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.
Andrew Edwards at Imperial College London, UK, takes us behind the scenes of their latest publication with researchers at the University of Ghana, titled 'Polymyxin heteroresistance in Klebsiella oxytoca', published in the Journal of Medical Microbiology.
Let’s dive straight into the exciting discoveries published this month in the International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology, including the rarely seen inclusion of three new fungi!
Methanobacterium nebraskense is also the first published archaeal microbe isolated from the Eastern Saline Wetlands, a nationally unique and endangered ecosystem located in and around Lincoln created by the upwelling of saline groundwater.
Ahead of the 2026 Outreach and Engagement Prize Lecture, Swathi Sukumar interviewed Dr Lindsay Broadbent to learn more about her career and how it feels to win a Microbiology Society prize.
Ahead of the 2026 Prize Medal Lecture, Thomas Thompson interviewed Professor Paul Williams to learn more about his career and how it feels to win a Microbiology Society prize.
