This article " The synaptonemal complex central element SCEP3 interlinks synapsis initiation and crossover formation in Arabidopsis thaliana" is published in Plant Biology / Meiosis and Genetics.

Author:⁠⁠⁠Chao Feng

Journal: Plant Biology / Meiosis and Genetics

Year:2025

Podcast type:Expert

The authors are:

Chao Feng

Jana Lorenz

Steven Dreissig

Veit Schubert

Baicui Wang

Franziska Hartmann

Maria Cuacos

Nadia Fernández-Jiménez

Ziliang Zhao

Christian Eggeling

Amanda Souza Câmara

Axel Himmelbach

Stefan Heckmann

Affiliations:

Chao Feng, Jana Lorenz, Steven Dreissig, Veit Schubert, Baicui Wang, Franziska Hartmann, Maria Cuacos, Amanda Souza Câmara, Axel Himmelbach, Stefan Heckmann,Leibniz Institute of Plant Genetics and Crop Plant Research, Seeland, Germany

Steven Dreissig,Institute of Agricultural and Nutritional Sciences, Martin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg, Halle (Saale), Germany

Nadia Fernández-Jiménez,Departamento de Genética, Fisiología y Microbiología, Facultad de Ciencias Biológicas, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid, Spain

Ziliang Zhao, Christian Eggeling,Leibniz Institute of Photonic Technologies, Jena, Germany

Ziliang Zhao, Christian Eggeling,Institute of Applied Optics and Biophysics, Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena, Jena, Germany

Ziliang Zhao, Christian Eggeling,Leibniz Centre for Photonics in Infection Research, Jena, Germany

This article "Summary of taxonomy changes ratified by the International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses (ICTV) from the Bacterial Viruses Subcommittee, 2025" is published in Virology (specifically, bacterial virus taxonomy) .

Author:⁠⁠⁠Dann Turner

Journal: Virology (specifically, bacterial virus taxonomy)

Year:2025

Podcast type:Short

The authors are:

• Dann Turner
• Evelien M. Adriaenssens
• Rudolf I. Amann
• Pavol Bardy
• Nina Bartlau
• Jakub Barylski
• Stanisław Błażejak
• Majid Bouzari
• Ariane Briegel
• Yves Briers
• Daniel Carrillo
• Xia Chen
• Dennis Claessen
• Ryan Cook
• Marco A. Crisci
• Arnaud Dechesne
• Paulina Deptula
• Bas E. Dutilh
• Bert Ely
• Lars Fieseler
• Paul C.M. Fogg
• Akihito Fukudome
• Mohammed Saeed Ganjoor
• Iwona Gientka
• Karin Holmfeldt
• Panos G. Kalatzis
• Kathryn M. Kauffman
• Annabel Kempff
• Petar Knežević
• Eugene V. Koonin
• Andrew M. Kropinski
• Mart Krupovic
• Ipek Kurtböke
• Kai Lambon
• Rob Lavigne
• Susan M. Lehman
• H.-T. Liu
• Cedric Lood
• Rudi Lurz
• Sari Mäntynen
• Cole B. Matrishin
• Mathias Middelboe
• Andrew D. Millard
• Cristina Moraru
• Dennis S. Nielsen
• Franklin L. Nobrega
• Takuro Nunoura
• Hanna M. Oksanen
• Véronique Ongenae
• Boris Parra
• Célia Pas
• Joseph Pogliano
• Minna M. Poranen
• Siravudh Potipimpanon
• Amy Prichard
• Hannah V. Pye
• Daniela Rothschild-Rodriguez
• Daniel E. Rozen
• Joanne M. Santini
• Yuandong Sha
• Dziyana Shymialevich
• Barbara Sokolowska
• Abbas Soleimani-Delfan
• Paulina Średnicka
• Paulo Tavares
• Andrea Telatin
• Igor Tolstoy
• Shun-ichi Urayama
• Vera van Neer
• Finn K. Vogensen
• Qiannan Wen
• Antje Wichels
• Michal Wójcicki

Affiliations:

Dann Turner, School of Applied Sciences, University of the West of England, Bristol, UK

Evelien M. Adriaenssens, Ryan Cook, Hannah V. Pye, Quadram Institute Bioscience, Norwich, UK

Rudolf I. Amann, Nina Bartlau, Max Planck Institute for Marine Microbiology, Bremen, Germany

Pavol Bardy, Paul C.M. Fogg, Department of Biology, University of York, York, UK

Jakub Barylski, Faculty of Biology, Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznań, Poland

Stanisław Błażejak, Iwona Gientka, Warsaw University of Life Sciences (WULS-SGGW), Warsaw, Poland

