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December 13, 2025 at 3:06 PM
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Latest at #FEMSMicrobiolLett: 🌱 Compost boosts fungal abundance in grassland soils, even under drought.💧 Microbial communities show resilience to reduced precipitation.📍 Site variation matters more than treatment! 🔗 buff.ly/lG7AK0y #SoilMicrobiology #ClimateResilience #MicrobialEcology
October 18, 2025 at 11:01 AM
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New publication: Volatile organic compound-mediated conversation in #soil. #VOCs #soilmicrobiology #root #microbe
doi.org/10.1038/s432...
Figure 1 in Ali et al. (2026): "Plant-to-plant and plant-microbe-nematode signaling belowground via volatile organic compounds (VOCs)."
June 26, 2026 at 9:09 AM
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Interesting use of #qSIP to detect microbial partners incorporating labeled substrates, enhancing understanding of fungal-bacterial interactions in soil. @jeffinerca.bsky.social
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Quantitative stable isotope probing (qSIP) and cross-domain networks reveal bacterial-fungal interactions in the hyphosphere - Microbiome
Background Interactions between fungi and bacteria have the potential to substantially influence soil carbon dynamics in soil, but we have yet to fully identify these interactions and partners in thei...
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May 2, 2025 at 4:35 PM
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Today on the #Disability Daily #Podcast we celebrate #Deaf American agricultural #bacteriologist Dr. Harold J. Conn!

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#accessibility #a11y #DeafGain #HearingLoss #bacteriology #agriculture #DeafInSTEM #DisabledInSTEM #microbiology #CropHealth #plants #SoilMicrobiology
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June 2, 2025 at 1:03 AM
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🍄🌱 #Fungal networks beneath the #soil play major roles in #nutrient exchange, #ecosystem resilience, and plant communication across #forests and #grasslands.

#Microbiology #Ecology #SoilMicrobiology #Biodiversity #Fungi via @theecologist.org
The power of fungal networks
Fungal networks underpin ecosystems, regulate carbon flows and shape the health of soils worldwide.
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May 16, 2026 at 4:30 PM
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🌱🦠 Soil bacteria may help defend plants against disease by producing natural antimicrobial compounds.

#Microbiology #Bacteria #PlantScience #SoilMicrobiology #Science via @sciencex.bsky.social
How soil bacteria help plants defend themselves against disease
A study led by researchers at the University of Liège reveals the mechanism by which surfactin, a molecule produced by beneficial soil bacteria, activates plants' immune defenses. This mechanism,…
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May 11, 2026 at 1:30 AM
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New in ES&T: Protist predation rapidly altered soil microbial community structure and increased the expression of N and P cycling genes, antibiotic resistance genes, virulence factors, and mobile genetic elements.
#SoilMicrobiology #Protists #MicrobialEcology
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Protist Predation Rapidly Reshapes Soil Microbial Gene Expression Linked to Nutrient Processing, Resistance, Virulence, and Gene Mobility Traits
Protists are ubiquitous soil predators that regulate bacterial communities and biogeochemical cycling, yet how their predation alters expression of nutrient-cycling genes and traits linked to antibiot...
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June 24, 2026 at 4:29 PM
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🌱🧬 Black #locust #trees deploy #antimicrobial peptides around their roots, revealing how #plants use beneficial #chemistry to shape the surrounding #microbial community.

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Black locust deploys peptides to steer root bacteria into nitrogen fixation
Plants need nitrogen to grow. Many legumes meet this need through a symbiotic relationship: They harbor bacteria that fix atmospheric nitrogen and make it available to the plant. Until now, it was…
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July 2, 2026 at 10:30 PM
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Microbial communities don’t just decline as ecosystems age. They reorganize. Our study shows that older ecosystems harbor smaller but more connected microbial communities with greater genetic potential for nutrient cycling. #soilmicrobiology #fungalgenomics
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Graphical abstract illustrating how microbial communities adapt to long-term nutrient depletion across the Mendocino Ecological Staircase, a natural laboratory spanning nearly 400,000 years of ecosystem development.
July 22, 2026 at 10:21 PM
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🔬 EMCRs in action!

Dr. Francine Perrine-Walker (@sydney.edu.au) shares her journey developing a soil microcosm prototype to study N transport from mycorrhizal fungi to legumes.

More info: www.asps.org.au/archives/54015

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May 28, 2025 at 12:16 AM
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NEW! @canjmicrobio.bsky.social and @canjsoilsci.bsky.social are calling for papers on soil life and function. Submit your work on soil microbiology and biogeochemistry by Feb 1, 2026 ▶️ buff.ly/5wvg6CK

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Close-up of a small green plant sprouting from soil in a glass container with a dropper releasing liquid above it promoting the call for papers on Soil Life and Function: Advances in Soil Microbiology and Biogeochemistry.
August 22, 2025 at 6:53 PM
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🍄🌲 A new feature highlights the knowledge and traditions of Black #mushroom foragers, connecting #fungi, #ecology, food, and cultural history.

