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Last chance to register for this year’s Molecular Microbial Ecology Group (MMEG) meeting! Celebrating its 30th Anniversary, #MMEG2024 will take place over two days (16-17 December) at the prestigious National Oceanography Centre in Southampton. MMEG is a fantastic opportunity for students and postdoctoral researchers to showcase their work, gain insights and network with fellow microbial ecology researchers in a supportive and collaborative environment. Don’t miss out - secure your spot before registration closes on 7 December (12pm): https://lnkd.in/eWWSx6jm A big thank you to the University of Southampton for hosting the event, and to our sponsors: ISME | International Society for Microbial Ecology, Environmental Microbiome, Letters in Applied Microbiology, Applied Microbiology International, Oxford University Press and National Biofilms Innovation Centre for their invaluable support.

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For the first time researchers from Spain have quantified the global emissions of a sulphur gas produced by plankton, revealing it cools the climate more than previously thought, especially over the Southern Ocean. https://lnkd.in/ek5Cfian Institut de Ciències del Mar - CSIC Instituto de Química Médica (IQM-CSIC) University of East Anglia

Actinomycetes-derived antibiotics and other metabolites could be deployed to mitigate biotic stress in crops, potentially replacing synthetic chemicals as chemo-control agents against phytopathogens, a new review in Sustainable Microbiology suggests. https://lnkd.in/eibH46Br North-West University / Noordwes-Universiteit

The latest careers article in #TheMicrobiologist shares the incredible Katherine Lagerstrom’s journey, from finishing her PhD to becoming an AMI trustee, and how she’s been getting involved with us since. Read more: https://lnkd.in/eyP8RmWQ

Researchers in France have developed a simple and effective new tool that recommends the best possible phage cocktail for a given patient. Paving the way for personalized phage therapies to treat antibiotic-resistant bacterial infections. https://lnkd.in/eueXKwxQ Institut Pasteur Inserm Université Paris Cité

Galapagos giant tortoises are not only a marvel of nature but also a symbol of conservation efforts. Discover how these efforts are uncovering their microbial world in the latest feature in #TheMicrobiologist Read more: https://lnkd.in/ej6EmYNs

A new study reveals that saclipins, derived from an edible cyanobacterium native to Japan, enhance collagen and support skin whitening and anti-aging. https://lnkd.in/eqr52Egp名城大学 Chulalongkorn University

Congratulations to Dr Helen Onyeaka, an industrial microbiologist at the University of Birmingham, who has been named as winner of the Basil Jarvis Food Security and Innovation Award 2024! #HorizonAwards https://lnkd.in/eUMSMwh9 Dr Helen Onyeaka, FIFST, FHEA University of Birmingham