Anjana Prasad
@anjanaprasad.bsky.social
Figuring out how microbes get along (or don’t).
Ph.D. student in Kost lab, University of Osnabrück.
Ph.D. student in Kost lab, University of Osnabrück.
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Very happy that our paper
Obligate cross-feeding of metabolites is common in soil microbial communities
just came out in Nature Microbiology.
See here 👇
Paywalled version:
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Free read-only version:
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Obligate cross-feeding of metabolites is common in soil microbial communities
just came out in Nature Microbiology.
See here 👇
Paywalled version:
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Free read-only version:
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Obligate cross-feeding of metabolites is common in soil microbial communities - Nature Microbiology
Cultivation-dependent techniques, computational analyses and genome-scale metabolic models show widespread amino acid auxotrophies, suggesting that soil microorganisms exist within integrated ecologic...
www.nature.com
August 24, 2026 at 10:51 AM
Very happy that our paper
Obligate cross-feeding of metabolites is common in soil microbial communities
just came out in Nature Microbiology.
See here 👇
Paywalled version:
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Free read-only version:
rdcu.be/fBHAb
Obligate cross-feeding of metabolites is common in soil microbial communities
just came out in Nature Microbiology.
See here 👇
Paywalled version:
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Free read-only version:
rdcu.be/fBHAb
Check out our newly published opinion paper on emergent functions in microbial communities. Grateful to have been part of this.
Happy to announce that a new opinion paper of our group just came out:
A conceptual framework to dissect emergent functions in microbial communities
with @swagatika.bsky.social @sharvari27.bsky.social @anjanaprasad.bsky.social @palshubharthi.bsky.social
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
A conceptual framework to dissect emergent functions in microbial communities
with @swagatika.bsky.social @sharvari27.bsky.social @anjanaprasad.bsky.social @palshubharthi.bsky.social
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
A conceptual framework to dissect emergent functions in microbial communities
Microbial communities play vital roles in diverse ecosystems and are key drivers of numerous industrial or health-related applications. In many cases,…
www.sciencedirect.com
July 8, 2026 at 10:51 PM
Check out our newly published opinion paper on emergent functions in microbial communities. Grateful to have been part of this.
Reposted by Anjana Prasad
New paper of the group with Andreas Messer as the leading author - a very talented master student that is now on the market for a PhD:
Cognition without brains? Learning and memory in microorganisms
@cp-trendsmicrobiol.bsky.social @ileonardo
Check it out 👇
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Cognition without brains? Learning and memory in microorganisms
@cp-trendsmicrobiol.bsky.social @ileonardo
Check it out 👇
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Cognition without brains? Learning and memory in microorganisms
Memory and learning are cognitive abilities typically associated with animals that possess a complex nervous system. Interestingly, recent studies sug…
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April 17, 2026 at 11:58 AM
New paper of the group with Andreas Messer as the leading author - a very talented master student that is now on the market for a PhD:
Cognition without brains? Learning and memory in microorganisms
@cp-trendsmicrobiol.bsky.social @ileonardo
Check it out 👇
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Cognition without brains? Learning and memory in microorganisms
@cp-trendsmicrobiol.bsky.social @ileonardo
Check it out 👇
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Grab a coffee and enjoy reading up on CO metabolism in methanotrophs!
Freshwater ANME (own work):
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Marine ANME (@Orphan lab):
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Big thanks to our collaborators at QUT!
@sjmcilroy.bsky.social (Heyu/Andy/Gene!) @cuwelte.bsky.social
Freshwater ANME (own work):
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Marine ANME (@Orphan lab):
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Big thanks to our collaborators at QUT!
@sjmcilroy.bsky.social (Heyu/Andy/Gene!) @cuwelte.bsky.social
Carbon monoxide metabolism in freshwater anaerobic methanotrophic archaea - Nature Communications
Anaerobic methane-oxidizing archaea mitigate methane emissions in anoxic environments. Here, Egas et al. show that these microbes can also oxidize carbon monoxide, prompting re-evaluation of their cla...
www.nature.com
April 14, 2026 at 10:35 AM
Grab a coffee and enjoy reading up on CO metabolism in methanotrophs!
Freshwater ANME (own work):
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Marine ANME (@Orphan lab):
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Big thanks to our collaborators at QUT!
