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05 Aug 2021

The Microbiology Society supports a new cross-government project to track foodborne pathogens

A new cross-government project to track foodborne pathogens brings together the Food Standards Agency (FSA), Food Standards Scotland (FSS), the Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra), the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC), Public Health England (PHE) and the Environment Agency to test the application of genomic technologies in the surveillance of foodborne pathogens and antimicrobial resistant (AMR) microbes in all four nations of the UK.

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28 Mar 2019

Harnessing soil microbes to enhance crop performance

A recently-isolated soil microbe could be used to modify crops and protect them against fungal diseases, researchers say. Researchers at the Agriculture and Food Development Authority (TEAGASC) have identified a novel bacterium which can modify plant characteristics and provide beneficial traits, such as resistance to diseases.

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Microbiology Today cover from August 2018
07 Aug 2018

Microbes and Food

The August 2018 issue of Microbiology Today focuses on the use of microbes and the roles they can play in food.

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Cover of Microbiology Today, issue of August 2010
01 Aug 2010

Food

The August 2010 issue of Microbiology Today focuses on microbes involved in and affecting food.

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Cover of Microbiology Today, issue of February 2002
01 Feb 2002

Food Microbiology

The February 2002 issue of Microbiology Today focuses on food microbiology. You are what you eat, and as most foods are closely associated with microbes in some way, either in their production, spoilage or as vehicles of disease, food microbiology is highly relevant to all our lives.

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Cover of Microbiology Today, issue of May 2000
01 May 2000

Microbes in the home

The May 2000 issue of Microbiology Today focuses on microbes found in the home. Microbes are all around us, most of them harmless, but what can we do to protect ourselves from pathogens that might threaten us in the home?

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