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Björn Krenz

@bkrenz.bsky.social
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Head of the DSMZ Plant Viruses Department, PI, dedicated in collection, diagnosis, management and research of plant viruses

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Stèf Blanc @steffffff.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
Deadline approaching Do Not Forget to join us !!! Beautiful Science program 👍🏻 👇🏼 isdv2026.com
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DSMZ Digital Diversity @dsmzd3.bsky.social · 14/01/2026
📣New database resource📣 We are delighted to announce a new addition to #DSMZDigitalDiversity. Together with the #PlantVirology Department at @leibniz-dsmz.bsky.social, we have developed a new tool dedicated to plant viruses.🌱🦠 The 1st prototype of PVDive is now available online! 👉 pvdive.dsmz.de
Try out our new plant virus resource PVDive!
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Björn Krenz @bkrenz.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
A quick and efficient access to data related to plant viruses and their plant hosts: 👉 pvdive.dsmz.de #PlantVirology
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Alex Bittner @bittner-ass.bsky.social · 09/01/2026
www.nanogune.eu/nanogune/new... #nanoscience #nanomedicine #nanomaterials
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Quantum nanoscience, nanomaterials, and nanomedicine feature in CIC nanoGUNE´s summer internship programme
In the framework of this program, the Basque nanoscience research center will be receiving this summer at least ten new students in their 3rd and 4th years of Physics, Chemistry, Biology, and Engineer...
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Björn Krenz @bkrenz.bsky.social · 09/01/2026
Snowy Days in #Braunschweig ❄️ Quite a bit of snow in our area today — schools are closed, but the Leibniz-Institut DSMZ-Deutsche Sammlung von Mikroorganismen und Zellkulturen GmbH Department Plant Viruses labs and greenhouses are not 😉
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Björn Krenz @bkrenz.bsky.social · 08/01/2026
Virus… or stress? Diagnosis is one of the real challenges in plant health research. Sometimes, the hardest part isn’t finding the virus, it’s proving whether there is one at all. #PlantVirology #ScienceHumor
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Björn Krenz @bkrenz.bsky.social · 22/12/2025
Happy Holidays, evryone!
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Björn Krenz @bkrenz.bsky.social · 05/09/2025
🍂 It's September – time to reveal our new Virus of the Month! This one has been grafted, as shown in the picture... but can you guess what it is? 👀 Stay tuned – more clues and facts coming soon! #PlantVirology
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Björn Krenz @bkrenz.bsky.social · 03/09/2025
For plant viruses, assembling into particles is like getting dressed before leaving the "house". Most plant viruses know: no capsid, no infection. #PlantVirology
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Björn Krenz @bkrenz.bsky.social · 26/08/2025
RNA viruses are famous for their fast and sloppy replication, using error-prone RNA polymerases that generate lots of mutations. But here’s the twist: many DNA viruses mutate just as much — even though they often rely on the host’s supposedly “accurate” DNA polymerases. But why? #PlantVirology
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Björn Krenz @bkrenz.bsky.social · 20/08/2025
Great internal event @leibniz-dsmz.bsky.social today! Insightful presentations from our department heads gave a strong overview of ongoing work and strategic goals. At DSMZ, the Plant Viruses department provides virus inoculum, antibodies, HTS services and more: www.dsmz.de/collection/c...
