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🚨 Final chance to submit your session proposal for #FEMSMICRO 2027!
Today's the day. If you have a fully developed session ready to go, don't miss your opportunity to help shape the scientific programme in Ljubljana.
Submit your session proposal by 23:59 CEST today: buff.ly/k9CdWo7
Today's the day. If you have a fully developed session ready to go, don't miss your opportunity to help shape the scientific programme in Ljubljana.
Submit your session proposal by 23:59 CEST today: buff.ly/k9CdWo7
🚨 Final chance to submit your session proposal for #FEMSMICRO 2027!
Today's the day. If you have a fully developed session ready to go, don't miss your opportunity to help shape the scientific programme in Ljubljana.
Submit your session proposal by 23:59 CEST today: buff.ly/k9CdWo7
Today's the day. If you have a fully developed session ready to go, don't miss your opportunity to help shape the scientific programme in Ljubljana.
Submit your session proposal by 23:59 CEST today: buff.ly/k9CdWo7
September 30, 2026 at 6:01 AM
🚨 Final chance to submit your session proposal for #FEMSMICRO 2027!
Today's the day. If you have a fully developed session ready to go, don't miss your opportunity to help shape the scientific programme in Ljubljana.
Submit your session proposal by 23:59 CEST today: buff.ly/k9CdWo7
Today's the day. If you have a fully developed session ready to go, don't miss your opportunity to help shape the scientific programme in Ljubljana.
Submit your session proposal by 23:59 CEST today: buff.ly/k9CdWo7
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A new children's book to mark our centenary!
We worked with Oxford University Press to bring the story of the development of Penicillin to primary school children. The book is part of their award winning series Readerful, which helps children with their reading 📖
www.path.ox.ac.uk/news-article...
We worked with Oxford University Press to bring the story of the development of Penicillin to primary school children. The book is part of their award winning series Readerful, which helps children with their reading 📖
www.path.ox.ac.uk/news-article...
Dunn School publishes new children’s book to mark centenary - Dunn School
The collaboration with Oxford University Press brings the story of the development of Penicillin to a new audience.
www.path.ox.ac.uk
September 29, 2026 at 2:14 PM
A new children's book to mark our centenary!
We worked with Oxford University Press to bring the story of the development of Penicillin to primary school children. The book is part of their award winning series Readerful, which helps children with their reading 📖
www.path.ox.ac.uk/news-article...
We worked with Oxford University Press to bring the story of the development of Penicillin to primary school children. The book is part of their award winning series Readerful, which helps children with their reading 📖
www.path.ox.ac.uk/news-article...
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Grateful to receive the @femsjournals.bsky.social Yeast Research Poster Prize at #SMYTE2026 for my work on sterol dynamics at the yeast plasma membrane! Many thanks to Roland and everyone at ICDI for their guidance and support—and to all who stopped by for very cool discussions.
#yeastresearch
#yeastresearch
September 29, 2026 at 2:06 PM
Grateful to receive the @femsjournals.bsky.social Yeast Research Poster Prize at #SMYTE2026 for my work on sterol dynamics at the yeast plasma membrane! Many thanks to Roland and everyone at ICDI for their guidance and support—and to all who stopped by for very cool discussions.
#yeastresearch
#yeastresearch
Scientists have become especially interested in lesser-known yeast species and their remarkable metabolisms for biotechnological applications.
This #FEMSmicroBlog outlines tools to control transcriptional frameworks for next-generation yeast cell factories. #FascinatingMicrobes 🍷
buff.ly/ohJAsl6
This #FEMSmicroBlog outlines tools to control transcriptional frameworks for next-generation yeast cell factories. #FascinatingMicrobes 🍷
buff.ly/ohJAsl6
#FEMSmicroBlog: Novel tools to engineer non-conventional yeasts
This new #FEMSmicroBlog outlines innovative tools and dynamic regulatory systems to control transcriptional frameworks for next-generation yeast cell factories. #FascinatingMicrobes 🍷
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September 29, 2026 at 7:13 AM
Scientists have become especially interested in lesser-known yeast species and their remarkable metabolisms for biotechnological applications.
