Frédérique Reverchon
@drafred.bsky.social
#MicrobialEcologist working at the Instituto de Ecología #INECOL 🇲🇽.
Interested in #PlantMicrobeInteractions, #SoilEcology, #Microbiomes, #Biocontrol, #Biogeochemistry, #EcosystemServices, #WomenInSTEM.
Interested in #PlantMicrobeInteractions, #SoilEcology, #Microbiomes, #Biocontrol, #Biogeochemistry, #EcosystemServices, #WomenInSTEM.
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Frédérique Reverchon
@drafred.bsky.social
· Nov 23
Phytophthora root rot induces compositional and functional changes in avocado rhizosphere bacterial communities
Understanding how plant pathogens modulate the rhizosphere microbiota is essential to integrated disease management. Here, we assessed the compositional and functional shifts in the avocado rhizospher...
www.biorxiv.org
¡New #preprint from the Lab!
"Phytophthora root rot induces compositional and functional changes in avocado rhizosphere bacterial communities"
🥑🦠🧬
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
"Phytophthora root rot induces compositional and functional changes in avocado rhizosphere bacterial communities"
🥑🦠🧬
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
I am pretty sure the answer to this is "No".
It will be an interesting event, held at the Instituto de Ecología on January 29th 👩🏻🔬💜
Facebook livestream available!
It will be an interesting event, held at the Instituto de Ecología on January 29th 👩🏻🔬💜
Facebook livestream available!
January 14, 2026 at 1:54 AM
I am pretty sure the answer to this is "No".
It will be an interesting event, held at the Instituto de Ecología on January 29th 👩🏻🔬💜
Facebook livestream available!
It will be an interesting event, held at the Instituto de Ecología on January 29th 👩🏻🔬💜
Facebook livestream available!
Reposted by Frédérique Reverchon
In this week’s @science.org cover article, we discover tree bark is a hidden habitat for abundant, diverse, and specialized microbial life that actively regulate our climate 🦠. Bark isn't just an inert armor of tree but an active interface for climate and biodiversity
www.science.org/eprint/7H9PX...
www.science.org/eprint/7H9PX...
Bark microbiota modulate climate-active gas fluxes in Australian forests
Recent studies suggest that microbes inhabit tree bark, yet little is known about their identities, functions, and environmental roles. Here we reveal, through gene-centric and genome-resolved metagen...
www.science.org
January 8, 2026 at 8:37 PM
In this week’s @science.org cover article, we discover tree bark is a hidden habitat for abundant, diverse, and specialized microbial life that actively regulate our climate 🦠. Bark isn't just an inert armor of tree but an active interface for climate and biodiversity
www.science.org/eprint/7H9PX...
www.science.org/eprint/7H9PX...
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Academics and technologists are sounding the alarm about a growing crisis in scholarship as we know it: AI-generated citations of nonexistent papers that have infested real journals. Despite being fake, the sources are widely assumed to be authentic the more they appear in published literature.
AI Is Inventing Academic Papers That Don't Exist -- And They're Being Cited in Real Journals
Academic articles from authors using large language model are creating an ecosystem of fake research that threatens human knowledge itself.
www.rollingstone.com
December 17, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Academics and technologists are sounding the alarm about a growing crisis in scholarship as we know it: AI-generated citations of nonexistent papers that have infested real journals. Despite being fake, the sources are widely assumed to be authentic the more they appear in published literature.
Reposted by Frédérique Reverchon
INRAE is recruiting: @umr-iam.bsky.social should soon be offering a permanent position as a research scientist to study the effect of #microbiota on #tree #health.
Visit jobs.inrae.fr/en/open-comp... at the end of January 2026 to apply !
Visit jobs.inrae.fr/en/open-comp... at the end of January 2026 to apply !
December 19, 2025 at 2:59 PM
INRAE is recruiting: @umr-iam.bsky.social should soon be offering a permanent position as a research scientist to study the effect of #microbiota on #tree #health.
Visit jobs.inrae.fr/en/open-comp... at the end of January 2026 to apply !
Visit jobs.inrae.fr/en/open-comp... at the end of January 2026 to apply !
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The latent presence of Cryptostroma corticale (causal agent of the sooty bark disease) is widespread among French sycamore maple populations. Host density and water deficit seem to drive the silent spread of the pathogen. See our paper: doi.org/10.1111/ppa.... @umr-iam.bsky.social
Widespread Latent Presence of Cryptostroma corticale in Sycamore Maple in France
Increasing drought events promote forest disease emergence, exemplified by Sooty Bark Disease (SBD) of Acer pseudoplatanus caused by Cryptostroma corticale. Across six French regions, the pathogen wa....
doi.org
December 15, 2025 at 1:20 PM
The latent presence of Cryptostroma corticale (causal agent of the sooty bark disease) is widespread among French sycamore maple populations. Host density and water deficit seem to drive the silent spread of the pathogen. See our paper: doi.org/10.1111/ppa.... @umr-iam.bsky.social
Weekend read on one of my favourite topic: the plant #pathobiome.
