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To honour Abigail A. Salyers (1942-2013), who is considered as the mother of microbiome research, DSMZ researchers named the strain Streptomyces salyersiae (DSM 41770) after her.

#WomenInScience #antibiotics #antibioticresistance #microbiome #microbiology
December 5, 2024 at 8:22 AM
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DSMZ researchers characterized and named 28 actinomycetes with inhibiting effects against other microbes. Honouring the impact of female scientists, they named the newly described bacteria exclusively after #womeninscience.
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#biodiversity #antibiotics #microbes
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New antibiotic producers described: Old DSMZ treasures with new potential
Researchers name newly described bacteria exclusively after female scientists
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November 27, 2024 at 8:09 AM
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#PhageSky #MicroSky

when your happily growing, slightly turbid culture all of a sudden turns clear again... (with a few flocs): 𝘈𝘤𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘵𝘰𝘣𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘣𝘢𝘶𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘯𝘪𝘪 phage G7 "at work"

© Manfred Rohde & Christine Rohde, DSMZ. left: artistic, right: original EM
A. baumannii phage G7 © Manfred Rohde & Christine Rohde, DSMZ, false color EM A. baumannii phage G7 © Manfred Rohde & Christine Rohde, DSMZ, original EM
December 3, 2024 at 9:17 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.

#herstory #HonoringWomenInSTEM #WomenInScience #streptomyces #microbiology
December 6, 2024 at 9:33 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.

#herstory #HonoringWomenInSTEM #WomenInScience #microbiology #symbiosis
December 16, 2024 at 7:24 AM
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To honour Mattiedna Johnson’s significant contributions in antibiotic research, DSMZ researchers named the strain Streptomyces johnsoniae (DSM 41886) after her.

#herstory #HonoringWomenInSTEM #WomenInScience #antibiotics #microbiology
December 16, 2024 at 7:13 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.

#herstory #HonoringWomenInSTEM #WomenInScience #RobertKoch #streptomyces #microbiology
December 3, 2024 at 9:19 AM
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Honouring Esther Lederberg’s outstanding work on bacterial gene regulation, recombination and exchange, DSMZ researchers named the strain Streptomyces lederbergiae (DSM 44399) after her.

#herstory #WomenInScience #microbiology #genetics
December 9, 2024 at 8:51 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 😉

#herstory #HonoringWomenInSTEM #WomenInScience #microbiology
December 13, 2024 at 9:45 AM
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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.

#herstory #HonoringWomenInSTEM #WomenInScience #nobelprize #CRISPRCas9
January 10, 2025 at 7:18 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.

#herstory #HonoringWomenInSTEM #WomenInScience #antibiotics #mRNA #streptomycete #microbiology
December 18, 2024 at 8:59 AM
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❗️🆕 Don’t miss this short introduction to the work of the DSMZ plant virus department
👉 www.youtube.com/watch?v=C3_n...

#planthealth #plantvirus #biodiversity #cassava #research
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Plant Virus Department at the Leibniz Institute DSMZ
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April 14, 2025 at 8:26 AM
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To honour Alice Catherine Evans for her studies of the bacteriology of milk and cheese and proving the risk of consumption of raw milk DSMZ researchers named the strain Streptomyces evansiae (DSM 41979) after her.

#herstory #WomenInScience #pasteurisation #actinomycetes #microbiology #brucellosis
December 4, 2024 at 9:29 AM
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To honour Antje Boetius for her outstanding contributions to marine microbiology, DSMZ researchers named the strain Streptomyces boetiae (DSM 44917) after her.

#herstory #HonoringWomenInSTEM #WomenInScience #marinebiology #expedition
January 6, 2025 at 6:52 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 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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🎄The DSMZ Digital Diversity team wishes you a happy holiday season and a very good start to 2025! ✨
Picture showing the DSMZ Digital Diversity Logo with the colors changed to make it look like Christmas tree.
December 19, 2024 at 9:59 AM
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DSMZ schützt das „Backup unserer Welt“: Mit über 91.000 Bioressourcen sichern wir die mikrobielle Biodiversität für Forschung und Zukunft. Mehr: www.morgenpost.de/redaktion/in...

#DSMZ #Biodiversität #BackupUnsereWelt

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September 26, 2025 at 7:43 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.

#herstory #HonoringWomenInSTEM #WomenInScience #nobelprize #CRISPRCas9
December 19, 2024 at 8:12 AM
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The Virus Diseases of Plants Working Group of the Deutsche Phytomedizinische Gesellschaft e.V. (DPG) met to discuss “New innovations & techniques in plant virology”.
Co-organised by @jki-research.bsky.social and DSMZ, there were featured talks, posters, and lively exchanges. 🌿

#PlantHealth
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March 17, 2026 at 10:05 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.

#herstory #HonoringWomenInSTEM #WomenInScience #soilbiology
January 8, 2025 at 11:00 AM
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📢 We’re hiring!
The DSMZ is looking for a Scientific Lead for the SILVA Database — a unique opportunity to shape one of the world’s most important scientific resources for microbial taxonomy and ecology.
Apply now and help us shape the future of microbial research.

👉 www.dsmz.de/dsmz/career/...
November 3, 2025 at 9:52 AM
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🧬🖥️SILVA in 2026: a global core biodata resource for rRNA within the DSMZ digital diversity

📑The new publication about the #SILVA database for the #NAR database issue is now online.

👉 academic.oup.com/nar/article/...
SILVA in 2026: a global core biodata resource for rRNA within the DSMZ digital diversity
Abstract. Since 2007, the SILVA database (https://www.arb-silva.de/) has served as a comprehensive resource providing quality-checked, aligned, and classif
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November 19, 2025 at 10:36 AM
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Dangerous fungal infections - Leibniz Institute DSMZ provides foundation for their investigation
German Leibniz Institute DSMZ makes WHO-listed fungi available to researchers worldwide: www.dsmz.de/press/press-...
February 2, 2026 at 10:45 AM
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Marjory Stephenson (1885-1948) was one of Britain's most distinguished bacterial chemists. DSMZ researchers honoured her work by naming the strain Streptomyces stephensoniae (DSM 40932) after her.

#herstory #HonoringWomenInSTEM #WomenInScience #microbiology
December 10, 2024 at 9:45 AM