Kumar Gaurav, Institute of Microbiolgy, FSU Jena
Antimicrobial activities are displayed by several new members of the phylum Planctomycetota from Schlesner strain collection

Alex Illiou, Evolution of Microbial Interactions, Leibniz HKI
Deciphering primary events in the evolution of phototrophic endosymbionts in a phagocytic predator