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tcamenzind.bsky.social @tcamenzind.bsky.social · Sep 6

I experience the same as Editor, but also so many Review requests per week, it´s crazy. Just too many submissions are flooding the system. There could be a solution, when every author holding a PhD would have to review for Journals they got articles accepted. Fair distribution of the work?

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Clement Tsui PhD 🇭🇰 🇨🇦 @clementsui.bsky.social · Aug 8

As a writer, teacher, AE, and reviewer, i share lots of their views. We need to work together to improve the system.
The peer-review crisis: how to fix an overloaded system www.nature.com/articles/d41...

The peer-review crisis: how to fix an overloaded system

Journals and funders are trying to boost the speed and effectiveness of review processes that are under strain.

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tcamenzind.bsky.social @tcamenzind.bsky.social · Jul 17

With a new fungal isolate collection derived from specialized carbon media, we developed the FungiResp approach for soil fungal carbon use trait characterization. Phylogenetic trait imputation allowed to characterize functional shifts of soil fungal communities in response to substrate availability

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tcamenzind.bsky.social @tcamenzind.bsky.social · Jul 17

Many common fungi sequenced in agricultural soils showed surprisingly limited activity on complex carbon sources like cellulose and starch. Complex carbon use ability was an important trait differentiating fungal isolates, predicting functional community shifts in soil.

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tcamenzind.bsky.social @tcamenzind.bsky.social · Jul 17

Happy to share this big piece on saprobic fungal traits and soil carbon cycling. Great collaboration in the SPP SoilSystems @dfg.de , with Damien Finn, Sören Thiele-Bruhn, Denise Vonhoegen, @mrillig.bsky.social and many others contributing to the study. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

What are all these soil fungi doing? Complex carbon use ability as a predictive trait for fungal community functions

Fungal communities in soil play important roles in decomposition processes and soil organic carbon cycling. These communities are tremendously diverse, making it challenging to assign relevant functio...

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tcamenzind.bsky.social @tcamenzind.bsky.social · Jul 15

Looks like a very useful tool, congrats to the group of Fernanda Pinheiro. A parallel R package would be nice :)

Cameron Thrash @jcamthrash.bsky.social · Jul 14

Translating microbial kinetics into quantitative responses and testable hypotheses using Kinbiont www.nature.com/articles/s41... #jcampubs

Translating microbial kinetics into quantitative responses and testable hypotheses using Kinbiont - Nature Communications

In this work, authors present Kinbiont, which combines dynamical models with explainable machine learning to streamline data analysis and support theoretical formulation in microbiology.

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Ákos T Kovács @evolvedbiofilm.bsky.social · Jul 10

Systematic pairwise co-cultures uncover predominant negative interactions among human gut bacteria

-in BMC Microbiome

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Systematic pairwise co-cultures uncover predominant negative interactions among human gut bacteria - Microbiome

Background Understanding pairwise bacterial interactions in the human gut is crucial for deciphering the complex networks of bacterial interactions and their contributions to host health. However, the...

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tcamenzind.bsky.social @tcamenzind.bsky.social · Jul 10

This is awesome work on fungal lignin breakdown. And I like this "simplified" overview graph of lignin breakdown. www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Cross-kingdom comparative genomics reveal the metabolic potential of fungi for lignin turnover in deadwood - Nature Ecology & Evolution

This study uses comparative genomics and phylogenetics to analyse the distribution and evolution of key enzymes involved in the catabolism of lignin-related aromatic compounds in the bacterial and fun...

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Soil Organisms Journal @soilorganismsj.bsky.social · Jun 23

📢✨ONLINE FIRST!✨

How do anthropogenic drivers influence @soilbiodiversity change? Find out here!

@bartoszbartk.com @eisenhauerlab.bsky.social @mrillig.bsky.social @christianristok.bsky.social @doreenbabin.bsky.social Jörg Römbke, Frank Galante, Christina Lachman

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Plants, People, Planet @plantspeopleplanet.bsky.social · Jun 18

Systematic mapping of experimental approaches to studying common #mycorrhizal networks in arbuscular mycorrhiza

#Review by Anika Lehmann and @mrillig.bsky.social

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Depiction of growth system categorization and network criteria used in this study.

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tcamenzind.bsky.social @tcamenzind.bsky.social · Jun 11

Alptekin et al. suggest glomalin is a carbohydrate - glomalose. I wonder how this is different from EPS?
nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

From glomalin to glomalose: unraveling the molecular identity of the MAb32B11 antigen

Glomalin, a substance produced by arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi, has well-documented benefits for plant and soil health, including water retention and soil aggregation. Glomalin quantification h...

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tcamenzind.bsky.social @tcamenzind.bsky.social · Jun 8

The Raunkiæran shortfalls to trait ecology. Great read on the limitations of trait concepts, and solutions. Led by Francesco de Bello
esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

Raunkiæran shortfalls: Challenges and perspectives in trait‐based ecology

Trait-based ecology, a prominent research field identifying traits linked to the distribution and interactions of organisms and their impact on ecosystem functioning, has flourished in the last three....

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tcamenzind.bsky.social @tcamenzind.bsky.social · Jun 4

Very important topic on the functional significance of AM root colonization
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What does colonisation tell us? Revisiting the functional outcomes of root colonisation by arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi

Click on the article title to read more.

