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Cornelia Welte

@cuwelte.bsky.social
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Professor in Microbial Physiology in NL, methane microbes & biodegradation, science mom, she/her

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Ian Marshall @ianpgm.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Two PhD positions with me at Aarhus University in Denmark are now open for applicants: phd.nat.au.dk/for-applican... Deadline November 1. Thanks @carlsbergfondet.dk!
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Anaerobic growth of aerobic methane-oxidising bacteria
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Cornelia Welte @cuwelte.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Reinier from my lab made everyone's life working with GCs much easier - see below!
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Earth and Planetary Sciences at ETH Zurich @eth-eaps.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
The Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences at ETH Zurich invites applications for the position of Assistant Professor (Tenure Track) of Earth and Planetary Evolution. ethz.ch/en/the-eth-z... Please apply online. The closing date for applications is 15 December 2026.
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Assistant Professor (Tenure Track) of Earth and Planetary Evolution
The Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences (www.eaps.ethz.ch) at ETH Zurich invites applications for the above-mentioned position.
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Gabriel Schaaf @gabrielschaaf.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
Please share! 🌱🤖 Permanent W2 Professorship in crop & plant sciences @ PhenoRob, University of Bonn. Especially encouraged: crop genome engineering, sustainable pest control, or sustainable disease control. Expertise in one area is enough. Apply by Sept. 30, 2026. www.uni-bonn.de/en/universit...
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Björn Usadel @usadellab.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
Join my group at @fz_juelich within the @ceplas.bsky.social excellence cluster. #PlantJobs We’re looking for a postdoc/senior scientist in plant single-cell and spatial transcriptomics recruiting.fz-juelich.de/jobposting/8...
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Postdoctoral Researcher / Senior Scientist in the field of plant single-cell and spatial transcriptomics
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Mike Jetten @msmjetten.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
Special issue Microbial #Methane and #Nitrogen Cycling under the Loupe open for submission at #environmental #microbiology see details at enviromicro-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/hub/journal/... edited by @cuwelte.bsky.social & @marcstrous.bsky.social
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Radboud Institute for Biological and Environmental Sciences @ribesresearch.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
Tomorrow, our colleague @msmjetten.bsky.social will have his goodbye lecture at Radboud University, entitled "Microbial Methane and Nitrogen Cycling under the Loupe". We hope to see many of you there! You can also join the livestream (29 May, 3 pm Amsterdam time): www.ru.nl/en/about-us/...
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Valedictory lecture professor Mike Jetten | Radboud University
Professor of Ecological Microbiology at the Faculty of Science, Radboud University, will give a valedictory lecture (in English) on Friday, May 29, 2026 at 3.00 p.m.
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Mike Jetten @msmjetten.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
Thank you for A very special Goodbye gift by @cuwelte.bsky.social & @marcstrous.bsky.social et al: A special issue of my favorite #environmental #microbiology journal. Microbial #Methane & #Nitrogen cycling under the loupe enviromicro-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/1462...
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Mike Jetten @msmjetten.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
Huge congratulations 🎉 to Dr. Martijn Wissink on defending his PhD thesis 'Wired for Methane' with flying colors at #microbiology @ribesresearch.bsky.social 🎓 Microbes that mitigate greenhouse gases and produce electricity, groundbreaking research for a sustainable future. @cuwelte.bsky.social
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Radboud Institute for Biological and Environmental Sciences @ribesresearch.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
Research by microbiologists @raegas.bsky.social and @cuwelte.bsky.social of @ribesresearch.bsky.social shows that many methane-consuming microorganisms actually prefer carbon monoxide over methane. When carbon monoxide is present, they consume far less methane. 1/2
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Methane-consuming microorganisms are more selective than previously thought: they prefer carbon monoxide | Radboud University
Research by microbiologists Reinier Egas and Cornelia Welte of Radboud University shows that many methane-consuming microorganisms actually prefer carbon monoxide over methane. When carbon monoxide is...
