Very happy to that our large-scale collaborative weave project (w/ @annamichalik.bsky.social & @sympiotr.bsky.social ) "Plant pathogens in #insect #microbiome [...]" has been approved! @fwf-at.bsky.social @ncn.gov.pl @univie.ac.at @jagiellonskiuni.bsky.social @dome-vienna.bsky.social 1/6 👇🏽

Last week, I had the pleasure to host a speed visit of Mariia Shrestkha to talk about Branchiobdellida, little #leech -like animals..... Discussed project ideas and evolution of these particular little #worms! Excited for the science to come!

#Genome-resolved #metagenomics reveals conserved, flexible and emerging #symbioses across global #leafhoppers doi.org/10.64898/202... #SymbioSky

New work out! #Coevolution and synchronized evolutionary rates in #aphid dual #endosymbiot sytems w/ Jess, Emmanuelle, Armelle, & co. doi.org/10.64898/202... @cbgpmontpellier.bsky.social @inrae-france.bsky.social @cemess.bsky.social @dome-vienna.bsky.social @univie.ac.at #SymbioSky #MicroSky

This is a really cool study on one of my favourite obligate symbiotic systems: Aphid + Buchnera by @jerrymaeda.bsky.social, @nancy-moran.bsky.social, & co. A secreted #endosymbiont protein (SyeA, formally Yba3) essential for colonizing host cells doi.org/10.1101/2025... #SymbioSky

After a long(ish) while, the reference genome for the #leech #Hirudo verbana is officially out! doi.org/10.12688/ope... w/@ergabiodiv.bsky.social, @biogeneurope.bsky.social, @leibnizlib.bsky.social, & @sangerinstitute.bsky.social @dome-vienna.bsky.social, @cemess.bsky.social, @univie.ac.at 1/3..

We have #leech #cocoons! The hard work of @pegah-kalatehjari.bsky.social already paying off. Soon to come, baby leeches @dome-vienna.bsky.social @fwf-at.bsky.social @univie.ac.at

mmmmmm tRNAs....

Really cool #review Natural and artificial variations of the standard #geneticCode Of course with mention of #endosymbiont lineages doi.org/10.1016/j.cu...

On the topic of new additions to the lab, Pegah (@pegah-kalatehjari.bsky.social) joined the group last month. She will delve into symbiont transmission in #leeches working under the #SymBirth_FWF1k project (doi.org/10.55776/TAI...). Exciting times ahead! #SymbioSky @dome-vienna.bsky.social

#Hirudo orientalis made it to the lab: an exciting new symbiotic system!

The before and after paella... w/ @berasymbionts.bsky.social, @hassansalem.bsky.social, @marlenygarcial.bsky.social, @francespi.bsky.social, and co. (couldn't find them here....) #ESEB2025

@symbnet.bsky.social alumni crowd at #ESEB2025 w/ @berasymbionts.bsky.social & @vandriienko.bsky.social #SymbioSky

#ESEB2025 just wrapped up today. Had a great time talking about #leeches, meeting with friends, family, and checking out cool science making. @berasymbionts.bsky.social @hassansalem.bsky.social @annamichalik.bsky.social @danieltamarit.bsky.social @willemsenanouk.bsky.social @nicrodemo.bsky.social

Looking forward to discussing ongoing #symbiosis research with the team led by Jun-Bo Luan at the Shenyang Agricultural University (www.junboluanlab.com) Already a great start with a delicious park BBQ! #SymbioSky

And here, the amazing lineup for the #symbiosis speakers and poster presenters at #SMBE2025 #SymbioSky

Yongjun Tan. Figuring out genomic factors of cytoplasmatic incompatibility in #Wolbachia through in depth analysis of the cif genes. #SymbioSky #SMBE2025

Min Tang. Coevolution of #Honeybee and their gut bacteria #coevolution via metabolism synergy during acclimation #SymbioSky #SMBE2025

Hui Wang. Chemosymbiotic Alviniconcha snails, their #genomes, their symbionts' genomes, metaproteomes, and spatial transcriptomics to understand nutrient provisioning in the symbiosis. #SymbioSky #SMBE2025

Zhuli Cheng. Blattabacterium's convergent gene loss driven by relaxed selection. #SymbioSky #SMBE2025

Anastasiia Rusanova. Sympatric Arctic #sponge species show different microbiomes buth with functional similarities #SymbioSky #SMBE2025

Shiqi Luo. The #honeyBee immune system and their gut #microbiome. Infection with non-native strains of symbionts activate host immunity. Prostaglandin related to ensuring colonisation with native strain. #SymbioSky

Jingdi Li. Understanding the #microbiome responses to global warming through meta-analyses. Both warming and pathogen infection destabilise host microbiomes. #SymbioSky

Chang Liu on bioluminiscebt #symbiosis in Flashlight fish. Figuring out key factors of the fish - Photodesmus katoptron symbiosis #SMBE2025 #SymbioSky

#Symbiosis symposium underway at #SMBE2025 #SymbioSky

Hirudinaria manillensis (newly arrived) and Erpobdella cocoons. #leeches are simply cool

Great talk by @hassansalem.bsky.social today @univie.ac.at, covering bacterial and fungal symbionts of leaf #beetles #SymbioSky

These 3D #insect models from #HEMA are really cool!

Great work by @filiphusnik.bsky.social's team. #Symbiosis and #speciation in #mealybugs. "... the emergence of major mealybug lineages coincided with the acquisitions of new obligate endosymbionts" #SymbioSky doi.org/10.1101/2024... (now w/link... ups, early morning sunday post...)

Reposting for #SymbioSky, originally from @tcsengl.bsky.social. Symbiosis in context: Connecting insights across systems and scales When? 7th-10th October 2024 Where? Rothenburg Germany Some of the invited speakers in here @jillianmpetersen.bsky.social @keyfm.bsky.social