Majid Bouzari, Mohammed Saeed Ganjoor, Abbas Soleimani-Delfan, Andrea Telatin, Department of Biology, University of Isfahan, Isfahan, Iran

Ariane Briegel, Mart Krupovic, Institut Pasteur, Paris, France

Yves Briers, Célia Pas, Department of Biosystems, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium

Daniel Carrillo, Bas E. Dutilh, Utrecht University, Utrecht, Netherlands

Xia Chen, Qiannan Wen, Inner Mongolia Agricultural University, Hohhot, China

Dennis Claessen, Annabel Kempff, Véronique Ongenae, Daniel E. Rozen, Vera van Neer, Leiden University, Leiden, Netherlands

Marco A. Crisci, Joanne M. Santini, University College London, London, UK

Arnaud Dechesne, Technical University of Denmark, Lyngby, Denmark

Paulina Deptula, Dennis S. Nielsen, Siravudh Potipimpanon, Finn K. Vogensen, Yuandong Sha, Panos G. Kalatzis, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark

Mathias Middelboe, University of Copenhagen, Helsingør, Denmark

Bert Ely, University of South Carolina, Columbia, USA

Lars Fieseler, ZHAW Wädenswil, Switzerland

Akihito Fukudome, Indiana University, Bloomington, USA

Karin Holmfeldt, Linnaeus University, Kalmar, Sweden

Kathryn M. Kauffman, Cole B. Matrishin, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, USA

Petar Knežević, University of Novi Sad, Novi Sad, Serbia

Eugene V. Koonin, Igor Tolstoy, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, USA

Andrew M. Kropinski, University of Guelph, Ontario, Canada

Ipek Kurtböke, University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia

Kai Lambon, Franklin L. Nobrega, Daniela Rothschild-Rodriguez, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK

Rob Lavigne, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium

Susan M. Lehman, US Food and Drug Administration, Maryland, USA

H.-T. Liu, Jimei University, Xiamen, China

Cedric Lood, Department of Biology, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK

Rudi Lurz, Max Planck Institute for Molecular Genetics, Berlin, Germany

Sari Mäntynen, Hanna M. Oksanen, Minna M. Poranen, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland

This article "Enhancing local meiotic crossovers in Arabidopsis and maize through juxtaposition of heterozygous and homozygous regions" is published in Nature Plants (Plant Genetics, Meiotic Recombination) .

Author:⁠Mikhail E. Mikhailov⁠⁠⁠⁠

Journal: Nature Plants (Plant Genetics, Meiotic Recombination)

Year:2025

Podcast type:Expert

The authors are:

• Mikhail E. Mikhailov
• Franz Boideau
• Maja Szymanska-Lejman
• Vasile Botnari
• Piotr A. Ziolkowski

Affiliations:

Mikhail E. Mikhailov, Laboratory of Plant Resistance, Institute of Genetics, Physiology and Plant Protection, Moldova State University, Chisinau, Moldova

Franz Boideau, Laboratory of Genome Biology, Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznan, Poland

Maja Szymanska-Lejman, Laboratory of Genome Biology, Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznan, Poland

Vasile Botnari, Laboratory of Plant Resistance, Institute of Genetics, Physiology and Plant Protection, Moldova State University, Chisinau, Moldova

Piotr A. Ziolkowski, Laboratory of Genome Biology, Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznan, Poland

This article " ICTV Virus Taxonomy Profile: Duplodnaviria 2025" is published in Journal of General Virology.

Author:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Evelien M. Adriaenssens

Journal: Journal of General Virology

Year:2025

Podcast type:Short

The authors are:

• Evelien M. Adriaenssens
• Ryan Cook
• Valerian Dolja
• Eugene V. Koonin
• Mart Krupovic
• Jens H. Kuhn
• Cédric Lood
• Alejandro Reyes Muñoz
• Dann Turner
• Arvind Varsani
• Paola K. Vaz
• Thomas Waltzek
• Yuri I. Wolf
• Natalya Yutin
• F. Murilo Zerbini

Affiliations:

Evelien M. Adriaenssens, Ryan Cook,Quadram Institute Bioscience, Norwich, UK,Centre for Microbial Interactions, Norwich Research Park, Norwich NR4 7UG, UK

Valerian Dolja,Department of Botany and Plant Pathology, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR 97330, USA

Eugene V. Koonin, Yuri I. Wolf, Natalya Yutin,Division of Intramural Research, National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MA, USA

Mart Krupovic,Institut Pasteur, Université Paris Cité, CNRS UMR6047, Cell Biology and Virology of Archaea Unit, 75015 Paris, France

