Kostas Kormas
@kkormas.bsky.social
Awed by tiny creatures-aquatic microbial ecology; host-microbe interactions.
Professor at https://www.uth.gr/en
Fulbright scholar @ the Georgia Institute of Technology (2023-4)
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Delegate of https://mikrobiokosmos.org to FEMS
#Biomasonry products from #macroalgae: A design driven approach to developing #biomaterials for #carbon storage
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Biomasonry products from macroalgae: A design driven approach to developing biomaterials for carbon storage - Journal of Applied Phycology
Lowering the embodied carbon of building materials requires a transition away from fossil derived products towards bio-based alternatives, alongside the design and development of new clean tech biomat...
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Lethal #cyanobacteria are creeping into #rivers—no one knows exactly why
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@biorxiv-pharma.bsky.social @biorxiv-microbiol.bsky.social @freshwater-science.bsky.social @asloorg.bsky.social
Lethal cyanobacteria are creeping into rivers—no one knows exactly why | Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
Lethal cyanobacteria are creeping into rivers—no one knows exactly why
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The #gills & #skin #microbiota of 5 #Atlantic #Ocean #pelagic #fish
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#Microbiome #hostmicrobe #interactions #Fisheries #symbiosis, bullet #tuna, common #dolphinfish, Atlantic little #tunny, Atlantic #bonito, Atlantic white #marlin @fishconserve.bsky.social @amfisheriessoc.bsky.social
In memoriam, Lubert Stryer 1938-2024
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Lubert Stryer, luminary scientist of light and life, author of classic textbook, dies at 86
Stryer made fundamental discoveries in fluorescence spectroscopy and vision, established structural biology at Stanford, and uplifted young scientists.
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#mSphere and #ASM are excited to partner with the #AGU journal #GeoHealth on a joint call for papers on #OneHealth, #Microbes, and #Climate Change.
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A Whiff of Taxonomy – Altiarchaeum hamiconexum
by Roberto — Altiarchaeum hamiconexum is a relatively recent addition to the growing list of microbial primary producers, i.e. those that fix CO2. Its first sightings date back only a little more than...
Read more > tinyurl.com/58r9s6r2
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(at least) some novel #aquafeed is promising
The response of #gut & #fecal #bacterial #communities of the #European #sea #bass #Dicentrachus labrax fed a low
#fish-#plant meal & #yeast #protein supplementation #diet
@amfisheriessoc.bsky.social @fishconserve.bsky.social
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The response of gut and fecal bacterial communities of the European sea bass (Dicentrachus labrax) fed a low fish-plant meal and yeast protein supplementation diet
Abstract. As aquaculture is nowadays the major fish‐food production sector, continuous research is undergoing for aquafeeds that could replace conventional
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(at least) some novel #aquafeed is promising:
The response of #gut & #fecal #bacterial #communities of the #European #sea #bass ( #Dicentrachus labrax) fed a low #fish-#plant meal & #yeast #protein supplementation #diet
@amfisheriessoc.bsky.social @fishconserve.bsky.social
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When and how did the names #Bacteria and #Eubacteria originate: Resurrected facts
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#microbiology #science #history #taxonomy
The #nitroplast: A #nitrogen-fixing organelle
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The nitroplast: A nitrogen-fixing organelle
A bacterial endosymbiont of marine algae evolved to an organelle
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Truly pleased to give a talk on #fish #microbiomes at the #University of #South #Dakota, invited by @wesnerlab.bsky.social thanks to the Outreach Lecturing Fund by #Fulbright
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David vs. Goliath: Early career researchers in an unethical publishing system
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@academiclife.bsky.social @academic-chatter.bsky.social @thephdplace.bsky.social @phdvoice.bsky.social #postdoc @cos.io @peerj.bsky.social @peercomjournal.bsky.social @biorxiv-microbiol.bsky.social
David versus Goliath: Early career researchers in an unethical publishing system
Ecology Letters is a broad-scope ecology journal considering all taxa, in any biome and geographic area, and spanning community, microbial & evolutionary ecology.