@sjmcilroy.bsky.social (Heyu/Andy/Gene!) @cuwelte.bsky.social
Freshwater ANME (own work):
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Marine ANME (@Orphan lab):
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Big thanks to our collaborators at QUT!
@sjmcilroy.bsky.social (Heyu/Andy/Gene!) @cuwelte.bsky.social
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Very excited with the online publication of our modeling work on the evolution of sexual reproduction during obligate endosymbiosis: doi.org/10.1098/rstb.... The first publication of Alkmini Zania 🎉; together with Paulien Hogeweg.
doi.org
April 9, 2026 at 7:56 AM
Very excited with the online publication of our modeling work on the evolution of sexual reproduction during obligate endosymbiosis: doi.org/10.1098/rstb.... The first publication of Alkmini Zania 🎉; together with Paulien Hogeweg.
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@shrylishreekar.bsky.social and me wrote a commentary on Chunhui Hao's and @stuwest.bsky.social et al.'s recent paper
"Cooperation and the evolution of bacterial niche breadth"
in PNAS.
Please find our commentary here:
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
"Cooperation and the evolution of bacterial niche breadth"
in PNAS.
Please find our commentary here:
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
April 14, 2026 at 5:49 AM
@shrylishreekar.bsky.social and me wrote a commentary on Chunhui Hao's and @stuwest.bsky.social et al.'s recent paper
"Cooperation and the evolution of bacterial niche breadth"
in PNAS.
Please find our commentary here:
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
"Cooperation and the evolution of bacterial niche breadth"
in PNAS.
Please find our commentary here:
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
Reposted by Anjana Prasad
Most microbes don't live in shaking flasks; spatial structure shapes how microbes interact and evolve at every scale, as we discuss in our recent review @jeroenmeijer.bsky.social @simonvanvliet.bsky.social @bedutilh.bsky.social @bramvandijk.bsky.social and others
academic.oup.com/femsre/artic... 🧵👇
academic.oup.com/femsre/artic... 🧵👇
Spatial structure: shaping the ecology and evolution of microbial communities
Spatial structure naturally emerges in microbial communities, shaping growth, interactions, and evolution, and revealing how microscale processes scale up
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February 12, 2026 at 3:46 PM
Most microbes don't live in shaking flasks; spatial structure shapes how microbes interact and evolve at every scale, as we discuss in our recent review @jeroenmeijer.bsky.social @simonvanvliet.bsky.social @bedutilh.bsky.social @bramvandijk.bsky.social and others
academic.oup.com/femsre/artic... 🧵👇
academic.oup.com/femsre/artic... 🧵👇
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One of the biggest challenges in microbial biotechnology? Unlocking the potential of non-model microbes and synthetic communities! Glad to share our review @sonjablasche.bsky.social @simonemozzachiodi.bsky.social @kiranrpatil.bsky.social @cambridgebiosci.bsky.social🧵(1/7) doi.org/10.1016/j.co...
March 10, 2026 at 3:06 PM
One of the biggest challenges in microbial biotechnology? Unlocking the potential of non-model microbes and synthetic communities! Glad to share our review @sonjablasche.bsky.social @simonemozzachiodi.bsky.social @kiranrpatil.bsky.social @cambridgebiosci.bsky.social🧵(1/7) doi.org/10.1016/j.co...
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In case you missed it: our review titled "Spatial structure: shaping the ecology and evolution of microbial communities" is out! 🚨
Let me hit you with some highlights on why spatial structure matters. (and why you should care!)
Sharing is appreciated 🙏 🧵👇
doi.org/10.1093/fems...
Let me hit you with some highlights on why spatial structure matters. (and why you should care!)
Sharing is appreciated 🙏 🧵👇
doi.org/10.1093/fems...
February 25, 2026 at 1:06 PM
In case you missed it: our review titled "Spatial structure: shaping the ecology and evolution of microbial communities" is out! 🚨
Let me hit you with some highlights on why spatial structure matters. (and why you should care!)
Sharing is appreciated 🙏 🧵👇
doi.org/10.1093/fems...
Let me hit you with some highlights on why spatial structure matters. (and why you should care!)
Sharing is appreciated 🙏 🧵👇
doi.org/10.1093/fems...