Friends and foes in the obligate plant pathobiome
journals.plos.org/plospathogen...
journals.plos.org/plospathogen...
Friends and foes in the obligate plant pathobiome
journals.plos.org
December 14, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Weekend read on one of my favourite topic: the plant #pathobiome.
Reposted by Frédérique Reverchon
This paper contains some good arguments about an issue that concerns me a lot when I hear my colleagues talking about LLM use in developing their research:
Whose ideas are you presenting as your own?
(Though the fatalist argument the authors make at the end of paper is disappointing/bizarre.)
Whose ideas are you presenting as your own?
(Though the fatalist argument the authors make at the end of paper is disappointing/bizarre.)
December 14, 2025 at 12:38 PM
This paper contains some good arguments about an issue that concerns me a lot when I hear my colleagues talking about LLM use in developing their research:
Whose ideas are you presenting as your own?
(Though the fatalist argument the authors make at the end of paper is disappointing/bizarre.)
Whose ideas are you presenting as your own?
(Though the fatalist argument the authors make at the end of paper is disappointing/bizarre.)
Reposted by Frédérique Reverchon
Check our new perspective paper exploring how the seed holobiont goes to sleep 😴 and reactivate for germination.
A lot of exciting research to be done to understand dormancy mechanisms in microbes and plants ☘️
@emersys-irhs.bsky.social @irhs-angers.bsky.social
A lot of exciting research to be done to understand dormancy mechanisms in microbes and plants ☘️
@emersys-irhs.bsky.social @irhs-angers.bsky.social
Dormancy and reactivation of the seed and its microbiome: a holobiont perspective
#mSystems review by Davide Gerna, @thomas-chadelaud.bsky.social, @fly-florian.bsky.social, @lmatthieul.bsky.social, Armelle Darrasse and @microbialmarie.bsky.social
journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/...
#mSystems review by Davide Gerna, @thomas-chadelaud.bsky.social, @fly-florian.bsky.social, @lmatthieul.bsky.social, Armelle Darrasse and @microbialmarie.bsky.social
journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/...
December 13, 2025 at 12:32 PM
Check our new perspective paper exploring how the seed holobiont goes to sleep 😴 and reactivate for germination.
A lot of exciting research to be done to understand dormancy mechanisms in microbes and plants ☘️
@emersys-irhs.bsky.social @irhs-angers.bsky.social
A lot of exciting research to be done to understand dormancy mechanisms in microbes and plants ☘️
@emersys-irhs.bsky.social @irhs-angers.bsky.social
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The Department of Plant Pathology @uwmadison.bsky.social is recruiting a phytobacteriologist faculty member to study bacterial pathogens and/or symbionts associated with plants:
wisconsin.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/UW_Mad...
wisconsin.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/UW_Mad...
Assistant, Associate, or Full Professor - Ethel and O.N. Allen Chair of Phytobacteriology
Current Employees: If you are currently employed at any of the Universities of Wisconsin, log in to Workday to apply through the internal application process. Job Category: Faculty Employment Type: Re...
wisconsin.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com
December 5, 2025 at 9:30 PM
The Department of Plant Pathology @uwmadison.bsky.social is recruiting a phytobacteriologist faculty member to study bacterial pathogens and/or symbionts associated with plants:
wisconsin.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/UW_Mad...
wisconsin.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/UW_Mad...
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New online! The biodiversity, genomics, ecology and evolution of mushroom-forming fungi
The biodiversity, genomics, ecology and evolution of mushroom-forming fungi
Nature Reviews Biodiversity, Published online: 02 December 2025; doi:10.1038/s44358-025-00107-zMushroom-forming fungi have along evolutionary history and a suite of important ecological roles. This Review highlights advances in understanding of Agaricomycetes evolution and ecology driven by genomic research.
bit.ly
December 3, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Special issue open for submission in #CABI Agriculture and Bioscience.
Global impact and management of invasive pathogens
www.cabidigitallibrary.org/journal/ab/s...
Open until September 2026!
Global impact and management of invasive pathogens
www.cabidigitallibrary.org/journal/ab/s...
Open until September 2026!
