Shingo Miyauchi
@shingomiyauchi.bsky.social
Senior scientist OIST Japan, Fungal Genomics+Evolution, Omics Data Integration+Visualization, Worked in New Zealand, Australia, France, Germany, Japan. See: https://shorturl.at/N8yQ7
How do symbiotic fungi fight off rival microbes? 🍄 We showed how the ericoid mycorrhizal fungus, Oidiodendron maius uses unknown metabolites to suppress pathogenic and saprotrophic fungi. 🫱Our paper: shorturl.at/W7Phw
September 16, 2026 at 9:42 AM
How do symbiotic fungi fight off rival microbes? 🍄 We showed how the ericoid mycorrhizal fungus, Oidiodendron maius uses unknown metabolites to suppress pathogenic and saprotrophic fungi. 🫱Our paper: shorturl.at/W7Phw
Healthy soil is the foundation of a thriving ecosystem - Protecting the underground protects our future. 🌱🍄🍄🟫 #UnderEarthDay #Fungi @spun.earth
April 22, 2026 at 5:46 AM
Healthy soil is the foundation of a thriving ecosystem - Protecting the underground protects our future. 🌱🍄🍄🟫 #UnderEarthDay #Fungi @spun.earth
❄️Visual Omics Series 15❄️ Out now! Comparative genomics of 129 plant-associated fungi focusing on Antarctic endophytes. Visuals styled after Edward Wilson's Terra Nova Expedition. @fmartin54.bsky.social @mycocoroom.bsky.social @oistedu.bsky.social 👉 shorturl.at/5IM8A 🧪🧬🖥️ #Genomics #Fungi #DataViz 🍄
March 31, 2026 at 3:10 AM
❄️Visual Omics Series 15❄️ Out now! Comparative genomics of 129 plant-associated fungi focusing on Antarctic endophytes. Visuals styled after Edward Wilson's Terra Nova Expedition. @fmartin54.bsky.social @mycocoroom.bsky.social @oistedu.bsky.social 👉 shorturl.at/5IM8A 🧪🧬🖥️ #Genomics #Fungi #DataViz 🍄
🟢Visual Omics Series 14🟢 Do the same fungal species behave similarly across distant locations regardless of environment? We examined through multi-omics analysis. Colour theme inspired by Claude Monet's Water Lilies. @jgi.doe.gov @oistedu.bsky.social 🔗https://shorturl.at/fp5j9
#fungi #genomics 🍄
#fungi #genomics 🍄
February 12, 2026 at 1:39 PM
🟢Visual Omics Series 14🟢 Do the same fungal species behave similarly across distant locations regardless of environment? We examined through multi-omics analysis. Colour theme inspired by Claude Monet's Water Lilies. @jgi.doe.gov @oistedu.bsky.social 🔗https://shorturl.at/fp5j9
#fungi #genomics 🍄
#fungi #genomics 🍄
Our preprint on Agaricales comparative genomics is out! 🍄 122 genomes reveal how grassland fungi evolved diverse strategies: Ectomycorrhizal species lost plant-degrading enzymes while saprotrophs expanded them. 👉https://shorturl.at/shWPp @fmartin54.bsky.social #Fungi #Genomics #SoilEcology
February 4, 2026 at 7:36 AM
Our preprint on Agaricales comparative genomics is out! 🍄 122 genomes reveal how grassland fungi evolved diverse strategies: Ectomycorrhizal species lost plant-degrading enzymes while saprotrophs expanded them. 👉https://shorturl.at/shWPp @fmartin54.bsky.social #Fungi #Genomics #SoilEcology
Educational short read on 2 billion years of fungal evolution from ancestral marine flagellates to mushrooms.
www.mycostories.com/post/two-bil... #fungi #evolution #symbiosis #mycorrhiza 🍄
www.mycostories.com/post/two-bil... #fungi #evolution #symbiosis #mycorrhiza 🍄
Two Billion Years of Fungal Evolution: How Symbiosis Shaped Earth's Most Diverse Kingdom
Fungi emerged approximately 2.4 billion years ago in primeval seas, likely colonising land before plants around one billion years ago
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February 1, 2026 at 2:17 AM
Educational short read on 2 billion years of fungal evolution from ancestral marine flagellates to mushrooms.
