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Behind the bacterial spore research
March 2, 2023
Dr Andrea Corona takes us behind the scenes of her latest publication "Multiple roads lead to Rome: unique morphology and chemistry of endospores, exospores, myxospores, cysts and akinetes in bacteria" published in Microbiology.
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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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Podcast: The microbiology of your Christmas dinner
December 19, 2022
In this festive episode of Microbe Talk, Charlotte speaks to Dr Lorna Lancaster about the harmful and helpful microbes involved in making Christmas food.
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How many bacterial pathogens are there?
December 9, 2022
A recent publication, 'A comprehensive list of bacterial pathogens infecting humans' in Microbiology provides a comprehensive list of every bacterial pathogen that infects humans. One of the authors, Dr Michiel Vos, takes us behind the paper and how he hopes the list can assist other microbiologists.
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Strep A: what you need to know
December 6, 2022
With a notable increase in serious Step A cases in the UK this year and concern over the risk to young children, we asked three expert Microbiology Society members to answer some common questions about Strep A.
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Prize Medal Winner 2022: Professor Bonnie Bassler
May 18, 2022
The Microbiology Society’s Prize Medal recognises those who are global leaders in their field and have made a far-reaching impact beyond the field of microbiology. This year’s Prize Medal was awarded to Professor Bonnie Bassler for her global impact in microbiology.
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Meet the Sir Howard Dalton Young Microbiologist of the Year finalists: James Horton
September 6, 2021
The Sir Howard Dalton Young Microbiologist of the Year Prize is awarded by the Society each year. The prize recognises and rewards excellence in science communication by a Microbiology Society member who is a postgraduate student or postdoctoral researcher, having gained their PhD in the last two years. In the run-up to the event, we will be getting to know the finalists. In this blog, we meet James Horton, a postdoctoral research fellow from the University of Bath, UK.
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Meet the Sir Howard Dalton Young Microbiologist of the Year finalists: Emma Banks
September 1, 2021
The Sir Howard Dalton Young Microbiologist of the Year Prize is awarded by the Society each year. The prize recognises and rewards excellence in science communication by a Microbiology Society member who is a postgraduate student or postdoctoral researcher, having gained their PhD in the last two years. In the run-up to the event, we will be getting to know the finalists. In this blog, we meet Emma Banks, a final-year PhD student from the University of Nottingham, UK.