This #FEMSmicroBlog outlines tools to control transcriptional frameworks for next-generation yeast cell factories. #FascinatingMicrobes 🍷
buff.ly/ohJAsl6
This #FEMSmicroBlog outlines tools to control transcriptional frameworks for next-generation yeast cell factories. #FascinatingMicrobes 🍷
buff.ly/ohJAsl6
⏳ 48 hours left to submit a session proposal!
Do you have a fully developed session ready to share at #FEMSMICRO 2027? All well-developed session formats are welcome.
💡Review the guidelines and suggested topics to help strengthen your submission.
buff.ly/4zHKTjZ
Do you have a fully developed session ready to share at #FEMSMICRO 2027? All well-developed session formats are welcome.
💡Review the guidelines and suggested topics to help strengthen your submission.
buff.ly/4zHKTjZ
September 28, 2026 at 4:02 PM
⏳ 48 hours left to submit a session proposal!
Do you have a fully developed session ready to share at #FEMSMICRO 2027? All well-developed session formats are welcome.
💡Review the guidelines and suggested topics to help strengthen your submission.
buff.ly/4zHKTjZ
Do you have a fully developed session ready to share at #FEMSMICRO 2027? All well-developed session formats are welcome.
💡Review the guidelines and suggested topics to help strengthen your submission.
buff.ly/4zHKTjZ
AI tools promise to make research faster. But how useful are they when you actually put them to work? We asked two active microbiology researchers to test three AI tools on real research task. Read to find out how AI may fit into your research workflow: buff.ly/8Us29jf
September 28, 2026 at 10:01 AM
AI tools promise to make research faster. But how useful are they when you actually put them to work? We asked two active microbiology researchers to test three AI tools on real research task. Read to find out how AI may fit into your research workflow: buff.ly/8Us29jf
Only one week left to register for our webinar on CRISPR-Cas systems.
🧬 Join us to explore new approaches to understanding CRISPR-Cas function, diversity and microbial defence.
📅 1 October 2026 | 16:00 CEST
Register now to join the discussion: buff.ly/hcAhREm
🧬 Join us to explore new approaches to understanding CRISPR-Cas function, diversity and microbial defence.
📅 1 October 2026 | 16:00 CEST
Register now to join the discussion: buff.ly/hcAhREm
September 25, 2026 at 10:01 AM
Only one week left to register for our webinar on CRISPR-Cas systems.
🧬 Join us to explore new approaches to understanding CRISPR-Cas function, diversity and microbial defence.
📅 1 October 2026 | 16:00 CEST
Register now to join the discussion: buff.ly/hcAhREm
🧬 Join us to explore new approaches to understanding CRISPR-Cas function, diversity and microbial defence.
📅 1 October 2026 | 16:00 CEST
Register now to join the discussion: buff.ly/hcAhREm
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A microfluidic platform reveals the role of liquid movement on the dispersal of Pseudomonas putida via Pythium ultimum hyphal highways
@femsjournals.bsky.social microLife from @thestanleylab.bsky.social
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@femsjournals.bsky.social microLife from @thestanleylab.bsky.social
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September 24, 2026 at 8:01 PM
A microfluidic platform reveals the role of liquid movement on the dispersal of Pseudomonas putida via Pythium ultimum hyphal highways
@femsjournals.bsky.social microLife from @thestanleylab.bsky.social
academic.oup.com/microlife/ad...
@femsjournals.bsky.social microLife from @thestanleylab.bsky.social
academic.oup.com/microlife/ad...
🧫 1 week left to submit your session proposal for FEMS MICRO 2027!
Showcase research, tackle emerging challenges, or bring experts together around a topic that matters. 🌍 Engage 2,500+ microbiologists from across disciplines.
