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Editor-In-Chief for FEMS Microbiology Reviews of @femsjournals.bsky.social @femsmicro.org
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November 24, 2025 at 7:51 AM
Editor-In-Chief for FEMS Microbiology Reviews of @femsjournals.bsky.social @femsmicro.org
#SocietyJournal #Microbiology #EditorInChief
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#SocietyJournal #Microbiology #EditorInChief
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Don't miss your chance to elevate your career and present your research on the global stage.
The FEMS-ASM Mäkelä-Cassell #TravelAward is now open. If you are a PhD student or have received your PhD within the last five years, this award is for you.
🔗 Submit and apply by 2 Dec: buff.ly/0RtV6Rd
The FEMS-ASM Mäkelä-Cassell #TravelAward is now open. If you are a PhD student or have received your PhD within the last five years, this award is for you.
🔗 Submit and apply by 2 Dec: buff.ly/0RtV6Rd
November 26, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Don't miss your chance to elevate your career and present your research on the global stage.
The FEMS-ASM Mäkelä-Cassell #TravelAward is now open. If you are a PhD student or have received your PhD within the last five years, this award is for you.
🔗 Submit and apply by 2 Dec: buff.ly/0RtV6Rd
The FEMS-ASM Mäkelä-Cassell #TravelAward is now open. If you are a PhD student or have received your PhD within the last five years, this award is for you.
🔗 Submit and apply by 2 Dec: buff.ly/0RtV6Rd
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🎙️ 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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November 24, 2025 at 2:45 PM
🎙️ 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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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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November 25, 2025 at 8:55 AM
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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Editorial: Society journals matter—supporting science through renewed commitment
Editorial in @femsjournals.bsky.social microLife by @paulbrainey.bsky.social and colleagues
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Editorial in @femsjournals.bsky.social microLife by @paulbrainey.bsky.social and colleagues
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Editorial: Society journals matter—supporting science through renewed commitment
Paul B Rainey, Puri López-García, Zeynep Ceren Karahan, Paul Williams, Stipan Jonjić, Kenneth N Timmis; Editorial: Society journals matter—supporting scien
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November 22, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Editorial: Society journals matter—supporting science through renewed commitment
Editorial in @femsjournals.bsky.social microLife by @paulbrainey.bsky.social and colleagues
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Editorial in @femsjournals.bsky.social microLife by @paulbrainey.bsky.social and colleagues
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Sewage sludge isn’t just waste, it can be a hotspot for antimicrobial resistance.
This study on @FEMSmicrobes uncovers multidrug-resistant bacteria, high AMR-gene abundance, and metal-tolerant strains in STP sludge. An interesting read for #AMRAwarenessWeek: buff.ly/1nTb9Ji
This study on @FEMSmicrobes uncovers multidrug-resistant bacteria, high AMR-gene abundance, and metal-tolerant strains in STP sludge. An interesting read for #AMRAwarenessWeek: buff.ly/1nTb9Ji
November 22, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Sewage sludge isn’t just waste, it can be a hotspot for antimicrobial resistance.
This study on @FEMSmicrobes uncovers multidrug-resistant bacteria, high AMR-gene abundance, and metal-tolerant strains in STP sludge. An interesting read for #AMRAwarenessWeek: buff.ly/1nTb9Ji
This study on @FEMSmicrobes uncovers multidrug-resistant bacteria, high AMR-gene abundance, and metal-tolerant strains in STP sludge. An interesting read for #AMRAwarenessWeek: buff.ly/1nTb9Ji
Toxin–antitoxin systems are tiny molecular “switches” that help bacteria survive stress, persist, & hold onto drug-resistant plasmids. This #FEMSMicrobiolRev review breaks down how TAs drive the spread & stability of multi-drug resistance, & why they matter: buff.ly/wSpRky3
#AMRAwarenessWeek
#AMRAwarenessWeek
November 22, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Toxin–antitoxin systems are tiny molecular “switches” that help bacteria survive stress, persist, & hold onto drug-resistant plasmids. This #FEMSMicrobiolRev review breaks down how TAs drive the spread & stability of multi-drug resistance, & why they matter: buff.ly/wSpRky3
#AMRAwarenessWeek
#AMRAwarenessWeek
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⏰ My new comment article is out in @femsjournals.bsky.social! 🥳
I share a practical step-by-step storytelling approach to transform research into engaging science stories for #ScienceCommunication and my experience from workshops at #FEMSMicro2025 @femsmicro.org
Read here👉🏾 doi.org/10.1093/fems...
I share a practical step-by-step storytelling approach to transform research into engaging science stories for #ScienceCommunication and my experience from workshops at #FEMSMicro2025 @femsmicro.org
Read here👉🏾 doi.org/10.1093/fems...