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Mike Jetten @msmjetten.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
Congrats to Martijn Wissink on handing over the printed PhD thesis "Wired for Methane"! ⚡️ From protein structures to green electricity, your work at #MICROBIOLOGY @ribesresearch.bsky.social is vital for sustainability. Scheduled Defense: May 18 👏🧪🎓 with 1st supervisor @cuwelte.bsky.social et al
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Reinier Egas @raegas.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
Grab a coffee and enjoy reading up on CO metabolism in methanotrophs! Freshwater ANME (own work): www.nature.com/articles/s41... Marine ANME (@Orphan lab): www.nature.com/articles/s41... Big thanks to our collaborators at QUT! @sjmcilroy.bsky.social (Heyu/Andy/Gene!) @cuwelte.bsky.social
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Carbon monoxide metabolism in freshwater anaerobic methanotrophic archaea - Nature Communications
Anaerobic methane-oxidizing archaea mitigate methane emissions in anoxic environments. Here, Egas et al. show that these microbes can also oxidize carbon monoxide, prompting re-evaluation of their cla...
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Ákos T Kovács @evolvedbiofilm.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
Early career microbiologist in the Netherlands are encouraged to participate in the KNVM Early Career Scientific Day on 18 September 2026 in Wageningen -announced by @cuwelte.bsky.social #KNVM2026
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Mike Jetten @msmjetten.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
Mini-bacterioferritins: structural insight into a ferritin-like protein from the anaerobic #methane -oxidising archaeon Candidatus #Methanoperedens carboxydivorans @ribesresearch.bsky.social @cuwelte.bsky.social www.nature.com/articles/s42...
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Mike Jetten @msmjetten.bsky.social · 09/12/2025
Congratulations 🎉🎉🎉 to our esteemed #microbiology @ribesresearch.bsky.social colleague @cuwelte.bsky.social on being the proud recipient of a prestigious @erc.europa.eu consolidator grant on electroANME. All the best with your research. Very well deserved :) erc.europa.eu/news-events/...
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Sally Aitken 🇨🇦 @sallyaitken.bsky.social · 25/09/2025
We are searching for a Forest Ecophysiologist (tenure track Assistant or Associate Professor) to join the Department of Forest and Conservation Sciences, University of British Columbia Faculty of Forestry. Please share! Details are here: ubc.wd10.myworkdayjobs.com/ubcfacultyjobs
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Marie-Caroline Müller @mariecmueller.bsky.social · 08/09/2025
💠 Happy to announce our latest paper in @natcomms.nature.com about the x-ray crystallography structures of three ANME MCRs purified from microbial enrichment cultures from @cuwelte.bsky.social and Gunter Wegener🌊🏞! www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Atomic resolution structures of the methane-activating enzyme in anaerobic methanotrophy reveal extensive post-translational modifications - Nature Communications
Biochemical research on methane oxidation in anaerobic methanotrophic archaea is hampered by the lack of cultured isolates. Here, Müller et al. present atomic-resolution snapshots of the methane-oxidi...
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Nature Communications @natcomms.nature.com · 09/09/2025
Struc­tures of meth­ane-ac­tiv­at­ing en­zyme in elu­sive ar­chaea @mariecmueller.bsky.social @cuwelte.bsky.social @mpimarinemicrobio.bsky.social #methane #ANME #archaea #MCR #microbiology #biochemistry #StructuralBiology mpi-bremen.de/en/Structure...
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Mike Jetten @msmjetten.bsky.social · 09/09/2025
Great collaborative work #microbiology @ribesresearch.bsky.social @cuwelte.bsky.social and @mpimarinemicrobio.bsky.social on structure & modifications of Methyl coenzyme M reductase from #Methanoperedens, an freshwater anaerobic archaeal methanotroph #methane #nitrate #mcrA
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Radboud Institute for Biological and Environmental Sciences @ribesresearch.bsky.social · 11/09/2025
Microbiologists Martijn Wissink and @cuwelte.bsky.social, among others, are helping us understand how microorganisms regulate the methane balance. 🦠 🫧 The scientists have demonstrated how a methane-converting enzyme (MCR) works in detail. www.ru.nl/en/research/... #science #microbiology #enzymes
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New insights into how microbes regulate methane balance | Radboud University
Research by microbiologists Martijn Wissink and Cornelia Welte of Radboud University, among others, is helping us understand how microorganisms regulate the methane balance .
