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The Society is taking an extended break over Christmas and New Year. Our office will be closed from EOD on Tuesday, 23 December 2025, and back on Monday, 05 January 2026. Check out our website for up-to-date information on all our activities and events: www.microbiologysociety.org
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The Microbiology Society is a membership charity for scientists interested in microbes, their effects and their practical uses.
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From detection to pathogenesis to treatment, the Infection Forum at Annual Conference 2026 covers the full spectrum of infection biology caused by microbial pathogens—including abstracts eligible for the Infection Science Award. Registration is open - microb.io/AC26Register #Microbio26
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December 26, 2025 at 5:03 PM
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Cryptococcus albidus (Naganishia albida) meningitis in a young patient with T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukaemia. Find the full details in ACMI: doi.org/10.1099/acmi... #AccessMicro
Two petri dishes each containing growth on SDA plate after 4 days of aerobic incubation at 37 °C (Reverse and obverse) on a yellowish agar medium.
December 26, 2025 at 2:02 PM
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Puribacter membranae gen. nov., sp. nov., isolated from a biofilm of a membrane bioreactor (MBR) treating sewage. Read now in IJSEM: doi.org/10.1099/ijse... #IJSEM
Phylogenetic position of strains HTMS2, HTMS3T and representatives of other related taxa. The tree was constructed based on a distance matrix analysis of the 16S rRNA gene sequence using the neighbour-joining method. Aquicella lusitana SGT-39T (AY359282) was used as an outgroup. Bootstrap resampling analysis was performed for the neighbour-joining, maximum-likelihood and maximum-parsimony methods to estimate the confidence of the tree topologies. The numbers at the nodes indicate bootstrap values for the neighbour-joining method. Branching points with support above 50% in all three analyses are indicated by solid circles, whereas nodes with open circles indicate bootstrap support in the two analyses. The scale bar represents the 0.02 substitutions per nucleotide position.
December 25, 2025 at 10:01 AM
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Trypanosoma cruzi infection-induced changes in cardiac microvascular endothelial cell morphology and function. Learn more in JMM: doi.org/10.1099/jmm.... #JMedMicro
T. cruzi infection induces morphological changes in cMVEC. cMVEC monolayers were infected at m.o.i. of 1 and 10. (a) As early as 2 h p.i., cells begin to show signs of activation, including cell spreading and elongation. 100×, scale bars=100 µm. (b) Monolayers were fixed at days 1 and 5 p.i. and stained for VE-CAD (Alexa488, green) and nuclei (DAPI, blue). 100× magnification showing the presence of giant cMVEC. Scale bars=100 µm. (c) 400× magnification of giant cMVEC at 5 days p.i. with arrows indicating multiple nuclei, asterisks (*) indicate parasite amastigote nests. Scale bars=20 µm.
December 24, 2025 at 2:30 PM
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Dive into the latest in microbial genetics, genomics, evolution, metagenomics and bioinformatics at Annual Conference 2026 Genetics and Genomics Forum. Registration is open: microb.io/AC26Register #Microbio26
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December 24, 2025 at 12:02 PM
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📢 Office Closure Notice
Our office will be closed from 23 December, we’ll be back and fully operational on 5 January.
Wishing you all a restful festive break! ☃️✨
December 23, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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Society Event Grant – Annual Conference 2026 Awards of up to £350 (UK) and £650 (International) are available for eligible members wishing to attend the Annual Conference in Belfast. Application deadline is midnight GMT 02/01/26.

🔗Link here: microb.io/AC26Grant

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Funds are available to support eligible members attending the Society Annual Conference or one other Society meeting per year.
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December 23, 2025 at 11:02 AM
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Defective but promising: evaluating the utility of currently available bioinformatic pipelines for detecting defective viral genomes in RNA-Seq data. Published Open Access and fee-free in JGV using a Publish and Read agreement: doi.org/10.1099/jgv.... #JGV #PublishAndRead
UpSet plots showing the degree of overlap between programs regarding junctions identified and written to their outputs. Panels (a, b, c, d, e, and f) correspond to the test datasets BMV, CMV, CymRSV, CYMV, TCV, and TSWV, respectively. Panels (g) and (h) correspond to the two control datasets, SARS-CoV-2 and TuMV. BMV (a) showed the most complex degree of overlaps, while TSWV (f) showed no overlaps. Control datasets are SARS-CoV-2 (g) and TuMV (h).
December 23, 2025 at 9:01 AM
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Want to know more about regulation and product innovation? Join the Microbiology Society & MHRA’s GAMRIF team on 12 Jan at the AMR Innovation Exchange; an online forum connecting innovators, regulators & clinicians worldwide. Open to members. Register today: microb.io/492AToZ

