Secondments from #Akinao 🇫🇷#UNITUS 🇮🇹 @univmalaga.bsky.social 🇪🇸 are taking place at the Agricultural University of Athens 🇬🇷 ! Stay tuned…

Thanks a lot for highlighting our work🙏🏻

Diagram showing how root exudates shape the rhizosphere microbiome. Exuded primary and secondary metabolites have both positive and negative effects on soil microbes, so the composition of the rhizosphere is different from that of bulk soil.

Plant Science Research Weekly Dec 5, 2025 plantae.org/plant-scienc...
Review: Complete guide to metabolomics
Review: Root exudates and rhizosphere microbiome; Perspective on polyploidy in crops;
Soybean evolution insights from 8105 genomes; (1/2)

Keystone Pseudomonas species in the wheat phyllosphere microbiome mitigate Fusarium head blight by altering host pH Fusarium graminearum (F. graminearum) pathogen induces wheat phyllosphere alkalinization, promoting the development of Fusarium head blight (FHB). Xu et al. show that host-acidifying Pseudomonas, sele...

🎉 Check out the latest from Qin Gu’s team at Nanjing Agricultural University: “Keystone Pseudomonas species in the wheat phyllosphere” (Cell Host & Microbe) 👉 www.cell.com/cell-host-mi...

@vcarryon.bsky.social @finkel-lab.bsky.social @vivianecordovez.bsky.social @ainhoamartinez.bsky.social @adamoss.bsky.social #eleonora Rolli #jose gutierrez barranquero

Together with a team of great colleagues, we edit a collection titled "Harnessing plant microbiomes to improve performance and mechanistic understanding" nature.com/collections/cg… in the journals @natureportfolio.nature.com @microbiomej.bsky.social . It's open for submission till June 2026.

I have attended this summer school many times and was involved in the organizing of the 11th! Highly recommended! Plus, it's in the beautiful city of Utrecht. 😊

🌿 3 new PhD positions in the Ton lab @PPS_UoS. Part of the ERC project '#PlantMemo', exploring how plants remember & respond to stress.
🧬 PhD 1 (UK only)👉 www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
🦠 PhD 2 (UK & EU)👉 www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
🌱 PhD 3 (UK only)👉 www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
#PhD

#PMS2025 would like to thank @isme-microbes.bsky.social for sponsoring the participation of scientists (keynote speakers - talk/poster) in the meeting Paolina Garbeva(🇳🇱) @gstringlis.bsky.social (🇬🇷) Adalid Alfaro Flores and Maximo Gonzalez Arroyo ( 🇨🇱) 🙏🏻

#PMS2025 is a great occasion for many members of the MicroSOS consortium to meet and discuss about the project’s current and future activities!

It was my pleasure to be at the beautiful Granada and meet with amazing scientists and good friends! I will definitely visit again in the future! 😊

Ioannis Stringlis (Agricultural University of Athens) on Root Defense Barriers Modulate Beneficial Microbe Interactions and Microbiome Assembly in Arabidopsis
#PMS2025

We are back at #PMS2025 with Giannis Stringlis who continues the earlier theme on how root biology interacts with the microbiome

Final countdown before the start of the #PMS2025!!! 🪴

Looking forward to seeing you in Antequera (Malaga) on 3-7 November!
Final program at: 6thplantmicrobiomesymposium2025.com/programme/

#Plantscience #MicrobiomeResearch #Bioinformatics

23-26/9 I attended the #Biosolutions2025 Congress in Perpignan 🇫🇷, where I presented part of the PhD work @dafnipar.bsky.social is doing under my supervision at the Agricultural University of Athens 🇬🇷, aiming to find novel ways of controlling soilborne phytopathogens. #rhizosphere #microbiome

Roots: metabolic architects of beneficial microbiome assembly The increasing demand for sustainable agricultural practices has driven a renewed interest in plant–microbiome interactions as a basis for the next “green revolution.” Central to these interactions are root-derived metabolites that act as mediators of microbial recruitment and function. Plants exude a chemically diverse array of compounds that influence the assembly, composition, and stability of the root microbiome. These metabolites can act as nutrients, chemical signals, or antimicrobial barriers, orchestrating beneficial relationships while defending against pathogenic threats. This review highlights the multifaceted role of plant metabolites in root microbiome assembly, focusing on their dynamic regulation by plant genotype, environmental conditions, and immune responses. We discuss the emerging concept of roots as metabolic architects of their associated microbiomes, wherein plant–metabolite–microbiome interactions coevolved alongside critical life-support systems such as immunity and nutrient acquisition. We propose that elucidating the mechanisms of metabolite-driven microbial selection can guide the development of future crops optimized for beneficial microbiome recruitment and enhanced resilience.

