Environmental Genomics Lab @envgenlab.bsky.social · 2hOn Sept 30–Oct 1, we held our 2026 Environmental Genomics retreat, bringing together our group for two days of reflection and discussion. We revisited our strengths, identified areas for improvement, and shared ideas for the year ahead. We're looking forward to putting ideas in action! 010
Environmental Genomics Lab @envgenlab.bsky.social · 18/08/2026Our PhD student Clara presenting her work on the largely unexplored fungal microbiome of Hydra vulgaris. @claraigelmann.bsky.social Great to see lots of interest and conversations around her poster! 🔬✨ 152
Environmental Genomics Lab @envgenlab.bsky.social · 18/08/2026🌱🍄 The EnvGen lab is present at the #CRC1182 2026 retreat. Our postdoc Víctor Flores-Núñez presented his work on how Zymoseptoria tritici secreted invertase can influence the antagonistic activity of leaf-associated bacteria! 250
Environmental Genomics Lab @envgenlab.bsky.social · 11/06/2026Today at the Max Planck Aquavit conference in Plön, we had another chance to celebrate 🎉 our group leader, Eva Stukenbrock, on her recent appointment to the Leopoldina. Seeing her recognised by colleagues across the Max Planck community was very special. We are very proud to be part of her team! 🌾🍄🟫 061
Reposted by Environmental Genomics LabMPI for Evolutionary Biology @mpi-evolbio.bsky.social · 27/05/2026Congratulations to Prof. Eva Stukenbrock on her appointment to the Leopoldina. Her research on fungal pathogens helps us better understand evolution and protect crops. www.evolbio.mpg.de/3882989/eva-... #EvolutionaryBiology #Leopoldina 26926
Reposted by Environmental Genomics LabEva Stukenbrock @estukenbrock.bsky.social · 27/01/2026What enables a fungus to invade a mammal host? @marco-guerreiro.bsky.social unravels signatures of translation adaptation among pathogenic and non-pathogenic species of Trichosporonales. See more: www.nature.com/articles/s41...nature.comGenomic and physiological signatures of adaptation in pathogenic fungi - Nature CommunicationsEmerging fungal pathogens have detrimental impacts on crops, animals, and humans, however little is known about their transition to a pathogenic lifestyle. This study demonstrates that the transition ... 03522
Reposted by Environmental Genomics LabEva Stukenbrock @estukenbrock.bsky.social · 26/02/2026@thaisdalsasso.bsky.social is applying new tools to address the evolution and functional diversification of secreted proteins of fungal plant pathogen. Preprint here: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...biorxiv.org 01815
Environmental Genomics Lab @envgenlab.bsky.social · 05/12/2025Wishing you all happy holidays. 🎄🎁 Greetings from the Environmental Genomics Group. 🇲🇽🇫🇷🇧🇷🇵🇹🇵🇪🇷🇸🇮🇷🇩🇰🇩🇪🤗 042
Environmental Genomics Lab @envgenlab.bsky.social · 23/09/2025@estukenbrock.bsky.social @thaisdalsasso.bsky.social 000
Environmental Genomics Lab @envgenlab.bsky.social · 23/09/2025We’re excited to host the first MadFungi Research Unit workshop in Kiel, welcoming MSc and PhD students from across Germany! Over three days, this workshop will cover many aspects of RNA-seq analysis in plants 🌱 and fungi🍄🟫. 121
Reposted by Environmental Genomics LabŞuayb Üstün @suaybuestuen.bsky.social · 17/07/2025Great talk by @teamthomma.bsky.social who shows that effectors have antimicrobial activities that are ancesteral - other functions within the host have evolved later on to suppress immunity in plants #2025ISMPMI 2268
Environmental Genomics Lab @envgenlab.bsky.social · 17/07/2025To wrap up…! Why keep an effector the plant can recognize? Our postdoc Liz Florez shows Z. tritici’s effector AvrStb6 shapes the wheat microbiome, esp. Pseudomonas spp., in susceptible cultivars. A hidden microbial modulation role beyond host recognition? 🗓️ Poster P-166 🔗 doi.org/10.5281/zeno... 0135
Environmental Genomics Lab @envgenlab.bsky.social · 17/07/2025How does heat reshape plant immune responses? Our PhD student Anica Schmauch shows higher temperatures boost ROS bursts in barley and potentially affect Z. passerinii growth, revealing abiotic-biotic cross-talk in disease resistance. 🗓️ Poster P-424 #2025ISMPMI 1135
Environmental Genomics Lab @envgenlab.bsky.social · 16/07/2025What makes wild wheat resistant to domestic Zymoseptoria? Our PhD student Rune Hansen found wild wheat relatives that stop infection by domestic Zymoseptoria at the stomata, with a pool of candidate genes that could potentially boost resistance in domestic wheat. 🗓️ Poster P-015 #2025ISMPMI 1105
Environmental Genomics Lab @envgenlab.bsky.social · 15/07/2025From yesterday: #EnvGen Team dinner! Our PI @estukenbrock.bsky.social finally joined us ❤️ despite the inevitable Deutsche Bahn surprises! 🙃 #2025ISMPMI 0122
Environmental Genomics Lab @envgenlab.bsky.social · 14/07/2025Can fungal pathogens hijack host signaling peptides? Our PhD student Maxim Faroux @molecularmax.bsky.social uncovers a Zymoseptoria KEX2-processed effector putatively mimicking the plant hormone peptide phytosulfokine (PSK) known to lower immunity against hemibiotrophs. 🗓️ Poster P-226 #2025ISMPMI 1124
Environmental Genomics Lab @envgenlab.bsky.social · 14/07/2025Can fungal pathogens manipulate the plant microbiome to aid infection? PhD student Leonhard Pachinger shows Z. tritici expression of killer-like protein effectors KP-4 & KP-6 that inhibit apoplastic bacteria, suggesting a microbiome-targeting strategy during infection. 🗓️ Poster P-217 #2025ISMPMI 152
Environmental Genomics Lab @envgenlab.bsky.social · 14/07/2025How does mowing and grazing shape the leaf and root microbiome of a wild grass? Our PhD student Eva Tanneau tracked 3 years of Agrostis capillaris microbiomes and found striking shifts under different management regimes, including pathogen emergence in leaf networks. 🗓️ Poster P-303 #2025ISMPMI 172
Environmental Genomics Lab @envgenlab.bsky.social · 14/07/2025🌿 Curious about microbiomes, effectors, resistance genes, and temperature stress? Come meet our team at #2025ISMPMI We’ll be presenting posters all week on Zymoseptoria–plant interactions, wild relatives, and immune manipulation! 🧵 Thread with posters & schedule ⬇️ 1114
Environmental Genomics Lab @envgenlab.bsky.social · 13/07/2025Taking in some city sights before diving into the science at #2025ISMPMI 071
Environmental Genomics Lab @envgenlab.bsky.social · 11/07/2025🌾🍄 The Environmental Genomics group (@estukenbrock.bsky.social lab) is excited to be at #2025ISMPMI! We’ll be sharing posters on plant resistance, host–microbe interactions, effector function and more! Stay tuned! 0104