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FEMS @femsmicro.org · 9h

Free Webinar Today at 3 PM CEST!

Join Alessandro Passera, as he presents on "Advantages of nanoplate digital PCR in plant and soil microbiology." Learn how dPCR enhances accuracy, sensitivity, and efficiency through 3 real-world case studies.

Register: buff.ly/XhqN338

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FEMS @femsmicro.org · 1d

Struggling with low-biomass microbiome samples? Join us today at 3 PM CEST as QIAGEN experts reveal how to tackle "needles in the haystack" challenges.

Learn how to get high-quality data, effectively remove host DNA, and boost your research.

Register for free: buff.ly/561oTw9

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Oxford Academic @oxfordacademic.bsky.social · 3d

🎉 Celebrate #WorldTeachersDay with @femsmicro.org Microbiology Letters' latest issue: Learning Together for Our Future. Discover global perspectives on science education, public engagement & inclusivity.

🔗 oxford.ly/3VGDpLg

'Learning together for our future'. FEMS MICROBIOLOGY ECOLOGY. OUP

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FEMS Journals @femsjournals.bsky.social · 3d

Happy Teacher’s Day! 🎉To celebrate, #FEMSMicrobiolLett has put together a new Thematic Issue highlighting how discoveries in the microbiology lab can be taught to inspire learning, build science literacy, and shape tomorrow’s solutions.

✨Read collection: buff.ly/3hPInyI

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Paddy Hooper @protistpat.bsky.social · 5d

I finally got round to publishing the R code for my @femsmicro.org publication, academic.oup.com/femsec/artic..., on my GitHub profile: github.com/paddyhooper/...

For fans of reproducibility, open science, and scrappy coding! 💻

GitHub - paddyhooper/FEMS_Arctic_LDG: Code for the analysis and figures from the manuscript: "Arctic cyanobacterial mat community diversity decreases with latitude across the Canadian Arctic"

Code for the analysis and figures from the manuscript: "Arctic cyanobacterial mat community diversity decreases with latitude across the Canadian Arctic" - paddyhooper/FEMS_Arctic_LDG

github.com

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FEMS @femsmicro.org · 5d

What a week at the FEMS Summer School for Postdocs 2025 in Ohrid! 🤩 We spent 8 days collaborating on Microbial Solutions for One Health. Read the recap and see the winning projects! buff.ly/hZVAUwj

#Microbiology #PostdocLife #Science

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Oxford Academic @oxfordacademic.bsky.social · 6d

🦠 In May 2025, microbiology societies including @amiposts.bsky.social, @femsmicro.org, & @isme-microbes.bsky.social, met for the Global Strategy Meeting on Microbes & Climate Change hosted by @asm.org, launching a global alliance & 4 priorities for action.

oxford.ly/4gU1jN5

Oxford University Press presents: "New co-publication: Microbes without borders: uniting societies for climate action".

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FEMS @femsmicro.org · 7d

Are your lab methods truly adapted to capture low biomass and complex samples?.

Join the QIAGEN webinars on 7 & 8 October, from 3-4 PM CEST. Discover PCR techniques that can dramatically increase sensitivity and precision.

🕒🗓️Register here: buff.ly/o7FV0Kr

#PCR #dPCR #MicrobialAnalysis #Genomics

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FEMS @femsmicro.org · 8d

The Monkeypox virus from the genus Orthopoxvirus has led to a rise in cases in recent years.

This #FEMSmicroBlog discusses its molecular and clinical features, how the virus spreads and recommendations for vaccination, infection control and treatment. #FascinatingMicrobes

#FEMSmicroBlog: Current knowledge and understanding of Mpox

This #FEMSmicroBlog discusses its molecular and clinical features, how the virus spreads and recommendations for vaccination, infection control and treatment. #FascinatingMicrobes

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Liz Koziol @lizkoziol.bsky.social · 13d

Excited to share our paper on grassland establishment 7 yrs after native #AMF inoculation—showing AMF result in higher diversity + prairie spread into old fields—was selected Editor’s Choice by @femsjournals.bsky.social.🦠🌎
I’ll discuss next week at #SER2025 Denver ! academic.oup.com/femsle/artic...

FEMS Journals @femsjournals.bsky.social · 16d

🍄 Fungi to the rescue! Native AMF inoculation helps prairie restoration 🌱 by boosting native plant diversity and kicking weeds to the curb (even 7 years later). A long-term win for restoration ecology. 📄https://buff.ly/Uyl6f78 #FEMSMicrobiolLett #Mycorrhiza #Microbiology

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FEMS Journals @femsjournals.bsky.social · 12d

D M Maday et al. determined that plastic leachates produced from industry biodegradable plastics can alter the composition of marine microbial communities. Check out their results.

buff.ly/yRaEYS9

#FEMSMicrobiolEcol #ecology #marinemicrobiology

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Vaughn Cooper @vscooper.micropopbio.org · 12d

This was published in the journals of other contributing societies, including
@isme-microbes.bsky.social
@femsmicro.org
AuSM, Applied Microbiology, and others!
academic.oup.com/ismej/articl...