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Mike Jetten @msmjetten.bsky.social · 18/09/2025
Great new trait of #Methanoperedens archaea: Carbon monoxide metabolism in freshwater anaerobic #methanotrophic archaea #aom #anme Egas @cuwelte.bsky.social et al #microbiology @ribesresearch.bsky.social www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
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Mike Jetten @msmjetten.bsky.social · 03/07/2025
Out in ES&T: The Clumped Isotope Signatures of Multiple Methanogenic Metabolisms by Jiawen Li et al . A fruitful SIAM #methane collaboration #microbiology @ribesresearch.bsky.social @cuwelte.bsky.social pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/...
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Mike Jetten @msmjetten.bsky.social · 16/06/2025
Good week start, publication accepted Echeveste et al : Methanotrophic flexibility of ‘Ca. #Methanoperedens’ & its interactions with sulfate-reducing bacteria in the sediment of meromictic Lake Cadagno. SIAM collaboration Univ Basel & #microbiology @ribesresearch.bsky.social @cuwelte.bsky.social
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Mike Jetten @msmjetten.bsky.social · 12/06/2025
Mini-bacterioferritins: Structural insight into a new type of ferritin-like protein from the methanotrophic archaeon #methanoperedens #methane Wissink et al #microbiology @ribesresearch.bsky.social @cuwelte.bsky.social @robertsjansen.bsky.social @pedroleao.bsky.social et al doi.org/10.1101/2025...
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Mike Jetten @msmjetten.bsky.social · 22/05/2025
Congratulations ! Great to see Maider Echeveste et al work on Physiological Stress Response to #Sulfide Exposure of Freshwater #Anaerobic #Methanotrophic Archaea published @cuwelte.bsky.social #methane #microbiologie @ribesresearch.bsky.social pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/...
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Mike Jetten @msmjetten.bsky.social · 22/05/2025
Contrasting #Methane, #Sulfide and #Nitrogen-Loading Regimes in Bioreactors Shape Microbial Communities Originating From #Methane -Rich Coastal Sediment of the Stockholm Archipelago by @maider echeveste et al @cuwelte.bsky.social enviromicro-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
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Contrasting Methane, Sulfide and Nitrogen‐Loading Regimes in Bioreactors Shape Microbial Communities Originating From Methane‐Rich Coastal Sediment of the Stockholm Archipelago
In this study, microbial communities are enriched in brackish anoxic bioreactors with methane, sulfide, nitrate and ammonium. Novel diversity is identified and functionally analysed.
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Franciska de Vries 🟥 @frantecol.bsky.social · 20/05/2025
🚨 job alert 🚨 Tenure track position in plant-soil microbiome interactions at the University of Hasselt!! Yes that’s the place with the really cool ecotron 😊 www.uhasselt.be/en/about-has...
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Tenured academic staff / Tenure track lecturer Plant-soil microbiome interactions- UHasselt
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Thorsten Reusch @thorstenreusch.bsky.social · 26/04/2025
Junior faculty job alert in Germany - Marine Evolutionary Genomics @geomarkiel.bsky.social / University of Kiel www.geomar.de/en/karriere/... Marine study system of your choice (no microbes, sorry…), excellent infrastructure and ship access, moderate teaching requirements, closing date 6 June
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European Commission @ec.europa.eu · 08/05/2025
Choose Science. Choose Europe. A new Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Postdoctoral Fellowships 2025 call is now open. With a budget of €404.3 million, it will support around 1,650 researchers from Europe and beyond. Apply by 10 September → europa.eu/!fBTMgF
A graphic for the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA), showing a historical portrait of Marie Skłodowska-Curie overlaid with an image of four young researchers walking down a hallway. The European Commission logo is in the top left. Text reads: "Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions – €404.3 million to support postdoctoral researchers”
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Silvia Coolen @scoolen.bsky.social · 18/04/2025
I’m honored to give a talk on ‘the role of pest-associated microbes in insect-plant interactions’ at the ‘International Society for Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions’ congress in Cologne (July). #MPMI @mrogowska.bsky.social, @cuwelte.bsky.social, @robertsjansen.bsky.social, @guidopmi.bsky.social
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Cornelia Welte @cuwelte.bsky.social · 14/04/2025
One receives the most interesting gifts on becoming a female full professor. Looking forward to the read, @villanueva-laura.bsky.social!