CABI Agriculture and Bioscience - Special Issues: Invasive Pathogens| CABI Digital Library
An open access journal publishing multi-, inter- and transdisciplinary research that addresses global challenges in agriculture and the environment. The editors welcome research from a wide range of f...
www.cabidigitallibrary.org
November 26, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Special issue open for submission in #CABI Agriculture and Bioscience.
Global impact and management of invasive pathogens
www.cabidigitallibrary.org/journal/ab/s...
Open until September 2026!
Global impact and management of invasive pathogens
www.cabidigitallibrary.org/journal/ab/s...
Open until September 2026!
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Check our November 2025 newsletter.
Remember, you can find our previous newsletters here - getgenome.net/network
Remember, you can find our previous newsletters here - getgenome.net/network
November 25, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Check our November 2025 newsletter.
Remember, you can find our previous newsletters here - getgenome.net/network
Remember, you can find our previous newsletters here - getgenome.net/network
¡New #preprint from the Lab!
"Phytophthora root rot induces compositional and functional changes in avocado rhizosphere bacterial communities"
🥑🦠🧬
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
"Phytophthora root rot induces compositional and functional changes in avocado rhizosphere bacterial communities"
🥑🦠🧬
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Phytophthora root rot induces compositional and functional changes in avocado rhizosphere bacterial communities
Understanding how plant pathogens modulate the rhizosphere microbiota is essential to integrated disease management. Here, we assessed the compositional and functional shifts in the avocado rhizospher...
www.biorxiv.org
November 23, 2025 at 11:56 PM
¡New #preprint from the Lab!
"Phytophthora root rot induces compositional and functional changes in avocado rhizosphere bacterial communities"
🥑🦠🧬
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
"Phytophthora root rot induces compositional and functional changes in avocado rhizosphere bacterial communities"
🥑🦠🧬
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Reposted by Frédérique Reverchon
A longer look at our new IUCN Species Survival Commission for Microbes academic.oup.com/sumbio/artic...
This article provides more details on what we hope to achieve over the next 18 months.
This article provides more details on what we hope to achieve over the next 18 months.
Safeguarding microbial biodiversity: microbial conservation specialist group within the species survival commission of the International Union for Conservation of Nature
Abstract. As the first and dominant life forms on the planet, microorganisms underpin all ecological and organismal systems that drive planetary functionin
academic.oup.com
November 20, 2025 at 11:57 PM
A longer look at our new IUCN Species Survival Commission for Microbes academic.oup.com/sumbio/artic...
This article provides more details on what we hope to achieve over the next 18 months.
This article provides more details on what we hope to achieve over the next 18 months.
Reposted by Frédérique Reverchon
We are delighted to let you know that your Plants, People, Planet article 'Demystifying Fungal Systematics: A Gateway to Fungal Literacy and Societal/Ecological Relevance Through Familiar Species' has been published on Early View.
nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
Demystifying fungal systematics: A gateway to fungal literacy and societal/ecological relevance through familiar species
Fungal systematics can feel overwhelming given the vast species diversity within this kingdom, with numerous subgroups at every taxonomic rank. This often creates a disconnect between the undertsnidn...
nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
November 14, 2025 at 5:05 PM
We are delighted to let you know that your Plants, People, Planet article 'Demystifying Fungal Systematics: A Gateway to Fungal Literacy and Societal/Ecological Relevance Through Familiar Species' has been published on Early View.
nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
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1. Postdoc in plant-fungal interactions: jobsite.sheffield.ac.uk/job/Research...
2. Postdoc in molecular plant-microbe interactions: jobsite.sheffield.ac.uk/job/Research...
3. Research technician: jobsite.sheffield.ac.uk/job/Technici...
(Pls share!)
2. Postdoc in molecular plant-microbe interactions: jobsite.sheffield.ac.uk/job/Research...
3. Research technician: jobsite.sheffield.ac.uk/job/Technici...
(Pls share!)
Research Associate: Plant-fungal interactions
Research Associate: Plant-fungal interactions
jobsite.sheffield.ac.uk
November 8, 2025 at 1:00 PM
1. Postdoc in plant-fungal interactions: jobsite.sheffield.ac.uk/job/Research...
2. Postdoc in molecular plant-microbe interactions: jobsite.sheffield.ac.uk/job/Research...
3. Research technician: jobsite.sheffield.ac.uk/job/Technici...
(Pls share!)
2. Postdoc in molecular plant-microbe interactions: jobsite.sheffield.ac.uk/job/Research...
3. Research technician: jobsite.sheffield.ac.uk/job/Technici...
(Pls share!)
