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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.

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.

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. 

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.

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. 
 

Each month, the Microbiology Society publishes the International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology, which details newly discovered species of bacteria, fungi and protists. Here are some of the new species that have been discovered and the places they've been found.  

The Microbiology Society Infection Science Award aims to support the exchange of ideas and the career development of promising early-career and trainee researchers, helping to translate microbiological research to the clinic.  

In this blog, meet one of this year’s winners, Dr Elizabeth O'Gorman. 

The Microbiology Society Infection Science Award aims to support the exchange of ideas and the career development of promising early-career and trainee researchers, helping to translate microbiological research to the clinic.  

In this blog, meet one of this year’s winners, Oluwatosin Orababa, who will present in the Microbiology Society - Infectious Disease Futures Session at FIS on 4 December 2025.

In his third blog, the Society’s President, Professor Gordon Dougan FRS, writes about his experiences as he approaches the end of his first year in the role.

Every year, the Society's General Secretary oversees our prize awards process, through which the exceptional prize awardees of our six Prize Lectures are identified. You can find more information about all of the prizes and former winners on our Prize Lectures pages.

Below is a short blog post from our current General Secretary, Karen Robinson, about how the process works. We encourage you to nominate a colleague, or volunteer to be on the Prize Award Panel, so that you can help us to ensure that future Prize Lectures continue to be inspirational.  

LGBTQ+ STEM Day takes place annually on 18 November to celebrate and highlight the work and barriers of LGBTQIA+ people in science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM). 

This year, we caught up with Members Panel member, Liam Cremona. He shared his insights and journey as a Gay person working in STEM. 

Prof Mark Webber from the Quadram Institute, UK, take us behind the scenes of their latest publication 'Common food preservatives induce an oxidative stress response in Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium' published in Microbiology.

In 2019, a mysterious contaminant lead to the start of Contamination Club, an online club dedicated to weird and wonderful intruders. In this month's Microbe Talk, two of the team, Rob Moran and Greg McCallum, join us to talk about their journey and the online community that they've built.

Cristina Landeta of the Indiana University Bloomington, US, take us behind the scenes of their latest publication 'Disulphide bond-forming enzymes in clostridial species' published in Microbiology.