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Science everywhere
-at BGI demonstration station
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October 23, 2025 at 6:35 AM
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BGI building in Shenzhen
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October 23, 2025 at 5:58 AM
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BGI systems for sequencing
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October 23, 2025 at 5:56 AM
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Exploring BGI sequencing facilities
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October 23, 2025 at 5:52 AM
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Guohai Hu from BGI research-Shenzhen
Illuminating Spatial Microbiome Interactions with Stereo-seq V2
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October 23, 2025 at 3:35 AM
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Nice talk by Xinli on years of work with SQR9 from the role of siderophores (paper coming soon in Cell Reports) and three species interactions in biofilms (preprint coming soon) - all for plant growth promotion
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October 23, 2025 at 3:25 AM
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Xinli Sun from Nanjing Agricultural University
Metabolic Exchange and Siderophore Sharing Underlie Emergent Biofilm Synergism

Xinli presents our collaboration including her external stay in our lab, a project together with @jiyuxie.bsky.social
- Zhihui Xu group

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October 23, 2025 at 2:52 AM
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Liang Yang, Southern University of Science and Technology
Research on the Evolution of Bacterial Biofilms Driven by the Host Microenvironment and the Mechanism of Their Immunosuppression

Liang is Editorial board member of @biofilmjournal.bsky.social

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October 23, 2025 at 1:58 AM
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Boo Shan Tseng @btsenglab.bsky.social from University of Nevada Las Vegas starts the second day of #BGIspatialmicrobiome workshop with a superb (online) talk on
Bacterial neighborhoods: understanding biofilm heterogeneity using probe-based single-cell RNA-sequencing
October 23, 2025 at 1:54 AM
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Yicen refers to the seminal biofilm experimental evolution ISME Journal paper of @vscooper.micropopbio.org and his own PhD work published in NPJ Biofilms and Microbiomes
www.nature.com/articles/s41...

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October 22, 2025 at 8:58 AM
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Yicen Lin, Kunming University of Science and Technology
Synergistic biodegradation of polyethylene by experimentally evolved bacterial biofilms

Yicen presents the new paper in #ISMEJournal
academic.oup.com/ismej/advanc...

A collaboration between our labs

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October 22, 2025 at 8:46 AM
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Feng introduces Trichoderma, the name and the beneficial effects
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October 22, 2025 at 8:04 AM
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Feng Cai (Sun Yat-sen University)
Ecological Genomics of Trichoderma: Decoding the Mechanisms of Opportunism
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October 22, 2025 at 8:03 AM
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Yi continues on their single-nucleus RNA-seq approach to reveal localized and cell type-specific pathways in plant during root-microbiome interaction

See their @natcomms.nature.com
www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Pseudomonas WCS417 and plant genes

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Comparative single-nucleus RNA-seq analysis revealed localized and cell type-specific pathways governing root-microbiome interactions - Nature Communications
Plant roots are exposed to a diverse range of soil-dwelling microbial “friends” and “foes.” Here, via single-nucleus RNA-seq, the authors reveal cell type-specific responses to beneficial and pathogen...
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October 22, 2025 at 7:29 AM
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Yi now describes how certain strains alleviate stress from the core drought-responsive microbiome of Arabidopsis ecotypes
See their ISMEJournal paper
academic.oup.com/ismej/articl...
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Identification of stress-alleviating strains from the core drought-responsive microbiome of Arabidopsis ecotypes
Abstract. Plant genetic and metabolic cues are involved in assembling their “core microbiome” under normal growth conditions. However, whether there is a c
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October 22, 2025 at 7:23 AM
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Also, Yi explains plant stress responsive hormone pathways shaping drought resistance
See their @natcomms.nature.com
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Root hair developmental regulators orchestrate drought triggered microbiome changes and the interaction with beneficial Rhizobiaceae - Nature Communications
Plant microbiome confers fitness benefits upon drought. By integrating plant genetic, microbial genetic and multi-omics approaches, this work reveals the critical role of root hair developmental regul...
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October 22, 2025 at 7:21 AM
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Yi introduces their previous work with @carahaney.bsky.social how FERONIA restricts Pseudomonas in the rhizosphere
see in @natplants.nature.com
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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FERONIA restricts Pseudomonas in the rhizosphere microbiome via regulation of reactive oxygen species - Nature Plants
A genetic screen identifies the versatile membrane receptor protein FERONIA as a key modulator of rhizosphere Pseudomonas and microbiome composition in Arabidopsis, through the control of basal levels...
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October 22, 2025 at 7:17 AM
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Yi Song, Southern University of Science and Technology
Characterization of primary immune responder cells in roots based on scRNAseq dataset
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October 22, 2025 at 7:13 AM
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Yongxin introduces numerous methods published in iMeta @imetascience.bsky.social
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October 22, 2025 at 3:24 AM
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Yongxin Liu from Agricultural Genomics Institute at Shenzhen, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, AGIS introduction iMeta (@imetascience.bsky.social) as Executive Editor of the journal
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October 22, 2025 at 3:20 AM
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Yayu presenting also a study from her PhD, published in @natcomms.nature.com
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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GWAS, MWAS and mGWAS provide insights into precision agriculture based on genotype-dependent microbial effects in foxtail millet - Nature Communications
Plant genotype alone appears to be insufficient to explain trait variations. This study integrates GWAS, MWAS and mGWAS in 827 foxtail millet cultivars, revealing that root-associated microbiota affec...
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October 22, 2025 at 2:56 AM
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Yayu Wang, BGI research-Shenzhen
Omics-driven insights into plant growth-promoting microbes for sustainable agriculture

#FunFact Yayu obtained her PhD at DTU with Lone Gram (@cemist.bsky.social) as part the DTU-BGI cooperation

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October 22, 2025 at 2:55 AM
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Amazing biofilm stories by Jintao Liu
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October 22, 2025 at 2:05 AM
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Jintao Liu from Tsinghua University on Bacterial Biofilms: Spatial Heterogeneity and Resistance
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October 22, 2025 at 2:00 AM
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Excellent talk for the start at #BGIspatialmicrobiome by Martin Jahn, @microscape.bsky.social from Helmholtz-Zentrum for Infektionsforschung presenting a #MicrobialSafari in the gut

Mapping the gut microbiome: from spatial ecology to disease resistance
October 22, 2025 at 1:58 AM