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Nature Microbiology @natmicrobiol.nature.com · 11/04/2025
📢We are #hiring a full time editor to handle areas including microbial ecology & plant microbiology🦠🌱 This position will work closely with @naturecomms.bsky.social #microsky #microbiomesky #ecologysky 🧪 Available in NYC, Madrid, or other US offices Read more & apply here: shorturl.at/yvdYJ
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Associate or Senior Editor (Nature Microbiology), Nature Communications
Title: Associate or Senior Editor (Nature Microbiology), Nature Communications Organisation: Nature Portfolio Locations: New York, Philadelphia, Washington DC, Jersey City or Madrid – hybrid working m...
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Cornelia Welte @cuwelte.bsky.social · 07/04/2025
On my way to @uofglasgow.bsky.social for collaborative research funded by glasgow-radboud collaboration fund. Taking the scenic route by train! @ribesresearch.bsky.social
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Martin Thanbichler @thanbichlerlab.bsky.social · 02/04/2025
#Postdoc position - at the University of Marburg (Germany), funded within our ERC Advanced Grant "C-SWITCH" Focus: CTP-dependent molecular switches as a new principle of cellular regulation in bacteria (including bacteriophages) Apply by 04 May: stellenangebote.uni-marburg.de/jobposting/2...
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Mike Jetten @msmjetten.bsky.social · 01/04/2025
Congratulations 🎉 🎉 to Martijn Wissink for being awarded the Kiemprijs for best 1st author Microbiology paper. see publication on probing anaerobic methane oxidation pubs.acs.org/doi/full/10.... #microbiology @ribesresearch.bsky.social @cuwelte.bsky.social
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Cornelia Welte @cuwelte.bsky.social · 01/04/2025
#ProudPI day!!
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Cornelia Welte @cuwelte.bsky.social · 01/04/2025
Kicking off our #KNVM Spring Meeting 2025 #SSM25 with a sparkling keynote talk by @kaltenpoth-lab.bsky.social on insect microbe symbiosis
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Center for Electromicrobiology @cemau.bsky.social · 27/03/2025
🚨Do not miss the deadline: April 1st!🚨 The Electromicrobiology Conference 2025 is happening this May!🔬⚡Want to join? Submit your abstract by April 1st!📝 📅Dates: May 21-23📍Location: Aarhus, Denmark 🔗 Submit your abstract by the link in the comments: #Electromicrobiology2025 #CallForAbstracts
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Cornelia Welte @cuwelte.bsky.social · 26/03/2025
Next week I'll give my inaugural lecture as Professor in Microbial Physiology at Radboud University! Excited!!
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Tillmann Lueders @luederslab.bsky.social · 19/03/2025
Microbiology Postdocs from all over Europe and the Globe! 🦠😎👍 Application for the FEMS SSPD 2025 “Harnessing microbial solutions in environmental research and One Health” is now open 👇 2 – 10 Sept 2025 on Lake Ohrid, North Macedonia Co-Directors: Joana Falcao Salles and @luederslab.bsky.social
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FEMS Summer School for Postdocs 2025 - FEMS
Menu: Introduction – Applications – Programme This has been the most valuable and enjoyable scientific event I’ve attended so far. The atmosphere was incredible, with inspiring co-directors and mentor...
