30+ scientists from 8 leading research institutions in Austria with one vision: unlock the microbiome's potential for planetary health. 🌍🧫🦠 Follow us for exciting updates on environmental🌳, medical 🩺, and methodological 🔬 microbiome research.https://bsky.app/profile/microbesplanet.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/microbesplanet.bsky.social/post/3mlvk6t4j422b3 new @fwf-at.bsky.social CoE Microplanet studies in ISME Journal and ISME Communications! CoE Key Researcher @jillianmpetersen.bsky.social @cemess.bsky.social @univie.ac.at contributed to three publications, exploring microbial symbioses in seagrass ecosystems. 👇Links in the 1st comment15 May 2026 14:29 +0000at://did:plc:ephc4y5x5r32avly2ktc2wml/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlvk6t4j422bhttps://bsky.app/profile/microbesplanet.bsky.social/post/3mlned3ew7222New @fwf-at.bsky.social CoE Microplanet study in @nature.com! Martin Polz and Shaul Pollak @envsysmicro.at @univie.ac.at show that gut bacterial species contain distinct evolutionary populations linked to disease and that successful lineages spread globally within decades.📄 https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-026-10476-w12 May 2026 08:22 +0000at://did:plc:ephc4y5x5r32avly2ktc2wml/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlned3ew7222https://bsky.app/profile/microbesplanet.bsky.social/post/3mldg6zzff22b👽 This time, it’s aliens! New episode of "The World of Microbes" is live: "Archaea - Meet your inner aliens" with Christine Moissl-Eichinger @chmoei.bsky.social @medunigraz.at. Explore the mysteries of archaea in space, methane production, and their impact on our health. Link in 1st comment 👇08 May 2026 09:29 +0000at://did:plc:ephc4y5x5r32avly2ktc2wml/app.bsky.feed.post/3mldg6zzff22bhttps://bsky.app/profile/microbesplanet.bsky.social/post/3ml3qrhxshs2qNew @fwf-at.bsky.social CoE Microplanet study in Nature Communications! David Seki and Shaul Pollak @envsysmicro.at @cemess.bsky.social @univie.ac.at identify the mutual relationship between E coli and Bifidobacterium forming a stable cross-feeding loop in infant gut. https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-026-71764-705 May 2026 08:17 +0000at://did:plc:ephc4y5x5r32avly2ktc2wml/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml3qrhxshs2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/microbesplanet.bsky.social/post/3mkmu4dqlmc2xNew CoE Microplanet study in @nature.com Microbiology! CoE Key Researcher @ppjevac.bsky.social and @davidberry1.bsky.social @cemess.bsky.social @univie.ac.at contributed to a study benchmarking a key method to characterize microbial contents of our digestive tracts. https://www.nature.com/articles/s41564-026-02334-229 Apr 2026 10:07 +0000at://did:plc:ephc4y5x5r32avly2ktc2wml/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkmu4dqlmc2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/microbesplanet.bsky.social/post/3mkhzfux6lk2eCoE Key Researcher Thilo Hofmann @cemess.bsky.social @univie.ac.at was featured twice, in Krone „Wiener Wissen“, warning about pervasive microplastics and PFAS reaching people and waterways. 🎥 www.krone.at/4110271 🎧 www.krone.at/411036927 Apr 2026 11:59 +0000at://did:plc:ephc4y5x5r32avly2ktc2wml/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkhzfux6lk2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/microbesplanet.bsky.social/post/3mkai6qsrus2yEs geht weiter! 