Jens H. Kuhn,NIH/NIAID/IRF-Frederick, Fort Detrick, Frederick, MD 21702, USA

Cédric Lood,Department of Biology, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK

Alejandro Reyes Muñoz,Universidad de los Andes, Bogota, 111711, Colombia

Dann Turner,School of Applied Sciences, College of Health, Science and Society, University of the West of England, Bristol, Frenchey Campus, Coldharbour Lane, Bristol BS16 1QY, UK

Arvind Varsani,Biodesign Center for Fundamental and Applied Microbiomics, Center for Evolution and Medicine, School of Life Sciences, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85042, Arizona, USA

Paola K. Vaz,Melbourne Veterinary School, University of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Thomas Waltzek,Department of Veterinary Microbiology and Pathology, Washington State University, Pullman, WA 99163, Washington, USA ,Washington Animal Disease Diagnostic Laboratory, Washington State University, Pullman, WA 99163, Washington, USA

F. Murilo Zerbini ,Dep. de Fitopatología, UFV/cosa, Vicosa, MG 36750-900, Brazil

This article " PNGaseL from Flavobacterium akiainvivens targets a diverse range of N-glycan structures" is published in Biochemistry, cellular and molecular biology.

Author:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Cassie R. Bakshani

Journal: Biochemistry, cellular and molecular biology

Year:2025

Podcast type:Short

The authors are:

• Cassie R. Bakshani
• Paulina A. Urbanowicz
• Conchi Badia Tortosa
• Javier M. Melo Diaz
• Magdalena Kujawska
• Taiwo O. Ojuri
• Lindsay J. Hall
• Daniel I.R. Spencer
• David N. Bolam
• Lucy I. Crouch

Affiliations:

Cassie R. Bakshani, Magdalena Kujawska, Taiwo O. Ojuri, Lucy I. Crouch, Department of Microbes, Infection and Microbiomes, School of Infection, Inflammation and Immunology, College of Medicine and Health, Institute of Microbiology and Infection, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, England, UK

Paulina A. Urbanowicz, Conchi Badia Tortosa, Javier M. Melo Diaz, Daniel I.R. Spencer,Ludger Ltd, Abingdon, England, UK

Magdalena Kujawska,Technical University of Munich, Munich, Bavaria, Germany

Lindsay J. Hall,University of East Anglia, Norwich, England, UK,Quadram Institute Bioscience, Norwich, England, UK

David N. Bolam,Biosciences Institute, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, England, UK

This article "Draft genome sequence of a kombucha isolate of

Pichia kudriavzevii" is published in Food Microbiology.

Author:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Steve A. James

Journal: Food Microbiology

Year:2025

Podcast type:Short

The authors are:

• Steve A. James
• Nicolle Som
• Adrian Turner
• David J. Baker
• Arjan Narbad

Affiliations:

Steve A. James,Food, Microbiome and Health Programme, Quadram Institute Bioscience, Norwich, United Kingdom

Nicolle Som,Centre for Microbial Interactions, Quadram Institute Bioscience, Norwich, United Kingdom

Adrian Turner,Microbes in the Food Chain, Quadram Institute Bioscience, Norwich, United Kingdom

David J. Baker,National Collection of Yeast Cultures, Quadram Institute Bioscience, Norwich, United Kingdom

This article " Genomic diversity of non- typhoidal Salmonella found in patients suffering from gastroenteritis in Norfolk, UK" is published in Microbial Genomics.

Author:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Steven J. Rudder

Journal: Microbial Genomics

Year:2025

Podcast type:Short

The authors are:

• Steven J. Rudder
• Bilal Djeghout
• Ngozi Elumogo
• Nicol Janecko
• Gemma C. Langridge

Affiliations:

Steven J. Rudder, Bilal Djeghout, Nicol Janecko, Gemma C. Langridge,Centre for Microbial Interactions, Rosalind Franklin Rd, Norwich Research Park, Norwich NR4 7UQ, UK, Quadram Institute Bioscience, Rosalind Franklin Rd, Norwich Research Park, Norwich NR4 7UQ, UK

Ngozi Elumogo,Eastern Pathology Alliance, Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital, Norwich NR4 7UQ, UK

This article "Impact of early life antibiotic and probiotic treatment on gut microbiome and resistome of very-low-birth-weight preterm infants" is published in Nature Communications.

