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Behind the scenes of AppIndels.com
May 16, 2023
Professor Radhey Gupta takes us behind the scenes of his latest publication 'AppIndels.com server: a web-based tool for the identification of known taxon-specific conserved signature indels in genome sequences. Validation of its usefulness by predicting the taxonomic affiliation of >700 unclassified strains of Bacillus species' published in International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology.
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From Lotus flowers to fishy mouths to the Mariana Trench: explore this month's diverse microbial discoveries
March 7, 2023
Each month, the Microbiology Society publishes the International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology, 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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From parasites to plastics: new microbes discovered this month
January 30, 2023
Each month, the Microbiology Society publishes the International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology, 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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New microbes discovered in pigs, fish, the top of the world and the bottom of the ocean
December 19, 2022
Each month, the Microbiology Society publishes the International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology, 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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Lung infections, lettuce leaves and litter: new microbes discovered this month
November 30, 2022
Each month, the Microbiology Society publishes the International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology, 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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FIS 2022 Journal of Medical Microbiology Poster Prize winner
October 24, 2022
The Federation of Infection Societies conference (FIS) is the largest UK-hosted, international infection conference. In 2022 FIS was hosted by the Healthcare Infection Society. At the meeting, we awarded a poster prize, sponsored by the Journal of Medical Microbiology.
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JMM Editor’s Choice: Improving COVID-19 PCR testing
November 5, 2021
In this blog, Professor Tim Inglis discusses ‘Sample collection and transport strategies to enhance yield, accessibility, and biosafety of COVID-19 RT-PCR testing’ which he selected as Editor’s Choice in the Journal of Medical Microbiology after its publication in September.
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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.