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December 22, 2025 at 4:02 PM
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The Annual Conference social programme is here🎉
From Early Career networking to inclusive member socials and a quiz night, there are plenty of ways to connect, collaborate, and have fun alongside the science. Explore what’s on #Microbio26 👇
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Night view of Belfast city with illuminated historic building promoting the 2026 Annual Conference at ICC Belfast, April 13-16. Two conference attendees engaged in conversation during the Annual Conference Early Career Forum Networking and Social event at ICC Belfast in 2026. Two conference attendees chatting at the Disabled and Neurodivergent Members Social during the Microbiology Society Annual Conference 2026 in Belfast.
December 22, 2025 at 2:01 PM
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We’ve delved into the Journal of Medical Microbiology’s print archives (pre-2000) to highlight some of its most impactful articles and advances. Browse the archive highlights here: https://microb.io/JMM_Archive
Cover of Journal of Medical Microbiology archive showing microscopic image of pink-stained bacterial cells on a red background.
December 22, 2025 at 12:00 PM
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Gene dependence during mammalian Acinetobacter baumannii pneumonia and septicaemia infections. Published Open Access and fee-free in MGen using a Publish and Read agreement: doi.org/10.1099/mgen... #MGen #PublishAndRead
Diagram of genes required for in vivo fitness in different organs displayed as bar graphs
December 22, 2025 at 11:02 AM
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In 2025, the Society marks its 80th anniversary. Since 1945 we have been microbiologists together. There are many ways to get involved with Society activities; learn more here - microb.io/Get-Involved
Advertising about the Microbiology Society's bringing the microbiology society together since 1945, and inviting delegates to Get Involved with the organisation
December 22, 2025 at 9:01 AM
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Hepatitis B virus is a stealth virus that minimizes proteomic and secretomic changes in primary human hepatocytes. View the full article in JGV: doi.org/10.1099/jgv.... #JGenVirol
Transcript-level validation of proteomic changes by RT-qPCR. Transcript levels of RCN2, APOB, XPNPEP3, ALDH4A1 and ENO3 were analysed by RT-qPCR in PHH at 8 dpi. Gene expression was normalized to GAPDH. HBV infection was confirmed by quantifying total HBV RNA (top left), shown on a logarithmic scale and normalized to the HBV+BLV group. All other mRNA levels are shown relative to uninfected controls (Ctrl). Data represent mean±sd from a single experiment; individual points represent three replicates.
December 20, 2025 at 2:02 PM
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Society Event Grant – Annual Conference 2026 Awards of up to £350 (UK) and £650 (International) are available for eligible members wishing to attend the Annual Conference in Belfast. Application deadline is midnight GMT 02/01/26.

🔗Link here: microb.io/AC26Grant

#Microbio26 #Microbiology #MiM26
December 20, 2025 at 1:01 PM
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📢 Voluntary opportunity
Journal of General Virology is looking for Editors to support peer review and editorial decisions. This unpaid role contributes to journal strategy and community engagement in virology.
More info: Voluntary Opportunities 👉 microb.io/Vacancies
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December 20, 2025 at 12:00 PM
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📢 Senior Editor role opportunity available with the Microbiology Society for the Pathogens & Epidemiology section. This role supports journal strategy, section development & community engagement.
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December 19, 2025 at 5:01 PM
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The grant application to support members attending the Annual Conference 2026 is open and closes on 2 January 2026 at 23:59 GMT. Check your eligibility and apply now: microb.io/AC26Grant #Microbio26
Night view of Belfast City Hall illuminated with colourful lights, promoting Annual Conference 2026 at ICC Belfast from April 13-16.
December 19, 2025 at 4:04 PM
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Rapid accumulation of fluorophores and fast kill identify drugs with bactericidal effects against Gram-negative bacteria. Published Open Access and fee-free in Microbiology using a Publish and Read agreement: doi.org/10.1099/mic.... #MicrobioJ #PublishAndRead
PCA of fluorophore uptake in E. coli and A. baylyi exposed to antibiotics. (a) Intracellular versus cell membrane-acting antibiotics. (b) A. baylyi versus E. coli. Fluorescence signals from 23 fluorophores (Table S2) in cells exposed to 19 different antibiotics. Data generated from four or more biological replicates. Components consisted of species (E. coli and A. baylyi), antibiotics, fluorophore, events (median), signal (median) and signal ratio (fluorescence emission from samples exposed to antibiotic versus samples without exposure to antibiotics) and target type for each antibiotic (Tables S1 and S2).
December 19, 2025 at 3:31 PM
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To conclude our 80th anniversary celebrations, we have uncovered some breakthroughs and imagery from the Journal of General Virology’s print archive. We’re proud of our rich publishing history. See the archive brochure: https://microb.io/JGV_Archive
Microscopic images of rod-shaped virus particles arranged in clusters, featured on the Journal of General Virology archive cover from 1967-1999 by the Microbiology Society.
December 19, 2025 at 2:01 PM
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The Society is taking an extended break over Christmas and New Year. Our office will be closed from EOD on Tuesday, 23 December 2025, and back on Monday, 05 January 2026. Check out our website for up-to-date information on all our activities and events: www.microbiologysociety.org
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The Microbiology Society is a membership charity for scientists interested in microbes, their effects and their practical uses.
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December 19, 2025 at 1:01 PM
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📢 We’re looking for Editors to join Microbial Genomics! We’re seeking Editors with some previous editorial experience to support our to help ensure the publication of high-quality, impactful research. Find out more and apply by 19 January 2026: microb.io/Vacancies
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December 19, 2025 at 12:29 PM
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As my own three year stint as an Editor comes to an end I cannot recommend doing this enough
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📢 Voluntary opportunity
Microbial Genomics is seeking Editors to support high-quality research in microbial genomics. This unpaid, public-facing role supports peer review, editorial decisions & journal strategy.
More info: Voluntary Opportunities 👉 microb.io/Vacancies
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December 18, 2025 at 12:21 PM
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It may be raining outside, but it’s all good news in the School of Microbiology at UCC ☔️🎉 Proud to announce two appointments to the @microbiologysociety.org : Jerry Reen as Chair-Elect of the Scientific Conferences Panel and @cleverflick.bsky.social as General Secretary. Congrats to both!
December 18, 2025 at 1:24 PM
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Save the date! Join us for our brand new online seminar series, Safe Microbiome Perturbations. The first webinar, Skin Microbiome and in vitro Methods, is happening on 28 January 2026. Registration is free and now open: https://microb.io/4aPYX0y
Online seminar series promotion on Safe Microbiome Perturbations with expert speakers, Catherine O'Neill and Aline Metris, taking place January 28 2026.
December 19, 2025 at 10:00 AM