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Jelle Spooren @jellespooren.bsky.social · 24/02/2026

New paper out now! Proud that also the final chapter of my PhD is now available. In this study published in ISME J, we show a crucial transgenerational link between belowground and aboveground microbiomes for plant protection against downy mildew disease. Enjoy! academic.oup.com/ismej/articl...

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Downy mildew disease–suppressive soils transmit a protective core microbiome to the phyllosphere

Abstract. Plants can respond to pathogen attack by assembling disease-suppressive microbiomes. In Arabidopsis thaliana, infection by the obligate foliar do

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bioRxiv Plant Bio @biorxiv-plants.bsky.social · 02/10/2025

Differential contributions of an antimicrobial effector from Verticillium dahliae to virulence and tomato microbiota assembly across natural soils www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/202…

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Roeland Berendsen @rlberendsen.bsky.social · 18/06/2025

Really nice work from @jellespooren.bsky.social showing that disease-suppressive soils might sometimes be generated in the phyllosphere. Turning the concept of soilborne legacies upside down 🌱🦠 With @cornepieterse.bsky.social @svanwees.bsky.social and others @utrechtpmi.bsky.social

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Jelle Spooren @jellespooren.bsky.social · 17/06/2025

Proud to share our latest pre-print manuscript entitled 'Downy mildew disease-suppressive soils transmit a protective core microbiome to the phyllosphere' (lnkd.in/dBk28gnT). Super cool to see the final chapter of my PhD at the Plant-Microbe Interactions group of Universiteit Utrecht now online!

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vcarryon.bsky.social @vcarryon.bsky.social · 21/05/2025

Super proud, thanks for your dedication and effort @hugo Pantigoso @adamoss.bsky.social @gstringlis.bsky.social

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