📅 Deadline: 30 September 2026, 23:59 CEST
buff.ly/Wlr8wji
Showcase research, tackle emerging challenges, or bring experts together around a topic that matters. 🌍 Engage 2,500+ microbiologists from across disciplines.
📅 Deadline: 30 September 2026, 23:59 CEST
buff.ly/Wlr8wji
September 23, 2026 at 6:00 AM
🧫 1 week left to submit your session proposal for FEMS MICRO 2027!
Showcase research, tackle emerging challenges, or bring experts together around a topic that matters. 🌍 Engage 2,500+ microbiologists from across disciplines.
📅 Deadline: 30 September 2026, 23:59 CEST
buff.ly/Wlr8wji
Showcase research, tackle emerging challenges, or bring experts together around a topic that matters. 🌍 Engage 2,500+ microbiologists from across disciplines.
📅 Deadline: 30 September 2026, 23:59 CEST
buff.ly/Wlr8wji
Extreme thermoacidophilic microorganisms represent potential life forms on early Earth, making them excellent candidates for astrobiological research. ✨
This #FEMSmicroBlog explores the survivability of one extremophile to understand how to detect life on Mars. #FascinatingMicrobes
buff.ly/QN6qtoH
This #FEMSmicroBlog explores the survivability of one extremophile to understand how to detect life on Mars. #FascinatingMicrobes
buff.ly/QN6qtoH
#FEMSmicroBlog: An archaeon on a two-week journey to Mars
This new #FEMSmicroBlog explores the survivability of one extremophile to better understand how we might be able to detect life on Mars. #FascinatingMicrobes
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September 22, 2026 at 7:45 AM
Extreme thermoacidophilic microorganisms represent potential life forms on early Earth, making them excellent candidates for astrobiological research. ✨
This #FEMSmicroBlog explores the survivability of one extremophile to understand how to detect life on Mars. #FascinatingMicrobes
buff.ly/QN6qtoH
This #FEMSmicroBlog explores the survivability of one extremophile to understand how to detect life on Mars. #FascinatingMicrobes
buff.ly/QN6qtoH
Our upcoming microLife webinar brings together experimental microbiology, bioinformatics, and innovative imaging to offer a concise view of how new methods are advancing CRISPR-Cas discovery and deepening our understanding of microbial defence.
📅 1 October 2026
⏰ 16:00 CEST
🔗 buff.ly/hcAhREm
📅 1 October 2026
⏰ 16:00 CEST
🔗 buff.ly/hcAhREm
September 21, 2026 at 1:02 PM
Our upcoming microLife webinar brings together experimental microbiology, bioinformatics, and innovative imaging to offer a concise view of how new methods are advancing CRISPR-Cas discovery and deepening our understanding of microbial defence.
📅 1 October 2026
⏰ 16:00 CEST
🔗 buff.ly/hcAhREm
📅 1 October 2026
⏰ 16:00 CEST
🔗 buff.ly/hcAhREm
Could you be the next FEMS Outstanding Early Career Microbiologist Awardee?
This award recognises exceptional ECR making significant contributions.
✅ Free registration to #FEMSMICRO 2027 ✅ Travel grant ✅ Oral presentation
⏰ Apply by 30 Sept 🔗 buff.ly/cw9DyvB
This award recognises exceptional ECR making significant contributions.
✅ Free registration to #FEMSMICRO 2027 ✅ Travel grant ✅ Oral presentation
⏰ Apply by 30 Sept 🔗 buff.ly/cw9DyvB
September 18, 2026 at 1:42 PM
Could you be the next FEMS Outstanding Early Career Microbiologist Awardee?
This award recognises exceptional ECR making significant contributions.
✅ Free registration to #FEMSMICRO 2027 ✅ Travel grant ✅ Oral presentation
⏰ Apply by 30 Sept 🔗 buff.ly/cw9DyvB
This award recognises exceptional ECR making significant contributions.