November 19, 2025 at 5:06 PM
⏰ My new comment article is out in @femsjournals.bsky.social! 🥳
I share a practical step-by-step storytelling approach to transform research into engaging science stories for #ScienceCommunication and my experience from workshops at #FEMSMicro2025 @femsmicro.org
Read here👉🏾 doi.org/10.1093/fems...
I share a practical step-by-step storytelling approach to transform research into engaging science stories for #ScienceCommunication and my experience from workshops at #FEMSMicro2025 @femsmicro.org
Read here👉🏾 doi.org/10.1093/fems...
Microbes have great potential to provide us with sustainable alternatives to fossil fuels. 🦠
This new #FEMSmicroBlog explores a bacterial co-culture with a magnetic twist to optimise bioalcohol production. #FascinatingMicrobes
This new #FEMSmicroBlog explores a bacterial co-culture with a magnetic twist to optimise bioalcohol production. #FascinatingMicrobes
#FEMSmicroBlog: Bacteria and magnets - a combo for increased carbon recovery
This new #FEMSmicroBlog explores a bacterial co-culture with a magnetic twist to optimise bioalcohol production. #FascinatingMicrobes
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November 19, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Microbes have great potential to provide us with sustainable alternatives to fossil fuels. 🦠
This new #FEMSmicroBlog explores a bacterial co-culture with a magnetic twist to optimise bioalcohol production. #FascinatingMicrobes
This new #FEMSmicroBlog explores a bacterial co-culture with a magnetic twist to optimise bioalcohol production. #FascinatingMicrobes
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New insights into #Hpylori’s virulence machinery 🕵️🧪 Josenhans lab & coll. unravel new interactions between CagT4SS surface proteins and outer membrane proteins HopQ & HopZ—key for host interaction and #proinflammatory signaling. 🦠
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November 17, 2025 at 1:01 PM
New insights into #Hpylori’s virulence machinery 🕵️🧪 Josenhans lab & coll. unravel new interactions between CagT4SS surface proteins and outer membrane proteins HopQ & HopZ—key for host interaction and #proinflammatory signaling. 🦠
@lmumuenchen.bsky.social
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@lmumuenchen.bsky.social
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Thermophiles don’t just survive heat, they thrive in it. 🔥
They provide heat-stable enzymes, insights into early Earth, and tools for biotech.
Our new thematic issue in #FEMSMicrobiolEcol captures how diverse this field is. Explore the collection👉 buff.ly/kD8fmOL
They provide heat-stable enzymes, insights into early Earth, and tools for biotech.
Our new thematic issue in #FEMSMicrobiolEcol captures how diverse this field is. Explore the collection👉 buff.ly/kD8fmOL
November 14, 2025 at 8:20 AM
Even though all life shares the same carbon metabolism, gluconeogenic enzymes are more conserved in archaea and bacteria than glycolytic enzymes.
Read in #FEMSmicroBlog why the metabolic pathway of glycolysis likely arose from gluconeogenesis in autotrophs. #FascinatingMicrobes
Read in #FEMSmicroBlog why the metabolic pathway of glycolysis likely arose from gluconeogenesis in autotrophs. #FascinatingMicrobes
#FEMSmicroBlog: Evolutionary insights into the bacterial carbon metabolism
Read in our #FEMSmicroBlog why it seems likely that the metabolic pathway of glycolysis arose from gluconeogenesis in autotrophs.
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November 12, 2025 at 8:45 AM
Even though all life shares the same carbon metabolism, gluconeogenic enzymes are more conserved in archaea and bacteria than glycolytic enzymes.
Read in #FEMSmicroBlog why the metabolic pathway of glycolysis likely arose from gluconeogenesis in autotrophs. #FascinatingMicrobes
Read in #FEMSmicroBlog why the metabolic pathway of glycolysis likely arose from gluconeogenesis in autotrophs. #FascinatingMicrobes
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🚨 Today is the final day 🚨 This is it, your last chance to influence the future of microbiology in Europe.
The FEMS survey closes TODAY at 23:00 CET. Don't miss out on helping FEMS shape the next steps for our community.
Access the link buff.ly/ZghfWnM & finish strong.
The FEMS survey closes TODAY at 23:00 CET. Don't miss out on helping FEMS shape the next steps for our community.
Access the link buff.ly/ZghfWnM & finish strong.
November 11, 2025 at 7:00 AM
🚨 Today is the final day 🚨 This is it, your last chance to influence the future of microbiology in Europe.
The FEMS survey closes TODAY at 23:00 CET. Don't miss out on helping FEMS shape the next steps for our community.
Access the link buff.ly/ZghfWnM & finish strong.
The FEMS survey closes TODAY at 23:00 CET. Don't miss out on helping FEMS shape the next steps for our community.