Microbes without borders: uniting societies for climate action

The climate crisis is one of the most urgent and complex challenges of our time. Although often overlooked in models and policy, microorganisms play a crit

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FEMS @femsmicro.org · 15d

Microbiology Leaders Launch Global Climate Change Strategy

Published across 6 leading scientific journals, including #FEMSMicrobiolEcol, the strategy charts a path to integrate microbial science into global climate solutions.

Read the Press Release and Editorial here: buff.ly/LwDt0Mw

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ASM @asm.org · 14d

Microbes know no borders, nor should efforts to harness their potential for climate solutions. ASM & 9 other partners have launched a global strategy to position microbial science as a pillar of climate action.

🔗Read the press release & #mbio editorial: asm.org/climatestrat...

#ClimateAction

Microbes Without Borders: Uniting Societies for Climate Action

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FEMS @femsmicro.org · 15d

Microbiology Leaders Launch Global Climate Change Strategy

Published across 6 leading scientific journals, including #FEMSMicrobiolEcol, the strategy charts a path to integrate microbial science into global climate solutions.

Read the Press Release and Editorial here: buff.ly/LwDt0Mw

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FEMS Journals @femsjournals.bsky.social · 15d

Featuring research from our not-for-profit #OpenAccess journal #microLife!

FEMS @femsmicro.org · 15d

To maintain genome integrity, extreme organisms like archaea rely heavily on repair pathways.

This #FEMSmicroBlog explains how the halophile model organism Haloferax volcanii repairs DNA double strand breaks quickly and efficiently. #FascinatingMicrobes

#FEMSmicroBlog: Halophile archaea healing themselves

This #FEMSmicroBlog explains how the halophile model organism Haloferax volcanii repairs DNA double strand breaks quickly and efficiently. #FascinatingMicrobes

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FEMS @femsmicro.org · 15d

To maintain genome integrity, extreme organisms like archaea rely heavily on repair pathways.

This #FEMSmicroBlog explains how the halophile model organism Haloferax volcanii repairs DNA double strand breaks quickly and efficiently. #FascinatingMicrobes

#FEMSmicroBlog: Halophile archaea healing themselves

This #FEMSmicroBlog explains how the halophile model organism Haloferax volcanii repairs DNA double strand breaks quickly and efficiently. #FascinatingMicrobes

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FEMS @femsmicro.org · 16d

In our latest podcast episode, we hear from Rachel Armstrong, Professor of Regenerative Architecture at KU Leuven (Belgium).

Recorded during FEMS MICRO Milan 2025, we learn about the deep relationship between microbes and achitecture. #MicrobesAndUs

Listen here: buff.ly/mSYN8qb

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FEMS Journals @femsjournals.bsky.social · 19d

Naudet et al. investigated the dynamics of the bacterial pathobiome and resistome associated with plastic aquaculture equipment in an aquaculture farm in the southwest Indian Ocean. Check out their results!

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#FEMSMicrobiolEcol #ecology

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Evgenii Protasov @evgenii-protasov.bsky.social · 19d

In situ analysis of type III secretion chaperone proteins indicates a cytosolic handover of virulence effectors
#microbiology #virulense #pathogens
@femsmicro.org @femsjournals.bsky.social
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In situ analysis of type III secretion chaperone proteins indicates a cytosolic handover of virulence effectors

This manuscript investigates the role of type III secretion chaperones in the secretion of bacterial virulence effectors in live bacteria, elucidating a ke

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Centre of Excellence for Long-acting Therapeutics @celtliverpool.bsky.social · 21d

17 September is #InternationalMicroorganismDay and @who.int's #PatientSafetyDay

We're highlighting #LONGEVITYproject. Explore the impact of the project diseases (HCV, malaria and TB) and our long-acting options work to keep LMIC patients safe from them.

www.liverpool.ac.uk/centre-of-ex...

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FEMS @femsmicro.org · 20d

This week's #ThrowbackThursday takes us back to Milan, where more than 2,000 microbiologists 🦠 from 95 countries gathered 👥 under one roof for four dynamic days of collaboration 🤝 and exchange 💡. buff.ly/we8TWjD

What was your favourite part about #FEMS2025?

#Microbiology #Community

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SPP2389 - Emergent Functions of Bacterial Multicellularity @spp2389.bsky.social · 20d

Congratulations to our Matthias for winning the @femsmicro.org international microorganism day microbe art contest for best photo and best overall! 🎉🦠
Biofilms truly are beautiful works of multicellular microbial architecture 🏛️

www.internationalmicroorganismday.org/microbeart

International Microorganism Day - Microbe Art Contest Winners

www.internationalmicroorganismday.org

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Marcela Hernández @matehg.bsky.social · 20d

The FEMS Summer School in Macedonia was a truly rewarding experience. I was very impressed by our ECRs, such a talented group!
Huge thanks to the organisers Joanna, Tillmann, and Vaso, and to FEMS for inviting me to join as a mentor. @femsmicro.org @luederslab.bsky.social

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SPP2389 - Emergent Functions of Bacterial Multicellularity @spp2389.bsky.social · 20d

A bit late to the party, but happy belated international microorganism day!

FEMS @femsmicro.org · 21d

Happy International Microorganism Day! 🎉

Today, we are celebrating the tiny powerhouses that have a massive impact on our world. From the bacteria in our gut to the fungi that give us antibiotics, these incredible organisms are essential to life.

Let's make some noise for the microscopic!

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