Pfliegler Lab at University of Debrecen
@pflieglerlab.bsky.social
Saccharomyces, yeasts, mycobiome, phylogenomics
It actually causes stress in the cell wall, so a very little amount is deadly in most of the cases for yeast (I misspelled "wall" above). On this pic, the bottom 2 strains are OK in a dilution series. The top two only show growth in a spot where we inoculated 50k cells, save for one lonely colony.
February 5, 2026 at 8:53 PM
It actually causes stress in the cell wall, so a very little amount is deadly in most of the cases for yeast (I misspelled "wall" above). On this pic, the bottom 2 strains are OK in a dilution series. The top two only show growth in a spot where we inoculated 50k cells, save for one lonely colony.
Found this almost artistic bottle, probably close to 100 years old, at our Department! Still in great shape and the Congo Red is still vibrant red inside:) this substance is often used in cell will stress experiments with #yeast
February 5, 2026 at 8:20 PM
Found this almost artistic bottle, probably close to 100 years old, at our Department! Still in great shape and the Congo Red is still vibrant red inside:) this substance is often used in cell will stress experiments with #yeast
We welcome @ola-gorzynska.bsky.social from Wroclaw Medical University in Debrecen! Ola will spend a month in our lab working on clinical #Saccharomyces yeast genomes. 54 Polish isolates' sequences just arrived, so the project starts w/ Andi Harmath and @balintnemeth.bsky.social ! Good luck, Ola!
January 23, 2026 at 6:32 AM
We welcome @ola-gorzynska.bsky.social from Wroclaw Medical University in Debrecen! Ola will spend a month in our lab working on clinical #Saccharomyces yeast genomes. 54 Polish isolates' sequences just arrived, so the project starts w/ Andi Harmath and @balintnemeth.bsky.social ! Good luck, Ola!
My first ever hairy tofu, 毛豆腐. Made with a Mucor species starter culture I ordered from Ebay. After 24 hours it was ready and I stir-fried it, the taste was cheese-like and pleasant!
January 11, 2026 at 6:51 PM
My first ever hairy tofu, 毛豆腐. Made with a Mucor species starter culture I ordered from Ebay. After 24 hours it was ready and I stir-fried it, the taste was cheese-like and pleasant!
An incredible agART - agar art from PhD students Andrea Harmath and @balintnemeth.bsky.social, depciting our lab's activities in #yeast research from fermentations to bioinformatics :)
December 19, 2025 at 12:45 PM
An incredible agART - agar art from PhD students Andrea Harmath and @balintnemeth.bsky.social, depciting our lab's activities in #yeast research from fermentations to bioinformatics :)
I'm honored and excited to participate in the The Human Frontier Science Program's Grant Writing Masterclass in Prague! It is great to be in this beautiful city, with the recent snow the Czech Academy of Sciences' Vila Lanna building looks fantastic!
November 24, 2025 at 9:28 AM
I'm honored and excited to participate in the The Human Frontier Science Program's Grant Writing Masterclass in Prague! It is great to be in this beautiful city, with the recent snow the Czech Academy of Sciences' Vila Lanna building looks fantastic!
I first tried U Fleků and both of their house beers after arriving to Prague
November 23, 2025 at 7:54 PM
I first tried U Fleků and both of their house beers after arriving to Prague
Riding the train from Budapest to Prague for a grant writing masterclass, so far a really good experience! Can't wait to see the city for the first time! #lablife
November 23, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Riding the train from Budapest to Prague for a grant writing masterclass, so far a really good experience! Can't wait to see the city for the first time! #lablife
We are having a great time at NCSU with students @balintnemeth.bsky.social and Andrea Harmath, meeting with the Crook Lab and @alexandraimre.bsky.social over probiotics, with Ignazio Carbone at CIFR over Aspergillus, and soon with the @caitismuheil.bsky.social Heil Lab over yeasts! Wonderful place!
November 13, 2025 at 3:38 PM
We are having a great time at NCSU with students @balintnemeth.bsky.social and Andrea Harmath, meeting with the Crook Lab and @alexandraimre.bsky.social over probiotics, with Ignazio Carbone at CIFR over Aspergillus, and soon with the @caitismuheil.bsky.social Heil Lab over yeasts! Wonderful place!