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Journals must expand access to #peer #review data
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@academiclife.bsky.social @academic-chatter.bsky.social @cos.io @peercomjournal.bsky.social @peerj.bsky.social @biorxiv-microbiol.bsky.social
#PhD position: The effect of seasonal #oxygen fluctuations on #aquatic #microbiomes
www.microplanet.at/wp7.3-phd2
#AcademicJobs #AcademicJob #phdlife #studyabroad
@phdvoice.bsky.social @academiclife.bsky.social @academic-chatter.bsky.social @graduatefunding.bsky.social @insidehighered.bsky.social
@mikrobiokosmos.bsky.social @hosmic.bsky.social
Save the date!
#Tasting #Holobionts is an event where researchers and the public will delve into how #microbes shape an essential part of our lives - our #food - from #fish to #ferments.
April 24 18.30-21 @hologenomics.bsky.social will host this Forskningens Døgn event!
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Works good for keeping fresh and crunchy the office snacks! Reuse over recycling!
#PhD positions on #algae
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#Postdoctoral Scholar in #Microbial #Ecology
#AcademicJobs #AcademicJob #postdocjobs #postdocposition #postdoclife #research #studyabroad @phdvoice.bsky.social @academiclife.bsky.social @academic-chatter.bsky.social @mikrobiokosmos.bsky.social @hosmic.bsky.social @graduatefunding.bsky.social
Postdoctoral Scholar in Microbial Ecology
University of California, Merced is hiring. Apply now!
aprecruit.ucmerced.eduSpecial thanks to the #Fulbright Outreach Learning Fund for having my collaboration with the #University of #South #Dakota started!!!
Once they are undergrads and then you meet them as independent and successful colleagues … priceless !!!
Thank you @wesnerlab.bsky.social !!!
@thephdplace.bsky.social @academiclife.bsky.social @academic-chatter.bsky.social #postdoclife #highereducation
Sad news ...
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In memoria of an outstanding microbiologist and friend, Pierre Cornelis
Microbial Biotechnology is an open access applied microbiology journal publishing significant advances in microbial processes applied to biotechnology.
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#Postdoc position "Eco-evolutionary responses of #phytoplankton to changing environments"
#AcademicJob #postdocjobs #postdocposition #postdoclife @phdvoice.bsky.social @academiclife.bsky.social @academic-chatter.bsky.social @graduatefunding.bsky.social @cos.io
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Postdoc position in "Eco-evolutionary responses of phytoplankton to changing environments" (m/f/d)
Layout AWI Forschung englisch extern
jobs.awi.de@academiclife.bsky.social @academic-chatter.bsky.social
PhD position (green infrastructure-floods, droughts) at the University of Ljubljana, Slovenia. See also: csdms.colorado.edu/wiki/Jobs
“#Genome Sequencing and #Microbial Resources” #workshop
@mikrobiokosmos.bsky.social @hosmic.bsky.social
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"Genome Sequencing and Microbial Resources" workshop - United States Culture Collection Network
This workshop will explore the challenges and opportunities related to microbial genome sequencing, with focus on living microbes, whether sourced from a researcher’s freezer or a large formal reposit...
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Our new paper by @oonawest.bsky.social
Cultivating efficiency: high-throughput growth analysis of anaerobic bacteria in compact microplate readers.
We put small microplate readers through the wringer in anaerobic chambers. Check it out: journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/...
#microsky #microbiomesky
Cultivating efficiency: high-throughput growth analysis of anaerobic bacteria in compact microplate readers | Microbiology Spectrum
We present a workflow that facilitates the production and analysis of growth curves
for anaerobic microbes using small-footprint microplate readers and an R script. This
workflow is a cost and space-e...
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Please share: Our 2024-25 RaMP postbac scholars program is now open for applications. If you (or anyone you know) recently graduated and are interested in microbiome research but didn’t have the opportunity to engage in meaningful research during your degree, check us out!!
#antibiotic #resistance
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A synthetic antibiotic overcomes antimicrobial resistance - Nature Biotechnology
Nature Biotechnology - A synthetic antibiotic overcomes antimicrobial resistance
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#PhD position - Identifying #macrophyte #holobionts using #environmental #DNA #metabarcoding: importance in #biomonitoring and #ecosystem #management
@hosmic.bsky.social @hostmicrobelit.bsky.social @phdvoice.bsky.social @academic-chatter.bsky.social @academiclife.bsky.social
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Doctor of philosophy in marine ecology - Identifying macrophyte holobionts using environmental DNA metabarcoding: importance in
New Career Opportunity! Ifremer has an opening for a Doctor of philosophy in marine ecology - Identifying macrophyte holobionts using environmental DNA metabarcoding: importance in in Sète, Occitanie,...