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Björn Krenz @bkrenz.bsky.social · 18/08/2025
With HTS, we can detect even the smallest traces of viral RNA or DNA in plant samples—but not everything detected actually infects the plant. Detection ≠ infection. HTS is just the start—validation is essential. #PlantVirology #HTS #VirusDiscovery #PlantPathology lnkd.in/eFG_rWcg
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Björn Krenz @bkrenz.bsky.social · 15/08/2025
As global temperatures rise, insect vectors like whiteflies can increasingly shift their range. Regions once considered too cold may soon become suitable habitat—bringing plant viruses (and other pathogens) along for the ride. #PlantVirology #ClimateChange #InsectVectors #PlantHealth #Whiteflies
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Lars-Anders Carlson @lacarlson.bsky.social · 13/08/2025
Repost appreciated: Open #PhDposition in structural virology in my group! Join us in Umeå, Sweden to uncover how arboviruses remodel infected cells. In situ #cryoET and #cryoEM combined with #virology, #cellbiology, and #biophysics. Deadline 7 September. More info: www.carlsonlab.se/join/
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Björn Krenz @bkrenz.bsky.social · 14/08/2025
Today is back2school in Lower Saxony, Germany. I wish all students a great first day at school!
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Björn Krenz @bkrenz.bsky.social · 11/08/2025
No words needed 😉
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Björn Krenz @bkrenz.bsky.social · 08/08/2025
Happy Friday everyone!
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Björn Krenz @bkrenz.bsky.social · 07/08/2025
Plant Virus(es) of the Month – August: Rhabdoviruses! Welcome to the world of bullet-shaped troublemakers This month we’re exploring plant-infecting rhabdoviruses – fascinating, complex, and often overlooked members of the virosphere. #PlantVirology #Rhabdovirus
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Björn Krenz @bkrenz.bsky.social · 30/07/2025
Bringing home seeds or plants from your holiday? 🌿✈️ You might also import something smaller ! 🦠 Some viruses travel light... but cause heavy damage. Don’t plant trouble. #PlantHealth #PlantVirology
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Björn Krenz @bkrenz.bsky.social · 29/07/2025
Today we had the great opportunity to visit Sönke Strampe (www.soenkes-suesskartoffeln.de) and his farm to learn more about sweet potatoes – a big thank you for the warm welcome, the valuable insights, and the open exchange! 🌱🍠 #SweetPotato #PlantVirology
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Björn Krenz @bkrenz.bsky.social · 27/06/2025
#HappyFriday, everyone! Not all plant viruses are hyperactive. Some, like Arabidopsis latent virus 1 (ArLV-1, DSMZ No.: PC-1445), can persist in their hosts without causing symptoms — quietly hanging out in sort of "latent state".
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Björn Krenz @bkrenz.bsky.social · 05/06/2025
Apparently, #begomoviruses, like #TYLCV, can replicate in one nucleus...that might have some implications. journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/...
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Björn Krenz @bkrenz.bsky.social · 03/06/2025
#VirusoftheMonth – June 2025: Tomato yellow leaf curl virus (TYLCV) After PSSaV in May, we now turn to one of the most destructive viruses affecting tomato crops globally: TYLCV. #PlantVirology #TYLCV #Begomovirus
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Björn Krenz @bkrenz.bsky.social · 30/05/2025
High-Throughput Sequencing (HTS): Spotting the unseen troublemakers!
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Leibniz Institute DSMZ @leibniz-dsmz.bsky.social · 23/05/2025
Bedrohen Pflanzenviren unsere Ernährung? Den Einfluss der Viren auf unsere Ernährungssicherheit erklärt unser Experte @bkrenz.bsky.social bei #BookAScientist. Terminbuchung: www.leibniz-gemeinschaft.de/ueber-uns/neues/veranstaltungen/book-a-scientist #ernährung #pflanzengesundheit #pflanzenviren
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Björn Krenz @bkrenz.bsky.social · 22/05/2025
Happy Biodiversity Day !!!
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Remco Stam @rstam.bsky.social · 20/05/2025
Are you looking for an exciting postdoc on quantitative disease resistance in Quinoa in collaboration with @kjschmid.bsky.social and others?? Apply now. The project can start as soon as possible!
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Björn Krenz @bkrenz.bsky.social · 21/05/2025
Plasmodesmata are normally too narrow for large molecules like viral RNA or proteins. Movement proteins can modify these channels to widen them — like giving the virus a VIP pass.
