Special appreciation of @aldertzomer.bsky.social for his decade long work as treasurer of #KNVM #JustFewNumbers

Yixu Wang from our group at #InstituteBiologyLeiden introduces her project on how Bacillus influences the development of a plant pathogen fungi
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Graham Christie on Bacillus cereus spores and their inosine mediated germination
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🌍 Today we celebrate #InternationalMicroorganismDay! 🦠 On this day in 1683, Antoni van Leeuwenhoek first described microorganisms—ushering in a new era of science. Thanks to #KNVM for the heads-up! www.internationalmicroorganismday.org

Time to vote for your favorite microphotograph of the year #knvm spring meeting www.knvm.org/activities/m...

Nutritional symbionts enhance structural defence against predation and fungal infection in a grain pest beetle Summary: Nutritional bacterial symbionts of the saw-toothed grain beetle Oryzaephilus surinamensis enhance host cuticle formation, conferring protection against predation and fungal infection.

Martin shows how symbiont (and tyrosine derived metabolites) even allows beetle to survive attack by spiders - with cool videos published here by Kanyile et al 2021 J Exp Biol
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Kicking off our #KNVM Spring Meeting 2025 #SSM25 with a sparkling keynote talk by @kaltenpoth-lab.bsky.social on insect microbe symbiosis

As always, Papendal was a nice location for the yearly #KNVM conferences… reminding that Paris Olympic games are just 107 days away

Registration for #KNVM #microbiology Papendal 9-10 April spring meeting is open. Please note abstract submission deadline 19 Jan 2024 scientificspringmeeting.nl/abstracts-2024/