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Microbiology Society @microbiologysociety.org · 38m

Diverse biofilm-forming Sphingomonadaceae represent twelve novel species isolated from glaciers on the Tibetan Plateau. Published Open Access and fee-free in IJSEM using a Publish and Read agreement: doi.org/10.1099/ijse... #IJSEM #PublishAndRead

Transmission electron micrograph of negatively stained cells of the type strains of 12 novel species. Letters (a)–(l) represent LT1P40T, LB2R24T, LB3N6T, RB3P16T, RT2P30T, ZT3P38T, ZB1N12T, GB1N7T, PB2P12T, PB2P19T, PB4P5T and PB1R3T, respectively. The black line represents a scale of 1 µm. The inset panels in the lower left corner display an enlarged view of the flagellum.

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Microbiology Society @microbiologysociety.org · 1d

A Japanese encephalitis virus biological clone with an E gene point mutation exhibits in vitro and in vivo attenuation of neurovirulence. Published Open Access and fee-free in JGV using a Publish and Read agreement: doi.org/10.1099/jgv.... #JGV #PublishAndRead

Viral antigen and inflammation in JEV-V- and JEV-M-infected mice. Viral antigen positivity and distribution in comparable and representative sections of the cerebral cortex (a), hippocampus (b) and brainstem (c) in JEV-V-infected mice, but not in JEV-M-infected mice (original magnification: 4× objective; inset: 40× objective). The higher magnification images in the insets, taken from the areas indicated by arrows, either showed neuronal cell body cytoplasmic localization of viral antigens or their absence. (d) Inflammation was detected in the brainstem of JEV-V-infected mice, but not in JEV-M-infected mice (original magnification: 10× objective). All animals were footpad-infected with the same dose of 20 µl 104 CCID50/ml.

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Microbiology Society @microbiologysociety.org · 1d

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Sharp global rise in antibiotic-resistant infections in hospitals, WHO finds

Experts describe findings as deeply concerning and predict 70% increase in related deaths by 2050

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Microbiology Society @microbiologysociety.org · 1d

📉 We are rapidly running out of effective treatment options

The Microbiology Society is calling for sustainable investment in antimicrobials and diagnostic tools, and evidence-based policies to tackle AMR and protect global health.

Find out more at: microb.io/KnockingOutAMR

Knocking Out Antimicrobial Resistance

The Microbiology Society is leading the way with the Knocking Out AMR project, an ambitious, bold and extensive scheme of work aiming to promote feasible and effective solutions to AMR.

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Microbiology Society @microbiologysociety.org · 1d

📢 @who.int's latest Global Antibiotic Resistance Surveillance Report reveals alarming trends:
⚠️ 1 in 6 laboratory-confirmed bacterial infections are resistant to antibiotics
🌍 The burden of #AMR is highest in low- and middle-income countries

Sharp global rise in antibiotic-resistant infections in hospitals, WHO finds

Experts describe findings as deeply concerning and predict 70% increase in related deaths by 2050

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Microbiology Society @microbiologysociety.org · 1d

Why we should care about our air: Kerry Bloom of @UKHSA.Bsky.Social takes us behind the scenes of their #Microbiology paper on how they engaged a widening network of stakeholders for future collaborations on bioaerosols microb.io/3KHHkVS

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The MRC Centre for Medical Mycology @mrccmm.bsky.social · 4d

...and how Candida albicans’ cell wall shapes antifungal immunity. Plus: copper’s role in biofilms & the impact of antifungal drugs on resistance 🛡️

Thanks to @microbiologysociety.org for a great meeting. It's great to be part of a vibrant community pushing boundaries in medical mycology!

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Microbiology Society @microbiologysociety.org · 1d

Congratulations to all the winners of the Microbiology Society prizes at the Candida and Candidiasis 2025 meeting in Berlin! #Candida2025

12 poster prize winners (4 from each poster block) standing on a stage at Candida 2025.

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Microbiology Society @microbiologysociety.org · 2d

One week till abstract submissions for the Microbes in Miami 2026 meeting close. Submit your abstract before Monday 20 October 2025 23:59 GMT - microb.io/MiM26Abstracts #MiM26

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Microbiology Society @microbiologysociety.org · 2d

Cyclic-di-GMP signalling mutants drive ecological succession and self-generated diversity in experimentally evolved biofilms of Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Published Open Access and fee-free in Microbiology using a Publish and Read agreement: doi.org/10.1099/mic.... #MicrobioJ #PublishAndRead

Colony morphotypes identified from experimentally evolved lineages after a 10-day incubation at 20 °C on bacteriological agar supplemented with 1% w/v tryptone, 20 µg ml−1 Congo red and 40 µg ml−1 Coomassie brilliant blue. Data are shown as representative colony dimensions in pixels, n=4.

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Microbiology Society @microbiologysociety.org · 4d

Streptomyces mayonensis sp. nov., isolated from the volcanic soils of Mt. Mayon, Philippines. Published in IJSEM: doi.org/10.1099/ijse... #IJSEM

Scanning electron micrograph showing the spore chain morphology and spore surface of strain A1-08T under 10,000× and 80,000× magnification, respectively.