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Dr Róisín McManus @roisinmcmanus.bsky.social · 14/05/2025
📢 We are #hiring a #PhD student to work on an interdisciplinary, collaborative project @dzne.science in Bonn, Germany! 🧠 If you’re interested in western diet-induced #neuroinflammation and innate immune signalling in #alzheimersdisease, check out our ad below 👇 jobs.dzne.de/en/jobs/1014...
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PhD student (f/m/x) in the field of Neuroimmunology 1439/2025/5]
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Björn Krenz @bkrenz.bsky.social · 14/05/2025
Plant viruses are typically transmitted in a few key ways — quite different from how animal viruses spread....
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Björn Krenz @bkrenz.bsky.social · 13/05/2025
#VirusOfTheMonth – May 2025: Parsley Severe Stunt-associated Virus #PSSaV is not confined to Germany! New research confirms its presence in 🇮🇷 Iran. 📖 Genome study: doi.org/10.1007/s11262-021-01835-y #PlantVirology #Nanoviridae
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Genome characterization of parsley severe stunt-associated virus in Iran - Virus Genes
Parsley severe stunt-associated virus (PSSaV) is a recently identified nanovirus first reported in Germany. During a survey for identification of nanoviruses infecting apiaceous plants in south-easter...
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Björn Krenz @bkrenz.bsky.social · 12/05/2025
Today is International Plant Health Day!
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KWS Group @kwsgroup.bsky.social · 08/05/2025
27 EU agri-food groups urge EU policymakers: support freedom of choice on New Genomic Techniques (NGTs). ❌ Say NO to extra labels for conventional-like #NGTs ✔️ Say YES to informed consumers & resilient, innovative EU food systems. euroseeds.eu/news/27-eu-a... #EUAgri #FoodInnovation
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27 EU- agri-food value chain partners signed a joint position on NGT Traceability and Labelling - Euroseeds
As the European Union (EU) moves forward with its regulatory framework for New Genomic Techniques (NGTs), the upcoming trilogue negotiations are expected to focus on the traceability and labelling of ...
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Björn Krenz @bkrenz.bsky.social · 09/05/2025
Looks like the global arms race has reached plant viruses too... 😱
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Björn Krenz @bkrenz.bsky.social · 08/05/2025
Great to see our colleagues from the DSMZ Plant Virology Dept. contributing HTS expertise to identify causes of malformed raspberries in the cultivar ‘Tulameen’. Modern diagnostics at work! 🍓🧬 #PlantHealth #HTS #Virology #DSMZ www.obstbau.org/rubriken/bee...
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Optimale Pflanzmaterialqualität - www.obstbau.org
In der Regel ist bei Pflanzen für den Erwerbsobstbau die Sortenechtheit gewährleistet, doch drohen der Jungpflanze oft äußere und innere Gefahren, die es möglichst auszuschließen gilt.
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Björn Krenz @bkrenz.bsky.social · 07/05/2025
Aktuelle Meldung vom 07.05.2025 ACHTUNG NANOVIREN-NACHWEIS! Am oberösterreichischen Standort Lambach wurde in Schwarzen Bohnenläusen (Gelbschalenfang) das Pea necrotic yellow dwarf virus nachgewiesen! Quelle: warndienst.lko.at/blattlaus-un...
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Blattlaus- und Nanoviren-Monitoring 2025 | Warndienst - Blattläuse
Der Warndienst der Landwirtschaftskammern liefert aktuelle Informationen zu Krankheiten und Schädlinge in den Sparten Acker-, Gemüse-, Obst- und Weinbau kulturübergreifend und bundesweit.Die österreic...
