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🎙️ New Microbes & Us Podcast
Episode 36 dives into Emma Sheriff’s award‑winning research on bacteriophages and Enterococcus faecalis. 🔬 Discover fresh insights into phage infection dynamics and proteomics.
🎧 Listen now: buff.ly/uJaAMyh
Episode 36 dives into Emma Sheriff’s award‑winning research on bacteriophages and Enterococcus faecalis. 🔬 Discover fresh insights into phage infection dynamics and proteomics.
🎧 Listen now: buff.ly/uJaAMyh
Our FEMS Microbiology Reviews webinar takes place next week. Register now to hear 5 leading authors discuss the tools and discoveries driving progress in microbial genomics, adaptation, and pathogenesis, from Pseudomonas taxonomy to fungal pathogenicity & Mycobacterium TB evolution: buff.ly/NTvPqBp
February 10, 2026 at 2:01 PM
Our FEMS Microbiology Reviews webinar takes place next week. Register now to hear 5 leading authors discuss the tools and discoveries driving progress in microbial genomics, adaptation, and pathogenesis, from Pseudomonas taxonomy to fungal pathogenicity & Mycobacterium TB evolution: buff.ly/NTvPqBp
Agricultural soils are exposed to plastics, as well as pesticides and veterinary pharmaceuticals, suffering from their combined effects.
Our new #FEMSmicroBlog discusses how their interactions affect a critical microbial soil process: nitrogen cycling. #MicrobiologyIsEverywhere
Our new #FEMSmicroBlog discusses how their interactions affect a critical microbial soil process: nitrogen cycling. #MicrobiologyIsEverywhere
#FEMSmicroBlog: Tiny plastics with big consequences on soil microbial nitrogen cycling
This #FEMSmicroBlog explores how plastics, pesticides, and veterinary pharmaceuticals interact to affect microbial nitrogen cycling in agricultural soils. #MicrobiologyIsEverywhere
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February 10, 2026 at 9:01 AM
Agricultural soils are exposed to plastics, as well as pesticides and veterinary pharmaceuticals, suffering from their combined effects.
Our new #FEMSmicroBlog discusses how their interactions affect a critical microbial soil process: nitrogen cycling. #MicrobiologyIsEverywhere
Our new #FEMSmicroBlog discusses how their interactions affect a critical microbial soil process: nitrogen cycling. #MicrobiologyIsEverywhere
We asked two microbiologists, Antonella Colque and Nurdana Orynbek, to test a selection of AI tools built for scientific publishing and research. The goal? To see how well these tools perform in real research tasks. Here is what worked for them.
And what did not : buff.ly/rm3775c
And what did not : buff.ly/rm3775c
February 8, 2026 at 7:00 AM
We asked two microbiologists, Antonella Colque and Nurdana Orynbek, to test a selection of AI tools built for scientific publishing and research. The goal? To see how well these tools perform in real research tasks. Here is what worked for them.
And what did not : buff.ly/rm3775c
And what did not : buff.ly/rm3775c
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Fantastic team effort of several groups in the SPP2002 @dfg.de and a brilliant PhD - Eva Herdering in the Kiel team @schmitzstreitslab.bsky.social
🧬 Dive into the small proteome of Methanosarcina mazei (across 5 conditions)! A key resource by @schmitzstreitslab.bsky.social @uni-kiel.de for uncovering #smallproteins functions, motifs and proteoforms in #archaea.
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January 31, 2026 at 12:23 PM
Fantastic team effort of several groups in the SPP2002 @dfg.de and a brilliant PhD - Eva Herdering in the Kiel team @schmitzstreitslab.bsky.social
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How do prey choice and cell wall traits influence fungal predation? 🧫🦠
Discover how J.R. Smith et al. show that prey preference and cell wall remodelling shape predation efficiency in #Saccharomycopsis_schoenii:
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#FEMSYeastRes
Discover how J.R. Smith et al. show that prey preference and cell wall remodelling shape predation efficiency in #Saccharomycopsis_schoenii:
🔗 buff.ly/Tlw6CUF
#FEMSYeastRes
February 5, 2026 at 9:00 AM
How do prey choice and cell wall traits influence fungal predation? 🧫🦠
Discover how J.R. Smith et al. show that prey preference and cell wall remodelling shape predation efficiency in #Saccharomycopsis_schoenii:
🔗 buff.ly/Tlw6CUF
#FEMSYeastRes
Discover how J.R. Smith et al. show that prey preference and cell wall remodelling shape predation efficiency in #Saccharomycopsis_schoenii:
🔗 buff.ly/Tlw6CUF
#FEMSYeastRes
Some bacterial pathogens alter the integrity of human cells more profoundly, for example by harming the DNA of the cells they infect.
