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The blog has a new look
Microbe Post has a new look and has moved to the Microbiology Society’s website. If you wish to subscribe to the blog, you can do so via the blog RSS feed. If your browser doesn’t support RSS feeds you can download … Continue reading
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JMM Editor’s Choice: The changing face of diphtheria in Malaysia
The Journal of Medical Microbiology (JMM) is a journal published by the Microbiology Society, focused on providing a comprehensive coverage of medical, dental and veterinary microbiology and infectious diseases, including bacteriology, virology, mycology and parasitology. This month, Norman Fry, Co-Editor-in-Chief … Continue reading
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Best of the blog 2018
With the end of 2018 fast approaching, we are taking a look back at this year’s blog posts. This year has turned out to be a great one; from fatbergs to antimicrobial resistance, we really have learnt about some amazing … Continue reading
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New microbes found in snow, the north pole, and pine trees
Each month, the Microbiology Society publishes the International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology (IJSEM), which details newly discovered species of bacteria, fungi and protists. Here are some of the new species that have been discovered and the places they’ve been found. … Continue reading
Junior Awards in Microbiology
The beginning of the new set of talks for the Junior Awards in Microbiology (JAM) series recently took place at the Institute for Microbiology and Infection at the University of Birmingham. I’m Daniel, a postdoctoral from Cardiff University, and I was … Continue reading
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New antibiotics needed: WHO priority pathogens
Bacteria are becoming resistant to antimicrobial medicines at an alarming rate. As antibiotics are used to treat infections, bacteria are able to adapt to survive, particularly when antibiotics are used inappropriately, or the full course is not completed. Resistant bacteria … Continue reading
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Willie Russell obituary
Willie Russell, molecular virologist and supporter of the Microbiology Society: an obituary. Written with thanks to Professor Richard Randall and Willie’s friends and family Willie Russell, who was emeritus Professor of Virology at the University of St Andrews, died peacefully … Continue reading
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Microbiology Editor’s Choice: How E. coli adapts to nitrogen starvation
Each month, a manuscript published in our flagship journal Microbiology is chosen by a member of the Editorial Board. This month, the paper is A novel regulatory factor affecting the transcription of methionine biosynthesis genes in Escherichia coli experiencing sustained nitrogen starvation and was … Continue reading
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Streptomyces – Nature’s Solution to AMR
Antibiotics were one of the most important medical discoveries of the 20th century. Before their discovery, infections of even small cuts had the potential to be fatal. What started with Fleming’s discovery of Penicillin in 1928 led to the development of … Continue reading
The Microbiology Society and Open Access
Over the summer, the Microbiology Society publishing and policy teams worked together to re-align our Open Access position statement with our publishing practices, and the updated policy was approved by Council on 7 September. As a membership charity and independent … Continue reading
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