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Cornelia Welte @cuwelte.bsky.social · 18/03/2025
#proudPI day! My PhD student Maider Echeveste Medrano handed in her printed PhD thesis today on the stress physiology of #anaerobic #methanotrophoc #archaea @ribesresearch.bsky.social co-supervised w/ @msmjetten.bsky.social Irene Sanchez Andrea
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Charles Warren @charlesrwarren.bsky.social · 28/02/2025
We're hiring! 3 year #postdoc position in microbial ecology of gut and soil at University of Sydney. Suits folk with expertise in experimental microbial ecology (e.g. microbiome manipulation, chemostat measurements, metabolomics, metagenomics) tinyurl.com/4yn4ed5u
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Postdoctoral Research Associate in Microbial Ecology
Full time, 3-year fixed term position. Located at the School of Life and Environmental Sciences on the Camperdown Campus Opportunity to contribute to cutting-edge research and collaborate with leading...
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Robert Jansen @robertsjansen.bsky.social · 27/02/2025
We are looking for a PhD candidate in Environmental Microbiology to join the multidisciplinary CLIMET consortium that studies methane, microbes, and their environment in Greenland’s freshwater lakes. Interested? Please apply via the link below before April 15! www.ru.nl/en/working-a...
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PhD Position: Microbiology of Arctic Freshwater Lakes | Radboud University
Do you want to work as a PhD Position: Microbiology of Arctic Freshwater Lakes at the Faculty of Science? Check our vacancy!
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Cornelia Welte @cuwelte.bsky.social · 28/02/2025
Join us in Nijmegen as a PhD Candidate for a fantastic project on methane cycle in Greenland, led by colleagues in Microbiology and Ecology!
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binlai.bsky.social @binlai.bsky.social · 30/01/2025
the abstract submission for ISMET9 at Leipzig is now open. Check the website below and be noted the deadline for an oral presentation submission of March 31, 2025. Looking forward to seeing you all in Leipzig/Jena, Germany www.ismet9.org
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9th World Conference of the International Society for Microbial Electrochemistry and Technology ISMET (September 16 - 19, 2025 Leipzig) and Pre-Conference Workshop (September 15 - 16, 2025 Jena)
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Magda Rogowska-van der Molen @mrogowska.bsky.social · 13/02/2025
Submitted. Accepted. Published! My last and final PhD paper has been published in @femsmicro.bsky.social. We described egg microbiome of Nezara viridula and characterized novel symbiotic Sodalis nezarae species 👇
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From Eggs to Guts: Symbiotic Association of Sodalis nezarae sp. nov. with the Southern Green Shield Bug Nezara viridula
Abstract. Phytophagous insects engage in symbiotic relationships with bacteria that contribute to digestion, nutrient supplementation, and development of t
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Silvia Coolen @scoolen.bsky.social · 13/02/2025
Check out our latest work on the genome and localization of bacterial symbiont Sodalis nezarea in the pest insect Nezara viridula. @mrogowska.bsky.social, @robertsjansen.bsky.social , @cuwelte.bsky.social, @utrechtuniversity.bsky.social, @ribesresearch.bsky.social, #Nezara, #shieldbug #Symbiosis
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Center for Electromicrobiology @cemau.bsky.social · 31/01/2025
🚨Keynote Spotlight (1/5)🚨 @cuwelte.bsky.social, Prof. in Microbial Physiology at Radboud University 🇳🇱 ⚡Expertise: Microbial physiology and environmental microbiology. ⚡Focus: Metabolism-Particularly microorganisms involved in the methane cycle. We’re thrilled to have her at #EM-Conference-2025!
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Max Planck Institute for Marine Microbiology @mpimarinemicrobio.bsky.social · 22/01/2025
Register now for the EuroC1 Meeting 2025, taking place on from May 7 to 8 in #Bremen. Young and established researchers will present findings & engage in insightful discussions on #C1 #metabolism and volatile #organic compound-related topics. Register by March 31 mpi-bremen.de/EuroC1-Sympo...
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FEMS Journals @femsjournals.bsky.social · 19/12/2024
Novel insights into the factors that shape insect gut microbial communities were found! Rogowska-van der Molen et al. demonstrate that N.viridula harbors toxin-degrading bacteria that could support its resistance to plant defenses. academic.oup.com/femsec/article/100…
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