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Heterotrophic nanoflagellates in lakes ingest 10–20 bacteria/hour, removing roughly 1/3 of all prokaryotes daily but most remain uncultured and unsequenced. We devised a new cultivation strategy to describe one such predator here 🦖🔬 academic.oup.com/ismej/advance-… #MicrobialEcology

But here’s the bombshell: In the same culture we found 2 giant viruses,Tyrannovirus reginensis GV1 & 2 belonging to a viral genus known only from metagenomes. “Unculturable” protists & their giant viruses can be recovered by novel cultivation methods + genomics. Cultures matter!

We are happy to share our work on the first isolate of the CRY1a lineage,which we baptized Tyrannomonas regina. It is a small and voracious predator (≈3–5 µm)🦖with the smallest genome among cryptomonads (69 Mb).

Heterotrophic nanoflagellates in lakes ingest 10–20 bacteria/hour, removing roughly 1/3 of all prokaryotes daily but most remain uncultured and unsequenced. We devised a new cultivation strategy to describe one such predator here 🦖🔬 academic.oup.com/ismej/advance-… #MicrobialEcology

On the biological meaning of the population pangenome dlvr.it/TM98Bv

On the biological meaning of the population pangenome: Trends in Microbiology cell.com/trends/microbi…

🧬 Interested in aquatic micro, nutrient cycling, river-ocean interfaces I’m seeking a postdoc candidate to apply w/ me for the 2026 Walder Biota Fellowship ($70k+/yr 2 yrs, $20k/yr research). Details: More info 👉 biotaawards.org/2026-applicati… Our Lab 👉 theaquaticmicrobiologylab.com

🧬Interested in protist genomics and viruses ? 🦠Do take a look at the latest from @SmallThingsLab: Lineage-specific expansions of polinton-like viruses in photosynthetic cryptophytes microbiomejournal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.11… 🚀Great work by @paul_bulzu and @AqueladeTroia ! #PELAGICS #GACR

Postdoc position: “Eutrophication and AAP bacteria: changes in the contribution of AAP bacteria to microbial dynamics and carbon cycle in response to trophic status”. Apply here: mbu.cas.cz/kariera/volne-…

🚨 PhD Opportunity Alert! 🚨 Passionate about virus-protist interactions? Join us to explore Giant Viruses & Polintons ! 🧬 #PhDPosition #Microbiology #Virology #PhDlife Deadline: 31 March 2025 jobs.bc.cas.cz/en/detail/233 @paul_bulzu @SmallThingsLab

Exciting news for aquatic microbial ecologists! The 18th SAME meeting will take place in Barcelona (Sept 28–Oct 3, 2025) 🧬🌊 Interested? Pls, share your details here: forms.gle/XUTfGqq3tpgL7z…—it only takes a minute! Spread the word & save the date! 🗓️ @EMM_Barcelona @ICMCSIC

finally out! congratulations to @DinaBkl and the entire #PELAGICS team! Global freshwater distribution of Telonemia protists academic.oup.com/ismej/article/…

My poster on bacteriophages in maternal-infant metagenomes (PS1.02.035) will still be available to view this morning at #ISME19 @ISME_microbes in Cape Town, South Africa! Come check it out!

Excited to share the published version of my recent work on protist dynamics and microbial interactions: doi.org/10.1186/s40793…

great to catch up with old friends back in alicante @frovalera and ana. thanks for the wonderful time!

PostDoc position!! 📢Are you interested in parasitic interactions among aquatic microbes? Do you like working with phages? We have a 1 year postdoc position with the possibility for extension! Read more and apply here: bionomics-mmlab.com/open-positions

biorxiv.org/content/10.110… 130 different clones from the same Pelagibacter species at a single point in time and space in the Western Med

Big congratulations to PhD @cristian_vi_al 🎉🎊🥳 @apb_lab

Check out our latest contribution to AAP ecology. Many thanks to all that made it possible @apb_lab @IzabelaMujakic @CarlotaRGazulla @jasonnwoodhouse @hpgrossart @KasiaPiwosz @SmallThingsLab @VKavagutti and more! link.springer.com/article/10.118…