This #FEMSmicroBlog explains how Staphylococcus aureus induces damage that triggers complex DNA repair mechanisms. #FascinatingMicrobes
This #FEMSmicroBlog explains how Staphylococcus aureus induces damage that triggers complex DNA repair mechanisms. #FascinatingMicrobes
#FEMSmicroBlog: How bacteria mess with your DNA: Lessons from Staphylococcus aureus and other pathogens
This #FEMSmicroBlog explains how Staphylococcus aureus induces damage that triggers complex DNA repair mechanisms. #FascinatingMicrobes
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February 3, 2026 at 10:13 AM
Some bacterial pathogens alter the integrity of human cells more profoundly, for example by harming the DNA of the cells they infect.
This #FEMSmicroBlog explains how Staphylococcus aureus induces damage that triggers complex DNA repair mechanisms. #FascinatingMicrobes
This #FEMSmicroBlog explains how Staphylococcus aureus induces damage that triggers complex DNA repair mechanisms. #FascinatingMicrobes
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Imagine my surprise seeing my own picture in the FEMS newsletter this week 😅
Had a great time chatting about my paper and discussing some of the excitement (and challenges) surrounding phage research. Check it out!
Had a great time chatting about my paper and discussing some of the excitement (and challenges) surrounding phage research. Check it out!
🎙️ New Microbes & Us Podcast
Episode 36 dives into Emma Sheriff’s award‑winning research on bacteriophages and Enterococcus faecalis. 🔬 Discover fresh insights into phage infection dynamics and proteomics.
🎧 Listen now: buff.ly/uJaAMyh
Episode 36 dives into Emma Sheriff’s award‑winning research on bacteriophages and Enterococcus faecalis. 🔬 Discover fresh insights into phage infection dynamics and proteomics.
🎧 Listen now: buff.ly/uJaAMyh
January 30, 2026 at 12:18 PM
Imagine my surprise seeing my own picture in the FEMS newsletter this week 😅
Had a great time chatting about my paper and discussing some of the excitement (and challenges) surrounding phage research. Check it out!
Had a great time chatting about my paper and discussing some of the excitement (and challenges) surrounding phage research. Check it out!
🎙️ New Microbes & Us Podcast
Episode 36 dives into Emma Sheriff’s award‑winning research on bacteriophages and Enterococcus faecalis. 🔬 Discover fresh insights into phage infection dynamics and proteomics.
🎧 Listen now: buff.ly/uJaAMyh
Episode 36 dives into Emma Sheriff’s award‑winning research on bacteriophages and Enterococcus faecalis. 🔬 Discover fresh insights into phage infection dynamics and proteomics.
🎧 Listen now: buff.ly/uJaAMyh
January 29, 2026 at 9:00 AM
🎙️ New Microbes & Us Podcast
Episode 36 dives into Emma Sheriff’s award‑winning research on bacteriophages and Enterococcus faecalis. 🔬 Discover fresh insights into phage infection dynamics and proteomics.
🎧 Listen now: buff.ly/uJaAMyh
Episode 36 dives into Emma Sheriff’s award‑winning research on bacteriophages and Enterococcus faecalis. 🔬 Discover fresh insights into phage infection dynamics and proteomics.
🎧 Listen now: buff.ly/uJaAMyh
Want a clearer view of the molecular tools shaping microbiology right now? 🔬
Join our free webinar on 16 February, featuring four leading authors breaking down new tools and discoveries across microbial genomics, adaptation, and pathogenesis. Register now👉https://buff.ly/MrKCNiL
Join our free webinar on 16 February, featuring four leading authors breaking down new tools and discoveries across microbial genomics, adaptation, and pathogenesis. Register now👉https://buff.ly/MrKCNiL
January 27, 2026 at 2:42 PM
Want a clearer view of the molecular tools shaping microbiology right now? 🔬
Join our free webinar on 16 February, featuring four leading authors breaking down new tools and discoveries across microbial genomics, adaptation, and pathogenesis. Register now👉https://buff.ly/MrKCNiL
Join our free webinar on 16 February, featuring four leading authors breaking down new tools and discoveries across microbial genomics, adaptation, and pathogenesis. Register now👉https://buff.ly/MrKCNiL
To cope with changing environments, some bacteria compact their chromosomes to conserve resources.