www.mycostories.com/post/two-bil... #fungi #evolution #symbiosis #mycorrhiza 🍄
www.mycostories.com/post/two-bil... #fungi #evolution #symbiosis #mycorrhiza 🍄
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A fun commentary with @christinakaiser.bsky.social inspired by a very cool paper in New Phyt by @fungidownunder.bsky.social et al. showing that EcM fungal functional traits affect soil C responses to elevated CO2. EcM species and traits really matter!
nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
The role of ectomycorrhizal functional diversity in mediating soil carbon cycling under global change
Click on the article title to read more.
nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
September 8, 2025 at 3:22 PM
A fun commentary with @christinakaiser.bsky.social inspired by a very cool paper in New Phyt by @fungidownunder.bsky.social et al. showing that EcM fungal functional traits affect soil C responses to elevated CO2. EcM species and traits really matter!
nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
🌟Call for Papers: Genomics of Symbiosis🌟 I am a guest editor for BMC Genomics. Looking forward to your exciting manuscripts on all types of symbiosis on earth including symbiotic fungi and their hosts! 🌿🍄 biomedcentral.com/collections/... #BMCgenomics
October 14, 2025 at 1:02 AM
🌟Call for Papers: Genomics of Symbiosis🌟 I am a guest editor for BMC Genomics. Looking forward to your exciting manuscripts on all types of symbiosis on earth including symbiotic fungi and their hosts! 🌿🍄 biomedcentral.com/collections/... #BMCgenomics
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Looking forward to visiting Zhejiang University …
August 29, 2025 at 3:43 AM
Looking forward to visiting Zhejiang University …
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My Chinese colleagues are keeping me busy 😉
August 29, 2025 at 7:28 AM
My Chinese colleagues are keeping me busy 😉
🔶Visual Omics Series 13🔶 Out Now #CurrentBiology Decipher the unique genomes of morels, truffles, and their toxic kin, styled with Gustav Klimt's artistry. @fmartin54.bsky.social @oistedu.bsky.social @mycocosm.bsky.social 👉 shorturl.at/CSZDP 🧪🧬🖥️ #Genomics #Fungi #DataViz
August 6, 2025 at 12:57 AM
🔶Visual Omics Series 13🔶 Out Now #CurrentBiology Decipher the unique genomes of morels, truffles, and their toxic kin, styled with Gustav Klimt's artistry. @fmartin54.bsky.social @oistedu.bsky.social @mycocosm.bsky.social 👉 shorturl.at/CSZDP 🧪🧬🖥️ #Genomics #Fungi #DataViz
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Pangeneric analyses reveal the divergent genome
evolution and ecologies between morels and truffles
in the Morchellaceae published in
@currentbiology.bsky.social
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Photo: M. Vulgaris (Ph Clowez)
evolution and ecologies between morels and truffles
in the Morchellaceae published in
@currentbiology.bsky.social
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Photo: M. Vulgaris (Ph Clowez)
August 5, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Pangeneric analyses reveal the divergent genome
evolution and ecologies between morels and truffles
in the Morchellaceae published in
@currentbiology.bsky.social
1/n
Photo: M. Vulgaris (Ph Clowez)
evolution and ecologies between morels and truffles
in the Morchellaceae published in
@currentbiology.bsky.social
1/n
Photo: M. Vulgaris (Ph Clowez)
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Un beau livre qui dévoile la vie intime d’essences incontournables de nos régions : Chêne, tilleul, sapin, mélèze, frêne, saule… des portraits personnels illustrant combien chaque arbre est un monde à part entière. Superbement illustré par Emmanuelle Boîtier …
boutique.salamandre.org/arbres-secre...
boutique.salamandre.org/arbres-secre...
Arbres, secrets de géants - Prévente > Boutique - Salamandre > Boutique - Salamandre
Le livre Un beau livre très soigné qui dévoile la vie intime de vingt-quatre essences incontournables de nos régions. Chê
boutique.salamandre.org
August 1, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Un beau livre qui dévoile la vie intime d’essences incontournables de nos régions : Chêne, tilleul, sapin, mélèze, frêne, saule… des portraits personnels illustrant combien chaque arbre est un monde à part entière. Superbement illustré par Emmanuelle Boîtier …
boutique.salamandre.org/arbres-secre...
boutique.salamandre.org/arbres-secre...
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Interested in improving soil biodiversity and promote sustainable forestry?
