Researcher and Lecturer in @BiocommETH investigating plant-insect interactions, microbial ecology, and insect-borne plant pathogens 🌱🐞
Zurich, Switzerland
Joined June 2022
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Our study is now out!
We investigated how endosymbionts influence the transmission of the plant virus PEMV by pea aphids.
Endosymbiont effects depended on aphid wing morph, with differences in virus inoculation, salivary proteins, and plant responses.
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Co-colonization by rhizobacteria and virus shifts soybean metabolism and the Mexican bean beetle behavior
Pudilo et al. @BiocommETH
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ALT Experimental design overview.
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📰Published📰Meta-analysis reveals strong evidence for adaptive #host and #vector manipulation by #plant #viruses🦠
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Aromatic plant volatiles beyond flowers: attracting pollinators via leaves
Kantsa et al.
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ALT Schematic showing how lavender CVEs mediate pollinator attraction, defense, and enemy recruitment via positive (+/+) and negative (+/−) ecological interactions.
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Do you like takins insect photos with your smartphone? Then this competition is for you! and the prize is pretty cool: Mikro/Macro book from Armin Coray! To join for free, click on the link 👇biocommunication.org/en/inse…
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📣📣 Please find below our latest publication on pollen availability and how it influences #bumblebees colony #behaviour, development and fitness.
#ecology
#ClimateCrisis #insects @bumblebeeatlas @BumblebeeTrust @buzzpollination biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/…
"We are not merely making a plea for awareness about climate change. Instead, we are demanding immediate, tangible steps that harness the power of microbiology and the expertise of researchers and policymakers to safeguard the planet for future generations.".
Emergency bulletin! 14 journals have co-published an urgent call for the deployment of microbial solutions against climate catastrophe, by @peixotors et al.
nature.com/articles/s41467-0…
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Our project is growing! Now the 4th topic, Inspired by Insects, is online! In this topic, we will discover how insects shape human culture, art, and technology. Check it out: biocommunication.org/en/inse…
The drawing: Martin Breu!
#scicomm #entomology #insects
Another fascinating example of how microbial ecological interactions mediate the transmission of vector-borne diseases:
Researchers have identified a new bacterium that disables the viruses responsible for dengue and #Zika before they can establish an infection in #mosquitoes.
A naturally isolated symbiotic bacterium suppresses flavivirus transmission by Aedes mosquitoes | Science dlvr.it/T5hNRN @ScienceMagazine @The_InnovationJ @Tsinghua_Uni
🎉Happy to share that our paper is published in
@ISMEJournal!
We find that aphid endosymbionts regulate how a plant virus (PEMV) influences plant-aphid interactions to favor disease transmission.
Paper: nature.com/articles/s41396-0…
A thread 1/8👇
@ETH_en @PlantSciCenter @usys_ethzh
7/8 These findings lead to new exciting questions:
Which mechanisms are involved in endosymbiont modulation of virus effects on the aphid vector? ⚙️
To which extent these modulatory effects apply to other systems and to disease transmission in the field? 🌾
8/8 Many thanks to my PIs, C. De Moraes & M. Mescher, the great support of the @biocommETH, and @mika_kaan for SciComm guidance!
Thanks for reading!
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Exciting news!📢 Our science communication project is online! Join us on an exciting journey into the world of insects, brought to life by @BiocommETH , ETH Zurich's Entomological Collection, and @simplyscience . Link👇 biocommunication.org/en/inse…
#Switzerland #entomology #SciComm
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📢Did you know that the #Mediterranean-type biomes of the planet are global biodiversity hotspots?
Our review on the known impacts of global change on plant-#pollinator communities in these ecosystems is online and #OpenAccess.
@BiocommETH
@GEB_macro
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