Access the link buff.ly/ZghfWnM & finish strong.
🚨 Today is the final day 🚨 This is it, your last chance to influence the future of microbiology in Europe.
The FEMS survey closes TODAY at 23:00 CET. Don't miss out on helping FEMS shape the next steps for our community.
Access the link buff.ly/ZghfWnM & finish strong.
The FEMS survey closes TODAY at 23:00 CET. Don't miss out on helping FEMS shape the next steps for our community.
Access the link buff.ly/ZghfWnM & finish strong.
November 11, 2025 at 7:01 AM
🚨 Today is the final day 🚨 This is it, your last chance to influence the future of microbiology in Europe.
The FEMS survey closes TODAY at 23:00 CET. Don't miss out on helping FEMS shape the next steps for our community.
Access the link buff.ly/ZghfWnM & finish strong.
The FEMS survey closes TODAY at 23:00 CET. Don't miss out on helping FEMS shape the next steps for our community.
Access the link buff.ly/ZghfWnM & finish strong.
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Microbiologists, take a bit of your time to advise FEMS online!
Learned societies are the backbone of science - let's support them (and let them support us)
Learned societies are the backbone of science - let's support them (and let them support us)
Final 48 Hours!
A huge THANK YOU to everyone who has already completed the FEMS survey. Your input is shaping the future of microbiology.
Have not finished yet? Please take a few more minutes to complete it. Every completed response is vital.
If you haven't started, click here: buff.ly/ZghfWnM
A huge THANK YOU to everyone who has already completed the FEMS survey. Your input is shaping the future of microbiology.
Have not finished yet? Please take a few more minutes to complete it. Every completed response is vital.
If you haven't started, click here: buff.ly/ZghfWnM
November 10, 2025 at 7:41 AM
Microbiologists, take a bit of your time to advise FEMS online!
Learned societies are the backbone of science - let's support them (and let them support us)
Learned societies are the backbone of science - let's support them (and let them support us)
Final 48 Hours!
A huge THANK YOU to everyone who has already completed the FEMS survey. Your input is shaping the future of microbiology.
Have not finished yet? Please take a few more minutes to complete it. Every completed response is vital.
If you haven't started, click here: buff.ly/ZghfWnM
A huge THANK YOU to everyone who has already completed the FEMS survey. Your input is shaping the future of microbiology.
Have not finished yet? Please take a few more minutes to complete it. Every completed response is vital.
If you haven't started, click here: buff.ly/ZghfWnM
November 10, 2025 at 7:00 AM
Final 48 Hours!
A huge THANK YOU to everyone who has already completed the FEMS survey. Your input is shaping the future of microbiology.
Have not finished yet? Please take a few more minutes to complete it. Every completed response is vital.
If you haven't started, click here: buff.ly/ZghfWnM
A huge THANK YOU to everyone who has already completed the FEMS survey. Your input is shaping the future of microbiology.
Have not finished yet? Please take a few more minutes to complete it. Every completed response is vital.
If you haven't started, click here: buff.ly/ZghfWnM
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If you are a microbiologist, please take the survey. Scientific societies are critical for supporting our communities-especially early career researchers. Give your opinion on future strategic direction!
November 9, 2025 at 11:43 AM
If you are a microbiologist, please take the survey. Scientific societies are critical for supporting our communities-especially early career researchers. Give your opinion on future strategic direction!
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3 DAYS TO GO⏳
Every bit of feedback makes a difference. By taking part, you will help identify the priorities and challenges facing microbiologists across Europe and ensure that your perspective is represented at the European level.
Don't wait, complete the survey now. buff.ly/ZghfWnM
Every bit of feedback makes a difference. By taking part, you will help identify the priorities and challenges facing microbiologists across Europe and ensure that your perspective is represented at the European level.
Don't wait, complete the survey now. buff.ly/ZghfWnM
November 9, 2025 at 7:00 AM
3 DAYS TO GO⏳
Every bit of feedback makes a difference. By taking part, you will help identify the priorities and challenges facing microbiologists across Europe and ensure that your perspective is represented at the European level.
Don't wait, complete the survey now. buff.ly/ZghfWnM
Every bit of feedback makes a difference. By taking part, you will help identify the priorities and challenges facing microbiologists across Europe and ensure that your perspective is represented at the European level.
Don't wait, complete the survey now. buff.ly/ZghfWnM
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Thanks for pointing this out.
Inducible promoters are everywhere in bacterial biotechnology, but optimizing them isn’t easy. In this #FEMSmicroBlog, Andrés Felipe Carrillo Rincón walks us through how synthetic σ70 promoters and tunable plasmids can unlock stronger expression, tighter control, & portability:
#FEMSmicroBlog Synthetic Upgrades for Modern Expression Systems - FEMS
Inducible promoters are everywhere in bacterial biotechnology but optimizing them remains a challenge. This blog, written by Andrés Felipe Carrillo Rincón, explores how he and co-author Natalie G.…
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November 7, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Thanks for pointing this out.
