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PhD candidate researching Plant-microbe Interactions, Rice Microbiomes and Microbial Ecology @ Institute of Biology Leiden ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ & IHSM Malaga ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ

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ATCCยฎ 9945aโ„ข | Bacillus paralicheniformis | ATCC Genome Portal Bacillus paralicheniformis is a strain of bacteria in the Bacillus genus. This genome was published to the ATCC Genome Portal on 2022-04-02

Need bacterial DNA methylation data? Well, weโ€™ve been re-basecalling all ONT data for the ATCC Genome Portal to get it. A huge effort, but as of today we have Mthyl data for ~1,500 bacterial strains. Attending #ASMicrobe? happy to chat IRL about it too. i.e. > genomes.atcc.org/genomes/67e8...

19.06.2025 20:39 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 30    ๐Ÿ” 9    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
ICT medewerker in de serverruimte

ICT medewerker in de serverruimte

Ben jij een ervaren Linux beheerder met een passie voor datamanagement en innovatie? Wil jij werken in een inspirerende wetenschappelijke omgeving waar je bijdraagt aan baanbrekend ecologisch onderzoek?

Solliciteer via onze website: nioo.knaw.nl/nl/vacatures...
#vacature #wageningen

03.06.2025 11:32 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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๐ŸงซWe are happy to announce 2 more keynote speakers for #PMS2025 bringing our total to 18 speakers!

Weโ€™re excited to welcome:

๐Ÿ”ฌ Harro Bouwmeesterโ€ฌ โ€“ โ€ชUVA
๐Ÿชด Yang Bai โ€“ Peking University

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

๐Ÿ“… Register now: 6thplantmicrobiomesymposium2025.com

23.05.2025 12:10 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 10    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Dorado is 1.0! ๐ŸŽ‰

LC25 release adds v5.2 DNA/RNA models with a new suite of mod models that are higher accuracy, lower FP rates, and significantly faster.

- Introducing dorado variant ๐Ÿ‘€
- HAC error rate is down over 25%.
- New 2โ€™Ome mod models
- Hopper & Blackwell SUP speed ups

#Nanoporeconf

21.05.2025 17:14 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 18    ๐Ÿ” 8    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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A blueprint for contemporary studies of microbiomes - Microbiome This editorial piece co-authored by the Senior Editors at Microbiome aims to highlight current challenges in the field of environmental and host-associated microbiome research. We also take the opport...

๐Ÿ”Ž Microbiomes under the microscope: A new scientific roadmap

๐Ÿ“‹ Published in #Microbiome

doi.org/10.1186/s401...

20.05.2025 11:45 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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๐ŸŒฑ 2 More Keynote Speakers for #PMS2025 ๐ŸŒฑ

๐Ÿ”ฌ โ€ช@asaflevylab.bsky.socialโ€ฌ โ€“ @hebrewuniversity.bsky.social
๐ŸŒฑ Ling Ding โ€“ DTU โ€ช@dtu.dkโ€ฌ

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

๐Ÿ“… Register now: 6thplantmicrobiomesymposium2025.com

#MicrobiomeResearch #SoilHealth #PlantScience #Bioinformatics

19.05.2025 15:53 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 10    ๐Ÿ” 7    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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๐Ÿšจ Dear ๐ŸŒฑmicrobiome friends, only 1 day is left to secure a ticket for #PMS2025 at a discounted price! Take advantage of early bird fees by registering now!

6thplantmicrobiomesymposium2025.com
#microbiology #plantscience #microbiome #Bacteria

@microsos.bsky.social

14.05.2025 15:57 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

*1 day

14.05.2025 15:43 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Great opportunity for PhDs and Students joining #PMS2025

05.05.2025 13:24 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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๐Ÿšจ Dear ๐ŸŒฑ microbiome friends, only 12 days are left to secure a ticket for #PMS2025 at a discounted price! Take advantage of early bird fees by registering now!
6thplantmicrobiomesymposium2025.com
#microbiology #plantscience #microbiome #Bacteria

02.05.2025 16:29 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 15    ๐Ÿ” 10    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

@niooknaw.bsky.social

29.03.2025 16:42 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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๐ŸŒฑ Two More Keynote Speakers for #PMS2025 ๐ŸŒฑ

๐Ÿ”ฌ @finkel-lab.bsky.social โ€“ @hebrewuniversity.bsky.social
๐ŸŒฑ Eiko Kuramae โ€“ NIOO

Join us at #PMS2025 in Malaga, November 2025.