Think about applying for a PhD to work with @fungidownunder.bsky.social and @westsyduhie.bsky.social
industrial partner Rhizocore, seeking to improve mycorrhizal diversity in plantation forestry
tinyurl.com/jxcdhp3p
Think about applying for a PhD to work with @fungidownunder.bsky.social and @westsyduhie.bsky.social
industrial partner Rhizocore, seeking to improve mycorrhizal diversity in plantation forestry
tinyurl.com/jxcdhp3p
Characterising metabolite-driven structuring of healthy soil microbiomes by mycorrhizal fungi | Western Sydney University
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March 26, 2025 at 5:06 AM
Interested in improving soil biodiversity and promote sustainable forestry?
Think about applying for a PhD to work with @fungidownunder.bsky.social and @westsyduhie.bsky.social
industrial partner Rhizocore, seeking to improve mycorrhizal diversity in plantation forestry
tinyurl.com/jxcdhp3p
Think about applying for a PhD to work with @fungidownunder.bsky.social and @westsyduhie.bsky.social
industrial partner Rhizocore, seeking to improve mycorrhizal diversity in plantation forestry
tinyurl.com/jxcdhp3p
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Finally!
Im so excited to present to culmination of many years of work from the fantastic Defeng Shen and some great collaborators. For details, I have made a digested thread below, but if you are more interested feel free to reach out (and read the paper of course).
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Im so excited to present to culmination of many years of work from the fantastic Defeng Shen and some great collaborators. For details, I have made a digested thread below, but if you are more interested feel free to reach out (and read the paper of course).
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Apoplastic barriers are essential for nodule formation and nitrogen fixation in Lotus japonicus
Establishment of the apoplastic root barrier known as the Casparian strip occurs early in root development. In legumes, this area overlaps with nitrogen-fixing nodule formation, which raises the possi...
www.science.org
March 21, 2025 at 5:53 AM
Finally!
Im so excited to present to culmination of many years of work from the fantastic Defeng Shen and some great collaborators. For details, I have made a digested thread below, but if you are more interested feel free to reach out (and read the paper of course).
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Im so excited to present to culmination of many years of work from the fantastic Defeng Shen and some great collaborators. For details, I have made a digested thread below, but if you are more interested feel free to reach out (and read the paper of course).
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
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I’m thrilled to let you now that our paper on a Fusarium forming ectomycorrhiza-like interactions was published in IM Fungus:
doi.org/10.3897/imaf...
A great collaboration with Zhilin Yuan'steam!
doi.org/10.3897/imaf...
A great collaboration with Zhilin Yuan'steam!
A fusarioid fungus forms mutualistic interactions with poplar trees that resemble ectomycorrhizal symbiosis
Fusarium species, recognised as global priority pathogens, frequently induce severe diseases in crops; however, certain species exhibit alternative symbiotic lifestyles and are either non-pathogenic o...
imafungus.pensoft.net
March 7, 2025 at 5:15 PM
I’m thrilled to let you now that our paper on a Fusarium forming ectomycorrhiza-like interactions was published in IM Fungus:
doi.org/10.3897/imaf...
A great collaboration with Zhilin Yuan'steam!
doi.org/10.3897/imaf...
A great collaboration with Zhilin Yuan'steam!
🌟Call for Papers: Genomics of Symbiosis in BMC Genomics🌟 Looking forward to your exciting manuscripts on all types of symbiosis on earth including symbiotic fungi and their hosts! 🌿🍄 biomedcentral.com/collections/... #BMCGenomics @biomedcentral.bsky.social 🧪🧬🖥️
March 8, 2025 at 7:11 AM
🌟Call for Papers: Genomics of Symbiosis in BMC Genomics🌟 Looking forward to your exciting manuscripts on all types of symbiosis on earth including symbiotic fungi and their hosts! 🌿🍄 biomedcentral.com/collections/... #BMCGenomics @biomedcentral.bsky.social 🧪🧬🖥️
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Learn about our new research uncovering #fungi and plant trade systems, and hear from 3 of the authors. Watch the video: youtu.be/tOUhu2tXIWg?...
Exploring “A travelling-wave strategy for plant–fungal trade”
YouTube video by SPUN
youtu.be
February 26, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Learn about our new research uncovering #fungi and plant trade systems, and hear from 3 of the authors. Watch the video: youtu.be/tOUhu2tXIWg?...
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Our newest research on plant-fungal trade published today in @nature.com.
The work, led by scientists from Vrije Universiteit, Princeton University, SPUN & AMOLF combines robotics, mycology & biophysics to reveal underground supply-chain dynamics.
