Reposted by Xiu JiaCameron Thrash @jcamthrash.bsky.social · 10/07/2026Bacterial community adaptation after brackish and freshwater coalescence academic.oup.com/ismecommun/a... #jcampubs 032
Reposted by Xiu JiaTue Sparholt Jørgensen @tuesparholt.bsky.social · 24/06/2026The Barbell paper found ONT technical sequence in 22 of my genomes. The issues are closely linked to the linear topology of Streptomycetes, unusual to assemblers. In the >1000 genomes, I found 35 with 20-200nt ONT tech.seq. All are now corrected, soon to hit the DB. academic.oup.com/bioinformati...academic.oup.comBarbell reveals and resolves demultiplexing and trimming issues in Nanopore dataAbstractMotivation. Oxford Nanopore sequencing enables long-read analysis for diverse applications, but artefacts introduced by Nanopore barcoding are poor 071
Reposted by Xiu JiaCameron Thrash @jcamthrash.bsky.social · 23/04/2026Our first collaboration with the Levine lab! Defining metabolic niches for marine microbial heterotrophs www.science.org/doi/full/10.... #jcampubs 🌊science.orgDefining metabolic niches for marine microbial heterotrophsUnderstanding carbon cycling requires simplifying bacterial diversity into functional groups defined by genetic signatures. 04917
Reposted by Xiu JiaMarcel Bäcker @marcelbaecker.bsky.social · 12/02/2026Most microbes don't live in shaking flasks; spatial structure shapes how microbes interact and evolve at every scale, as we discuss in our recent review @jeroenmeijer.bsky.social @simonvanvliet.bsky.social @bedutilh.bsky.social @bramvandijk.bsky.social and others academic.oup.com/femsre/artic... 🧵👇academic.oup.comSpatial structure: shaping the ecology and evolution of microbial communitiesSpatial structure naturally emerges in microbial communities, shaping growth, interactions, and evolution, and revealing how microscale processes scale up 25029
Reposted by Xiu JiaApplied Microbiology International @amiposts.bsky.social · 12/11/2025Professor Joana Falcao Salles, a professor of Microbial Community Ecology at the University of Groningen, has been named as the newest winner of the Basil Jarvis Food Security and Innovation Award. @rug.nl www.the-microbiologist.com/news/horizon...the-microbiologist.comHorizon Awards 2025: Professor Joana Falcao Salles named as winner of Basil Jarvis AwardProfessor Joana Falcao Salles, a professor of Microbial Community Ecology at the University of Groningen, has been named as the newest winner of the Basil Jarvis Food Security and Innovation Award. 074
Reposted by Xiu JiaRick Beeloo @rickbitloo.bsky.social · 23/10/2025Around 10% of your Nanopore reads (SQK-RBK114) are incorrectly trimmed. Here is why, and how our new tool Barbell solves it: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1... Want to get started? github.com/rickbeeloo/b... 35231
Reposted by Xiu JiaRyan Ziels @ryanziels.bsky.social · 21/10/2025I’m very happy this is finally out! Here, we showcase the combination of BONCAT and SIP metaproteomics to uncover rare and active microbes driving anaerobic acetate turnover. We are excited to see what other microbial metabolisms and ecosystems this approach can help to illuminate! 🦠 23114
Xiu Jia @xiujia.bsky.social · 15/09/2025💧🌊 What happens when freshwater bacteria meet their salty counterparts? Our new preprint explores the ecological factors driving community coalescence 👉https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.09.09.675091v1 @bedutilh.bsky.social @microverse.bsky.socialbiorxiv.orgBacterial community adaptation after freshwater and seawater coalescenceMicrobial community coalescence, the merging of entire microbial communities, is common across ecosystems, particularly in estuaries where freshwater and seawater mix. The complexity of these habitats... 175
Xiu Jia @xiujia.bsky.social · 04/09/2025The work from my first postdoc is finally out www.nature.com/articles/s44... 🎉 It was great to work together with Tianci Zhao www.rug.nl/staff/tianci..., @joana-salles.bsky.social, and our collaborators on the potatoMETAbiome project 🥰 Many thanks also to those who helped us during the field trial ✨nature.comHarnessing microbiome-plant synergies: microbiome-interactive traits enhance plant growth and support sustainable agriculture - npj Sustainable Agriculturenpj Sustainable Agriculture - Harnessing microbiome-plant synergies: microbiome-interactive traits enhance plant growth and support sustainable agriculture 030
Reposted by Xiu JiaTami Lieberman @contaminatedsci.bsky.social · 22/07/2025We are on the lookout for postdocs for two different projects at the intersection of ecology, evolution, and the human microbiome. See thread for more information and reach out! 2105115
