@KDumack

Aquatic Ecosystem Analyses 🦠 Protists and their interactions. https://xitter.cf/t.co/KSFsvAVmLQ

Joined March 2020
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#Paper_Alert! Did you ever wonder why there is such a large morphological diversity in #shell-bearing #amoebae and what is the #function of shells anyway? It was long assumed shells are for #defense, well let me try to convince you that their purpose is #attack! A thread🧵👇
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🚨 We’re hiring! Join our Aquatic Ecosystem Analysis group #UniversityKoblenz,Germany as a PhD researcher (m/f/d) in #plankton #ecology. Dive into #protist- #algae interactions, molecular ecology & sustainable water management. Apply by 14.08.2025! 🌊🔬 #parasites #microbiology
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Only 1 week left to apply for both advertised researcher positions in my new lab! If you're excited about #microbial #eukaryotes and #ecological #interactions, don’t miss the deadline - spread the word! For more info, visit my website: kennethdumack.de
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Only two more weeks to apply! 3 years postdoc position with flexibility in research. Join me in exploring #protist #ecology! #omics #environmental_sequencing #microscopy #algae #plankton
Prof. Dr. Kenneth Dumack@KDumack16 Apr 2025
🚨 3-year Postdoc position! Join the Aquatic Ecosystem Analysis group @UniKoblenz. 🔬 Microbial #ecology, #protists, #algae, #plankton & flexibility | 💻 Environmental -omics 📅 Apply by May 15 | 🔗 kennethdumack.de | tinyurl.com/dumack Please share! @protistologists
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🚨 2.5-year PhD or Postdoc Position! Join me and the Aquatic Ecosystem Analysis group @UniKoblenz. 🔬 Microbial #ecology, #bioindicators, #protists, #wastewater 🌊 | German language skills are necessary,Apply by May 16 | 🔗 kennethdumack.de | tinyurl.com/dumack2 Share!
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🚨 3-year Postdoc position! Join the Aquatic Ecosystem Analysis group @UniKoblenz. 🔬 Microbial #ecology, #protists, #algae, #plankton & flexibility | 💻 Environmental -omics 📅 Apply by May 15 | 🔗 kennethdumack.de | tinyurl.com/dumack Please share! @protistologists
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Very proud to announce that my first (shared) doctoral student, Dr. Jule Freudenthal, finished her doctoral studies! 🎉 She did amazing work! I know my recent shift to a professorship is for certain parts due to her work. We both align very well - happy she stays for a postdoc 🎊
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🧠🦠🚨 New preprint alert! We’ve built the first trait database for #Amoebozoa, and showcase ecological insights and evolutionary patterns. If you're into #protists, #soil #ecology, or functional biodiversity - this is for you! @protistologists 🧵👇
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Read the full preprint: doi.org/10.1101/2025... #protists #soilmicrobes #functionaltraits #microbialecology
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Here is the correct link: biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/…

A novel protistan trait database reveals functional redundancy and complementarity in terrestrial...

The inclusion of functional traits of protists in environmental sequencing surveys, in addition to the traditional taxonomic framework, is essential for a better understanding of their roles and...

biorxiv.org
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🚨New preprint out! We show that Arcella spp., a shell-bearing amoeba, controls the abundance of the filamentous bacterium Ca. #Microthrix parvicella, the main culprit behind sludge bulking in wastewater treatment plants. Interested in applicability of #protists? Read along!🧵👇
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A video of the Arcella feeding on filaments crowns my updated website: kennethdumack.de
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Why is this interaction so special? Most protists can not consume large prey such as long bacterial filaments. However, we recently showed that Arcellinida use their shell to pull on (and sometimes rupture) large prey, see this thread for another paper: xitter.cf/KDumack/status/1742825…
Prof. Dr. Kenneth Dumack@KDumack4 Jan 2024
#Paper_Alert! Did you ever wonder why there is such a large morphological diversity in #shell-bearing #amoebae and what is the #function of shells anyway? It was long assumed shells are for #defense, well let me try to convince you that their purpose is #attack! A thread🧵👇
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