Apoplast multi-omics profiling during fungal infection in Arabidopsis thaliana
Davière et al.
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Davière et al.
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October 12, 2026 at 8:50 AM
Apoplast multi-omics profiling during fungal infection in Arabidopsis thaliana
Davière et al.
nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Davière et al.
nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Today at the research help desk: there is no ebook version, L. Ron Hubbard, tracking down full text, identifying a plant pathogen and a new vocab word for me (hemiparasitic), pencils, and printing.
#LibraryLife #LibrarianProblems
#LibraryLife #LibrarianProblems
October 12, 2026 at 5:47 PM
Today at the research help desk: there is no ebook version, L. Ron Hubbard, tracking down full text, identifying a plant pathogen and a new vocab word for me (hemiparasitic), pencils, and printing.
#LibraryLife #LibrarianProblems
#LibraryLife #LibrarianProblems
Nice talk by Maxence Remérand #GQE @inrae-france.bsky.social on "Formalization of plant-plant-pathogen interactions in the biodiversity ecosystem-functioning framework: case study in #wheat varietal mixtures" at #Mix4Agroecology conference.
October 8, 2026 at 1:03 PM
Nice talk by Maxence Remérand #GQE @inrae-france.bsky.social on "Formalization of plant-plant-pathogen interactions in the biodiversity ecosystem-functioning framework: case study in #wheat varietal mixtures" at #Mix4Agroecology conference.
From fungal detection to crop disease intelligence #plantscience
From fungal detection to crop disease intelligence
As developed by Shen et al., multiple fungal pathogen detection (MFPD) enables screening of partial and full-length ITS (Internal Transcribed Spacer) datasets for reported fungal pathogens. Linking pathogen detection with crop-context interpretation can help plant science move beyond community profiling towards decision support for biovigilance, disease phenotyping, and resistance breeding.
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October 7, 2026 at 12:40 PM
From fungal detection to crop disease intelligence #plantscience
Extract: The University of Göttingen seeks a Postdoctoral Researcher to investigate molecular mechanisms of plant-pathogen interactions. The role involves establishing infection platforms and conducting experiments in plant biotechnology.
October 7, 2026 at 11:12 PM
Extract: The University of Göttingen seeks a Postdoctoral Researcher to investigate molecular mechanisms of plant-pathogen interactions. The role involves establishing infection platforms and conducting experiments in plant biotechnology.
Abdalrahem, Andrieux, Becheler, Duplessis, Frey, Marçais, Schiffer-Forsyth, Stoeckel, Halkett: Long-lasting coexistence of multiple asexual lineages alongside their sexual counterparts in a fungal plant pathogen https://hal.inrae.fr/hal-05783168v1 [sdv.gen.gpo]
October 9, 2026 at 3:00 AM
Abdalrahem, Andrieux, Becheler, Duplessis, Frey, Marçais, Schiffer-Forsyth, Stoeckel, Halkett: Long-lasting coexistence of multiple asexual lineages alongside their sexual counterparts in a fungal plant pathogen https://hal.inrae.fr/hal-05783168v1 [sdv.gen.gpo]
Subversion of plant endomembrane trafficking by a Plasmodiophora brassicae effector PbALE that recruits membrane components at the host–pathogen interface to aid in colonization
Hossain et al.
nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Hossain et al.
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October 5, 2026 at 5:09 PM
Subversion of plant endomembrane trafficking by a Plasmodiophora brassicae effector PbALE that recruits membrane components at the host–pathogen interface to aid in colonization
Hossain et al.
nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Hossain et al.
nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Trichoderma reduces the relative abundance of pathogen-associated fungi while maintaining fungal community stability in Rhododendron soils
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Trichoderma reduces the relative abundance of pathogen-associated fungi while maintaining fungal community stability in Rhododendron soils
Beneficial Trichoderma fungi are widely used to promote plant health, but their effects on the broader soil fungal community remain less understood. Using
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October 9, 2026 at 7:41 AM
Trichoderma reduces the relative abundance of pathogen-associated fungi while maintaining fungal community stability in Rhododendron soils
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Like animals, plants have an immune system, which relies on specific immune receptors that are keyed to pathogen proteins. The plant senses the pathogen and activates a response. However, pathogens have evolved to produce proteins called effectors that disarm the plant immune system.
October 6, 2026 at 9:09 PM
Like animals, plants have an immune system, which relies on specific immune receptors that are keyed to pathogen proteins. The plant senses the pathogen and activates a response. However, pathogens have evolved to produce proteins called effectors that disarm the plant immune system.
Sunghwan (Sunny) Jung: Plant pathogen spread via splash, flutter, and cut
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Sunghwan (Sunny) Jung: Plant pathogen spread via splash, flutter, and cut
YouTube video by Cornell SIPS
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October 6, 2026 at 6:49 AM
Sunghwan (Sunny) Jung: Plant pathogen spread via splash, flutter, and cut
Cornell SIPS
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Cornell SIPS
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on #mLife, scientists found that when the black rot pathogen invades plants, the protein DrdR acts as a "molecular accelerator"—boosting pilus motor power to drive bacteria toward leaf hydathodes.