✅ Free registration to #FEMSMICRO 2027 ✅ Travel grant ✅ Oral presentation
⏰ Apply by 30 Sept 🔗 buff.ly/cw9DyvB
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Happy #WorldMicroorganismDay! The word ‘microbe’ literally means 'small life.' Yet, there are species of microbes that are not microscopic and others that are not alive. So, what even counts as a microbe? asm.org/articles/202...
What Counts as a Microbe?
The word ‘microbe’ literally means 'small life.' Yet, there are species of microbes that are not microscopic and others that are not alive. So, is 'microbe' helpful shorthand or overly reductive?
asm.org
September 17, 2026 at 4:23 PM
Happy #WorldMicroorganismDay! The word ‘microbe’ literally means 'small life.' Yet, there are species of microbes that are not microscopic and others that are not alive. So, what even counts as a microbe? asm.org/articles/202...
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Then came @femsmicro.org Summer School, which meant new connections, teamwork, and answers from mentors about academic careers in microbiology.
Thank you to co-directors Prof. Max Häggblom and Dr. @matehg.bsky.social, all the mentors, and Roxana for helping with the administration!
Thank you to co-directors Prof. Max Häggblom and Dr. @matehg.bsky.social, all the mentors, and Roxana for helping with the administration!
September 17, 2026 at 8:07 PM
Then came @femsmicro.org Summer School, which meant new connections, teamwork, and answers from mentors about academic careers in microbiology.
Thank you to co-directors Prof. Max Häggblom and Dr. @matehg.bsky.social, all the mentors, and Roxana for helping with the administration!
Thank you to co-directors Prof. Max Häggblom and Dr. @matehg.bsky.social, all the mentors, and Roxana for helping with the administration!
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Happy International Microorganism Day from Aarhus University!
September 17, 2026 at 7:40 AM
Happy International Microorganism Day from Aarhus University!
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#InternationalMicroorganismDay!🧫 At ICCRAM-EST group, microorganisms play a leading role across our research lines, becoming key drivers of the ecological transition, the development of clean technologies and innovative solutions for human and environmental health.
@femsmicro.org @SEMicrobiologia
@femsmicro.org @SEMicrobiologia
It’s International Microorganism Day! For a third year running, some of our Champions have told us about their favourite microbes and our very talented Champion, Eliza Wolfson, has brought these to life with her illustrations!
@eliza-coli.bsky.social @femsmicro.org
@eliza-coli.bsky.social @femsmicro.org
September 17, 2026 at 12:30 PM
#InternationalMicroorganismDay!🧫 At ICCRAM-EST group, microorganisms play a leading role across our research lines, becoming key drivers of the ecological transition, the development of clean technologies and innovative solutions for human and environmental health.
@femsmicro.org @SEMicrobiologia
@femsmicro.org @SEMicrobiologia
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Happy international microorganism day!
Deck the halls with vials of agar...
Fa lalalalaa la la la la!
#IntMicroDay 🦠🐡🧪🧬🧫
Deck the halls with vials of agar...
Fa lalalalaa la la la la!
#IntMicroDay 🦠🐡🧪🧬🧫
It’s International Microorganism Day! For a third year running, some of our Champions have told us about their favourite microbes and our very talented Champion, Eliza Wolfson, has brought these to life with her illustrations!
@eliza-coli.bsky.social @femsmicro.org
@eliza-coli.bsky.social @femsmicro.org
September 17, 2026 at 8:08 AM
Happy international microorganism day!
Deck the halls with vials of agar...
Fa lalalalaa la la la la!
#IntMicroDay 🦠🐡🧪🧬🧫
Deck the halls with vials of agar...
Fa lalalalaa la la la la!
#IntMicroDay 🦠🐡🧪🧬🧫
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It’s International Microorganism Day! For a third year running, some of our Champions have told us about their favourite microbes and our very talented Champion, Eliza Wolfson, has brought these to life with her illustrations!