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📖 Perfect weekend reading for fungal fans! 😉 Our @mpm-hki.bsky.social colleagues uncover how #CandidaAlbicans manages to invade tissue as hyphae but spread as yeast. Published in @femsjournals.bsky.social.
🧑🏻🔬: @jlspragu.bsky.social
🧑🏻🔬: @jlspragu.bsky.social
#C.albicans invades tissues as hyphae but spreads as yeast, How?
@jlspragu.bsky.social & coll. show yeast can reach the bloodstream by hitchhiking with invasive hyphae or by switching forms. 🧫 More clues for understanding systemic infections !
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@jlspragu.bsky.social & coll. show yeast can reach the bloodstream by hitchhiking with invasive hyphae or by switching forms. 🧫 More clues for understanding systemic infections !
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November 7, 2025 at 2:03 PM
📖 Perfect weekend reading for fungal fans! 😉 Our @mpm-hki.bsky.social colleagues uncover how #CandidaAlbicans manages to invade tissue as hyphae but spread as yeast. Published in @femsjournals.bsky.social.
🧑🏻🔬: @jlspragu.bsky.social
🧑🏻🔬: @jlspragu.bsky.social
Inducible promoters are everywhere in bacterial biotechnology, but optimizing them isn’t easy. In this #FEMSmicroBlog, Andrés Felipe Carrillo Rincón walks us through how synthetic σ70 promoters and tunable plasmids can unlock stronger expression, tighter control, & portability:
#FEMSmicroBlog Synthetic Upgrades for Modern Expression Systems - FEMS
Inducible promoters are everywhere in bacterial biotechnology but optimizing them remains a challenge. This blog, written by Andrés Felipe Carrillo Rincón, explores how he and co-author Natalie G.…
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November 7, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Inducible promoters are everywhere in bacterial biotechnology, but optimizing them isn’t easy. In this #FEMSmicroBlog, Andrés Felipe Carrillo Rincón walks us through how synthetic σ70 promoters and tunable plasmids can unlock stronger expression, tighter control, & portability:
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The Federation of European Microbiological Societies (@femsmicro.org), of which AMI is a member, is conducting a survey to better understand the needs and priorities of microbiologists across Europe.
Take part here: survey.alchemer.com/s3/8507451/A...
The survey closes on 11 Nov 2025, 23:00 CET.
Take part here: survey.alchemer.com/s3/8507451/A...
The survey closes on 11 Nov 2025, 23:00 CET.
FEMS 2025 Market Research
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November 6, 2025 at 5:01 PM
The Federation of European Microbiological Societies (@femsmicro.org), of which AMI is a member, is conducting a survey to better understand the needs and priorities of microbiologists across Europe.
Take part here: survey.alchemer.com/s3/8507451/A...
The survey closes on 11 Nov 2025, 23:00 CET.
Take part here: survey.alchemer.com/s3/8507451/A...
The survey closes on 11 Nov 2025, 23:00 CET.
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To all visionary microbe enthusiasts: @femsmicro.org is looking for an editor-in-chief for their flagship journal FEMS Microbiology Reviews! More details can be found here: fems-microbiology.org/opportunitie...
Editor-in-Chief for FEMS Microbiology Reviews - FEMS
The Federation of European Microbiological Societies (FEMS) is looking for an Editor-in-Chief to join its prestigious journal FEMS Microbiology Reviews for an initial period of three years, starting i...
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November 5, 2025 at 5:38 PM
To all visionary microbe enthusiasts: @femsmicro.org is looking for an editor-in-chief for their flagship journal FEMS Microbiology Reviews! More details can be found here: fems-microbiology.org/opportunitie...
📢 We are down to the FINAL WEEK of the FEMS survey.
If you have not shared your views on emerging science, career development, and community support, now is the time! It is quick—only about 12 minutes.
The survey closes on Tuesday 11 November: buff.ly/ZghfWnM
If you have not shared your views on emerging science, career development, and community support, now is the time! It is quick—only about 12 minutes.
The survey closes on Tuesday 11 November: buff.ly/ZghfWnM
November 4, 2025 at 7:00 AM
📢 We are down to the FINAL WEEK of the FEMS survey.
If you have not shared your views on emerging science, career development, and community support, now is the time! It is quick—only about 12 minutes.
The survey closes on Tuesday 11 November: buff.ly/ZghfWnM
If you have not shared your views on emerging science, career development, and community support, now is the time! It is quick—only about 12 minutes.
The survey closes on Tuesday 11 November: buff.ly/ZghfWnM