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New microbes discovered in a tomato plant, on a throat swab and on a salamander
October 19, 2021
Each month, the Microbiology Society publishes the International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology (IJSEM), which details newly discovered species of bacteria, fungi and protists. Here are some of the new species that have been discovered and the places they’ve been found.
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Microbiology Editor’s choice: Bacteria can simultaneously express multiple capsules
September 22, 2021
Each month, a manuscript published in our flagship journal Microbiology is chosen by a member of the Editorial Board. This month, the paper is titled ‘Phase-variable bacteria simultaneously express multiple capsules’ and was chosen by Professor Gail Preston.
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Editor’s Choice: How Shigella hijacks the lysosome
September 15, 2021
In this blog, Dr Ryan Hunter discusses ‘Shigella escapes lysosomal degradation through inactivation of Rab31 by IpaH4.5’ which he selected as Editor’s Choice in the Journal of Medical Microbiology after its publication in July.
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What is Open Data and how will the research community benefit from it on our open research platform?
September 1, 2021
The Microbiology Society’s sound science and open access journal, Access Microbiology, will be converting into an open research platform early next year and will include an Open Data policy. This blog gives some background on Open Data and describes the details and benefits of this policy for authors, researchers, and the wider community.
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New microbes discovered in cows, a fishpond and laboratory rodents
August 20, 2021
Each month, the Microbiology Society publishes the International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology (IJSEM), which details newly discovered species of bacteria, fungi and protists. Here are some of the new species that have been discovered and the places they’ve been found.
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Coronastream: down on the Delta
August 12, 2021
In this special blog series, medical microbiologists led by Dr Tim Inglis summarise some of the research that will be essential to inform COVID-19 countermeasures. Find out more about the project in Dr Inglis' Editorial 'Logic in the time of coronavirus', published in the Journal of Medical Microbiology.
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JMM Editor’s Choice: the role of lipids in cellular invasion
August 11, 2021
In this blog, Dr Arunaloke Chakrabarti discusses ‘The role of lipid droplets in microbial pathogenesis’ which he selected as Editor’s Choice in the Journal of Medical Microbiology after its publication in June.
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Microbiology Editor’s Choice: zinc toxicity to marine micro-organisms
August 9, 2021
Each month, a manuscript published in our flagship journal Microbiology is chosen by a member of the Editorial Board. This month, the paper is titled ‘Investigating zinc toxicity responses in marine Prochlorococcus and Synechococcus’ and was chosen by Dr Martin Welch.
