1/6 Excited to share our new preprint integrating floral stage selection, immune evasion, and #Agrobacterium engineering, to advance genome editing in #Arabidopsis biorxiv.org/content/10.110…, by Mao-Sen and Teng-Kuei in collaboration with Chih-Horng Kuo (郭志鴻) Chih-Hang Wu IPMB Academia Sinica (中研院植微所) #AMT

[Dr. Erh-Min Lai Erh-Min Lai] Cooperation and antagonism in Agrobacterium-mediated transformation Nature Plants Nature Plants nature.com/articles/s4147…

👉 PhD in Plant-Microbe Interaction – Fully Funded at University of Amsterdam (Netherlands), See details at: wp.me/pbv48T-bc7

Our new #preprint Comparative Transcriptomics Reveals Context- and Strain-Specific Regulatory Programs of #Agrobacterium During Plant Colonization doi.org/10.1101/2025.0… IPMB Academia Sinica (中研院植微所) AMT team: Yu Wu Hsin-Yi Chang Chih-Hang Wu Erh-Min Lai

Great pleasure to host Clay Fuqua to visit IPMB Academia Sinica (中研院植微所). Great talk on the regulatory mechanism of #c-di-GMP signaling for unipolar polysaccharide and biofilm formation in #Agrobacterium. Enjoy scientific discussion and casual chatting!

📢 #AcademicJobs Tenure-track faculty positions in plant biology and plant-related microbiology Intramural funding, core facilities, generous startup, and a vibrant research environment at IPMB Academia Sinica (中研院植微所) 中央研究院 Academia Sinica #Taiwan recruitment.ipmb.sinica.edu.tw 🗓️ Deadline: Aug. 31, 2025

Great breakthrough nature.com/articles/s4416…

Continuing our series on #Mollicutes, we present another #BISMiSLive session on #phylogenomics of this group, this time by Chih-Horng Kuo (郭志鴻) from 中央研究院 Academia Sinica. Register at t.ly/mifNm Microbiology Society International Organization for Mycoplasmology MACS Collection of Microorganisms (MCM) Mollicutes-Lab Kamlesh Jangid

bioRxiv has a dedicated section for negative results. Use it. Share negative results. Your colleagues will appreciate it.

Our latest article is now online! Plant Biotechnology Journal Expression of Arabidopsis FLS2 in N. benthamiana confers responsiveness to Ralstonia flg22 and activation of anti-bacterial immunity doi.org/10.1111/pbi.70… By Meng Li, Yujiao Chen, and Yali Wei (@albertopmacho.bsky.social)

Agrobacterium-mediated transient expression (AMTE) is an important tool in plant genetics studies and biotechnology but remains a challenge in citrus. Tirtha Lamichhane et al. found that pretreating citrus leaves with Xanthomonas citri boosts AMTE by triggering cell division and

Our new work: Comparative transcriptomics reveals context- and strain-specific regulatory programmes of #Agrobacterium during plant colonization doi.org/10.1099/mgen.0… This statement made me feel very good about publishing in Microbial Genomics Microbiology Society

[Drs. Chih-Horng Kuo Chih-Horng Kuo (郭志鴻) /Erh-Min Lai Erh-Min Lai /Chih-Hang Wu Chih-Hang Wu] Comparative transcriptomics reveals context- and strain-specific regulatory programmes of Agrobacterium during plant colonization Microbial Genomics Microbiology Society microbiologyresearch.org/content/journa…

Double-header IPMB Academia Sinica (中研院植微所) agrofest seminars today The Sainsbury Laboratory with Erh-Min Erh-Min Lai and Chih-hang Chih-Hang Wu 🇹🇼 #Agrobacterium #agrobacteria

Thanks Sophien Sophien Kamoun for the invitation and Hsuan Pai 白暄 for arranging our visit. Happy to share our works The Sainsbury Laboratory. Enjoy scientific and casual chatting with folks here. Great visit!

Master’s Internship in Plant Metabolomics & Mass Spectrometry in France, See details at: agristok.net/2025/09/14/mas… via Agristok

Research Group Leader in Plant-Microbe Systems at IGZ Germany, See details at: wp.me/pbv48T-c0o

New in @sciencemagazine: AS President Dr. James Liao's team built the first dual carbon fixation system in plants🌱 A synthetic cycle boosts CO₂ capture + growth beyond nature. (1/5) 🔗sinica.edu.tw/en/news_conten… JamesLiao #ScienceResearch #SyntheticBiology