New opinion piece in Trends in Microbiology Cell Press A microbial matter close to my heart: the role of #Endozoicomonas in #corals 🪸@marenfaren and I synthesized evidence from diverse studies, concluding corals and Endoz may not be the dream team we make them out to be 🧫🪸

new work: protocol to visualize Aiptasia bacteria through plasmid-based fluorescent labeling.. works broadly w/ marine bacteria & of course applicable to coral :) #MicrobiomeToolbox exciting research to come! zenodo.org/records/106055… fantastic work by Melanie Dörr & co Universität Konstanz

Kinderbuch: Kira Koralle und das Verschwinden der Meeresfarben. Bitte um Unterstützung, ich finde das ein ganz tolles Projekt. War ganz toll da mitzuarbeiten! demnächst kommt auch ne englische Version! startnext.com/kinderbuch-kira via startnext Universität Konstanz

crash course on "the coral microbiome in sickness, in health, and in a changing world", specifically addresses how climate change affects biology & guides future research! kudos to all coauthors! Universität Konstanz Nature Microbiology rdcu.be/dAiZe

So proud of this latest Nature Reviews Microbiology focusing on the role of the bacterial #microbiome in #coral #health, #disease & responses to #globalchange Dr. Claudia Pogoreutz 🧫 Raquel Peixoto Shady Amin others NYUAD Science NYU Abu Dhabi CGSB NYU Abu Dhabi NYUAD Research nature.com/articles/s4157…

Thrilled to see this out - thanks Christian R Voolstra and JB Raina for leading this effort. Wonderful review on #coral #microbiome +global change. Congrats to everyone involved Melanie Dörr Anny Cárdenas Cynthia Sylveira Amin Mohamed Shady Amin David Bourne Haiwei Luo Raquel Peixoto

The coral microbiome in sickness, in health and in a changing world rdcu.be/dAohi 🪸Voolstra et al. discuss the function and role of the microbiome in coral health and disease, and explore its response to global change and the implications for coral reef conservation.

Breakthrough alert! 🚨First in situ experiment using coral probiotics shows probiotic uptake by corals and no detectable off-target effects. Check this massive field effort out! nature.com/articles/s4200… KAUST AEON Collective G20 CORDAP ICRI Secretariat Coral Vita

😍breakthrough season :-) First data showing coral probiotics inside host tissues and gastric cavities = direct interactions with the host underpin their probiotic role. We also increase knowledge on the identity of coral-associated microbes. journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/ms…

many things happening, first things first: the children book I'm part of is out: "Kira Coral and the disappearing colors of the sea" .. more timely than ever following the announcement of 4th Global Coral Bleaching :( , still a story of realism and hope **! Universität Konstanz

Mit Nadine Zeller im SWR Science Talk über die weltweite Korallenbleiche und der ökologische Kollaps von Korallenriffökosystemen .. und was wir dagegen tun können/müssen! hier anschauen: lnkd.in/eMPXDfgw Universität Konstanz

Excited to share our new #preprint on BdMUTE and its dual role in recruiting subsidiary cells (SCs) and orienting guard cell (GC) division in #Brachypodium: biorxiv.org/content/10.110… We set out to answer questions about how BdMUTE influences grass stomatal development: (1/8)

Melanie Dörr is closing an incredible #holobiont session at the #ECRS2024 with her functional work on the marine model #aiptasia and its microbiome ICRS Student & Early Career Chapter 🪸🧫

Lovely to do ECRS 2024 with the great group at the Christian R Voolstra lab! @unikonstanz Marlen Schlotheuber Luigi Colin Kim Mayer Melanie Dörr Hannah Manns Alyssa Bell & Congrats to Anna Fiesinger on winning best poster!

I love Thursday morning surprises: we got the cover of the August Issue of Nature Reviews Microbiology for our review on coral microbiomes. Thanks to all co-authors!! Universität Konstanz Anny Cárdenas Raquel Peixoto Dr. Claudia Pogoreutz 🧫 Shady Amin Melanie Dörr Amin Mohamed Haiwei Luo & JB, Cynthia!!

Excited and proud to share our preprint! A network of glycan sensing controls endosymbiosis in the protist, Paramecium bursaria 🦠 This includes an ancient eukaryote immune-like factor, and prokaryote proteins acquired via horizontal gene-transfer! 1/10 doi.org/10.1101/2024.0…

Very happy to share our latest preprint shedding light on the role of integrins in Aiptasia- (and ultimately coral) algal-symbiosis establishment 🪸 big thanks to all co-authors Guse Lab for working hard to get this story out! See Meghan Ferguson amazing summary for more details:

Interested in current & upcoming #standardization practices to accelerate discoveries of #heatstress impacts on #marine life? Review paper Annual Reviews —> shorturl.at/kVuh9 Christian R Voolstra Amy Apprill Universität Konstanz