We arrived to Raleigh, N.C. with my PhD students @balintnemeth.bsky.social and Andi, visiting collaborators including @alexandraimre.bsky.social and exploring the city! Here at Wye Hill Brewing.
November 13, 2025 at 12:06 AM
We arrived to Raleigh, N.C. with my PhD students @balintnemeth.bsky.social and Andi, visiting collaborators including @alexandraimre.bsky.social and exploring the city! Here at Wye Hill Brewing.
And today two half-pints of cask ale at the "infamous" Ten Bells :)
October 31, 2025 at 8:36 PM
And today two half-pints of cask ale at the "infamous" Ten Bells :)
Now a pint of red in The Prince Edward :)
October 30, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Now a pint of red in The Prince Edward :)
So far surprisingly different from bottled beer and very fresh and zesty!
October 29, 2025 at 8:00 PM
So far surprisingly different from bottled beer and very fresh and zesty!
My first ever English cask ale in London. We are visiting The Old Swan after Churchill Arms! Tasting an Old Golden Hen and an Abbot Ale!
October 29, 2025 at 7:48 PM
My first ever English cask ale in London. We are visiting The Old Swan after Churchill Arms! Tasting an Old Golden Hen and an Abbot Ale!
Recently I revived my experimental sourdough culture from the -80C freezer and started refreshing it every day. The khachapuri made with it tonight looks quite good:) #yeast
September 29, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Recently I revived my experimental sourdough culture from the -80C freezer and started refreshing it every day. The khachapuri made with it tonight looks quite good:) #yeast
Congratulations to @balintnemeth.bsky.social on his talk on thousands and thousands of #Saccharomyces genomes!
September 12, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Congratulations to @balintnemeth.bsky.social on his talk on thousands and thousands of #Saccharomyces genomes!
We arrived in Szeged for the annual miniconference of the Hungarian Genetics Society! My PhD student @balintnemeth.bsky.social will present about the #Saccharomyces Compendium and I have a poster about integrating #yeast research into BSc lab classes at the University of Debrecen :)
September 12, 2025 at 10:19 AM
We arrived in Szeged for the annual miniconference of the Hungarian Genetics Society! My PhD student @balintnemeth.bsky.social will present about the #Saccharomyces Compendium and I have a poster about integrating #yeast research into BSc lab classes at the University of Debrecen :)
This is going to be a very nice hop harvest:)
September 7, 2025 at 5:02 PM
This is going to be a very nice hop harvest:)
Finishing up two manuscripts while brewing a gruit with smoked malts and some fresh hops. Most of the hops I will harvest a few days later :)
August 31, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Finishing up two manuscripts while brewing a gruit with smoked malts and some fresh hops. Most of the hops I will harvest a few days later :)
Finally, our new -80°C freezer arrived! This is our #yeast lab now, two small rooms for my research group (one half-time and one full-time PhD-student, @balintnemeth.bsky.social, many BSc and MSc-students, and me). Looking forward to start the new semester with them very soon!
August 25, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Finally, our new -80°C freezer arrived! This is our #yeast lab now, two small rooms for my research group (one half-time and one full-time PhD-student, @balintnemeth.bsky.social, many BSc and MSc-students, and me). Looking forward to start the new semester with them very soon!
A fantastic natural red from Tenerife, Bodegas La Araucaria 2020 Listán negro, a typical local grape variety. I asked and the winery doesn't use yeast cultures and relies on naturally occuring #yeast
July 27, 2025 at 6:03 PM
A fantastic natural red from Tenerife, Bodegas La Araucaria 2020 Listán negro, a typical local grape variety. I asked and the winery doesn't use yeast cultures and relies on naturally occuring #yeast
@larsga.bsky.social we will know more about them soon! :)
July 18, 2025 at 7:47 AM
@larsga.bsky.social we will know more about them soon! :)
Two additional on local fermented drinks: the Canary Islands has centuries-old sugarcane distilleries and local rum and rum-based honey liquor, ronmiel, are popular. And the most commonly found lager, Dorada, is also brewed locally, it is a typical Spanish pale lager.
July 10, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Two additional on local fermented drinks: the Canary Islands has centuries-old sugarcane distilleries and local rum and rum-based honey liquor, ronmiel, are popular. And the most commonly found lager, Dorada, is also brewed locally, it is a typical Spanish pale lager.