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Innovative Open Research Publisher @peerj.bsky.social Joins Taylor & Francis
#OpenAccess
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The Who's Who of Bacteria: A Reliable Way to Define Species and Strains
@mikrobiokosmos.bsky.social @hosmic.bsky.social @biorxiv-microbiol.bsky.social @microbiologyopen.bsky.social
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The Who's Who of Bacteria: A Reliable Way to Define Species and Strains | Research
What’s in a name? A lot, actually.For the scientific community, names and labels help organize the world’s organisms so they can be identified, studied, and regulated. But for bacteria, there has neve...
tinyurl.comI see in paper titles even in highly-ranked/much-appreciated journals the term "flora" (not "microflora", which is also wrong) for referring to "microbiota". I came across such terms in papers <1970s. Makes me wonder about (some) authors/reviewers/editors/publishers ... in 2024 ...
I find it collegial and rewarding that after being an editor in a few journals for >15 yrs, I now get emails thanking me for handling their paper (after acceptance; one even after I had to reject their paper!!!). It's a positive sign that science is made of humans, not just by humans.
Dissociating journals from their society, is bad news: "Applied Microbiology International has sold its minority shares in our three joint-owned journals: Environmental Microbiology, Environmental Microbiology Reports and Microbial Biotechnology to Wiley"
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@stefanoskats.bsky.social www.bodossaki.gr/prokiriksi-p...
Το Ίδρυμα Μποδοσάκη στηρίζει το όραμα των ίσων ευκαιριών για όλους με την έναρξη των Προγραμμάτων Υποτροφιών για 52η χρονιά! - ΙΔΡΥΜΑ ΜΠΟΔΟΣΑΚΗ
Ξεκίνησε η περίοδος αιτήσεων για το τρίπτυχο των Προγραμμάτων για Μεταπτυχιακές και Διδακτορικές Σπουδές, για Μεταδιδακτορική Έρευνα και για Επισκέπτες
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The protist cultural renaissance
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The protist cultural renaissance
Protists are key players in the biosphere. Here, we provide a perspective on integrating protist culturing with omics approaches, imaging, and high-th…
www.sciencedirect.comBillion-dollar NASA mission will provide unprecedented view of ocean life
Billion-dollar NASA mission will provide unprecedented view of ocean life
PACE satellite will capture subtle differences between plankton critical to their carbon-absorbing capacity
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Parliament concerned about very serious threats to EU values in Greece
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Parliament concerned about very serious threats to EU values in Greece | News | European Parliament
The European Parliament raised on Wednesday the alarm over several worrying developments in Greece threatening the rule of law, and called on the Commission to act.
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New journal: Biotechnology for the Environment
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Biotechnology for the Environment
Biotechnology for the Environment is an open access, peer-reviewed journal featuring studies that explore the advancements and applications of biotechnology ...
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Cross-species gut microbiota transplantation predictably affects host heat tolerance
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Cross-species gut microbiota transplantation predictably affects host heat tolerance
Highlighted Article: Cross-species microbiome transplants in ectothermic vertebrates can increase the heat tolerance of the recipient in a predictive manner.
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Scientists find how fish develop immunity to disease
Scientists discovered, contrary to earlier belief, that fish develop an antibody response in structures located in the spleen.
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Scientists find how fish develop immunity to disease
Scientists discovered, contrary to earlier belief, that fish develop an antibody response in structures located in the spleen.
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Scientists develop green alternative for treating Streptococcus iniae in hybrid striped bass. A novel antimicrobial protein and treatment regimen was developed that specifically kills only Streptococcus bacteria, and does not leave any chemical residues in the environ.
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Scientists develop green alternative for treating Streptococcus iniae in hybrid striped bass
A novel antimicrobial protein and treatment regimen was developed that specifically kills only Streptococcus bacteria, and does not leave any chemical residues in the environment.
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The DORA Reformscape tool: Discover what’s possible
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Reformscape | DORA
The Declaration on Research Assessment (DORA) recognizes the need to improve the ways in which the outputs of scholarly research are evaluated.
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