Reposted by Xiu JiaWannes Nauwynck @wannesn.bsky.social · 24/07/2025New Review Out! We explore how droplet microfluidics is opening new doors in microbial ecology - enabling single-cell functional insights into growth, metabolism & interactions. 🔗 doi.org/10.1093/fems... #MicrobialEcology #DropletMicrofluidics #Microbiologydoi.orgDroplet microfluidics for single-cell studies: a frontier in ecological understanding of microbiomesAbstract. Recent advances in single-cell technologies have profoundly impacted our understanding of microbial communities—shedding light on cell-to-cell va 01810
Reposted by Xiu JiaNature Reviews Microbiology @natrevmicro.nature.com · 21/07/2025New online! A model ‘organism’ split to uncover microbial symbiosisnature.comA model ‘organism’ split to uncover microbial symbiosisNature Reviews Microbiology, Published online: 21 July 2025; doi:10.1038/s41579-025-01214-6In this Journal Club, Masaru Nobu revisits a paper that introduced the concept of syntrophy. 064
Reposted by Xiu JiaAxel Visel @axelvisel.bsky.social · 22/07/2025🧬Viromics🧬 = using (meta-)genomics to study uncultivated viruses has yielded unprecedented insights into the diversity and global distribution of viruses @jgi.doe.gov's @simrouxvirus.bsky.social and Clement Coclet review the state of the field, available tools, and remaining challenges 1136
Reposted by Xiu JiaBritish Ecological Society @britishecologicalsociety.org · 10/07/2025Join the Aquatic Ecology Special Interest Group (SIG) for an inclusive forum hosted by ZSL. This event will focus on sharing the latest research in marine and freshwater ecology, as well as providing networking opportunities. You can now register and submit your abstracts. 0108
Reposted by Xiu JiaFEMS Journals @femsjournals.bsky.social · 27/06/2025Microbiomes exist across aquatic environments, from frozen glaciers to flowing rivers & open oceans. This #WorldMicrobiomeDay, our new blog spotlights the importance of different aquatic microbiomes and why it’s time to recognize their invisible work. buff.ly/eFmmYXT 164
Reposted by Xiu JiaUniversität Jena @uni-jena.de · 21/05/2025Researchers led by @bedutilh.bsky.social at the Cluster of Excellence @microverse.bsky.social investigate #phages, showing how viruses not only cause harm but also create the basis for diversity & balance. Read more in the #UniJena research magazine. ➡️ www.lichtgedanken.uni-jena.de/en/3157/smal... 1156
Reposted by Xiu JiaMicrobiology Society @microbiologysociety.org · 16/05/2025Registration for Understanding and predicting microbial evolutionary dynamics 2025 is now open! Join us in Liverpool on 26–27 November 2025. Secure your tickets: microb.io/MicroEvo25 #MicroEvo2025microb.ioUnderstanding and predicting microbial evolutionary dynamics 202526 - 27 November 2025 - Liverpool, UK 122
Xiu Jia @xiujia.bsky.social · 15/05/2025Our forum article is now online! We offer a microbiome perspective on Grime’s triangle and explore plant ecological trade-offs. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...sciencedirect.comA microbiome perspective of Grime’s triangle and plant ecological trade-offsMutualistic interactions between plants and microbiomes are vital for plant growth and resilience. However, traditional breeding has undermined these … 000
Xiu Jia @xiujia.bsky.social · 25/03/2025fems-microbiology.org/opportunitie...fems-microbiology.orgFEMS Summer School for Postdocs 2025 - FEMSThe FEMS Summer School for Postdocs aims to foster a mindset of translating cutting-edge technologies from the research bench to scalable industrial applications. It focuses on state-of-the-art techno... 110
Reposted by Xiu JiaTillmann Lueders @luederslab.bsky.social · 19/03/2025Microbiology 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.socialfems-microbiology.orgFEMS Summer School for Postdocs 2025 - FEMSMenu: 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... 12214
Reposted by Xiu JiaÁkos T Kovács @evolvedbiofilm.bsky.social · 07/03/2025Xiu Jia @xiujia.bsky.social from Bas Dutil group at FSU Jena on When river meet the sea: bacterial community dynamics after coalescence #NIME2025 091
Reposted by Xiu JiaMarco Mauri @marcomauri.bsky.social · 24/02/2025🚨 Moved from last week to next Friday 28/02 at 15:30 EU time, Rinke van Tatenhove-Pel (TU Delft) talking about Population dynamics in spatially structured environments at the Population Dynamics Seminars! To get the zoom link sites.google.com/view/popdyn/ 034
