Matilla Lab at CSIC. Molecular microbiologist focused on #bacteria #biocontrol #chemotaxis #signaltransduction #antibiotics #phytohormones #Pseudomonas #phytopathogens #auxins #phageshttps://bsky.app/profile/miguelmatilla.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/miguelmatilla.bsky.social/post/3mr35zppdvk2gExcited to share our latest paper on how #auxin biosynthesis and signaling drive #virulence and plant adaptation in #Dickeya dadantii. @eezcsic.bsky.social @csicdivulga.bsky.social @canalugr.bsky.social @cbgpmadrid.bsky.social @blastmeetings.bsky.social https://journals.plos.org/plospathogens/article?id=10.1371/journal.ppat.101442920 Jul 2026 11:13 +0000at://did:plc:7cobcjnavaehm4hdj7acfpwc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mr35zppdvk2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/miguelmatilla.bsky.social/post/3mmgrs6ylxk2sOur new study shows that a #phytopathogenic bacterium uses distinct #chemoreceptors to detect plant defence compounds, revealing an important role for #chemotaxis in plant #virulence. @krelllaboratory.bsky.social @gavirius.bsky.social @robertagenova.bsky.social https://journals.plos.org/plospathogens/article?id=10.1371/journal.ppat.101424022 May 2026 11:00 +0000at://did:plc:7cobcjnavaehm4hdj7acfpwc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmgrs6ylxk2shttps://bsky.app/profile/miguelmatilla.bsky.social/post/3mbwathnjj22vPlants & microbes talk via hormones🌱🦠 Bacterial #phytohormone catabolism rescues plant growth inhibition, prevents root tumors, and boosts colonization rhizosphere fitness. @csicdivulga.bsky.social @fdescubre.bsky.social @eezcsic.bsky.social See: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S094450132500390808 Jan 2026 15:02 +0000at://did:plc:7cobcjnavaehm4hdj7acfpwc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mbwathnjj22vhttps://bsky.app/profile/miguelmatilla.bsky.social/post/3m5e5ch6dpk25CheV in #Pseudomonas aeruginosa selectively tunes #chemotaxis! Check out our recent article in @mbio.bsky.social ! @krelllaboratory.bsky.social @eli-monteagudo.bsky.social @csicdivulga.bsky.social @blastmeetings.bsky.social https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/mbio.02874-2511 Nov 2025 12:30 +0000at://did:plc:7cobcjnavaehm4hdj7acfpwc/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5e5ch6dpk25https://bsky.app/profile/miguelmatilla.bsky.social/post/3m55qztq26s2jSe busca candidat@ xa un contrato Juan de la Cierva en el lab @miguelmatilla.bsky.social en la @eezcsic.bsky.social (Granada). @canalugr.bsky.social @csic.es @csicdivulga.bsky.social Info en: aei.gob.es/convocatorias/… Las personas interesadas deben de ponerse vía: miguel.matilla@eez.csic.es08 Nov 2025 23:35 +0000at://did:plc:7cobcjnavaehm4hdj7acfpwc/app.bsky.feed.post/3m55qztq26s2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/miguelmatilla.bsky.social/post/3lykmty5sck2mWe report mechanisms of #acetylcholine #chemotaxis in global bacterial #phytopathogens, enhancing competitive #colonization in planta and conferring #osmoprotection. @blastmeetings.bsky.social @csicdivulga.bsky.social @elsevierconnect.bsky.social @fdescubre.bsky.social https://doi.org/10.1016/j.micres.2025.12829411 Sep 2025 11:18 +0000at://did:plc:7cobcjnavaehm4hdj7acfpwc/app.bsky.feed.post/3lykmty5sck2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/miguelmatilla.bsky.social/post/3lzovtg53kk2hComputational function prediction of bacteria and phage proteins | Microbiology and Molecular Biology Reviews https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/mmbr.00022-25?utm_source=literatum&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=alert-emails25 Sep 2025 21:35 +0000at://did:plc:7cobcjnavaehm4hdj7acfpwc/app.bsky.feed.post/3lzovtg53kk2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/miguelmatilla.bsky.social/post/3lykmty5sck2mWe report mechanisms of #acetylcholine #chemotaxis in global bacterial #phytopathogens, enhancing competitive #colonization in planta and conferring #osmoprotection. @blastmeetings.bsky.social @csicdivulga.bsky.social @elsevierconnect.bsky.social @fdescubre.bsky.social https://doi.org/10.1016/j.micres.2025.12829411 Sep 2025 11:18 +0000at://did:plc:7cobcjnavaehm4hdj7acfpwc/app.bsky.feed.post/3lykmty5sck2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/miguelmatilla.bsky.social/post/3lydcnss4ks2wHow do bacteria sense their world? Our review summarizes thermal-shift assay approaches for identifying ligands for bacterial sensor proteins @blastmeetings.bsky.social @eezcsic.bsky.social @csicdivulga.bsky.social @csic.es @femsmicro.org @krelllaboratory.bsky.social https://doi.org/10.1093/femsre/fuaf03308 Sep 2025 13:27 +0000at://did:plc:7cobcjnavaehm4hdj7acfpwc/app.bsky.feed.post/3lydcnss4ks2whttps://bsky.app/profile/miguelmatilla.bsky.social/post/3lxuaiihhtc2qOur study in #GenomeBiology reveals a new chemoreceptor family sensing phosphorylated C3 compounds. Found mainly in phytobacteria, it guides bacteria toward stressed plants. @krelllaboratory.bsky.social @blastmeetings.bsky.social @csicdivulga.bsky.social @csic.es rdcu.be/eC7ZZ02 Sep 2025 13:39 +0000at://did:plc:7cobcjnavaehm4hdj7acfpwc/app.bsky.feed.post/3lxuaiihhtc2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/miguelmatilla.bsky.social/post/3lxri5b2i422nNeurotransmitters guide the chemotaxis behavior of the global human pathogen Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Discover more in our new article at @microbiotech.bsky.social @blastmeetings.bsky.social @eezcsic.bsky.social @csicdivulga.bsky.social @krelllaboratory.bsky.social http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1751-7915.7021101 Sep 2025 11:18 +0000at://did:plc:7cobcjnavaehm4hdj7acfpwc/app.bsky.feed.post/3lxri5b2i422nhttps://bsky.app/profile/miguelmatilla.bsky.social/post/3llf3yt44b22rCongratulations to my former postdoc supervisor, Prof. George Salmond. A well-deserved recognition! https://microbiologysociety.org/news/society-news/meet-the-2025-marjory-stephenson-prize-winner-professor-george-salmond.html27 Mar 2025 20:06 +0000at://did:plc:7cobcjnavaehm4hdj7acfpwc/app.bsky.feed.post/3llf3yt44b22rhttps://bsky.app/profile/miguelmatilla.bsky.social/post/3ll4pitxylk2wCheck out our latest review in @cp-trendsmicrobiol.bsky.social on #ligand #sensing and #evolution of bacterial transmembrane #receptors. @krelllaboratory.bsky.social @eli-monteagudo.bsky.social @gavirius.bsky.social @jouline.bsky.social @csicdivulga.bsky.social t.co/TQTv7L3xej24 Mar 2025 12:01 +0000at://did:plc:7cobcjnavaehm4hdj7acfpwc/app.bsky.feed.post/3ll4pitxylk2whttps://bsky.app/profile/miguelmatilla.bsky.social/post/3ljpjtkrz4k2lHarnessing #Bacteriophages for Sustainable #Crop Protection in the Face of #Climate Change. Great collaboration with Amalia_Roca and Robert_Czajkowski @microbiotech.bsky.social @csicdivulga.bsky.social @csicandalextrem.bsky.social https://enviromicro-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/1751-7915.7010806 Mar 2025 12:50 +0000at://did:plc:7cobcjnavaehm4hdj7acfpwc/app.bsky.feed.post/3ljpjtkrz4k2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/miguelmatilla.bsky.social/post/3ljnd74usec23We found that a #biocontrol rhizobacterium responds to the #auxin indole-3-acetic acid by modifying its #transcriptome, increasing toxic compounds resistance, altering c-di-GMP levels and affecting #phage infection. @asm.org @csic.es t.co/zpz0IInXBa05 Mar 2025 15:46 +0000at://did:plc:7cobcjnavaehm4hdj7acfpwc/app.bsky.feed.post/3ljnd74usec23