Reposted by Anjana Prasad
Using cross-species co-expression to predict metabolic interactions in microbiomes
#mSystems by Robert Koetsier et al from @marnixmedema.bsky.social and @jjjvanderhooft.bsky.social
with @wildtypemc.bsky.social, Jo Handelsman, Clara Belzer, Yijun Zhu ...
journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/...
#mSystems by Robert Koetsier et al from @marnixmedema.bsky.social and @jjjvanderhooft.bsky.social
with @wildtypemc.bsky.social, Jo Handelsman, Clara Belzer, Yijun Zhu ...
journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/...
Using cross-species co-expression to predict metabolic interactions in microbiomes | mSystems
An improved mechanistic understanding of microbial interactions can guide targeted
interventions or inform the rational design of microbial communities to optimize them
for applications such as pathog...
journals.asm.org
December 10, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Using cross-species co-expression to predict metabolic interactions in microbiomes
#mSystems by Robert Koetsier et al from @marnixmedema.bsky.social and @jjjvanderhooft.bsky.social
with @wildtypemc.bsky.social, Jo Handelsman, Clara Belzer, Yijun Zhu ...
journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/...
#mSystems by Robert Koetsier et al from @marnixmedema.bsky.social and @jjjvanderhooft.bsky.social
with @wildtypemc.bsky.social, Jo Handelsman, Clara Belzer, Yijun Zhu ...
journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/...
A highlight from the first edition of the Alma Dal Co School on Collective Behaviour. An inspiring mix of ideas and voices, new perspectives to carry forward—and all of it set in an endlessly beautiful Venice!
December 7, 2025 at 4:27 PM
A highlight from the first edition of the Alma Dal Co School on Collective Behaviour. An inspiring mix of ideas and voices, new perspectives to carry forward—and all of it set in an endlessly beautiful Venice!
Reposted by Anjana Prasad
#microsky #mevosky @spp2389.bsky.social
A PhD position is available in my lab to work on:
Emergence and self-organisation of bacterial metabolism in consortia of cross-feeding bacteria.
Please RT
Deadline: 12.11.25
More infos 👇
shorturl.at/rAKAT
A PhD position is available in my lab to work on:
Emergence and self-organisation of bacterial metabolism in consortia of cross-feeding bacteria.
Please RT
Deadline: 12.11.25
More infos 👇
shorturl.at/rAKAT
October 15, 2025 at 1:07 PM
#microsky #mevosky @spp2389.bsky.social
A PhD position is available in my lab to work on:
Emergence and self-organisation of bacterial metabolism in consortia of cross-feeding bacteria.
Please RT
Deadline: 12.11.25
More infos 👇
shorturl.at/rAKAT
A PhD position is available in my lab to work on:
Emergence and self-organisation of bacterial metabolism in consortia of cross-feeding bacteria.
Please RT
Deadline: 12.11.25
More infos 👇
shorturl.at/rAKAT
Reposted by Anjana Prasad
Extracellular ATP is an environmental cue in bacteria
@cp-cellreports.bsky.social
www.cell.com/cell-reports...
@cp-cellreports.bsky.social
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Extracellular ATP is an environmental cue in bacteria
Extracellular ATP acts as a signal regulating physiology and immunity in eukaryotes
and is elevated during intestinal infection or damage. Tronnet et al. show that extracellular
ATP reprograms the tra...
www.cell.com
October 11, 2025 at 11:59 AM
Extracellular ATP is an environmental cue in bacteria
@cp-cellreports.bsky.social
www.cell.com/cell-reports...
@cp-cellreports.bsky.social
www.cell.com/cell-reports...
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1/4 🌍 We are looking for a passionate #PhD student in #Metabolic #Microbiome #Modeling in the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Doctoral Network MenoBrain. Join us at one of Europe’s microbiome research hubs and push the boundaries of microbiome science! @uni-kiel.de
🔗 www.uniklinikum-jena.de/menobrain/en...
🔗 www.uniklinikum-jena.de/menobrain/en...
October 9, 2025 at 7:04 AM
1/4 🌍 We are looking for a passionate #PhD student in #Metabolic #Microbiome #Modeling in the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Doctoral Network MenoBrain. Join us at one of Europe’s microbiome research hubs and push the boundaries of microbiome science! @uni-kiel.de
🔗 www.uniklinikum-jena.de/menobrain/en...
🔗 www.uniklinikum-jena.de/menobrain/en...