The final edition of our “New Microbes Discovered in 2025” series is here. After exploring new viruses, bacteria, and fungi, this last #FEMSmicroBlog highlights the archaea identified in 2025: buff.ly/pJpA0Ax #NewMicrobes
We are starting 2026 by looking for candidates to apply for the Junta de Andalucía PhD fellowship. If you are interested in bacterial secretion systems and molecular biology, get in touch. More info about our work: personal.us.es/pbguzman/ & regarding the call www.investigacion.us.es/convocatoria...
Your societies need you #MicroSky! Editorial from the European Academy of Microbiology Task Force: Society journals matter—supporting science through renewed commitment: academic.oup.com/microlife/ar...
In the second edition of our New Microbes Discovered in 2025 series, Sarah Wettstadt explores newly discovered viruses from this year and how they're expand our understanding of viral evolution and potential applications. #NewMicrobes
Read the full blog: buff.ly/Wex6G6p
I'm reviewing abstracts for an upcoming scientific conference, helping the planning team to select which attendees get a chance to present their work.
Some are amazingly good.
Some suggest that the applicant has not ever been taught how to write an abstract.
Here are some basic tips:
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As 2025 wraps up, we’re looking back at some of the most intriguing microbes that made their scientific debut this year. This blog highlights standout bacterial species that caught our eye. Read the full #FEMSmicroBlog: buff.ly/2wz7k16
#NewMicrobes
Fungi got even more fascinating in 2025; zombie ants, plastic-eaters, bamboo aliens, and rust parasites. Check out the latest #FEMSmicroBlog that both captivated (and horrified) us in 2025: buff.ly/2qzregO
#NewMicrobes
The internet is flooded with AI-generated content, which can introduce inaccuracies and weaken their ability to educate.
In this #FEMSmicroBlog, @drsarahwettstadt.bsky.social discusses how AI fits into scientific communication to create engaging and high-quality content.
Read the last part of my series on the New Microbes that were discovered in 2025.
This series is always extremely fun and interesting to write, so I'm incredibly grateful to @femsmicro.org for giving me the platform.
I have written to a fair number of fellow #MicrobialEnthusiasts about being on my #MattersMicrobial podcast. Be prepared to be asked again, if you have not been on the 'cast. Also, happy to hear recommendations. January through June! Please spread the word?