Professor of Microbiome Ecology at Institute of Biology, Leiden University Bacillus subtilis, biofilms, plant microbiome, bacteria-fungi interactions and circadian clock within @microclockerc.bsky.social #ERCSyG https://linktr.ee/atkovacshttps://bsky.app/profile/evolvedbiofilm.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/evolvedbiofilm.bsky.social/post/3mrmxrbv4cs2pBacterial aerotaxis: receptor diversity, signal transduction and ecological functions -in PeerJ (review) https://peerj.com/articles/21573/27 Jul 2026 13:09 +0000at://did:plc:bcfu2kvabxqcelryrogrli45/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrmxrbv4cs2phttps://bsky.app/profile/evolvedbiofilm.bsky.social/post/3mrktlxtboc2bTrichoderma swollenin activates AtABCB5-dependent auxin efflux to promote plant development -in @cellcellpress.bsky.social by Jiaxin Lu et al at Nanjing Agricultural University (corr authors: Wei Xuan, Dongyang Liu, Qirong Shen) https://www.cell.com/cell/abstract/S0092-8674(26)00761-026 Jul 2026 16:49 +0000at://did:plc:bcfu2kvabxqcelryrogrli45/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrktlxtboc2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/evolvedbiofilm.bsky.social/post/3mrke2636c22b11k weekend morning run with 🐕 20C, but cloudy and brief wind26 Jul 2026 12:11 +0000at://did:plc:bcfu2kvabxqcelryrogrli45/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrke2636c22bhttps://bsky.app/profile/evolvedbiofilm.bsky.social/post/3mrkd2sql5s2bExpression of conjugation genes is controlled by a novel zipper-type transcriptional attenuation mechanism (pLS20 in Bacillus subtilis) @narjournal.bsky.social from Wilfried Meijer and @paulbabitzke.bsky.social https://academic.oup.com/nar/article/54/14/gkag726/8741780 https://academic.oup.com/nar/article/54/14/gkag726/8741780?login=false26 Jul 2026 11:53 +0000at://did:plc:bcfu2kvabxqcelryrogrli45/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrkd2sql5s2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/evolvedbiofilm.bsky.social/post/3mrheh7gw6k2aA family of lanthipeptides with anti-phage function @cp-cellhostmicrobe.bsky.social from @audeber.bsky.social with @gillesvanwezel.bsky.social @arianebriegel.bsky.social Dennis Claessen, Dani Rozen, Véronique Ongenae, Le Zhang, Chao Du from #InstituteBiologyLeiden https://www.cell.com/cell-host-microbe/abstract/S1931-3128(26)00277-525 Jul 2026 07:40 +0000at://did:plc:bcfu2kvabxqcelryrogrli45/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrheh7gw6k2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/evolvedbiofilm.bsky.social/post/3mrcrvbkfgs2mThermal imaging as a tool for studying circadian rhythms in roots in the Plant journal https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/tpj.70992 "We show that our system can be used to analyse metabolite and microbial effects on root circadian regulation."23 Jul 2026 11:57 +0000at://did:plc:bcfu2kvabxqcelryrogrli45/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrcrvbkfgs2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/evolvedbiofilm.bsky.social/post/3mrcg2kopo222Collaboration back at DTU now published in Microbiology Spectrum, including the Bacillus work by @neftalyl.bsky.social Dual-function Aspergillus sulphureoviridis: antibacterial polyketides against Dickeya solani and elicitation of Bacillus subtilis lipopeptides https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/spectrum.00977-2623 Jul 2026 08:25 +0000at://did:plc:bcfu2kvabxqcelryrogrli45/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrcg2kopo222https://bsky.app/profile/evolvedbiofilm.bsky.social/post/3mrcey6ws2s25The adaptive landscapes of three global Escherichia coli transcriptional regulators @elife.bsky.social by @cauawest.bsky.social et al https://elifesciences.org/articles/10377423 Jul 2026 08:06 +0000at://did:plc:bcfu2kvabxqcelryrogrli45/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrcey6ws2s25https://bsky.app/profile/evolvedbiofilm.bsky.social/post/3mrcev5q24k25From the known to the unknown: the diverse family of TetR-like regulators in Bacillus subtilis Current Opinion in Microbiology from Johannes Gibhardt (University of Hohenheim) https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1369527426000731 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1369527426000731?via%3Dihub23 Jul 2026 08:04 +0000at://did:plc:bcfu2kvabxqcelryrogrli45/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrcev5q24k25https://bsky.app/profile/evolvedbiofilm.bsky.social/post/3mrcesafqls25Bacterial dynamin homolog regulates growth phase-dependent c-di-GMP production mBio from @sourjik-lab.bsky.social https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/mbio.00668-2623 Jul 2026 08:03 +0000at://did:plc:bcfu2kvabxqcelryrogrli45/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrcesafqls25https://bsky.app/profile/evolvedbiofilm.bsky.social/post/3mrcdqgb7cs25Chemical Interactions between the Common Soil Bacteria Pseudomonas chlororaphis and Bacillus subtilis -in ACS Chemical Biology https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acschembio.6c0042023 Jul 2026 07:44 +0000at://did:plc:bcfu2kvabxqcelryrogrli45/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrcdqgb7cs25https://bsky.app/profile/evolvedbiofilm.bsky.social/post/3mqo7o5qbh22lHow do bacteria recognize fungal competitors? @cp-trendsmicrobiol.bsky.social by Lingfang Zhu (朱玲芳), Changfu Li (李长富), Xihui Shen (沈锡辉) https://www.cell.com/trends/microbiology/fulltext/S0966-842X(26)00180-0 https://www.cell.com/trends/microbiology/fulltext/S0966-842X(26)00180-0?dgcid=raven_jbs_aip_email15 Jul 2026 07:38 +0000at://did:plc:bcfu2kvabxqcelryrogrli45/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqo7o5qbh22lhttps://bsky.app/profile/evolvedbiofilm.bsky.social/post/3mqo7432ypk2cIntra- and inter-biosynthetic gene cluster allelic variation as drivers of chemical diversification in Streptomyces Essays Biochem from @evodivmet.bsky.social https://portlandpress.com/essaysbiochem/article/doi/10.1042/EBC20250013/237795/Intra-and-inter-biosynthetic-gene-cluster-allelic15 Jul 2026 07:28 +0000at://did:plc:bcfu2kvabxqcelryrogrli45/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqo7432ypk2chttps://bsky.app/profile/evolvedbiofilm.bsky.social/post/3mqmy3jmpmc2aOD, onderwijsdirecteur [contains quote post or other embedded content]14 Jul 2026 19:49 +0000at://did:plc:bcfu2kvabxqcelryrogrli45/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqmy3jmpmc2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/evolvedbiofilm.bsky.social/post/3mqmtjas6o226Characterization of the biofilm landscape of Bacillus subtilis by spatial microproteomics -in Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00216-026-06635-714 Jul 2026 18:28 +0000at://did:plc:bcfu2kvabxqcelryrogrli45/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqmtjas6o226https://bsky.app/profile/evolvedbiofilm.bsky.social/post/3mqmrlcazi226Engineering plant-associated microbiome for agriculture @cp-cellhostmicrobe.bsky.social Forum https://www.cell.com/cell-host-microbe/abstract/S1931-3128(26)00220-914 Jul 2026 17:53 +0000at://did:plc:bcfu2kvabxqcelryrogrli45/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqmrlcazi226https://bsky.app/profile/evolvedbiofilm.bsky.social/post/3mqljnd27ac2sAnother morning run with 🐕, another manuscript accepted, a Leiden - Nanjing - Kunming collaboration14 Jul 2026 05:58 +0000at://did:plc:bcfu2kvabxqcelryrogrli45/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqljnd27ac2shttps://bsky.app/profile/evolvedbiofilm.bsky.social/post/3mqgpnoy7qk26Weekend Morning Run with 🐕 to seaside with ☀️ and 🐴12 Jul 2026 08:03 +0000at://did:plc:bcfu2kvabxqcelryrogrli45/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqgpnoy7qk26https://bsky.app/profile/evolvedbiofilm.bsky.social/post/3mqfd3n4wcs2cBacQuant: A Scalable Automated Image Processing Pipeline for Quantifying Biofilm Aggregates -in @micropub7n.bsky.social (Caltech Library) https://www.micropublication.org/journals/biology/micropub-biology-00204511 Jul 2026 18:45 +0000at://did:plc:bcfu2kvabxqcelryrogrli45/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqfd3n4wcs2chttps://bsky.app/profile/evolvedbiofilm.bsky.social/post/3mqfcwgvfpc2mBacillus adaptation to Pseudomonas secondary metabolites enhances its root competitiveness fliJ mutation in B. velezensis => increased swarm, decreased swim and biofilm, increased competitiveness in planta bioRxiv by Guillaume Balleux et al from Marc Ongena group https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.07.04.736374v111 Jul 2026 18:42 +0000at://did:plc:bcfu2kvabxqcelryrogrli45/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqfcwgvfpc2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/evolvedbiofilm.bsky.social/post/3mqetw7azqk2f😂 well, in the mentioned paper of @xinmingxu.bsky.social, Pseudomonas aeruginosa was one of the negative controls used for primer specificity, thus, where "primers did not exhibit any unspecific amplification" AI screening of paper needs some improvement why bacterial species names are mentioned11 Jul 2026 14:14 +0000at://did:plc:bcfu2kvabxqcelryrogrli45/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqetw7azqk2f