This new #FEMSmicroBlog describes how a small membrane protein helps E. coli trigger a global stress response to adapt to hostile conditions. #FascinatingMicrobes
This new #FEMSmicroBlog describes how a small membrane protein helps E. coli trigger a global stress response to adapt to hostile conditions. #FascinatingMicrobes
#FEMSmicroBlog: Small bacterial proteins for big changes
This #FEMSmicroBlog describes how a small membrane protein helps bacteria trigger a global stress response to adapt to hostile conditions.
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January 27, 2026 at 9:33 AM
To cope with changing environments, some bacteria compact their chromosomes to conserve resources.
This new #FEMSmicroBlog describes how a small membrane protein helps E. coli trigger a global stress response to adapt to hostile conditions. #FascinatingMicrobes
This new #FEMSmicroBlog describes how a small membrane protein helps E. coli trigger a global stress response to adapt to hostile conditions. #FascinatingMicrobes
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Save the date for the Annual Meeting of ÖGMBT - Austrian Association of Molecular Life Sciences and Biotechnology which will take place at the University Biology Building (UBB) at Vienna BioCenter this fall!
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#partofviennabiocenter #ÖGMBT2026
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#partofviennabiocenter #ÖGMBT2026
January 5, 2026 at 9:10 AM
Save the date for the Annual Meeting of ÖGMBT - Austrian Association of Molecular Life Sciences and Biotechnology which will take place at the University Biology Building (UBB) at Vienna BioCenter this fall!
oegmbt.at/events/annua...
#partofviennabiocenter #ÖGMBT2026
oegmbt.at/events/annua...
#partofviennabiocenter #ÖGMBT2026
Are you an aspiring researcher ready to drive the digital and green transition in agriculture?
🌱 Call for PhD Applications - 14 Prestigious Marie Skłodowska‑Curie Actions Double‑Degree Doctorate Fellowships 🌍🎓
👉 Click here for more information and how to apply: buff.ly/daYVZ13
🌱 Call for PhD Applications - 14 Prestigious Marie Skłodowska‑Curie Actions Double‑Degree Doctorate Fellowships 🌍🎓
👉 Click here for more information and how to apply: buff.ly/daYVZ13
January 22, 2026 at 7:00 AM
Are you an aspiring researcher ready to drive the digital and green transition in agriculture?
🌱 Call for PhD Applications - 14 Prestigious Marie Skłodowska‑Curie Actions Double‑Degree Doctorate Fellowships 🌍🎓
👉 Click here for more information and how to apply: buff.ly/daYVZ13
🌱 Call for PhD Applications - 14 Prestigious Marie Skłodowska‑Curie Actions Double‑Degree Doctorate Fellowships 🌍🎓
👉 Click here for more information and how to apply: buff.ly/daYVZ13
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Our first webinar of 2026 is happening this February with FEMS Microbiology Reviews 🦠
Hear from 4 leading researchers on the tools and breakthroughs shaping molecular microbiology, spanning Pseudomonas, fungal phenotypic heterogeneity & Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Register now: buff.ly/MrKCNiL
Hear from 4 leading researchers on the tools and breakthroughs shaping molecular microbiology, spanning Pseudomonas, fungal phenotypic heterogeneity & Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Register now: buff.ly/MrKCNiL
January 20, 2026 at 7:30 AM
Our first webinar of 2026 is happening this February with FEMS Microbiology Reviews 🦠
Hear from 4 leading researchers on the tools and breakthroughs shaping molecular microbiology, spanning Pseudomonas, fungal phenotypic heterogeneity & Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Register now: buff.ly/MrKCNiL
Hear from 4 leading researchers on the tools and breakthroughs shaping molecular microbiology, spanning Pseudomonas, fungal phenotypic heterogeneity & Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Register now: buff.ly/MrKCNiL
Sandy soils pose a challenge for sustainable agriculture and climate action because they drain water and nutrients, leaving crops thirsty and reducing yields. 🌽
This #FEMSmicroblog discusses how biochar can render poor soils more resilient and increase microbial diversity. 🦠
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This #FEMSmicroblog discusses how biochar can render poor soils more resilient and increase microbial diversity. 🦠
buff.ly/tVj2L3r
