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Dr Valérie Bouchez and Prof Sylvain Brisse at the Institut Pasteur in Paris, France, take us behind the scenes of their latest publication 'No innocent bystanders: pertussis vaccination and evolutionary parallelisms between Bordetella parapertussis and Bordetella pertussis', published in Microbial Genomics.

The Microbiology Society welcomes the proposal to reform the water industry as detailed in their white paper, ‘A New Vision for Water’,  published on 20 January 2026.  

Microbiology brings together communities of scientists from all microbiological disciplines and from around the world.

The first study detailing the species within the gut microbiomes of many of Australia's iconic marsupial species is published in Microbial Genomics.

Peter Katsande at the Central Veterinary Laboratories in Harare, Zimbabwe, take us behind the scenes of their latest publication 'Genetic diversity and antimicrobial resistance profiles of Salmonella enterica in the broiler supply chain in Harare, Zimbabwe: tracking transmission from farm to table', published in Microbial Genomics.

At the Microbiology Society our members are at the heart of everything we do. We work to ensure your experience – be it registering for one of our events, applying for a grant with us, or simply renewing your membership – is as seamless as possible.

Sergio Morgado and Ana Carolina Vicente at the Oswaldo Cruz Institute in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, take us behind the scenes of their latest publication 'Tracking a misclassified pathogen: genomic and epidemiological features of Vibrio paracholerae', published in Microbial Genomics.

In this episode of Microbe Talk, we meet some members of staff at the Microbiology Society to reflect on 2025 and look at ways to get involved in 2026. 

The Journal of General Virology (JGV) has appointed Professor Rachel Fearns as Editor-in-Chief from 1 January 2026.

In this month's Microbe Talk, we chat to expert Kinga Kowalewska-Grochowska at the University of Alberta, Canada, following her latest review 'Parasitology of the twenty-first century: are we moving in the right direction?', published in the Journal of Medical Microbiology.

Chris McMillan and Chloe Entriken of the University of Queensland, Australia, take us behind the scenes of their latest publication 'Improved efficacy of an influenza DNA vaccine through high-density microarray patch delivery' published in the Journal of General Virology.

As 2025 comes to an end, we’re reflecting on a milestone year for the Microbiology Society. Celebrating our 80th anniversary and launching two new journals, Microbiology Outlooks and Microbiology Horizons. In this blog post, we look back at our key achievements and content highlights of the year. Read on and enjoy, and we’ll see you in 2026.

At the Microbiology Society, our members are at the heart of everything we do. We work to ensure your experience—be it booking one of our events, applying for a grant with us, or simply renewing your membership—is as seamless as possible. All of our members and event delegates will shortly be seeing some changes, primarily to the membership area of the website and to event registration.

The Microbiology Society and the Association of Laboratory Medicine have joined forces to respond to the Department of Health and Social Care’s (DHSC) consultation on enabling pharmacists flexibilities when dispensing medicines.

A new study, 'Genomic diversity and antimicrobial resistance of Vibrio cholerae isolates from Africa: a PulseNet Africa initiative using nanopore sequencing to enhance genomic surveillance', published in Microbial Genomics today outlines the findings from a collaborative workshop to strengthen local capabilities for disease surveillance.

Taylor Schababerle of the University of Texas, US, take us behind the scenes of their latest publication 'Reproducibility and accuracy of bacterial methylome profiling using Oxford Nanopore Technologies nanopore sequencing platform' published in Microbial Genomics.

5 December is International Volunteer Day and it’s a great opportunity for us to highlight why Microbiology Society volunteers have decided to become Champions and have generously given their time to promote microbiology and the Society in their local areas.  
 
This year, we want to show appreciation to Champions who contribute to the Society in many different ways. They have attended events on our behalf; organised their own events; taken part in interviews, written blogs and even helped the Society go viral on LinkedIn! Champions have also played a vital role in the Society’s focus on equality, diversity and inclusion by providing content for awareness days and organising social events for members of our community from historically marginalised groups.

International Day of Persons with Disabilities takes place every year on 3 December, during UK Disability History Month. Both look to highlight the challenges faced by Disabled people. Member, Iga Wieczorek, has provided insights on her personal experiences, those of others and what needs to change.

In this Editor’s Spotlight, Senior Editor, Jesse Shapiro, takes a closer look at this featured paper ‘No innocent bystanders: pertussis vaccination and evolutionary parallelisms between Bordetella parapertussis and Bordetella pertussis’, recently published in Microbial Genomics.