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New microbes discovered in beetles, a monkey and on a leaf
May 5, 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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Access Microbiology is evolving
April 20, 2021
Last Summer, the Microbiology Society secured a Learned Society Curation Award from the Wellcome Trust and the Howard Hughes Medical Institute. This was provided to us following our application to develop our sound science, open access journal, Access Microbiology, into an open research platform.
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Coronastream: vaccine warriors
April 13, 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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Microbiology Editor's Choice: a vital protein in Vibrio cholerae biofilm formation
April 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 ‘A mutagenic screen reveals NspS residues important for regulation of Vibrio cholerae biofilm formation’ and was chosen by Dr Isabelle Martin-Verstraete.
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Understanding Type VII secretion in bacteria
March 22, 2021
In this blog, Kieran Bowran, first year PhD student at Newcastle University discusses his research into the system which allows bacteria to export proteins. Kieran has recently published an article on the type VII secretion system in the journal Microbiology.
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Coronastream: votes, vaccines and variants
March 19, 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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Meet the new Microbiology Deputy Editor-in-Chief: Professor Tracy Palmer
March 16, 2021
In this blog, we get to know Professor Tracy Palmer, who was announced as the new Deputy Editor-in-Chief of Microbiology. We asked Tracy some questions about her research interests and her new role on the Microbiology Editorial Board.
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Microbiology Editor’s Choice: the impact of growth media on archaea morphology
March 2, 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 ‘Improved growth and morphological plasticity of Haloferax volcanii’ and was chosen by Professor Tracy Palmer.
