Frederik Bak

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Postdoc in Microbial bioinformatics

A 2-y postdoc position in my former group at University of Copenhagen is available in microbial ecology and bioinformatics.

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New article on equitable reuse of public sequencing data, published in @natmicrobiol.nature.com!
Led by the Data reuse core team @lhug.bsky.social @environmicrobio.bsky.social Cristina Moraru, @geomicrosoares.bsky.social, @folker.bsky.social and with Anke Heyer and The Data Reuse Consotrium!

NRPS gene dynamics in the wheat rhizoplane show increased proportion of viscosin NRPS genes of importance for root colonization during drought | mSphere To harness beneficial plant–microbe interactions for improved plant resilience, we need to advance our understanding of key factors required for successful root colonization. Bacterial-produced second...

Hot off the press from our lab, led by @fredebak.bsky.social 👇
NRPS gene dynamics in the wheat rhizoplane show increased proportion of viscosin NRPS genes of importance for root colonization during drought | mSphere journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/...

Post-doc position on Biological Nitrification Inhibition in rice in Aberdeen (Scotland)! Join our nice team and environment! Deadline 23rd Sept! www.abdnjobs.co.uk/vacancy/rese...

ISVC2026 International Soil Virus Conference 2026! We are excited to announce and provide RSVP details for the next International Soil Virus Conference that will be held in Saint-Loup Lamaire, France on Jun…

📢 We are thrilled to announce the International Soil Virus Conference 2026 in conjunction with the Saint Loup Research Institute.
🗓️ June 16 – 18, 2026
📍 Château de Saint Loup sur Thouet, France
👇 RSVP by October 31st, 2025
#virus #phage #ISVC2026

Hvordan ser det ud med billetter til i morgen?

Hot off the press!! At my exchange at @niab-uk.bsky.social, we found some interesting patterns in how root hairless wheat will use its microbiome (bacteria + fungi) to improve its phosphorus uptake.
The results in one sentence: bacteria may be cool, but AMF are the superstar!

Paper accepted! ☺️Great way to start the week.
We investigated the composition of non-ribosomal peptide synthases on the rhizoplane of #wheat during drought. Among other things, we showed that the potential to synthesize the biosurfactant #viscosin improves rhizoplane colonization during drought.

Maybe you cut more corners on this one 🙃

GPS watches don't do well on tracks ;)

Hey plant + soil people, what is your experience with RNA extraction kits? Will any ole kit work, or are some better with soil/soil-grown plants than others? We are buying our first RNA kits, drop your suggestions!! #PlantScience

So good to see you in Copenhagen!
Thanks a lot for stopping by

And here it is:
environmentalmicrobiome.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....
Enjoy reading it.

Impacts of diverse undersown cover crops on seasonal soil microbial properties Abstract. Positive relationships between plant diversity, microbial diversity, and ecosystem functioning have widely been observed in experimental grasslan

Impacts of diverse undersown cover crops on seasonal soil microbial properties url: academic.oup.com/femsec/artic...

@courtneyherms.bsky.social

Great final talk of the #rhizosphere6 conference. It was very rewarding to participste and hope to make it to Vienna in 4 years.

Paper accepted. #Nematode #Plantmicrobiome

Defining the cultured and uncultured bacterial fractions in Cannabis seeds - Environmental Microbiome Background Seeds provide a unique environment shaped by co-evolutionary processes, hosting diverse microbial communities. While microbiome studies have uncovered an extensive diversity of microorganis...

#See#microbiome

environmentalmicrobiome.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....

A bit related to the second one: That taxa identified as hub taxa in network analysis are the most important ones/keystone species.

True. Which is rarely clear from the context when stated in a paper. Or supported by data.

More diverse microbial community is better than an a less diverse community

Above all, I hope that the collection of 112 wheat-derived, complete Pseudomonas genomes will be a useful and interesting tool for others.
Download them here: t.co/iFMgxWqnk4

Pseudomonas taxonomic and functional microdiversity in the wheat rhizosphere is cultivar-dependent and links to disease resistance profile and root diameter Diversity within lower taxonomic units in microbial communities is a key trait, giving rise to important ecological functions. In the rhizosphere, the…

My 1st first-author research article is published in Applied Soil Ecology!
This paper has been my constant companion over the past 4 years, but I'm so happy to send it off into the world 👇
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Når man tænker på, hvor historisk ringe AaB har været til finaler, og også med det sidste nedrykningsspil in mente, er det ubegribeligt, at alle de kampe omtales som finaler.
Der skal "bare" skrabes en 15-17 point sammen.

FEMS Summer School for Postdocs 2025 - FEMS Menu: Introduction – Applications – Programme This has been the most valuable and enjoyable scientific event I’ve attended so far. The atmosphere was incredible, with inspiring co-directors and mentor...

Microbiology Postdocs from all over Europe and the Globe!
🦠😎👍
Application for the FEMS SSPD 2025 “Harnessing microbial solutions in environmental research and One Health” is now open 👇
2 – 10 Sept 2025 on Lake Ohrid, North Macedonia
Co-Directors: Joana Falcao Salles and @luederslab.bsky.social

📢 Open PhD Position
With @fly-florian.bsky.social, we are recruiting a PhD student to develop CRISPR-Based Microbiome Editing to Study Microbial Interactions in Early Plant Life 🧬 🌿
Join us in Angers, France in the @emersys-irhs.bsky.social at @inrae-france.bsky.social
🗓️ Deadline 03/31
More info 👇

Planning and describing a microbiome data analysis - Nature Microbiology We provide guidance on the planning, execution and description of statistical analyses in microbiome studies.

An opnion worth reading, on how to improve the planning microbiome data analysis and the use of statistics
www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Congrats! Time to celebrate.

PhD fellowship in Microbial ecology and plant-microbe interactions in the wheat rhizosphere

#PhD position in #Microbial Interactions group.
#Wheat #Microbiome #Phosphorous
RT appreciated
employment.ku.dk/phd?show=163...