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Edith Hammer @edithhammer.bsky.social · May 27

Exciting postdoc opportunity with Milda Pucetaite and us in the Soilchip group: Become the spectroscopy expert in our multimodal fungal recognition project within our interdisciplinary VR research environment:) lu.varbi.com/what:job/job...

Postdoktor i utveckling av Ramanspektroskopi av jordmikrober

Särskild ämnesbeskrivning Jordmånen är grunden för vårt samhälle och vår livsmedelssäkerhet, men den är fortfarande en av de sista domänerna i vårt moderna liv som teknologiseras. Jordmikr

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tcamenzind.bsky.social @tcamenzind.bsky.social · May 23

And congratulations to Yongxing Cui to this global analysis of microbial nutrient limitations, just published in @pnas.org Thank you for the fun collaboration

Matthias C. Rillig @mrillig.bsky.social · May 14

New paper out in @pnas.org by lab member Yongxing Cui et al. w/ @drlimnology.bsky.social, @manudelbaq.bsky.social & many others 🍾🧪

Global patterns of nutrient limitation in soil microorganisms

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Global patterns of nutrient limitation in soil microorganisms | PNAS

The availability of nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P) is essential for soil microbial activity and growth, yet global patterns of N and P limitation ...

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tcamenzind.bsky.social @tcamenzind.bsky.social · May 23

In case somebody is still here, getting really quiet in blue skies..
There is some new research on EPS production under different resource conditions in bacteria and fungi, led by Rebeca Leme Oliva. Great collaboration with Rainer Joergensen bmcmicrobiol.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....

Constituent of extracellular polymeric substances (EPS) produced by a range of soil bacteria and fungi - BMC Microbiology

Extracellular polymeric substances (EPS) produced by soil bacteria and fungi are crucial for microbial growth and provide many functions for the soil and its microbes. EPS composition may depend on mi...

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tcamenzind.bsky.social @tcamenzind.bsky.social · May 23

Wind dispersal shapes fungal communities, especially mushroom forming species. Nice study design by Peter Pellitier and @mykophile.bsky.social ‬ onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Wind Patterns Influence the Dispersal and Assembly of North American Soil Fungal Communities

Wind is the primary vector of fungal spore dispersal. We document that windflow patterns, both the direction and magnitude, exhibit a significant influence on the composition and diversity of soil fu....

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tcamenzind.bsky.social @tcamenzind.bsky.social · May 9

When thinking about soil microbial necromass composition and biomarker significance, having good knowledge of microbial cell wall composition is crucial.
Another great review on the fungal cell wall by Neil Gow
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Fungal cell wall biogenesis: structural complexity, regulation and inhibition

The cell wall is the defining organelle of filamentous and yeast-like fungi. It is responsible for morphology, biotic and abiotic interactions and its…

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Lucia Fuchslueger @loutsi.bsky.social · Apr 14

The AmazonFACE project is offering post doc scholarships, based in Manaus, Brazil!

Laynara F. Lugli @laylugli.bsky.social · Apr 14

@unicampoficial.bsky.social @loutsi.bsky.social @anjarammig.bsky.social spread the word (:

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Carlos Aguilar-Trigueros @aguilart.bsky.social · Mar 18

Fungal mycelia are finally getting the spotlight they deserve! And how could they not? Their morphology is just stunning! We tracked our friend Absidia sp. forming this intricate exploratory mycelium, showcasing unique elongation and branching patterns #fungi #mycelium #networks

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tcamenzind.bsky.social @tcamenzind.bsky.social · Apr 8

Nice take on SynComms by Delgado-Baquerizo et al.
nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Integrating ecological and evolutionary frameworks for SynCom success

Use of synthetic microbial communities (SynComs) is a promising approach that harnesses nature-based solutions to support soil fertility and food security, mitigate climate change impacts, and restor...

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Margaux Boeraeve @margauxboeraeve.bsky.social · Apr 7

Interesting proposal to classify ectomycorrhizal fungi along a continuum from miners to absorbers. 👇🍄 An inspiring read, so much potential for studies testing this trait spectrum! 🤓 🧪🌍

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tcamenzind.bsky.social @tcamenzind.bsky.social · Apr 4

So true

Franciska de Vries 🟥 @frantecol.bsky.social · Apr 4

I wrote a blogpost about the value of looking at your study organisms 12 years ago!
franciskadevries.wordpress.com/2013/03/26/t...

To observe or to extract? Different methods for studying soil organisms

Interest in characterising soil communities is booming, fuelled by the growing recognition that soil biota govern processes of carbon (C) and nitrogen (N) cycling – processes that underpin the deli…

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Adam Frew @frewecologist.bsky.social · Mar 22

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Should we all be evaluating how we can better measure AM fungal colonisation?

It should be very informative right? But is it? Probably depends what you're after.

How well does it predict plant outcomes?

Contrasting common measures of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal root colonization

Estimating the abundance of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi relies entirely on indirect methods, meaning all measures are associated with some variabilit…

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Anthony Amend @fungaloha.bsky.social · Nov 26

RP PLS! Iʻm hiring 3 postdocs at U Hawaiʻi to study yeast diversity and evolution, marine fungi, and the genomics of microbiomes in experimental foodwebs. All of these projects have existing datasets and LATITUDE to pursue individual interests and "blue sky" ideas www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/5d7u4...

A researcher on a boardwalk in a DANK hawaiian forest on Molokai.

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