Open access:
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
The work, led by scientists from Vrije Universiteit, Princeton University, SPUN & AMOLF combines robotics, mycology & biophysics to reveal underground supply-chain dynamics.
Open access:
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
February 26, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Our newest research on plant-fungal trade published today in @nature.com.
The work, led by scientists from Vrije Universiteit, Princeton University, SPUN & AMOLF combines robotics, mycology & biophysics to reveal underground supply-chain dynamics.
Open access:
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
The work, led by scientists from Vrije Universiteit, Princeton University, SPUN & AMOLF combines robotics, mycology & biophysics to reveal underground supply-chain dynamics.
Open access:
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Reposted by Shingo Miyauchi
An exciting exploration of morel mitogenomes with Tao Gang, Shingo and the JGI team!
February 22, 2025 at 10:38 AM
An exciting exploration of morel mitogenomes with Tao Gang, Shingo and the JGI team!
🟢Visual Omics Series 12🟢 Out now! Explore the mitochondrial genomes of fascinating Morchella species through a retro 80s video game vibe. @fmartin54.bsky.social @imafungus.pensoft.net #Genomics #Fungi #DataViz 👉https://shorturl.at/KPqyH 🧪🧬🖥️
February 22, 2025 at 8:51 AM
🟢Visual Omics Series 12🟢 Out now! Explore the mitochondrial genomes of fascinating Morchella species through a retro 80s video game vibe. @fmartin54.bsky.social @imafungus.pensoft.net #Genomics #Fungi #DataViz 👉https://shorturl.at/KPqyH 🧪🧬🖥️
Happy to be collaborating on this study! Congrats to all the co-authors on this achievement. 🎉
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Conserved immunomodulation and variation in host association by Xanthomonadales commensals in Arabidopsis root microbiota - Nature Plants
The authors show that immunosuppression is highly conserved in the bacterial order Xanthomonadales. This feature, which preceded their specialization as host-adapted pathogens, probably contributes to...
www.nature.com
February 19, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Happy to be collaborating on this study! Congrats to all the co-authors on this achievement. 🎉
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Thrilled to see our paper "Phylogenomic insights into the taxonomy, ecology, and mating systems of the lorchel family Discinaceae (Pezizales, Ascomycota)" released online. An amazing collaboration with Alden Dirks, Tim James and many others ...
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Phylogenomic insights into the taxonomy, ecology, and mating systems of the lorchel family Discinaceae (Pezizales, Ascomycota)
Lorchels, also known as false morels (Gyromitra sensu lato), are iconic due to their brain-shaped mushrooms and production of gyromitrin, a deadly myc…
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February 5, 2025 at 10:20 AM
Thrilled to see our paper "Phylogenomic insights into the taxonomy, ecology, and mating systems of the lorchel family Discinaceae (Pezizales, Ascomycota)" released online. An amazing collaboration with Alden Dirks, Tim James and many others ...
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
🟡 Visual Omics Series 11 🟡 Published now! Discover genomic signatures in ectomycorrhizal fungi through a comparative analysis of 63 ECM fungi, uniquely illustrated with Andy Warhol-inspired art. 🧬🖥️ @fmartin54.bsky.social #Evolution #Genomics #Fungi #DataViz 👉 shorturl.at/xqUBK
December 25, 2024 at 6:15 AM
🟡 Visual Omics Series 11 🟡 Published now! Discover genomic signatures in ectomycorrhizal fungi through a comparative analysis of 63 ECM fungi, uniquely illustrated with Andy Warhol-inspired art. 🧬🖥️ @fmartin54.bsky.social #Evolution #Genomics #Fungi #DataViz 👉 shorturl.at/xqUBK
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A great collection of papers and a superbe illustration of the mycorrhizal networks from Florian Gadenne on the cover page 👍
Special Issue: #Mycorrhizal research now
By integrating molecular, physiological, and ecological perspectives, this collection untangles interactions between #plants and #fungi and their effects on terrestrial ecosystems.
https://nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/14698137/2024/242/4
By integrating molecular, physiological, and ecological perspectives, this collection untangles interactions between #plants and #fungi and their effects on terrestrial ecosystems.
https://nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/14698137/2024/242/4
December 24, 2024 at 11:19 AM
A great collection of papers and a superbe illustration of the mycorrhizal networks from Florian Gadenne on the cover page 👍