Differential contributions of an antimicrobial effector from Verticillium dahliae to virulence and tomato microbiota assembly across natural soils https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.09.30.679524v1

Born to rewild: Reconnecting beneficial plant-microbiome alliances for resilient future crops

@cp-cellhostmicrobe.bsky.social review by Dario X. Ramirez-Villacis, Antonio Leon-Reyes, @cornepieterse.bsky.social and Jos Raaijmakers @niooknaw.bsky.social

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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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We investigate the disease-induced assembly of a core microbiome that protects plants against downy mildew disease, focussing on the relationship between the rhizosphere and phyllosphere. Turns out: the phyllosphere emerges as a key hub for the accumulation of disease-suppressive soil microbiomes!

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!

🚨 Open position
We are hiring a PhD student to investigate the ecology and genomics of phyllosphere yeasts combining lab experiments with computational approaches. Joins us at @niooknaw.bsky.social in collaboration with @micropresearch.bsky.social @cmelkonian.bsky.social @marnixmedema.bsky.social

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

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