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Xiu Jia @xiujia.bsky.social · 23d

Big thanks to our collaborators at IOW (Theodor Sperlea, Matthias Labrenz), all co-authors, and people who helped in the project 🙌

Xiu Jia @xiujia.bsky.social · 23d

From the Baltic coast to the lab in Jena, we combined Nanopore sequencing 🧬 with a custom demultiplexing approach 🖥️ (@rickbitloo.bsky.social) to uncover the rules of microbial mixing in estuaries.

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Xiu Jia @xiujia.bsky.social · 23d

💧🌊 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.social

Bacterial community adaptation after freshwater and seawater coalescence

Microbial 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...

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Xiu Jia @xiujia.bsky.social · Sep 4

The 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 ✨

Harnessing microbiome-plant synergies: microbiome-interactive traits enhance plant growth and support sustainable agriculture - npj Sustainable Agriculture

npj Sustainable Agriculture - Harnessing microbiome-plant synergies: microbiome-interactive traits enhance plant growth and support sustainable agriculture

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Tami Lieberman @contaminatedsci.bsky.social · Jul 22

We 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!

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Wannes Nauwynck @wannesn.bsky.social · Jul 24

New 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 #Microbiology

Droplet microfluidics for single-cell studies: a frontier in ecological understanding of microbiomes

Abstract. Recent advances in single-cell technologies have profoundly impacted our understanding of microbial communities—shedding light on cell-to-cell va

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Nature Reviews Microbiology @natrevmicro.nature.com · Jul 21

New online! A model ‘organism’ split to uncover microbial symbiosis

A model ‘organism’ split to uncover microbial symbiosis

Nature 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.

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Axel Visel @axelvisel.bsky.social · Jul 22

🧬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

Nature Reviews Genetics @natrevgenet.nature.com · Jul 21

New online! Viromics approaches for the study of viral diversity and ecology in microbiomes

Viromics approaches for the study of viral diversity and ecology in microbiomes

Nature Reviews Genetics, Published online: 21 July 2025; doi:10.1038/s41576-025-00871-wIn this Review, Roux and Coclet outline current viromics approaches and discuss how they have contributed to our growing understanding of viral genomic diversity, focusing on uncultivated viruses of microorganisms.

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British Ecological Society @britishecologicalsociety.org · Jul 10

Join 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.

BES-aquaticgroup @bes-aquaticgroup.bsky.social · Jul 3

📢 🌊 COUNTDOWN FOR ABSTRACT SUBMISSION!

Days remaining: 29 days (deadline 1st Aug 2025)

📍 ZSL London
📅 15 & 16 September 2025

🔗 Full details: shorturl.at/Otya6

Please share widely!
#Marine #Freshwater #Ecology #Research #Microbiome #AcademicConference

#BESAG2025: Aquatic Ecology Group Annual Meeting 2025

Get together with the freshwater and marine research community to hear the latest research, share skills, and build your network!

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FEMS Journals @femsjournals.bsky.social · Jun 27

Microbiomes 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

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Universität Jena @uni-jena.de · May 21

Researchers 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...

Angela Muraya (centre) examines her plants with Natia Geliashvili (left) and Bas E. Dutilh (right).

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Microbiology Society @microbiologysociety.org · May 16

Registration 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 #MicroEvo2025

Understanding and predicting microbial evolutionary dynamics 2025

26 - 27 November 2025 - Liverpool, UK

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Xiu Jia @xiujia.bsky.social · May 15

Our 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...

A microbiome perspective of Grime’s triangle and plant ecological trade-offs

Mutualistic interactions between plants and microbiomes are vital for plant growth and resilience. However, traditional breeding has undermined these …

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Xiu Jia @xiujia.bsky.social · Mar 25

more info can be found from here fems-microbiology.org/about_fems/n...

FEMS Summer School for Postdocs 2025 - FEMS

Menu: 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...

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Xiu Jia @xiujia.bsky.social · Mar 25

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FEMS Summer School for Postdocs 2025 - FEMS

The 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...

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Tillmann Lueders @luederslab.bsky.social · Mar 19

Microbiology 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.social

FEMS Summer School for Postdocs 2025 - FEMS

Menu: 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...

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Ákos T Kovács @evolvedbiofilm.bsky.social · Mar 7

Xiu Jia @xiujia.bsky.social from Bas Dutil group at FSU Jena on When river meet the sea: bacterial community dynamics after coalescence
#NIME2025

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Marco Mauri @marcomauri.bsky.social · Feb 24

🚨 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/

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