@eliza-coli.bsky.social @femsmicro.org
@eliza-coli.bsky.social @femsmicro.org
September 17, 2026 at 8:00 AM
It’s International Microorganism Day! For a third year running, some of our Champions have told us about their favourite microbes and our very talented Champion, Eliza Wolfson, has brought these to life with her illustrations!
@eliza-coli.bsky.social @femsmicro.org
@eliza-coli.bsky.social @femsmicro.org
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Happy International Microbe Day! 🔬
On this day in 1683, Antoni van Leeuwenhoek sent his legendary letter describing "animalcules" to the Royal Society in London.
Celebrating with a few of our favorite microbes and microbiologists!
#anammox #methylomirabilis #methanoperedens @femsmicro.org
On this day in 1683, Antoni van Leeuwenhoek sent his legendary letter describing "animalcules" to the Royal Society in London.
Celebrating with a few of our favorite microbes and microbiologists!
#anammox #methylomirabilis #methanoperedens @femsmicro.org
September 17, 2026 at 6:56 AM
Happy International Microbe Day! 🔬
On this day in 1683, Antoni van Leeuwenhoek sent his legendary letter describing "animalcules" to the Royal Society in London.
Celebrating with a few of our favorite microbes and microbiologists!
#anammox #methylomirabilis #methanoperedens @femsmicro.org
On this day in 1683, Antoni van Leeuwenhoek sent his legendary letter describing "animalcules" to the Royal Society in London.
Celebrating with a few of our favorite microbes and microbiologists!
#anammox #methylomirabilis #methanoperedens @femsmicro.org
⏰ Only 2 weeks left to submit your session proposal🦠
Whether your work aligns with one of our topics or explores a niche area, we encourage you to submit your session proposal and help shape the conversation.
Submit your fully developed session, complete with speakers, by 30 Sep buff.ly/DpRwEyA
Whether your work aligns with one of our topics or explores a niche area, we encourage you to submit your session proposal and help shape the conversation.
Submit your fully developed session, complete with speakers, by 30 Sep buff.ly/DpRwEyA
September 16, 2026 at 2:02 PM
⏰ Only 2 weeks left to submit your session proposal🦠
Whether your work aligns with one of our topics or explores a niche area, we encourage you to submit your session proposal and help shape the conversation.
Submit your fully developed session, complete with speakers, by 30 Sep buff.ly/DpRwEyA
Whether your work aligns with one of our topics or explores a niche area, we encourage you to submit your session proposal and help shape the conversation.
Submit your fully developed session, complete with speakers, by 30 Sep buff.ly/DpRwEyA
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A satellite in the phage universe: Isolation and characterization of six novel Streptomyces phages AndoPrime, Ando, Arkania, Jaresh, Tatooine, and Galidraan
@femsjournals.bsky.social Microbe by Moses Kabuu et al from @frunzkelab.bsky.social
academic.oup.com/femsmicrobes...
#PhageSky
@femsjournals.bsky.social Microbe by Moses Kabuu et al from @frunzkelab.bsky.social
academic.oup.com/femsmicrobes...
#PhageSky
A satellite in the phage universe: Isolation and characterization of six novel Streptomyces phages AndoPrime, Ando, Arkania, Jaresh, Tatooine, and Galidraan
Abstract. Streptomyces, are soil-dwelling actinomycetes whose complex multicellular development is tightly linked to the production of bioactive specialize
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September 10, 2026 at 7:16 PM
A satellite in the phage universe: Isolation and characterization of six novel Streptomyces phages AndoPrime, Ando, Arkania, Jaresh, Tatooine, and Galidraan
@femsjournals.bsky.social Microbe by Moses Kabuu et al from @frunzkelab.bsky.social
academic.oup.com/femsmicrobes...
