Aurelien Carlier @acarlier.bsky.social · 13/06/2026New preprint from the lab. Gousiekte is a disease of cattle and sheep in southern Africa caused by pavettamine, a toxin found in some plants grazed by the animals. We found that the toxin is actually made by obligate bacterial endophytes! 122
Reposted by Aurelien CarlierNew Phytologist @newphyt.bsky.social · 25/01/2026#TansleyInsight: #Evolution of molecular #communication in the permanent Azolla symbiosis Deren Büyüktaş, Ellen Sigourney Lorberg & Sophie de Vries 👇 📖 nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... #LatestIssue 1114
Reposted by Aurelien CarlierbioRxiv Genetics @biorxiv-genetic.bsky.social · 13/04/2026A plant single nucleotide polymorphism impacts nectar sugar composition, microbial diversity and pollinator visits www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/20… 011
Aurelien Carlier @acarlier.bsky.social · 13/04/2026Together with the ASTR team of Nicolas Langlade of @lipme-toulouse.bsky.social, we uncovered how a single gene change impacts nectar chemistry, microbial diversity, and pollinator visits in sunflowers. 🌻 #Science #Pollinators 132
Reposted by Aurelien CarlierMichael Wagner @michiwagner4.bsky.social · 19/12/2025🚨 Postdoctoral Opportunity for Female Scientists🚨 The University of Vienna is awarding at least 20 fully funded 4 year postdoctoral positions to outstanding female scientists Interested? Get in touch via direct message careers.univie.ac.at/en/postdoc/e... #MicroSky 🧪 #PostDoc @univie.ac.at 098116
Reposted by Aurelien CarlierVille Friman @frimanscience.bsky.social · 29/12/2025A four-year postdoc focusing on "plant growth-promoting bacteriophages" available in my group. Skills in metaviromics and metagenomics essential. Application deadline: 2.2.2026. For more info, see the link.jobs.helsinki.fiPostdoctoral Researcher in discovering the benefits of plant growth-promoting bacteriophagesPostdoctoral Researcher in discovering the benefits of plant growth-promoting bacteriophages 13035
Reposted by Aurelien CarlierVille Friman @frimanscience.bsky.social · 14/11/2025Interested in doing a PhD in phage biology? See below a super cool project on megaphage ecology and evolution available at the University of Jyväskylä (FIN) in Elina Laanto's lab (Project no. 4). Co-supervision provided by yours truly. 0410