🚀 Folge 2 unseres Podcasts „Die Welt der Mikroben“. Mit Florian Freistetter geht's auf eine Reise ins All - und zu den unsichtbaren Begleitern der Raumfahrt: den Mikroorganismen. Link im ersten Kommentar 👇 @fwf-at.bsky.social24 Apr 2026 12:02 +0000at://did:plc:ephc4y5x5r32avly2ktc2wml/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkai6qsrus2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/microbesplanet.bsky.social/post/3mk65jg3tcs2kMikrobiom: Hype oder klinische Evidenz? Am 20.05.2026 bietet das Webinar „Medizinische Mikrobiomforschung“ fundierte Einordnung, organsiert von @medunigraz.at, JKULinz & @fwf-at.bsky.social CoE MicroPlanet Aktuelle Forschung, Evidenzlage zu Diagnostik, FMT, Probiotika.23 Apr 2026 13:46 +0000at://did:plc:ephc4y5x5r32avly2ktc2wml/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk65jg3tcs2khttps://bsky.app/profile/microbesplanet.bsky.social/post/3mjyldipges2nNew @fwf-at.bsky.social CoE Microplanet study in ISME Journal! CoE Key Researcher Alex Loy and team @loyteam.bsky.social @cemess.bsky.social @univie.ac.at find rumen bacteria that degrade a plant- and algal-derived sulfosugar, might help limit methane production. https://doi.org/10.1093/ismejo/wrag06921 Apr 2026 08:37 +0000at://did:plc:ephc4y5x5r32avly2ktc2wml/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjyldipges2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/microbesplanet.bsky.social/post/3mjoncx7bm22nNew @fwf-at.bsky.social CoE Microplanet study in Neurobiology of Stress! Study by @thomaskarner.bsky.social and the lab of Isabella Anderson-Wagner @univie.ac.at shows how gut microbes and short-chain fatty acid (SCFA) influence stress response. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S235228952600028717 Apr 2026 09:46 +0000at://did:plc:ephc4y5x5r32avly2ktc2wml/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjoncx7bm22nhttps://bsky.app/profile/microbesplanet.bsky.social/post/3mjk4zoozak2aCall for Austrian Microbiome Research Awards 2026 is now open! 🇦🇹🔬 Austrian microbiome researchers: submit your best MSc/PhD thesis or research paper by May 31st! microplanet.at @fwf-at.bsky.social @univie.ac.at @tuwien.at @cemm.oeaw.ac.at @medunigraz.at @meduniwien.ac.at @istaresearch.bsky.social15 Apr 2026 14:44 +0000at://did:plc:ephc4y5x5r32avly2ktc2wml/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjk4zoozak2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/microbesplanet.bsky.social/post/3mj4znb5goc2lThe journey continues! 🎙️ Ep 01 of "The World of Microbes" is live. CoE Director of Research @michiwagner4.bsky.social @cemess.bsky.social discusses the role of microbes in planetary health. He also shares why, despite the hurdles, scientific discovery remains a true privilege. Link in 1st comment 👇10 Apr 2026 09:38 +0000at://did:plc:ephc4y5x5r32avly2ktc2wml/app.bsky.feed.post/3mj4znb5goc2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/microbesplanet.bsky.social/post/3mi25n4oky22hEs geht los! 🚀 Folge 1 unseres Podcasts „Die Welt der Mikroben“. Mit Florian Freistetter reisen wir zu den Anfängen: Von römischen Sümpfen bis zur Mundhygiene des 17. Jhd. Link im ersten Kommentar 👇 @fwf-at.bsky.social27 Mar 2026 12:47 +0000at://did:plc:ephc4y5x5r32avly2ktc2wml/app.bsky.feed.post/3mi25n4oky22hhttps://bsky.app/profile/microbesplanet.bsky.social/post/3mhy5irjfqk2bExcited to share that our podcast 'Die Welt der Mikroben - The World of Microbes' launches tomorrow, March 27. Florian Freistetter (DE) & Rebecca Gallo + CoE Key Researchers (EN) explore the hidden world of microbes with MicroPlanet. New episodes every 2 weeks! #Microsky #Archaeasky #scicomm26 Mar 2026 17:39 +0000at://did:plc:ephc4y5x5r32avly2ktc2wml/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhy5irjfqk2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/microbesplanet.bsky.social/post/3mhuvol3g2c2bAre at-home microbiome tests a "lottery"? CoE Key Researcher @gregorkiewicz.bsky.social @medunigraz.at tells @derstandard.at they’re highly unreliable. A new