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Björn Krenz @bkrenz.bsky.social · 06/05/2025
New month, new virus! Our #PlantVirusOfTheMonth for May is a discovery: Parsley severe stunt associated virus (#PSSaV) – a novel nanovirus infecting parsley (Petroselinum crispum) in Germany. 🔗 doi.org/10.1007/s007... #PlantVirology #Nanovirus
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Identification of a novel nanovirus in parsley - Archives of Virology
Using next-generation sequencing to characterize agents associated with a severe stunting disease of parsley from Germany, we identified a hitherto undescribed virus. We sequenced total RNA and rollin...
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Björn Krenz @bkrenz.bsky.social · 06/05/2025
A plant virus in home office 😆
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Björn Krenz @bkrenz.bsky.social · 01/05/2025
Zum Tag der Arbeit 😉
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Björn Krenz @bkrenz.bsky.social · 30/04/2025
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Ralf Reski @reskilab.bsky.social · 28/04/2025
Happy to share our latest publication: Recombinant production of spider silk protein in Physcomitrella photobioreactors. @cibss.bsky.social @biologyunifreiburg.bsky.social link.springer.com/article/10.1...
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Recombinant production of spider silk protein in Physcomitrella photobioreactors - Plant Cell Reports
Key message We report the successful moss-produced recombinant spider silk key protein component containing both the N- and the C-terminal domain. Abstract Spider dragline silk stands out as a remarka...
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Leibniz Institute DSMZ @leibniz-dsmz.bsky.social · 28/04/2025
Amber Hartman Scholz selected for Steering Committee of Multilateral Mechanism on Digital Sequence Information under the UN Convention on Biological Diversity #abs #dsi #cop16 #biodiversity
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Dr. Amber Hartman Scholz selected for Steering Committee of Multilateral Mechanism on Digital Sequence Information under the UN Convention on Biological Diversity
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Björn Krenz @bkrenz.bsky.social · 25/04/2025
#HappyFriday, everyone!
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Björn Krenz @bkrenz.bsky.social · 18/04/2025
Happy Easter Holidays, everyone
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Leibniz Institute DSMZ @leibniz-dsmz.bsky.social · 14/04/2025
❗️🆕 Don’t miss this short introduction to the work of the DSMZ plant virus department 👉 www.youtube.com/watch?v=C3_n... #planthealth #plantvirus #biodiversity #cassava #research @bkrenz.bsky.social
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Plant Virus Department at the Leibniz Institute DSMZ
YouTube video by Leibniz-Institut DSMZ
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Björn Krenz @bkrenz.bsky.social · 09/04/2025
#PlantVirology
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Björn Krenz @bkrenz.bsky.social · 06/04/2025
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#girlsday2025 #boysday2025 | Leibniz-Institut DSMZ-Deutsche Sammlung von Mikroorganismen und Zellkulturen GmbH
Zukunftstag 2025 👩‍🔬🧑‍🔬 Gestern konnten einige Mädchen und Jungen in den Arbeitsalltag an der DSMZ „schnuppern“. Dazu gehörten auch kleine Experimente wie Abklatschplatten, Papierchromatographie und M...
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Anna E. Whitfield @aewtospo.bsky.social · 03/04/2025
The Phytovirome | Phytobiomes Journal apsjournals.apsnet.org/doi/full/10..... Schönegger et al. (2025) found that wild carrots harbored a greater diversity of virus taxa relative to farmed carrots and documented key differences in the virus communities of each host type.
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The Phytovirome | Phytobiomes Journal
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KWS Group @kwsgroup.bsky.social · 03/04/2025
🌱 Scientists utilized #CRISPR #GenomeEditing to enhance cassava's drought tolerance, disease resistance, and starch content. These advancements could boost food security across many developing nations where cassava is a staple crop. www.isaaa.org/kc/cropbiote...
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CRISPR-Cas9 Helps Enhance Cassava's Disease Resistance, Drought Tolerance, and Starch Biosynthesis
A study by scientists at the Chinese Academy of Sciences has successfully used CRISPR-Cas9 to enhance cassava's disease resistance, drought tolerance, and starch content. Published in Tropical Plants,...
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