🌊🔬Sym­bi­otic sta­bil­ity arises from flex­ible, evolving part­ner­ships between hosts & mi­crobes.🦠🪱 Exciting insight into the working and development of #symbioses bw gutless #oligochaetes & #bacteria. Out now in Science Advances. mpi-bremen.de/en/Page6842.... www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

I am still a bit speechless but my main PhD project is finally out in Science Advances. It was a long process, but I am so happy with the final results! Massive thanks to everyone involved, especially my co-authors and everyone involved in sampling! www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Stability in flexibility: Shifting alliances stabilize the symbioses of marine animals over 150 million years

Many animals benefit from microbial symbionts that aid digestion, supply essential nutrients, or provide defense. When this dependence becomes obligate, as in gutless marine oligochaetes that have los...

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Excited to see this out 🤩

Elsa Abs@elsa-abs.bsky.social · 3mo ago

I'm excited to share our new perspective in Biogeosciences: omics to connect microbial cells to planetary biogeochemistry. Entry points for soil, ocean, air, ice, paleo-archives, plus a cross-ecosystem table of omics resources: coverage, limits, standards. doi.org/10.5194/bg-2...

It’s fantastic to see this paper out! I still remember the first meeting in which Jonas told me about the project and we discussed some early analyses. Very happy that I could contribute some of my expertise and I very much enjoyed seeing the project grow into its final version.

Jonas Schiller@jonas-bio.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Our new paper „Variations in the latitudinal diversity gradients of the ocean microbiome“ was just published in @cp-cellhostmicrobe.bsky.social 🥳 We present a global analysis of prokaryotic #biodiversity in the surface and mesopelagic layers of the ocean 🦠🌊 www.cell.com/cell-host-mi...

New in @natgenet.nature.com: a moving obituary for Peer. Francesca Ciccarelli, Jan Korbel & Christian von Mering reflect on his scientific vision, from protein domains and genome evolution to metagenomics, and on his generosity as a mentor and friend to so many. www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Peer Bork (1963–2026) - Nature Genetics

Nature Genetics - Peer Bork (1963–2026)

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Our ExM Atlas of eukaryotes is moving along with more and more images coming in - some featured in nature last month! Culture we’re provided by @ccapoban.bsky.social & Julius Lukeš during visits last year www.nature.com/immersive/d4...

See the intricate worlds of parasites and algae — March’s best science images

The month’s sharpest science shots, selected by Nature’s photo team.

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It’s exciting to see converging evidence across systems! 😀 Alongside the new work on gutless worms, our study shows that organosulfur cycling is also essential in lucinid holobionts. Lucinid host provides DMSP to its symbionts, sulphur-oxidising Thiodiazotropha and, a new member, Endozoicomonas.

Eileen Kröber@organosulfur.bsky.social · 11mo ago

New preprint! We explore how gutless marine worms and their bacterial symbionts use organosulfur compounds like DMSP and DMS - key molecules in marine sulfur cycling. Our results show that these compounds support carbon and energy metabolism in the Olavius algarvensis symbiosis.

Preprint alert 🔔 Organosulfur compounds support carbon and energy metabolism in chemosynthetic symbiosis. Happy to see this cool collaboration with @organosulfur.bsky.social and others out 🥳

Eileen Kröber@organosulfur.bsky.social · 11mo ago

New preprint! We explore how gutless marine worms and their bacterial symbionts use organosulfur compounds like DMSP and DMS - key molecules in marine sulfur cycling. Our results show that these compounds support carbon and energy metabolism in the Olavius algarvensis symbiosis.

We're excited to release metaTraits.embl.de! 🦠 Interactively explore 140+ 𝗺𝗶𝗰𝗿𝗼𝗯𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗽𝗵𝗲𝗻𝗼𝘁𝘆𝗽𝗶𝗰 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗶𝘁𝘀, harmonized & integrated from culture-derived collections 🔬 & genome-based predictions 🧬 for >2M MAGs & genomes. Publication at NAR: doi.org/10.1093/nar/... @narjournal.bsky.social #microsky 🧵 1/8

Great to see this finally published! Metalog: curated and harmonised contextual data for global metagenomics samples now out in @narjournal.bsky.social academic.oup.com/nar/advance-...

Metalog: curated and harmonised contextual data for global metagenomics samples

Abstract. Metagenomic sequencing enables the in-depth study of microbes and their functions in humans, animals, and the environment. While sequencing data

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🚨Our collaboration with @centriolelab.bsky.social & @gautamdey.bsky.social is out today in @cp-cell.bsky.social We show that #Expansion #Microscopy is a broad-spectrum modality for Euks, enabling 3D phenotypic maps rooted to phylogeny. #ProtistsOnSky #SciComm #SciSky www.cell.com/cell/fulltex...

Had a great time yesterday presenting my efforts to use large-scale computational analyses to better understand marine microbes and their impact on carbon cycling. Thanks #SAME18 for the opportunity!

What a beautiful city for the #SAME18 to be held! I’m excited to hear and see some great science and learn about what’s new in aquatic microbial ecology 🌊 @same18-bcn.bsky.social

One of the chapters of my PhD thesis made it into a preprint last night. We found a widespread association of placozoans with Rickettsiales symbionts across host species and environments. Happy to hear your thoughts on it 🧬

bioRxiv Microbiology@biorxiv-microbiol.bsky.social · 2y ago

Evolutionary history of the widespread association between placozoans and diverse Rickettsiales symbionts https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.02.27.640636v1