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Microbiology Society @microbiologysociety.org · 4d

Find out more about the most recent discoveries in the latest edition of New to Science here: microb.io/3IYD57I 🦠🧫

Microbiology Society @microbiologysociety.org · 4d

This is part of the Wild Yeast project run by UCD's Butler lab, which aims to introduce these young scientists to microbiological techniques. One of the new species names proposed is derived from the Celtic name for 'Ireland'... Can you guess which it is?

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Microbiology Society @microbiologysociety.org · 4d

Introducing our Microbes of the Month for October, Cyberlindnera hibernica and Barnettozyma discipulorum!

The two novel yeast species were discovered from forest soil samples collected in County Cork, Ireland, by students at University College Dublin.

A forest in Ireland. Text reads “Microbe of the Month – Selected from IJSEM” and “ Cyberlindnera hibernica and Barnettozyma discipulorum.” A caption below explains how the two novel yeast species were isolated by students at University College Dublin.

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Microbial Pathogenicity Mechanisms @mpm-hki.bsky.social · 5d

It's a wrap! Thanks to the organizers at @microbiologysociety.org for this great #Candida2025 conference! 🍄👏😊

And congratulations to our PhD student Myrto who won a prize for her excellent poster presentation! 🥳🎉

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Myrto Katsipoulaki (third from the right) won a prize for her poster

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Julia Muenzner @juliamuenzner.bsky.social · 5d

What a great conference #Candida2025 was! So happy about having met so many friendly new faces, and great to have had so much interest in how we do high throughput #proteomics with natural C albicans isolates. Looking forward to fun new collaborations! Thank you @microbiologysociety.org ❤️

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ALT: a cat sitting on a couch using a laptop with the word research written on the screen

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Evelien Adriaenssens @evelienadri.bsky.social · 5d

For those of you working on tailed #phages, this is the virus realm for you!
#Duplodnaviria #virus #taxonomy

The Profile in #JGenVirol provides the citable reference. More details in the chapter on the ICTV website: ictv.global/report/chapt...

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Microbiology Society @microbiologysociety.org · 5d

AmpliconTyper – a tool for analysing ONT multiplex PCR data from environmental and other complex samples. Published Open Access and fee-free in MGen using a Publish and Read agreement: doi.org/10.1099/mgen... #MGen #PublishAndRead

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Genotyping workflow. The sample DNA is amplified in a single multiplex PCR. The resulting amplicons are sequenced on an ONT device, and the sequence reads are analysed using AmpliconTyper. The output is a report (File S1) describing amplification results for each primer and summary of mutations in the PCR products.

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Microbiology Society @microbiologysociety.org · 5d

Abstract submissions are closing! Submit your abstract for the Microbes in Microbiomes Miami 2026 meeting now! Submissions close Monday 20 October 2025 23:59 GMT. Apply today - microb.io/MiM26Abstracts #MiM26

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Microbiology Society @microbiologysociety.org · 5d

External Event Grant awards of up to £750 are available for eligible members as a contribution towards the costs of registration, travel, and accommodation to attend an event beginning in the period 01 Jan – 30 April 2026. Apply now before the deadline 01 Nov at 23:59 GMT: microb.io/ExternalEven...

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Fletcher Lab @fletcherlab.bsky.social · 6d

🎉 Fletcher lab PhD student Emma Davies reflecting on her prize winning talk - we’re super proud of you Emma - many congrats! 🎉

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Microbiology Society @microbiologysociety.org · 7d

Huge congratulations to Emma Davis, the winner of 2025's Early Career Microbiologist of the Year prize! We agree with Emma that all of the finalists' talks were brilliant and a massive well done to everyone involved!

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Antonio J. Pérez Pulido 🧬🦠💻🦼 @ajperezpulido.bsky.social · 6d

New article from our UPOBioinfo group! 🧬
We’re now exploring bacteria hidden in arthropod genome assemblies @microbiologysociety.org @cabd-upo-csic.bsky.social

www.microbiologyresearch.org/content/jour...

Discovery of a bacteriophage sequence in a mite genome assembly reveals bacterial contamination and opens new possibilities for exploring arthropod symbionts

While studying the integration site of a bacteriophage associated with the bacterium Acinetobacter baumannii, we found a genome assembly of the mite Oppiella nova that contained a homologous sequence ...

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Charlotte Houldcroft @virologyhouldcroft.bsky.social · 6d

Emma Davies did her third year undergraduate project in the lab I was working in (Team Wills!) and she was obviously on her way to great things in virology. Her upwards trajectory continues!

Microbiology Society @microbiologysociety.org · 7d

Huge congratulations to Emma Davis, the winner of 2025's Early Career Microbiologist of the Year prize! We agree with Emma that all of the finalists' talks were brilliant and a massive well done to everyone involved!

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Seána Duggan @seanaduggan.bsky.social · 6d

It was a privilege to give a talk yesterday in the polymicrobial interactions & pathogenesis session about my work on the role of copper in Candida - bacterial interactions #Candida2025 @mrccmm.bsky.social @microbiologysociety.org thanks to the wonderful @rosannesprute.bsky.social for the picture

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Kendall Esparrago @ktesparrago.bsky.social · 6d

Yesterday, I had the wonderful opportunity to present my work on a novel inhibitory compound against C. albicans from the Romo lab at the Candida and Candidiasis meeting 2025 hosted in Berlin, Germany! #Candida2025 @microbiologysociety.org

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