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FEMS Monthly News - April

Monday, 28 April 2025 07:36

Dear ÖGMBT members,

Welcome to this month's edition of the FEMS newsletter, packed with exciting updates and opportunities from across the globe. Bringing you a diverse range of microbial content, designed to keep you informed, inspired, and connected with the community.

Find below the latest news and groundbreaking research published in our journals, including the new Subject Sections for FEMS Yeast Research, and our upcoming webinar from FEMS Microbes on 7 May.

Don't miss the extended deadline for early bird registration for FEMS MICRO Milan 2025: Congress & Exhibition, ensuring you can secure your spot at this premier event.

Plus, discover our latest podcast episode featuring the article award winners for FEMS Microbiology Letters, Geoff Horsman and Adrian van Dyk, where they explain their groundbreaking discovery of a novel enzyme capable of breaking down the widely used herbicide "Round-up" (active ingredient: glyphosate).

We hope you enjoy this month’s newsletter and find it a valuable resource in your pursuit of microbial knowledge.

All the best,
The FEMS Team

FEMS Journals, in partnership with Oxford University Press (OUP), are a leading resource for the microbiology community. Our not-for-profit publications advance the field through research, education, and collaboration, featuring exciting special issues, topical webinars, and cutting-edge advancements.

The latest research from our journals can be found below:

FEMS Microbiology Letters - Using core genome and machine learning for serovar prediction in Salmonella enterica subspecies I strains - Published: 10 April 2025
FEMS Microbiology Reviews - Seven Critical Challenges in Synthetic One-Carbon Assimilation and Their Potential Solutions - Published: 02 April 2025
FEMS Microbiology Ecology - Assessing the methanogenic activity of microbial communities enriched from a depleted reservoir- Published: 15 April 2025
Pathogens and Disease - Vibrio cholerae: Understanding a persistent pathogen in Sub-Saharan Africa and the East Mediterranean Region - Published: 26 March 2025
FEMS Yeast Research - Metabolic engineering of yeast to efficiently synthesize heme and hemoproteins: recent advance and prospects - Published: 14 April 2025
FEMS Microbes - Psychrotrophic Antarctic marine bacteria as potential reservoirs for novel antimicrobial genes- Published: 15 April 2025

microLife - Real-time imaging of bacterial colony growth dynamics for cells with Type IV-A1 CRISPR-Cas activity- Published: 01 April 2025

Introducing FEMS Yeast Research Subject Sections for Easier Submissions

Looking for the right home for your yeast research? FEMS Yeast Research is introducing subject sections to clarify the journal’s scope, better organize content, and improve the experience for authors and readers alike. These thematic categories group research by application, making it easier to find, submit, and review work.

Why does it matter?

For authors: Clearer submission paths, more relevant peer review, and increased visibility

For readers: Easier navigation and faster access to relevant studies

For everyone: A clearer picture of the full breadth of yeast research the journal supports

What are the subject sections?

Protocols, Tools, and Methods
Genetics, Cell Biology, and Metabolism
Sensing, Signaling, and Physiology
Population Genomics and Ecology
Industrial and Environmental Biotechnology
Food and Beverages
Pathogenic Yeasts
Yeast as a Model for Biology and Disease

See where your work fits

FEMS Microbes Webinar on Microbial Dark Matter - 7 May 2025, 16:00 CEST

Join us for the FEMS Microbes Webinar on “Microbial Dark Matter,” where we delve into uncharted territories of microbial research with significant implications for public health, industry, and environmental science.

This session features cutting-edge studies exploring novel microbial sources for antimicrobial compounds, innovative protein profiling in pathogenic bacteria, and groundbreaking non-invasive techniques for characterizing anaerobic gut fungi.

Register here

Microbes and Us Podcast: FEMS Microbiology Letters Article Award Winners

Tune into the latest episode of Microbes and Us for an exclusive opportunity to hear directly from the winners of the FEMS Microbiology Letters Article Award for 2024

Join us as they explain their groundbreaking discovery of a novel enzyme capable of breaking down the widely used herbicide "Round-up" (active ingredient: glyphosate) in soil.

Don't miss this chance to learn about the individuals, the experimental process, and the significant knowledge gained from this truly first-of-its-kind study.

Listen to the podcast

Looking for a place to publish your paper? Find all open calls for thematic issues submissions here. We have open access and free-to-publish submission options available.

Immerse yourself within the dynamic world of microbiology with the #FEMSmicroBlog, your essential monthly resource for the latest news, recent studies, innovative discoveries, and insightful perspectives.

Explore our latest blog posts:

Science goes media with the planet of viruses - In this #FEMSmicroBlog, Harald Brüssow, Fellow of the European Academy of Microbiology (EAM), discusses the links between the two viral pandemics and his experience as a consultant for media outlets. #TheCulturePlate. Read the full blog.
Visualizing bacterial interactions within multispecies colonies - The study “Inferring bacterial interspecific interactions from microcolony growth expansion“ in microLife investigates the kinetic variations in bacterial mono- and co-cultures. Tania Miguel Trabajo, Isaline Guex and Jan Roelof van der Meer discuss new insights into bacterial interactions, from local to community-level dynamics. #FascinatingMicrobes. Read the full blog.

The #FEMSmicroBlog welcomes external bloggers, writers and SciComm enthusiasts. Get in touch if you want to share your idea for a blog entry with us.

Early Bird registration deadline extended until 30 April

To ensure everyone has ample opportunity to benefit from savings at Europe's premier microbiology event, the Early Bird Registration deadline has been extended to Wednesday 30 April, 23:59 CEST. Join us from 14-17 July in Milan, Italy and hear from renowned experts and peers in the field.

Please be aware of scam emails and malicious companies claiming to offer Hotel Booking services for FEMS MICRO Milan 2025. We will only ever contact you through our own email addresses using the ‘‘@fems-microbiology.org’’ suffix, or via our partners using the ‘‘@Parthen.nl’’ and ‘‘@micodmc.it’’ email address suffixes.

Academic institutions worldwide must welcome de-funded US researchers

The European Academy of Microbiology (EAM) finds current actions that threaten to substantively reduce funding of academic research in the United States of America to be deeply concerning.

Governments, research institutions and funding agencies worldwide should enthusiastically welcome researchers from the USA and mobilise the necessary resources – academic positions, funding, research programmes and initiatives – and specifically adapt associated logistics and administrative procedures and requirements, like visas, health insurance and pensions, for this purpose.

Opportunity of the Month

Independent Junior Research Group Leader

University: University of Tübingen, Faculty of Science (Germany)

Application deadline: 2 June 2025

Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen is a German University of Excellence and a partner institution of the German Center for Infection Research (DZIF). The university invites applications for a DZIF funded Independent Junior Research Group Leader (m/f/d, 100 %) in the field of healthcare-associated bacterial pathogen.

Find out more

Deadlines

Early Bird Registration - 30 April

Meeting Organizer Grants - 1 May

Research and Training Grants - 1 July

Industry Training Grants - 1 July

FEMS Grants

Not-for-profit publishing with the FEMS Journals

The FEMS journals are run by microbiologists, and for microbiologists. Every article published by us has been rigorously reviewed for soundness of science by our community of academic peer reviewers – and the not-for-profit journals support the microbiology community.