habitat! doi.org/10.1007/s00338-024-02605-6
Open-access hal.science/hal-04441255v2
@philebo73.bsky.social @obs-banyuls.fr @sorbonne-universite.fr
Open-access hal.science/hal-04441255v2
@philebo73.bsky.social @obs-banyuls.fr @sorbonne-universite.fr
Trees aren't tools to fight climate. They aren't street furniture nor green infrastructure either, FFS!
Language matters.
Trees are living beings. They are community "holobionts", supporting and being supported by many others in intricate ways evolved over millions of years.
Language matters.
Trees are living beings. They are community "holobionts", supporting and being supported by many others in intricate ways evolved over millions of years.
December 2, 2024 at 6:51 AM
Trees aren't tools to fight climate. They aren't street furniture nor green infrastructure either, FFS!
Language matters.
Trees are living beings. They are community "holobionts", supporting and being supported by many others in intricate ways evolved over millions of years.
Language matters.
Trees are living beings. They are community "holobionts", supporting and being supported by many others in intricate ways evolved over millions of years.
#Phylosymbiosis and #cospeciation associations of gut #fungi in this set of initial analyses initiates a step….to decipher the broader forces of fungal assembly in human and primate #holobionts By @emilyvansyoc.bsky.social @erdavenport.bsky.social & Co. journals.plos.org/plosbiology/...
Gut fungal profiles reveal phylosymbiosis and codiversification across humans and nonhuman primates
Fungi in the gut microbiome (the "mycobiome") are a neglected component of the human holobiont. This study of gut fungal profiles across natural populations of humans and non-human primates reveals si...
journals.plos.org
September 22, 2025 at 10:40 PM
#Phylosymbiosis and #cospeciation associations of gut #fungi in this set of initial analyses initiates a step….to decipher the broader forces of fungal assembly in human and primate #holobionts By @emilyvansyoc.bsky.social @erdavenport.bsky.social & Co. journals.plos.org/plosbiology/...
#PhD alert, here @unistrathclyde.bsky.social in the very friendly, diverse, artsy & welcoming city of Glasgow 🏴
Disentangling the functional modules of #mosquito #microbiomes - what puzzle pieces build our #holobionts?
#MicroSky #MicrobiomeSky 💻🧬🧪
More here 😊 www.strath.ac.uk/studywithus/...
Disentangling the functional modules of #mosquito #microbiomes - what puzzle pieces build our #holobionts?
#MicroSky #MicrobiomeSky 💻🧬🧪
More here 😊 www.strath.ac.uk/studywithus/...
February 8, 2025 at 9:37 AM
#PhD alert, here @unistrathclyde.bsky.social in the very friendly, diverse, artsy & welcoming city of Glasgow 🏴
Disentangling the functional modules of #mosquito #microbiomes - what puzzle pieces build our #holobionts?
#MicroSky #MicrobiomeSky 💻🧬🧪
More here 😊 www.strath.ac.uk/studywithus/...
Disentangling the functional modules of #mosquito #microbiomes - what puzzle pieces build our #holobionts?
#MicroSky #MicrobiomeSky 💻🧬🧪
More here 😊 www.strath.ac.uk/studywithus/...
Check out our #ASLO2021 session on #invertebrate-#microbes #holobionts and their effects on #elementcycling!
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December 15, 2024 at 4:05 PM
Check out our #ASLO2021 session on #invertebrate-#microbes #holobionts and their effects on #elementcycling!
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(And by “our cells,” I include those of our microbiome. Holobionts FTW!)
November 13, 2024 at 10:09 PM
(And by “our cells,” I include those of our microbiome. Holobionts FTW!)
"Corals’ response mechanisms encompass both the host’s own potential & that of a diverse microbial community...the #holobiont... we demonstrate that coral holobionts from nearby gulfs with different thermal dynamics differ in their ability to withstand thermal stress."
www.cell.com/current-biol...
www.cell.com/current-biol...
The role of holobiont composition and environmental history in thermotolerance of Tropical Eastern Pacific corals
Glynn et al. investigate coral-microbiome interactions under thermal stress in Panama’s
Tropical Eastern Pacific, finding that regional environmental regimes, host lineage,
and algal microbiomes influ...
www.cell.com
June 10, 2025 at 3:13 PM
"Corals’ response mechanisms encompass both the host’s own potential & that of a diverse microbial community...the #holobiont... we demonstrate that coral holobionts from nearby gulfs with different thermal dynamics differ in their ability to withstand thermal stress."
www.cell.com/current-biol...
www.cell.com/current-biol...
Factors shaping the assembly of lichen holobionts in a tropical lichen community http://biorxiv.org/cgi/content/short/2024.05.29.596524v1
May 31, 2024 at 3:03 AM
Factors shaping the assembly of lichen holobionts in a tropical lichen community http://biorxiv.org/cgi/content/short/2024.05.29.596524v1
This research paper presents an integrated framework for engineering plant holobionts - the host plant and its associated microbiome - to enhance climate resilience in agriculture.
August 18, 2025 at 10:21 PM
This research paper presents an integrated framework for engineering plant holobionts - the host plant and its associated microbiome - to enhance climate resilience in agriculture.