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The official account of the Vardi Lab | Microbial Interactions in the Ocean | #phytoplankton #hostvirus #infochemical #stressresponse | @WeizmannScience

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Good idea !

01.07.2025 20:22 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Thanks a lot Oded!!

01.07.2025 17:48 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Outstanding life scientists elected to the EMBO Membership โ€“ Press releases โ€“ EMBO Sixty-nine new members join the community of leading life scientists in Europe and beyond

Congratulations to Asaf Vardi @vardilab.bsky.social for being elected to EMBO. microbial ecology rock!!!
www.embo.org/press-releas...

01.07.2025 16:14 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 9    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Metacaspases mediate thermotolerance of diatoms following marine heat waves www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1... #jcampubs

10.06.2025 16:50 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Increasing complexity in the analysis of hostโ€“virus interactions.

Increasing complexity in the analysis of hostโ€“virus interactions.

Single-cell transcriptomics reveals population heterogeneity

Single-cell transcriptomics reveals population heterogeneity

Advancements in single-cell technologies are opening new frontiers in marine microbiology, helping us answer some of the most fundamental questions in marine microbiology and providing a holistic view of microbial life in the ocean.

06.06.2025 12:40 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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A single-cell perspective on hostโ€“virus dynamics in the ocean Viral infections of marine microbes greatly impact ecological and biogeochemical processes. Typically, these hostโ€“virus interactions are studied at thโ€ฆ

๐Ÿ“ฃExcited to share our latest review on using single-cell methods to study host-virus interactions in the ocean - led by Amir Fromm (@amirfromm.bsky.social) and Talia Shaler (x.com/ShalerTalia), in collaboration with Frank Aylward (@foaylward.genomic.social.ap.brid.gy) >>

06.06.2025 12:35 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 12    ๐Ÿ” 9    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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A single-cell perspective on hostโ€“virus dynamics in the ocean Viral infections of marine microbes greatly impact ecological and biogeochemical processes. Typically, these hostโ€“virus interactions are studied at the population level using bulk transcriptomics, whi...

A single-cell perspective on hostโ€“virus dynamics in the ocean

@cp-trendsmicrobiol.bsky.social Opinion from @vardilab.bsky.social

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06.06.2025 08:10 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 15    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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>> The expression of these resistance-related genes was found to be shared among various resistant strains and included genes with domains linked to innate immune responses that are conserved across bacteria, plants and mammals. ๐Ÿฆ ๐ŸŒŠ

05.06.2025 08:41 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Mapping the transcriptional landscape of algal resistance to viral infection reveals a core expression program ### Competing Interest Statement The authors have declared no competing interest. Simons FoundationSimons Foundation, https://ror.org/01cmst727, 150809

๐Ÿ“ฃA new preprint by Talia Shaler! ๐Ÿ“ฃ
How do populations develop resistance to viral infections?
We mapped the transcriptomic landscape of algal resistance to lytic viral infection and identified a unique set of resistance-related genes expressed in those cells >>
doi.org/10.1101/2025...

05.06.2025 08:41 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Cathepsin X mutants in distant algae had increased resilience to oxidative stress. Our findings shed light on the origin of programmed cell death in unicellular organisms and their strategies to cope with environmental fluctuations. 3/3

24.04.2025 06:32 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Using cell-to-cell heterogeneity in response to oxidative stress, we discovered genes linked to either cell death or stress resilience in diatoms. Among the hits we detected was Cathepsin X, a cysteine protease conserved from humans to algae and widely expressed in the oceans. 2/3 >>

24.04.2025 06:32 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Cathepsin X is a conserved cell death protein involved in algal response to environmental stress Phytoplankton are responsible for half of the global photosynthesis and form vast blooms in aquatic ecosystems. Bloom demise fuels marine microbial liโ€ฆ

๐Ÿ“ฃ We are excited to share our latest paper about Cathepsin X, a new algal cell death gene, led by @aviamizrachi.bsky.social and @maisadeh.bsky.social, published in Current Biology @currentbiology.bsky.social www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... 1/3 >>

24.04.2025 06:32 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 11    ๐Ÿ” 7    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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