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October 10, 2026 at 2:19 AM
on #mLife, scientists found that when the black rot pathogen invades plants, the protein DrdR acts as a "molecular accelerator"—boosting pilus motor power to drive bacteria toward leaf hydathodes.
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🔗 doi.org/10.1002/mlf2...
Ideally, at this point they will see that the genetic changes to the plant receptor have disrupted its interaction with the invading pathogen effector, allowing the plant to defend itself.
October 6, 2026 at 9:09 PM
Ideally, at this point they will see that the genetic changes to the plant receptor have disrupted its interaction with the invading pathogen effector, allowing the plant to defend itself.
Happy to see this out with its final format in Plant Disease, @plantdisease.bsky.social ! Congrats Ariane and Joshua for leading this beautiful work!
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Diverse Strains of Aster Yellows Phytoplasma Are Associated with the Potato Leafhopper (Empoasca fabae) in Eastern Canada | Plant Disease
Phytoplasmas are cell wall–less bacteria that are transmitted by phloem-feeding insects.
In Canada, insect vectors of this pathogen are leafhoppers (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae),
and they can contribute t...
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October 5, 2026 at 4:28 PM
Happy to see this out with its final format in Plant Disease, @plantdisease.bsky.social ! Congrats Ariane and Joshua for leading this beautiful work!
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Apoplast multi-omics profiling during fungal infection uncovers new players of basal and early induced immunity in Arabidopsis thaliana
nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
Apoplast multi‐omics profiling during fungal infection uncovers new players of basal and early induced immunity in <fi>Arabidopsis thaliana</fi>
Important processes taking place in the apoplast during plant–pathogen interaction identified by multi-omics profiling of the apoplastic fluid.
nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
October 12, 2026 at 10:06 AM
Apoplast multi-omics profiling during fungal infection uncovers new players of basal and early induced immunity in Arabidopsis thaliana
nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
I’m happy to share my recent publication : Apoplast multi‐omics profiling during fungal infection uncovers new players of basal and early induced immunity in Arabidopsis thaliana - Davière - New Phytologist - Wiley Online Library nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Apoplast multi‐omics profiling during fungal infection uncovers new players of basal and early induced immunity in <fi>Arabidopsis thaliana</fi>
Important processes taking place in the apoplast during plant–pathogen interaction identified by multi-omics profiling of the apoplastic fluid.
nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
October 7, 2026 at 12:57 PM
I’m happy to share my recent publication : Apoplast multi‐omics profiling during fungal infection uncovers new players of basal and early induced immunity in Arabidopsis thaliana - Davière - New Phytologist - Wiley Online Library nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Resurrect Bio has stepped into the dynamic by using a machine learning platform called FloraFold to identify amino acid changes to the plant receptor that restore its ancestral ability to respond and defend against a particular pathogen.
October 6, 2026 at 9:09 PM
Resurrect Bio has stepped into the dynamic by using a machine learning platform called FloraFold to identify amino acid changes to the plant receptor that restore its ancestral ability to respond and defend against a particular pathogen.
It turns out that bacterial RaxX shows similarity to peptides in the PSY (plant peptide containing sulfated tyrosine) family. nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
A microbially derived tyrosine‐sulfated peptide mimics a plant peptide hormone
The biotrophic pathogen Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae (Xoo) produces a sulfated peptide named RaxX, which shares similarity to peptides in the PSY (plant peptide containing sulfated tyrosine) fami...
nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
October 6, 2026 at 1:46 AM
It turns out that bacterial RaxX shows similarity to peptides in the PSY (plant peptide containing sulfated tyrosine) family. nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Once the desired genetic changes are identified, the company takes them to the wet lab to test in a model organism, a relative of tobacco called Nicotiana bentamiana. There, they recreate the interactions between pathogen effector and host plant receptor to see if their changes work.
October 6, 2026 at 9:09 PM
Once the desired genetic changes are identified, the company takes them to the wet lab to test in a model organism, a relative of tobacco called Nicotiana bentamiana. There, they recreate the interactions between pathogen effector and host plant receptor to see if their changes work.
Open position: Scientist (f, m, div.) in Plant-Insect-Pathogen Interactions and Resistance Research.
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Scientist (f, m, div.) in Plant-Insect-Pathogen Interactions and Resistance Research
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October 2, 2026 at 12:59 PM
Open position: Scientist (f, m, div.) in Plant-Insect-Pathogen Interactions and Resistance Research.