January 20, 2026 at 9:14 AM
Sandy soils pose a challenge for sustainable agriculture and climate action because they drain water and nutrients, leaving crops thirsty and reducing yields. 🌽
This #FEMSmicroblog discusses how biochar can render poor soils more resilient and increase microbial diversity. 🦠
buff.ly/tVj2L3r
This #FEMSmicroblog discusses how biochar can render poor soils more resilient and increase microbial diversity. 🦠
buff.ly/tVj2L3r
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My wife Dr. Jennifer Quinn is more than a mathematician and math museum director. She is an artist! Here is her #LuxPortrait of Einstein, painted with luminous bacteria on a Petri dish. Such talent! #DontFearTheMicrobe #LuxArt @univpugetsound @microbe.tv @ASMicrobiology
January 18, 2026 at 7:40 PM
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Uncovering hidden phylo: and ecogenomic diversity of the widespread methanotrophic genus Methylobacter
#microbiology #methane #bacteria #MicroSky
@femsmicro.org @femsjournals.bsky.social
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#microbiology #methane #bacteria #MicroSky
@femsmicro.org @femsjournals.bsky.social
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Uncovering hidden phylo- and ecogenomic diversity of the widespread methanotrophic genus Methylobacter
The genus Methylobacter is far more diverse and ecologically versatile than previously recognized, comprising over 30 putative species with distinct genomi
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January 18, 2026 at 7:16 PM
Uncovering hidden phylo: and ecogenomic diversity of the widespread methanotrophic genus Methylobacter
#microbiology #methane #bacteria #MicroSky
@femsmicro.org @femsjournals.bsky.social
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#microbiology #methane #bacteria #MicroSky
@femsmicro.org @femsjournals.bsky.social
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In 2026, FEMS will introduce a number of important updates across its journals portfolio as part of a wider refresh.
We’ve shared more about what’s changing, and why, in our latest update: buff.ly/NU89NNk
We’ve shared more about what’s changing, and why, in our latest update: buff.ly/NU89NNk
January 16, 2026 at 10:07 AM
In 2026, FEMS will introduce a number of important updates across its journals portfolio as part of a wider refresh.
We’ve shared more about what’s changing, and why, in our latest update: buff.ly/NU89NNk
We’ve shared more about what’s changing, and why, in our latest update: buff.ly/NU89NNk
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As 2026 begins, the EAM, @Vdlorenzo.bsky.social, Paul B. Rainey and many others remind us the urgency of renewing support to Society Journals and, taking action to reward quality research and curb predatory publishing.
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January 5, 2026 at 8:00 AM
As 2026 begins, the EAM, @Vdlorenzo.bsky.social, Paul B. Rainey and many others remind us the urgency of renewing support to Society Journals and, taking action to reward quality research and curb predatory publishing.
👉 buff.ly/V36xgMO
👉 buff.ly/T8QE90G
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Combining drugs can be more powerful than using them alone. 🧪
Read more on how M. Czerniecka et al. explain the synergistic action of oxythiamine and ketoconazole against #Malassezia_pachydermatis, targeting sterol biosynthesis and redox balance:
🔗 buff.ly/lAb167H
Read more on how M. Czerniecka et al. explain the synergistic action of oxythiamine and ketoconazole against #Malassezia_pachydermatis, targeting sterol biosynthesis and redox balance:
🔗 buff.ly/lAb167H
January 15, 2026 at 11:01 AM
Combining drugs can be more powerful than using them alone. 🧪
Read more on how M. Czerniecka et al. explain the synergistic action of oxythiamine and ketoconazole against #Malassezia_pachydermatis, targeting sterol biosynthesis and redox balance:
🔗 buff.ly/lAb167H
Read more on how M. Czerniecka et al. explain the synergistic action of oxythiamine and ketoconazole against #Malassezia_pachydermatis, targeting sterol biosynthesis and redox balance:
🔗 buff.ly/lAb167H
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Truly fascinating 😌
To infect hosts, pathogenic bacteria like Yersinia enterocolitica rely on the type III secretion system to inject effectors directly into host cells.