#Biodiversity #SoilMicrobiology #MicroSky via @theguardian.com
‘It didn’t seem real’: the Black mushroom hunters unearthing the US’s essential fungi
Enthusiasts say mycology offers connection, nourishment and a deeper tie to the land – and the African diaspora
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May 19, 2026 at 1:30 AM
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#Microbiome #SoilMicrobiology #Rhizosphere #Eucalyptus #FunctionalRedundancy #Ecology #Bioinformatics #ForestSystems #EnvironmentalFiltering.

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February 27, 2026 at 1:37 PM
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🌱🍄 Researchers uncovered key details about how #soil #fungi form symbiotic partnerships with plants, helping sustain #ecosystems and #nutrient cycling.

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Key switch controlling soil fungi symbiosis could solve a longstanding agricultural problem
Over the course of evolution, plants have developed an elegant strategy to counteract a lack of phosphate in the soil—they form symbiotic relationships with soil fungi. These mycorrhizal fungi…
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May 24, 2026 at 4:30 PM
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NEW! @canjmicrobio.bsky.social and @canjsoilsci.bsky.social are calling for papers on soil life and function. Submit your work on soil microbiology and biogeochemistry by Feb 1, 2026 ▶️ buff.ly/HyRGCob

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Close-up of a small green plant sprouting from soil in a glass container with a dropper releasing liquid above it promoting the call for papers on Soil Life and Function: Advances in Soil Microbiology and Biogeochemistry.
August 20, 2025 at 9:05 PM
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Key insights: Prototype development required adaptation of published designs, soil composition experimentation, and quick validation tests, proving that "failing quickly" can effectively validate a concept! 2/2

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May 28, 2025 at 12:16 AM
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🌾🦠 Ancestral #wheat varieties harbor distinct root #Microbiomes that could reveal beneficial #bacteria lost during modern #crop breeding.

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Bacteria from ancestral wheat microbiomes help protect plants against root rot fungus
In the journal npj Biofilms and Microbiomes, researchers from the Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation (EMBRAPA) and the University of São Paulo (USP) describe the role of three bacteria in…
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August 28, 2026 at 1:30 AM
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NEW! @canjmicrobio.bsky.social and @canjsoilsci.bsky.social are calling for papers on soil life and function. Submit your work on soil microbiology and biogeochemistry by Feb 1, 2026 ▶️ buff.ly/ZTG7aaW

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August 20, 2025 at 9:45 PM
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Submit your research to our joint collection with the Canadian Journal of Microbiology on soil life and function, focusing on advances in soil microbiology and biogeochemistry.

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Close-up of a small green plant sprouting from soil in a glass container with a dropper releasing liquid above it promoting the call for papers on Soil Life and Function: Advances in Soil Microbiology and Biogeochemistry.
April 24, 2026 at 6:00 PM
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Research on soil microbial ecology, soil health, and biogeochemistry is welcome for a joint special collection with the Canadian Journal of Soil Science.

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Close-up of a small green plant sprouting from soil in a glass container with a dropper releasing liquid above it promoting the call for papers on Soil Life and Function: Advances in Soil Microbiology and Biogeochemistry.
January 21, 2026 at 4:00 PM
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Research on soil microbial ecology, soil health, and biogeochemistry is welcome for a joint special collection with the Canadian Journal of Microbiology.

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April 1, 2026 at 3:00 PM
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Research on soil microbial ecology, soil health, and biogeochemistry is welcome for a joint special collection with the Canadian Journal of Microbiology.

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Close-up of a small green plant sprouting from soil in a glass container with a dropper releasing liquid above it promoting the call for papers on Soil Life and Function: Advances in Soil Microbiology and Biogeochemistry.
February 2, 2026 at 4:00 PM
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🧫🌾 Ancient #soil #Bacteria may have played a key role in the development of #agriculture by influencing #nutrient cycling and #plant growth.

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Can ancient bacteria help solve one of agriculture's biggest challenges?
During the Archean Eon—roughly 4 billion years ago—the Earth was a lifeless planet. The atmosphere lacked oxygen, and there were few, if any, organisms to be found anywhere on the globe. Then…
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June 14, 2026 at 12:00 PM
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🌞🦠 Researchers identified a newly discovered #myxobacterium living in a #cyanobacterial community that appears capable of #photosynthesis.

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Newly discovered myxobacterium in a cyanobacterial community performs photosynthesis
Researchers at the Leibniz Institute DSMZ-German Collection of Microorganisms and Cell Cultures have conducted high-resolution investigations of the so-called cyanosphere, the "housing community" of…
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May 15, 2026 at 10:30 PM