I am excited to share that the second chapter of my PhD has been published! The Read Annotation Tool RAT integrates taxonomic signals from reads, contigs, and MAGs into one taxonomic profile.
I am particularly proud that RAT is now online at @NatureComms
https://t.co/dgJVZRSOwc
Scientists @UniJena and @UniUtrecht have developed a novel data-driven method to describe ecological niches of #microorganisms. Led by @BEDutilh @microverse_exc, the team presents the first "map of the microverse" in @NatureEcoEvo.
➡️ https://t.co/EUeolU1EqL
Bastiaan von Meijenfeldt, Paulien Hogeweg and @BEDutilh developed a new method to distinguish generalist and specialist microbes and found that even in their own environment, specialist microbes are dominated by generalists. @NatureEcoEvo
https://t.co/TOLtbs3irI
ASTONISHING! Check this work from @BEDutilh et al.!
"...where specialists have
relatively small genomes in habitats with low local diversity, but relatively large genomes in
habitats with high local diversity."
https://t.co/HAx4oVoUyV
The first chapter of my PhD thesis is now published! We analyzed the microbial composition of a groundwater remediation pipeline and found the order of bacteria that dominates the remediation process. It is open access in Water Research!
https://t.co/uYjKg50b5I
Yesterday we had a wonderful (if bittersweet) seminar to celebrate Prof. dr. @BEDutilh's new appointment as professor of viral ecology @microverse_exc@UniJena. Great talks by @linsalrob, Daniel Garza, Marleen Balvert, Fabiano Thompson and Martijn Huijnen that ...