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.
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.
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.
November 1, 2025
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
October 10, 2025
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.
October 7, 2025
In his second blog, the Society’s President, Professor Gordon Dougan FRS, writes about the challenges facing science and scientists.