#PhageSky
@femsjournals.bsky.social Microbe by Moses Kabuu et al from @frunzkelab.bsky.social
academic.oup.com/femsmicrobes...
#PhageSky
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🦠 Also sharing my submission for the #MicrobeArt2026 competition for #InternationalMicroorganismDay on bluesky!
On the 17th of September, we celebrate the microbes that shape our lives in so many ways.
I crocheted the IMD mascots Riso, Bac, Saca and Gillus.
@femsmicro.org #microsky
On the 17th of September, we celebrate the microbes that shape our lives in so many ways.
I crocheted the IMD mascots Riso, Bac, Saca and Gillus.
@femsmicro.org #microsky
September 9, 2026 at 3:56 PM
🦠 Also sharing my submission for the #MicrobeArt2026 competition for #InternationalMicroorganismDay on bluesky!
On the 17th of September, we celebrate the microbes that shape our lives in so many ways.
I crocheted the IMD mascots Riso, Bac, Saca and Gillus.
@femsmicro.org #microsky
On the 17th of September, we celebrate the microbes that shape our lives in so many ways.
I crocheted the IMD mascots Riso, Bac, Saca and Gillus.
@femsmicro.org #microsky
CRISPR-Cas is known for defending bacteria & archaea from invading DNA. But there is more to the story. They also shape genome evolution, DNA repair & gene regulation too. Join our microLife webinar to hear from authors exploring the field:
🔗 Register: buff.ly/u6abmqO
🔗 Register: buff.ly/u6abmqO
September 9, 2026 at 1:42 PM
CRISPR-Cas is known for defending bacteria & archaea from invading DNA. But there is more to the story. They also shape genome evolution, DNA repair & gene regulation too. Join our microLife webinar to hear from authors exploring the field:
🔗 Register: buff.ly/u6abmqO
🔗 Register: buff.ly/u6abmqO
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In Berlin at Plasmid symposium this week thanks to support from @femsmicro.org & @maynoothuniversity.ie.
Presented a pitch & poster on conjugation, will continue immersing myself in all things plasmids over the next few days, super exciting!
#antimicrobialresistance #ISPB
Presented a pitch & poster on conjugation, will continue immersing myself in all things plasmids over the next few days, super exciting!
#antimicrobialresistance #ISPB
September 8, 2026 at 8:14 PM
In Berlin at Plasmid symposium this week thanks to support from @femsmicro.org & @maynoothuniversity.ie.
Presented a pitch & poster on conjugation, will continue immersing myself in all things plasmids over the next few days, super exciting!
#antimicrobialresistance #ISPB
Presented a pitch & poster on conjugation, will continue immersing myself in all things plasmids over the next few days, super exciting!
#antimicrobialresistance #ISPB
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🦠 Feeling trusted: The FEMS Council in Stockholm elected me to be the 18th president of the Federation of European Microbiological Societies 🧫
This is quite an incredible position that makes me happy and proud and really looking forward to the tasks ahead.
This is quite an incredible position that makes me happy and proud and really looking forward to the tasks ahead.
We are delighted to announce Michael Sauer (@michlwien.bsky.social) as the next FEMS President, alongside three new members of the FEMS Board of Trustees, Ivica Dimkić, Celia Manaia and Martyna Glodowska.
Read more: fems-microbiology.org/fems-elects-...
Read more: fems-microbiology.org/fems-elects-...
FEMS Elects New President and Three New Trustees
Our work is driven by a vibrant community of microbiologists who contribute their time, expertise, diverse perspectives, and passion to everything we do. On 4 September 2026 in Stockholm, Sweden, dele...
fems-microbiology.org
September 8, 2026 at 2:15 PM
🦠 Feeling trusted: The FEMS Council in Stockholm elected me to be the 18th president of the Federation of European Microbiological Societies 🧫
This is quite an incredible position that makes me happy and proud and really looking forward to the tasks ahead.
This is quite an incredible position that makes me happy and proud and really looking forward to the tasks ahead.