#science #career #jobs #sciencejobs #job #jobsearch
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#science #career #jobs #sciencejobs #job #jobsearch
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Ha. Scientists turned plant immunity into a booby trap. Autoactive receptors sleep behind a peptide until the virus's own protease snips the wire. Tobacco and soy laughed at potyviruses. Pathogen suicides itself. day277.020
October 4, 2026 at 11:36 AM
Ha. Scientists turned plant immunity into a booby trap. Autoactive receptors sleep behind a peptide until the virus's own protease snips the wire. Tobacco and soy laughed at potyviruses. Pathogen suicides itself. day277.020
5 years ago, @hacquardst.bsky.social and I became very interested in 𝑃𝑙𝑒𝑐𝑡𝑜𝑠𝑝ℎ𝑎𝑒𝑟𝑒𝑙𝑙𝑎 𝑐𝑢𝑐𝑢𝑚𝑒𝑟𝑖𝑛𝑎, an emerging fungal pathogen that colonizes the roots of many plants 🌱 🍅 🌾
🆕📝 Final result of a huge team effort to uncover the bases of its multi-host compatibility👇 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
🆕📝 Final result of a huge team effort to uncover the bases of its multi-host compatibility👇 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Carbohydrate-active enzymes from a core root mycobiota member enable infection of multiple plant hosts - Nature Microbiology
Host-induced fungal CAZymes act as disease determinants and drive multihost compatibility.
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October 1, 2026 at 11:38 AM
5 years ago, @hacquardst.bsky.social and I became very interested in 𝑃𝑙𝑒𝑐𝑡𝑜𝑠𝑝ℎ𝑎𝑒𝑟𝑒𝑙𝑙𝑎 𝑐𝑢𝑐𝑢𝑚𝑒𝑟𝑖𝑛𝑎, an emerging fungal pathogen that colonizes the roots of many plants 🌱 🍅 🌾
🆕📝 Final result of a huge team effort to uncover the bases of its multi-host compatibility👇 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
🆕📝 Final result of a huge team effort to uncover the bases of its multi-host compatibility👇 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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I'm recruiting a fully funded 4-year Gatsby Sainsbury PhD studentship at Durham! 🌱🤖 Designing plant immune receptors from scratch, combining AI protein design with structural biology and plant immunity. If you're interested please get in touch!
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shorturl.at/U2PdV
I'm recruiting a fully funded 4-year Gatsby Sainsbury PhD studentship at Durham! 🌱🤖 Designing plant immune receptors from scratch, combining AI protein design with structural biology and plant immunity. If you're interested please get in touch!
benthamlab.org
shorturl.at/U2PdV
Bentham Lab — Durham University
Bentham Lab, Centre for Programmable Biological Matter, Durham University. Structural biology and de novo protein design applied to host-pathogen interactions, plant immunity, and neglected tropical d...
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September 30, 2026 at 9:39 AM
🚨 Please share! 🚨
I'm recruiting a fully funded 4-year Gatsby Sainsbury PhD studentship at Durham! 🌱🤖 Designing plant immune receptors from scratch, combining AI protein design with structural biology and plant immunity. If you're interested please get in touch!
benthamlab.org
shorturl.at/U2PdV
I'm recruiting a fully funded 4-year Gatsby Sainsbury PhD studentship at Durham! 🌱🤖 Designing plant immune receptors from scratch, combining AI protein design with structural biology and plant immunity. If you're interested please get in touch!
benthamlab.org
shorturl.at/U2PdV
ICYMI: New online! A four-way interaction in the rhizosphere
A four-way interaction in the rhizosphere
Nature Reviews Microbiology, Published online: 24 September 2026; doi:10.1038/s41579-026-01379-8This Genome Watch discusses recent evidence on the interactions among a plant, a fungal pathogen, its bacterial endosymbiont and the rhizosphere microbiome, highlighting how such multipartite relationships shape plant health and disease, with implications for crop productivity in an era of global change.
dlvr.it
October 1, 2026 at 12:10 PM
ICYMI: New online! A four-way interaction in the rhizosphere
🌱 From Molecular Breeding: Three genetic regions linked to root-knot nematode resistance in lima beans could help breeders develop resistant varieties through marker-assisted selection. (Varma Penmetsa, Travis A. Parker, Christine Diepenbrock, Paul Gepts)
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Novel quantitative trait loci conferring resistance to root-knot nematodes in lima bean (Phaseolus lunatus) - Molecular Breeding
Lima bean (Phaseolus lunatus) is a broadly adapted, economically important leguminous crop and a susceptible host of root-knot nematodes (Meloidogyne spp.; RKN), which are a devastating plant pathogen...
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October 1, 2026 at 4:07 PM
🌱 From Molecular Breeding: Three genetic regions linked to root-knot nematode resistance in lima beans could help breeders develop resistant varieties through marker-assisted selection. (Varma Penmetsa, Travis A. Parker, Christine Diepenbrock, Paul Gepts)
▶️ link.springer.com/article/10.1...
▶️ link.springer.com/article/10.1...