Conceptual overview of the costs and benefits of adaptation via loci carried by mobile genetic elements

Mobile genetic elements enable microbial local adaptation with cascading consequences for plants

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#TansleyInsight article by Porter et al.

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Automated library preparation has generally led to an increase in read depth. (a) The distribution of each sample’s read depth across sequencing platform and library preparation method is shown in the above histogram plots. (b) The distribution of read depth of samples sequenced on the Illumina MiSeq only. The mean, variance and skewness of each were calculated. Values for these are given in the top right of each figure.

Improved efficiency of two-step amplicon PCR using an acoustic liquid handler. Published Open Access and fee-free in Microbiology using a Publish and Read agreement: doi.org/10.1099/mic.... #MicrobioJ #PublishAndRead

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Were hiring 2 post docs available immediately- chat with me at PB25
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1) Microbial Ecologist/Bioinformatician (microbiome assembly in barley in the context of FHB disease) - collab with Baldwin lab Plant Pathology
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2) Dry bean Breading/Omics (symbiotic nitrogen fixation related) - collab with Osorno lab, Plant Science
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Improved efficiency of two-step amplicon PCR using an acoustic liquid handler The improvement in next-generation sequencing technologies has reduced the costs of sequencing significantly. However, library preparation costs for amplicon sequencing have remained largely unchanged...

New paper alert! Bringing acoustic liquid handling to two-step amplicon PCR: greater efficiency permits greater throughput. @microbiologysociety.org @barneygeddes.bsky.social www.microbiologyresearch.org/content/jour...

Image Text: Plants Quest for Quality Microbial Partners. Monday, July 28, 2025. 1:30 PM - 3:15 PM. Barney Geddes, Feng Feng, Siva Sankari, Manish Tiwari, Kathryn Jones, and Sohini Guha. North Dakota State University | Oklahoma State University | Stowers Institute for Medical Research | WKU | Florida State University | Pennsylvania State University

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Session features talk by: ‪@barneygeddes.bsky.social‬, Feng Feng, Siva Sankari, Manish Tiwari, Kathryn Jones, and ‬Sohini Guha

North Dakota State University | Oklahoma State University | Stowers Institute for Medical Research | WKU | Florida State University | Pennsylvania State University

We’re excited to host the 16th European Nitrogen Fixation Conference #ENFC2025 in Oxford! 🌱✨

Invited speakers are set, now we’re waiting for your abstracts!

Key dates:
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👏 Congrats to Brooke Benz for speaking at Beckman Coulter’s workshop at #PAG25 in San Diego! She presented her work on library prep for amplicon sequencing of the barley phyllosphere & shared key research findings. and is advised by @barleypathology.bsky.social @barneygeddes.bsky.social

New preprint from the Geddes Lab up! Useful vectors for Golden Gate cloning in a variety of approaches.

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