Excellent review from @cornepieterse.bsky.social and coll. in @plantphys.bsky.social -> Roots: metabolic architects of beneficial microbiome assembly

We’re excited to welcome as keynote speakers for #PMS2025:

🪴 Lingfei Hu – Zhejiang University
💻 @jhcepas.bsky.social – CSIC & UPM

Join us in Malaga on 3-7 November!
Register now: 6thplantmicrobiomesymposium2025.com

#Plantscience #MicrobiomeResearch #Bioinformatics

Roots: metabolic architects of beneficial microbiome assembly Abstract. The increasing demand for sustainable agricultural practices has driven a renewed interest in plant–microbiome interactions as a basis for the ne

🔬🌱Our review “Roots: metabolic architects of beneficial microbiome assembly” led by PhD candidate Melissa Uribe Acosta @plantphys.bsky.social discusses plant mechanisms of root microbiome selection. Co-authors: @cornepieterse.bsky.social Jiayu Zhou Alberto Pascale.
academic.oup.com/plphys/artic...

#PMS2025 is going global! 🌍

So far, participants from 32 countries have registered for #PMS2025

This is your chance to connect, share ideas, and network with a international community of #plantmicrobiome scientists.

📅 Join now @ 6thplantmicrobiomesymposium2025.com

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🌍 Why it matters:
These insights extend the known role of plant defenses beyond pathogen resistance — showing they are also crucial in managing beneficial microbiome interactions. This could guide new microbe-based strategies for sustainable agriculture.

🌐Root exudates from different mutants altered WCS417 transcriptome. Camalexin strongly inhibited bacterial motility/chemotaxis.
🌐On the 🌿side, WCS417 triggered distinct transcriptome/ROS responses depending on defense barrier.
🌐Overall, root defense barriers help plants balance growth and defense.

🔑Key findings:
🌐Plants use structural and chemical barriers not only to block pathogens but also to fine-tune beneficial partnerships.
🌐In 15 Arabidopsis mutants, some defense barriers reduced or enhanced WCS417-driven growth promotion and root colonization.

Happy to have contributed to this review! #microbiome #metabolites #drought

Arabidopsis root defense barriers support beneficial interactions with rhizobacterium Pseudomonas simiae WCS417 Plant roots interact with pathogenic and beneficial microbes in the soil. While root defense barriers block pathogens, their roles in facilitating beneficial plant–microbe associations are understud...

Super happy to have our work published in one of my favourite journals @newphyt.bsky.social Amazing effort by Jiayu Zhou and colleagues from @utrechtpmi.bsky.social and UvA. You can find it here: nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... @cornepieterse.bsky.social

We are happy to announce 2 more keynote speakers for #PMS2025!

We’re excited to welcome:

🔬 @gillesvanwezel.bsky.social – @unileiden.bsky.social
🦠 @iandealidbury.bsky.social – @sheffielduni.bsky.social

Join us at in Malaga on 3-7 November!
Register now: 6thplantmicrobiomesymposium2025.com

Enjoyed reading it! Congratulations 👏🏼

Microbial drivers of root plasticity Soils are highly heterogeneous and dynamic systems, experiencing a constant flow of plant root exudates and moisture fluctuations that affect nutrient distribution, soil physicochemical properties, a...

New Tansley review out in @newphyt.bsky.social with @fdiniandreote.bsky.social and Gabriel Castrillo! We explore how the root is shaped by dialogue with soil microbes—highlighting emerging mechanisms and future research directions in root plasticity and microbiome interactions.
tinyurl.com/38mkyx5t

Amazing and insightful seminar by @finkel-lab.bsky.social that is visiting Agricultural University of Athens this week as part of an Erasmus Staff Exchange program #microbiome #planthealth

🧫We are happy to announce 2 more keynote speakers for #PMS2025 bringing our total to 18 speakers!

We’re excited to welcome:

🔬 Harro Bouwmeester‬ – ‪UVA
🪴 Yang Bai – Peking University

Join us at #PMS2025 in Malaga on 3-7 November!

📅 Register now: 6thplantmicrobiomesymposium2025.com

Happy to be part of this insightful review! Hope you enjoy reading it!