Reposted by Hanna RovenichZoe Prockl @zoeprockl.bsky.social · 21/05/2026Very happy to share results from the first year of my PhD: we found that the model alga Chlamydomonas reinhardtii engages in a mutualistic interaction with Verticillium fungi. With @hroevenich.bsky.social and Urs. Graphical abstract: 🟢 + 🍄= 💚 www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...biorxiv.org 22613
Reposted by Hanna RovenichMarc Somssich @somssich.bsky.social · 25/04/2025📜 Marchantia polymorpha Defense Against Snail Herbivory 🧑🔬 Fabian Schweizer, @isabelmonte.bsky.social, Roberto Solano, Philippe Reymond 📔 Plant-Environment Interactions 🔗 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/... #️⃣ #PlantScience #PlantImmunity #PlantEvoMPMI #Marchantia #Herbivoryonlinelibrary.wiley.comMarchantia polymorpha Defense Against Snail HerbivoryAncestral liverwort species were already equipped with the jasmonate pathway to fend off herbivores. However, insect appearance on earth does not fit with the estimated age of bryophytes, as they pro... 1198
Reposted by Hanna RovenichTeam Thomma @teamthomma.bsky.social · 04/04/2025Last week, our newest @biorxiv-plants.bsky.social preprint saw the light, led by @wolki95.bsky.social and co-directed by Kathrin Wippel (SILS, Amsterdam): A gnotobiotic system reveals multifunctional effector roles in plant-fungal pathogen dynamics www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...biorxiv.orgA gnotobiotic system reveals multifunctional effector roles in plant-fungal pathogen dynamicsPlants host diverse microbiota that influence physiological processes and can enhance resilience against invading pathogens that, in turn, evolved effector proteins to manipulate host microbiota in th... 23218
Reposted by Hanna RovenichGerman Society for Plant Sciences (DBG) @plantsciencedbg.bsky.social · 15/01/2025Today, the program of the famous conference ▶️Molecular Biology of Plants #MBP2025 is online. It will take place 📍 in Hennef, Germany 📅 10-13 February 2025 Including information on talks, posters, sporting resources, and venue www.pflanzen-molekularbiologie.de/en/conferenc... 23026
Reposted by Hanna RovenichEdel Pérez-López 🇨🇦 @edelplopez.bsky.social · 10/01/2025🌱 Did you know that plant-pathogenic protists have effectors they use to infect susceptible hosts? Check out this review by @sohambio.bsky.social (apsjournals.apsnet.org/doi/10.1094/...) on @mpmijournal.bsky.social and listen to our latest podcast episode 🎧 : open.spotify.com/episode/0eVS...apsjournals.apsnet.orgDecoding the Arsenal: Protist Effectors and Their Impact on Photosynthetic Hosts | Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions®Interactions between various microbial pathogens including viruses, bacteria, fungi, oomycetes, and their plant hosts have traditionally been the focus of phytopathology. In recent years, a significan... 1157