November 8, 2025 at 12:35 AM
Thanks to #PMS2025 attendees who took the time to post about the symposium. 🦠🍄🌱
I am not in Europe anymore and couldn't make it, but it was great to follow the talks and topics thanks to you! 🙏
In particular @evolvedbiofilm.bsky.social and @courtneyherms.bsky.social !
I am not in Europe anymore and couldn't make it, but it was great to follow the talks and topics thanks to you! 🙏
In particular @evolvedbiofilm.bsky.social and @courtneyherms.bsky.social !
November 7, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Thanks to #PMS2025 attendees who took the time to post about the symposium. 🦠🍄🌱
I am not in Europe anymore and couldn't make it, but it was great to follow the talks and topics thanks to you! 🙏
In particular @evolvedbiofilm.bsky.social and @courtneyherms.bsky.social !
I am not in Europe anymore and couldn't make it, but it was great to follow the talks and topics thanks to you! 🙏
In particular @evolvedbiofilm.bsky.social and @courtneyherms.bsky.social !
More negative effects of the avocado border expansion 🥑🦋
Avocados and monarch butterflies are on a collision course
Climate change and illegal deforestation for avocado production are threatening monarch butterfly ecosystems.
www.nationalgeographic.com
November 5, 2025 at 8:12 PM
More negative effects of the avocado border expansion 🥑🦋
Día de Muertos 2025. Let the celebrations begin!
November 1, 2025 at 2:31 AM
Día de Muertos 2025. Let the celebrations begin!
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📣 Now announcing the journal publication 📄 of our work in @newphyt.bsky.social on how Verticillium undermines the plant's 🌱 "cry for help": terrific work by @antonkraege.bsky.social & @wolki95.bsky.social doi.org/10.1111/nph....
Undermining the cry for help: the phytopathogenic fungus Verticillium dahliae secretes an antimicrobial effector protein to undermine host recruitment of antagonistic Pseudomonas bacteria
During pathogen attack, plants recruit beneficial microbes in a ‘cry for help’ to mitigate disease development. Simultaneously, pathogens secrete effectors to promote host colonisation through vario...
doi.org
October 30, 2025 at 8:47 AM
📣 Now announcing the journal publication 📄 of our work in @newphyt.bsky.social on how Verticillium undermines the plant's 🌱 "cry for help": terrific work by @antonkraege.bsky.social & @wolki95.bsky.social doi.org/10.1111/nph....
Some of our fungal endophytic strains from Pinus montezumae 🍄
Digging into the unexplored diversity of endophytes from Mexican native species 🌲🌳🌱
Digging into the unexplored diversity of endophytes from Mexican native species 🌲🌳🌱
October 29, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Some of our fungal endophytic strains from Pinus montezumae 🍄
Digging into the unexplored diversity of endophytes from Mexican native species 🌲🌳🌱
Digging into the unexplored diversity of endophytes from Mexican native species 🌲🌳🌱
Our altar is up for Día de Muertos 💀
October 27, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Our altar is up for Día de Muertos 💀
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BIOREMEDIATION TO THE RESCUE FOR MEGADIVERSE COUNTRIES
Sustainable, nature-based solutions against widespread pollution in megadiverse countries promise to preserve the invaluable biodiversity they harbor. doi.org/10.1128/aem....
Sustainable, nature-based solutions against widespread pollution in megadiverse countries promise to preserve the invaluable biodiversity they harbor. doi.org/10.1128/aem....
Restoring nature with microbes: bioremediation in the world’s biodiversity hotspots | Applied and Environmental Microbiology
Currently, there are 17 countries on the list of megadiverse countries also known
as the Like-Minded Megadiverse Countries: Brazil, Colombia, Mexico, Perú, Ecuador,
the United States, Australia, China...
doi.org
October 26, 2025 at 7:59 AM
BIOREMEDIATION TO THE RESCUE FOR MEGADIVERSE COUNTRIES
Sustainable, nature-based solutions against widespread pollution in megadiverse countries promise to preserve the invaluable biodiversity they harbor. doi.org/10.1128/aem....
Sustainable, nature-based solutions against widespread pollution in megadiverse countries promise to preserve the invaluable biodiversity they harbor. doi.org/10.1128/aem....
Kicking off our #Dalea project, selecting populations of this native legume for our #microbiome study. 🦠🧫🌱
Look at those nodules! 🤩
Look at those nodules! 🤩
October 23, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Kicking off our #Dalea project, selecting populations of this native legume for our #microbiome study. 🦠🧫🌱
Look at those nodules! 🤩
Look at those nodules! 🤩