• Understanding how common food preservatives impact Salmonella

    November 12, 2025

    Prof Mark Webber from the Quadram Institute, UK, take us behind the scenes of their latest publication 'Common food preservatives induce an oxidative stress response in Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium' published in Microbiology.

  • Microbe Talk - The Kocurious Case of Noodlococcus: From Discovery to Community

    November 6, 2025

    In 2019, a mysterious contaminant lead to the start of Contamination Club, an online club dedicated to weird and wonderful intruders. In this month's Microbe Talk, two of the team, Rob Moran and Greg McCallum, join us to talk about their journey and the online community that they've built.

  • How Bacteria Tie Knots: Unravelling a Hidden Weakness in Deadly Pathogens

    November 5, 2025

    Cristina Landeta of the Indiana University Bloomington, US, take us behind the scenes of their latest publication 'Disulphide bond-forming enzymes in clostridial species' published in Microbiology.

  • New to Science: The latest discoveries from around the world

    November 1, 2025

    Each month, the Microbiology Society publishes theInternational 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.  

  • Meet Vacation Studentships recipient: Mia Hadjiloucas

    October 30, 2025

    The Society offers a limited number of Vacation Studentships to enable undergraduates to work on microbiological research projects during their summer vacation. The scheme also gives early- and mid-career scientists the opportunity to gain supervision experience.

    Meet the Vacation Studentships recipients and learn more about their journey.

  • Shortcut to a Phytoplasma Genome: Less Gear, More Discovery

    October 28, 2025

    Zala Kogej Zwitter of the National Institute of Biology, Slovenia, take us behind the scenes of their latest publication 'From vineyard to genome: optimized enrichment and sequencing of Flavescence dorée phytoplasma from grapevine samples' published in Microbial Genomics.

  • Dr Girish Beedessee: A tribute

    October 23, 2025

    The Microbiology Society is saddened to share the untimely passing of Dr Girish Beedessee, an active and much-respected member of the Society.

  • Invisible Air, Visible Stakeholders

    October 13, 2025

    A team of researchers across multiple UK institutions take us behind the scenes of their latest publication 'Use of bioaerosol stakeholder mapping and engagement for the development of future strategic collaborations: a UK perspective' published in Microbiology.

  • New to Science: The latest species discovered around the world

    October 10, 2025

    Each month, the Microbiology Society publishes theInternational 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.  

  • A blog from the President, Professor Gordon Dougan FRS

    October 7, 2025

    In his second blog, the Society’s President, Professor Gordon Dougan FRS, writes about the challenges facing science and scientists.