Author:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Raymond Kiu

Journal: Nature Communications

Year:2025

Podcast type:Short

The authors are:

• Raymond Kiu
• Elizabeth M. Darby
• Cristina Alcon-Giner
• Antia Acuna-Gonzalez
• Anny Camargo
• Lisa E. Lamberte
• Sarah Phillips
• Kathleen Sim
• Alexander G. Shaw
• Paul Clarke
• Willem van Schaik
• J. Simon Kroll
• Lindsay J. Hal

Affiliations:

Raymond Kiu,Department of Microbes, Infection and Microbiomes, School of Infection, Inflammation and Immunology, College of Medicine and Health, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK,Institute of Microbiology and Infection, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK,Food Microbiome and Health, Quadram Institute Bioscience, Norwich Research Park, Norwich, UK

Elizabeth M. Darby,Department of Microbes, Infection and Microbiomes, School of Infection, Inflammation and Immunology, College of Medicine and Health, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK,Institute of Microbiology and Infection, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK

Cristina Alcon-Giner,Food Microbiome and Health, Quadram Institute Bioscience, Norwich Research Park, Norwich, UK

Antia Acuna-Gonzalez,Food Microbiome and Health, Quadram Institute Bioscience, Norwich Research Park, Norwich, UK

Anny Camargo,Centro de Investigaciones en Microbiología y Biotecnología-UR (CIMBIUR), Facultad de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad del Rosario, Bogota, Colombia,Health Sciences Faculty, Universidad de Boyaca, Tunja, Colombia

Lisa E. Lamberte,Institute of Microbiology and Infection, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK

Sarah Phillips,Food, Microbiome and Health, Quadram Institute Bioscience, Norwich Research Park, Norwich, UK

Kathleen Sim,Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College London, London, UK

Alexander G. Shaw,Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College London, London, UK

Paul Clarke,Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital, Norwich, UK,Norwich Medical School, University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK

Willem van Schaik,Department of Microbes, Infection and Microbiomes, School of Infection, Inflammation and Immunology, College of Medicine and Health, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK,Institute of Microbiology and Infection, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK

J. Simon Kroll,Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College London, London, UK

Lindsay J. Hall,Department of Microbes, Infection and Microbiomes, School of Infection, Inflammation and Immunology, College of Medicine and Health, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK,Institute of Microbiology and Infection, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK,Food, Microbiome and Health, Quadram Institute Bioscience, Norwich Research Park, Norwich, UK,Norwich Medical School, University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK

This article "Starch digestion: A comprehensive update on the underlying modulation mechanisms and its in vitro assessment methodologies" is published in Trends in Food Science & Technology.

Author:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Daniela Freitas

Journal: Trends in Food Science & Technology

Year:2025

Podcast type:Short

The authors are⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

• Daniela Freitas
• Athina Lazaridou
• Dorine Duijsens
• Kali Kotsiou
• Kendall R. Corbin
• Marilisa Alongi
• Natalia Perez-Moral
• Sebnem Simsek
• Sedef Nehir El
• Shannon Gwala
• Sibel Karakaya
• Steven Le Feunteun
• Tara Grauwet
• Mario M. Martinez
• Cathrina H. Edwards

Affiliations:

Daniela Freitas – Teagasc Food Research Centre, Moorepark, Fermoy, Co Cork, Ireland

Athina Lazaridou – Laboratory of Food Chemistry and Biochemistry, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece

Dorine Duijsens – Laboratory of Food Technology, KU Leuven, Belgium

Kali Kotsiou – Laboratory of Food Chemistry and Biochemistry, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece

Kendall R. Corbin – Department of Horticulture, University of Kentucky, USA

Marilisa Alongi – University of Udine, Italy

Natalia Perez-Moral – Quadram Institute Bioscience, Norwich, UK

Sebnem Simsek – Ege University, Izmir, Türkiye

Sedef Nehir El – Ege University, Izmir, Türkiye

Shannon Gwala – Teagasc Food Research Centre, Moorepark, Fermoy, Co Cork, Ireland

Sibel Karakaya – Ege University, Izmir, Türkiye

Steven Le Feunteun – INRAE, L’Institut Agro, STLO, France

Tara Grauwet – Laboratory of Food Technology, KU Leuven, Belgium

Mario M. Martinez – Aarhus University, Denmark; University of Valladolid, Spain

Cathrina H. Edwards – Quadram Institute Bioscience, Norwich, UK

This article "Differences in the genomic potential of soil bacterial and viral communities between urban greenspaces and natural arid soils" is published in Environmental Microbiology.

Author:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠María Touceda-Suárez

Journal:Environmental Microbiology

Year:2025

Podcast type:Short

The authors are ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 

• María Touceda-Suárez

• Alise J. Ponsero

• Albert Barberán

  
  

Affiliations:

María Touceda-Suárez,Albert Barberán,Department of Environmental Science, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, USAAlise J. Ponsero,Faculty of Medicine, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland