Meet the Metabolic HGT Hubs! How do bacteria adapt so quickly to degrade pollutants that didn't even exist a century ago? We hope this inspires new ways of thinking about microbial evolution and stimulates the development of NG bioremediation strategies doi.org/10.1111/1462...

🧬🌍New Perspective HGT fuels evolution in bioremediation. We introduce "Metabolic HGT Hubs": networks of key microbes, plasmids and ecological hotspots that drive metabolic adaptation. A new framework for evolutionary microbial ecology and future bioaugmentation strategies. doi.org/10.1111/1462...

Horizontal Gene Transfer and Genome Rearrangements Shape Bacterial Adaptation for Bioremediation

Exposure to xenobiotics triggers genome evolution and horizontal gene transfer (HGT), driving the acquisition of novel catabolic functions. These genomic adaptations provide a competitive fitness adv...

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Our paper in @globalchangebio.bsky.social 🎉 We analyzed 1,921 soils from 33 countries to show how climate and agriculture shape soil microbiomes. Pesticides & fertilizers reshape microbial communities and ecological networks despite higher diversity in agricultural soils. 🔗 doi.org/10.1111/gcb....

Soil Microbial Diversity and Network Organization Respond to Land Use and Agricultural Inputs Worldwide

Based on a global analysis of 1921 soil samples, we show that agricultural management acts as a powerful ecological filter reshaping microbial communities. Land use and inputs—pesticides and fertiliz...

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🚀 JOIN US! The 2nd International AGRIENVIRONMENT Symposium (#IAS2026) is coming to @usaloficial.bsky.social this July. Join the global conversation on sustainable agriculture! ✅ Free Registration (Limited seats!) 📩 Abstract Submission: OPEN 📅 July 23-24, 2026 👉 agrienvironment.usal.es/ias2026

📢 Si eres joven investigador en interacciones beneficiosas planta-microorganismo, te recordamos que el envío de comunicaciones para asistir al XX Congreso de la SEFIN y III BeMiPlant está abierto y se pueden solicitar bolsas de viaje hasta el 31 de marzo 🌱🧫🔬 #SEFIN2026 ➡️Info: sefincadiz2026.com

How do evolutionary forces shape bacterial adaptation to the plant environment? 🌱🦠 Curious? Read our new review in @femsjournals.bsky.social Microbiology Reviews. #PlantMicrobiome #MicrobialEvolution #HostMicrobeInteractions #Rhizosphere #Microbiome 🔗 doi.org/10.1093/fems...

Evolutionary mechanisms underlying bacterial adaptation to the plant environment in @femsjournals.bsky.social Microbiology Reviews by @zakisaati.bsky.social et al academic.oup.com/femsre/advan...

Evolutionary mechanisms underlying bacterial adaptation to the plant environment

Abstract. Plants and bacteria have coevolved over hundreds of millions of years, forming complex associations ranging from mutualism to pathogenicity that

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🌱🔬 Check out our new paper in Microbiome! We used transcriptomics, comparative genomics, and metagenomics to find bacterial genes important for root adaptation, validating one that affects root growth and plant promotion. #Microbiome #Rhizosphere doi.org/10.1186/s401... @agrienvironcyl.bsky.social

Transcriptome-guided discovery of novel plant-associated genes in a rhizosphere Pseudomonas - Microbiome

Background Microorganisms play important ecological roles during interactions with plants, with some strains promoting plant performance. However, the molecular basis of bacterial adaptation to the pl...

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New preprint! Soils are alive — yet we still know little about how farming reshapes them. Here we analyzed 1,921 soil microbiomes from 33 countries to uncover how agriculture—especially pesticides and fertilizers—is transforming microbial life globally. www.researchsquare.com/article/rs-8...

What happens to microbial genomic evolution in highly stable, closed ecosystems? In this preprint, authors look at 111 MAGs from a Romanian cave isolated from external influences for 5.5My(!) and see more pseudogenisation of core genes & limited HGT. Unsurprising? 🔗 www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...