๐Ÿ“… Register now: 6thplantmicrobiomesymposium2025.com

#PlantMicrobiome #MicrobiomeResearch #SoilHealth #PlantScience

28.03.2025 14:29 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 16    ๐Ÿ” 11    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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๐Ÿšจ Early Bird Deadline Extended!!!๐Ÿšจ

Due to high demand from early-career scientists, weโ€™re extending the early bird registration and abstract submission deadline for #PMS2025 to May 15! ๐Ÿ’ก๐ŸŒฑ

๐Ÿ“… Register here to reserve your spot at a discounted rate : 6thplantmicrobiomesymposium2025.com

18.03.2025 12:57 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Announcing 2 more Keynote Speakers for #PMS2025!

๐Ÿ„ @vivianecordovez.bsky.social โ€“ @niooknaw.bsky.social

๐ŸŒ Juan Esteban Pรฉrez-Jaramillo โ€“ University of Antioquia

๐Ÿ“… Abstract submission is open: 6thplantmicrobiomesymposium2025.com
#PlantMicrobiome #MicrobiomeResearch #PMS2025

06.03.2025 13:28 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 12    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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๐ŸŒฑ This week we introduce two more Keynote Speakers of the 6th Plant Microbiome Symposium 2025 (3-7 Nov 2025)! ๐ŸŒฑ
๐Ÿ”ฌ Angela Sessitch โ€“ Austrian Institute of Technology
๐Ÿงช Paolina Garbeva โ€“ NIOO-KNAW
๐Ÿ“… Register here: 6thplantmicrobiomesymposium2025.com
#PlantMicrobiome #MicrobiomeResearch #PMS2025

21.02.2025 14:40 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 12    ๐Ÿ” 6    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Roche Xpounds on New Sequencing Technology Bar bets can be a powerful force in human society.ย  One of the best known books on the planet, The Guinness Book of World Records, originate...

Roche Xpounds on New Sequencing Technology

My deep dive on this exciting new entrant

omicsomics.blogspot.com/2025/02/roch...

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20.02.2025 18:41 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 20    ๐Ÿ” 12    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Abstract - 6th plant microbiome symposium 2025 The official language of the Symposium is English and theย deadline for abstract submission is 28th april Download poster/oral abstract template hereย and an example abstract here. The format and guidel...

Call for abstracts

We are pleased to announce that abstract submissions for #PMS2025 has opened. This is a great opportunity to present your research and engage with leading experts in #plant #microbiomes.๐Ÿฆ ๐ŸŒฟ
Deadline: 28th April
Submit your abstract: 6thplantmicrobiomesymposium2025.com/abstract/

14.02.2025 11:42 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 10    ๐Ÿ” 8    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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๐ŸŒฑ Our First Keynote Speakers for the Plant Microbiome Symposium 2025! ๐ŸŒฑ
๐ŸŒฟ Prof. Julia Vorholt โ€“ ETH Zรผrich
๐Ÿฆ  Prof. Akos T. Kovรกcs โ€“ Leiden University
Join us in Antequera on 3-7 Nov. Stay tuned for more announcements next week.

๐Ÿ“… Register now: 6thplantmicrobiomesymposium2025.com
#PMS2025 #microsos

14.02.2025 11:33 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 13    ๐Ÿ” 6    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I will look into predicted frameshifts. The main "issue" I have is that we sometimes see that a complete genome/contig can be assembled and closed with only 25X coverage. And I'm just wondering how much an assembly like that can be trusted.

09.02.2025 08:24 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Interesting read! How would you normally check the quality of a nanopore-only assembly (without reference) beyond tools such as CheckM/Busco or predicting the number of proteins with prokka?

07.02.2025 06:24 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

A right that makes sense.

09.01.2025 10:59 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

What is the reason for the heatsink? Is it mainly because you have a bunch next to each other?

09.01.2025 07:42 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Glad to be part of the #PMS2025 organization. Registration open now! Make sure to follow @microsos.bsky.social for updates and announcements of keynote speakers.

03.12.2024 12:44 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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We recently got a @nanoporetech.com MinION in the lab! Interested to see how it is going to perform for bacterial WGS of large collections.

01.12.2024 11:14 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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