This #FEMSmicroBlog explains why bacteria need specialized T3SS chaperones for infection. #FascinatingMicrobes
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This #FEMSmicroBlog explains why bacteria need specialized T3SS chaperones for infection. #FascinatingMicrobes
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#FEMSmicroBlog: Protein handover for efficient virulence
This #FEMSmicroBlog sheds light on one molecular aspect of the type III secretion system, explaining why bacteria need them for infection.
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January 4, 2026 at 12:31 PM
Truly fascinating 😌
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I 💚 inspiring posts like this!
🎙️ New Microbes and Us Podcast🔬
In our latest episode, we hear from the insightful Prof. Max Häggblom, as he shares his personal, inspiring journey—from his first student publication in a FEMS Journal in 1987 to becoming Editor-in-Chief of FEMS Microbiology Ecology.
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In our latest episode, we hear from the insightful Prof. Max Häggblom, as he shares his personal, inspiring journey—from his first student publication in a FEMS Journal in 1987 to becoming Editor-in-Chief of FEMS Microbiology Ecology.
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January 4, 2026 at 12:31 PM
I 💚 inspiring posts like this!
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Read the last part of my series on the New Microbes that were discovered in 2025.
This series is always extremely fun and interesting to write, so I'm incredibly grateful to @femsmicro.org for giving me the platform.
This series is always extremely fun and interesting to write, so I'm incredibly grateful to @femsmicro.org for giving me the platform.
The final edition of our “New Microbes Discovered in 2025” series is here. After exploring new viruses, bacteria, and fungi, this last #FEMSmicroBlog highlights the archaea identified in 2025: buff.ly/pJpA0Ax #NewMicrobes
January 1, 2026 at 8:07 PM
Read the last part of my series on the New Microbes that were discovered in 2025.
This series is always extremely fun and interesting to write, so I'm incredibly grateful to @femsmicro.org for giving me the platform.
This series is always extremely fun and interesting to write, so I'm incredibly grateful to @femsmicro.org for giving me the platform.
The final edition of our “New Microbes Discovered in 2025” series is here. After exploring new viruses, bacteria, and fungi, this last #FEMSmicroBlog highlights the archaea identified in 2025: buff.ly/pJpA0Ax #NewMicrobes
December 30, 2025 at 11:28 AM
The final edition of our “New Microbes Discovered in 2025” series is here. After exploring new viruses, bacteria, and fungi, this last #FEMSmicroBlog highlights the archaea identified in 2025: buff.ly/pJpA0Ax #NewMicrobes
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Zombie-ant fungi, plastic-dwelling marine species, and Himalayan rust fungi — @femsmicro.org has compiled the new fungi identified in 2025. Discover how weird, wonderful, and essential the fungal kingdom really is.
Read all about them here ➡️ fems-microbiology.org/femsmicroblo...
Read all about them here ➡️ fems-microbiology.org/femsmicroblo...
#FEMSmicroBlog: Exploring the new fungi identified in 2025 - FEMS
This #FEMSmicroBlog explores new fungi from 2025 from different environmental sources — featuring fascinating shapes and hosts. #NewMicrobes
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December 18, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Zombie-ant fungi, plastic-dwelling marine species, and Himalayan rust fungi — @femsmicro.org has compiled the new fungi identified in 2025. Discover how weird, wonderful, and essential the fungal kingdom really is.
Read all about them here ➡️ fems-microbiology.org/femsmicroblo...
Read all about them here ➡️ fems-microbiology.org/femsmicroblo...
Fungi got even more fascinating in 2025; zombie ants, plastic-eaters, bamboo aliens, and rust parasites. Check out the latest #FEMSmicroBlog that both captivated (and horrified) us in 2025: buff.ly/2qzregO
#NewMicrobes
#NewMicrobes
December 17, 2025 at 11:01 AM
Fungi got even more fascinating in 2025; zombie ants, plastic-eaters, bamboo aliens, and rust parasites. Check out the latest #FEMSmicroBlog that both captivated (and horrified) us in 2025: buff.ly/2qzregO
#NewMicrobes
#NewMicrobes