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Wonderful to hear that Susan Gottesman has been honored: she has been a longtime powerhouse in bacterial genetics and understanding gene expression mechanisms.

She has been one of my heroes!

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Honouring Susan Gottesman’s major contributions in the field of microbiology, biochemistry & molecular biology, DSMZ researchers named the strain Streptomyces gottesmaniae (DSM 3412) after her.

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January 17, 2025 at 1:17 PM
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To honour Emmanuelle Charpentier’s great contributions to microbiology, genetics and biochemistry, DSMZ researchers named the strain Pseudonocardia charpentierae (DSM 45834) after her.

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January 10, 2025 at 7:18 AM
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Honouring Elizabeth Wellington’s great contributions to microbiomes and environmental microbiology, DSMZ researchers named the strain Streptomonospora wellingtoniae (DSM 45055) after her.

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January 8, 2025 at 11:00 AM
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To honour Suzanne Lambin’s great work on the evolution of bacterial cultures, DSMZ researchers named the strain Nocardiopsis lambiniae (DSM 44743) after her.
Unfortunately, it was impossible to find a picture of her... 🙁

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January 7, 2025 at 8:49 AM
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Honouring Johanna Döbereiner for her significant contributions in the field of plant-microbe interaction, DSMZ researchers named the strain Streptomyces doebereineriae (DSM 41640) after her.

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December 20, 2024 at 7:53 AM
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To honour Jennifer A. Doudna’s great contributions in biochemistry, genetics, and microbiology, DSMZ researchers named the strain Streptomyces doudnae (DSM 41981) after her.

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December 19, 2024 at 8:12 AM
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Honouring Susan Gottesman’s major contributions in the field of microbiology, biochemistry & molecular biology, DSMZ researchers named the strain Streptomyces gottesmaniae (DSM 3412) after her.

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December 18, 2024 at 8:59 AM
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To honour Carol A. D. Litchfield’s great contributions to the microbiology of oceans and extreme environments, DSMZ researchers named the strain Streptomyces litchfieldiae (DSM 44938) after her.

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December 17, 2024 at 9:57 AM
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To honour Sallie ‘Penny’ W. Chisholm’s significant contributions to the ecology and evolution of ocean microbes, DSMZ researchers named the strain Streptomyces chisholmiae (DSM 44915) after her.

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December 16, 2024 at 10:00 AM
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Honouring Nicole Dubilier for her significant contributions to the ecological and evolutionary symbiosis of microbes, DSMZ researchers named the strain Streptomyces dubilierae (DSM 41921) after her.

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December 16, 2024 at 7:24 AM
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To honour Lone Gram’s significant contributions to microbial secondary metabolite research, DSMZ researchers named the strain Streptomyces lonegramiae (DSM 41529) after her.
Fun Fact: Gram's great-grandfather developed the Gram stain 😉

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December 13, 2024 at 9:45 AM
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To honour Nancy F. Millis for her introduction to applied microbiology and promotion of wastewater microbiology in Australia, DSMZ researcher named the strain Streptomyces millisiae (DSM 44918) after her.

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December 12, 2024 at 9:11 AM
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Honouring Elizabeth Lee Hazen for her work in developing Nystatin (the first non-toxic drug to treat human fungal infections), DSMZ researchers named the strain Streptomyces hazeniae (DSM 42041) after her.

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December 11, 2024 at 9:55 AM
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To honour Katrina J. Edwards for her significant contributions to soil microbiology, DSMZ researchers named the strain Streptomyces edwardsiae (DSM 41636) after her.

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December 9, 2024 at 7:08 AM
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Honouring Elizabeth Bugie’s work on the discovery and evaluation of antibiotics, DSMZ researchers named the strain Streptomyces bugieae (DSM 41528) after her.

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December 9, 2024 at 6:22 AM
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To honour Jane Hinton’s contributions to microbiology, especially the development of the Mueller-Hinton agar, DSMZ researchers named the strain Streptomyces hintoniae (DSM 41014) after her.

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December 6, 2024 at 9:33 AM
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To honour Fanny Hesse (1850-1934) for introducing agar and revolutionising microbiology, DSMZ researchers named the strain Streptomyces hesseae (DSM 40473) after her.

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December 3, 2024 at 9:19 AM
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Honouring Ruth Ella Moore (1903-1994), the first Black woman scientist to receive a PhD in microbiology and the natural sciences in the USA, the strain Streptomyces mooreae (DSM 41527) was named after her.

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December 2, 2024 at 11:00 AM
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Honouring Dr. Rebecca Lancefield (1895 – 1981) for her research on streptococcal bacteria the strain Streptomyces lancefieldiae (DSM 40712) was named after her.

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December 2, 2024 at 8:26 AM