study shows identical samples produce wildly different results. derstandard.at/story/3000000310104; nature.com/articles/s42003-025-09301-325 Mar 2026 10:41 +0000at://did:plc:ephc4y5x5r32avly2ktc2wml/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhuvol3g2c2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/microbesplanet.bsky.social/post/3mhqdvru2ws2iAdvance your career in microbiome science! Master’s Programme at @univie.ac.at, led by CoE Key Researcher @jillianmpetersen.bsky.social, is open for a new cohort. Explore microbial communities and their impact on health & the environment. Apply by April 7th! https://studieren.univie.ac.at/en/degree-programmes/master-programmes/microbiome-science-master/23 Mar 2026 15:12 +0000at://did:plc:ephc4y5x5r32avly2ktc2wml/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhqdvru2ws2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/microbesplanet.bsky.social/post/3mgmghtnats2pNew @fwf-at.bsky.social CoE Microplanet study in @nature.com Communications! CoE Deputy Director of Research @chmoei.bsky.social and team @medunigraz.at show the archaeon M. smithii is enriched in CRC patients & metabolically aids cancer bacteria. https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-026-69711-7 #Archeasky #Microsky09 Mar 2026 08:22 +0000at://did:plc:ephc4y5x5r32avly2ktc2wml/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgmghtnats2phttps://bsky.app/profile/microbesplanet.bsky.social/post/3mgesayjgxs2fMikrobiom: Hype oder klinische Evidenz? Am 20.05.2026 bietet die Fortbildung „Medizinische Mikrobiomforschung“ fundierte Einordnung, organsiert von @medunigraz.at, JKULinz & @fwf-at.bsky.social CoE MicroPlanet Aktuelle Forschung, Evidenzlage zu Diagnostik, FMT, Probiotika.06 Mar 2026 07:32 +0000at://did:plc:ephc4y5x5r32avly2ktc2wml/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgesayjgxs2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/microbesplanet.bsky.social/post/3mg7u7t23bk2zNew @fwf-at.bsky.social CoE Microplanet study in @newphyt.bsky.social! Based on 70 years of data, CoE Key Researcher @christinakaiser.bsky.social and team @cemess.bsky.social @univie.ac.at show 50% loss in beneficial fungi due to high N-low K fertilizers. https://nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/nph.7096904 Mar 2026 08:24 +0000at://did:plc:ephc4y5x5r32avly2ktc2wml/app.bsky.feed.post/3mg7u7t23bk2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/microbesplanet.bsky.social/post/3mg5dddcd6c2sCongrats to Yujia Luo @cemess.bsky.social @univie.ac.at for securing a Marie Skłodowska-Curie Fellowship! 🇪🇺 She’ll be investigating how soil microbes handle carbon under climate stress (drought/heat) to better understand climate feedbacks.🌍🔬03 Mar 2026 08:16 +0000at://did:plc:ephc4y5x5r32avly2ktc2wml/app.bsky.feed.post/3mg5dddcd6c2shttps://bsky.app/profile/microbesplanet.bsky.social/post/3mfres7csa22rThe @fwf-at.bsky.social Think Beyond Summit celebrated Austria’s 9 Clusters of Excellence! From quantum science & AI to planetary health: only collaboration enables us to tackle the complex challenges of our time.26 Feb 2026 14:10 +0000at://did:plc:ephc4y5x5r32avly2ktc2wml/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfres7csa22rhttps://bsky.app/profile/microbesplanet.bsky.social/post/3mfmcgyevus2tNew @fwf-at.bsky.social CoE Microplanet study in Analytical Chemistry and Measurement Science Au! CoE Key Researcher Bernhard Lendl and his team @CAVS Research Group @tuwien.at construct a custom O-PTIR transmission microscope. Lateral spatial resolution matches Raman, but axial signal is two-lobed.24 Feb 2026 13:45 +0000at://did:plc:ephc4y5x5r32avly2ktc2wml/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfmcgyevus2t