FEMS Microbiology Digest: Interesting reads, webinar recording, and opportunities

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This edition brings together new research, webinar recordings, opportunities, and more.

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New reading list | Designing Effective Phage Therapies

Bacteriophages are emerging as promising alternatives to conventional antimicrobials, but their successful application depends on overcoming challenges such as bacterial resistance, effective cocktail design, and real-world implementation. This curated collection brings together recent Open Access research on phage therapy, phage resistance, antiphage defence, cocktail design, and applications in clinical and food microbiology.

Explore the full reading list

Spotlight on yeast research from Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand

Explore the breadth of yeast science emerging from Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand in this new thematic issue from FEMS Yeast Research.

From ecology and evolution to fermentation, synthetic biology, biotechnology and human health, the collection showcases research from across the region and its connections to the wider international yeast community.

Explore the thematic issue

Must-reads from microLife

With new research published every day, it can be hard to know what deserves your attention.

This curated collection from microLife gives you a place to start, bringing together must-read articles to help you catch up on interesting findings, explore developments beyond your own specialty field, and discover research you may have missed.

Recent additions that made the list:

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Missed our last webinar?
Watch the recording

Can microbial metabolism tell us how ecosystems respond to environmental stress?

Our latest joint webinar with our partner, Biolog explored this question. And now you can watch the full recording on demand, on our YouTube channel.

A helpful session for anyone working at the intersection of microbial function and environmental change, it covered high-throughput phenotypic profiling tools and how they're being applied across ecosystems, from infected crops to glacier-fed streams.

Watch the recording

Looking to publish?
Contribute to an upcoming call for papers

Thematic Issue on the environmental dimension of antimicrobial resistance and the role of plasmids in disseminating resistance genes

How do antibiotic resistance genes persist and spread across human, animal and environmental settings? FEMS Microbiology Ecology welcomes research exploring the ecology of antimicrobial resistance and the role of plasmids in driving resistance gene dissemination.

Deadline: 1 December 2026

Learn more

Explore all on-going call for papers

Publish Open Access for less

No author should be held back from publishing good science because of financial constraints. Explore the possibilities by visiting our "For Authors" page.

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Session proposal submissions are now open for FEMS MICRO Ljubljana 2027

The countdown to FEMS MICRO: Congress & Exhibition 2027 has begun. From 5–8 July 2027, the global microbiology community will gather in Ljubljana, Slovenia under the theme Growing Microbial Futures.

We are inviting microbiologists, researchers, educators, students, industry professionals, and policymakers to help shape the scientific programme by submitting session proposals that:

🔬 Showcase excellence in microbiology
💡 Inspire discussion and innovation
🤝 Foster interdisciplinary collaboration
🌍 Explore the future of microbial science

Whether you are a familiar face from Milan 2025 or joining the FEMS MICRO community for the first time, this is your opportunity to contribute to one of Europe’s premier microbiology events.

Deadline: 30 September 2026 (23:59 CEST)

Submit a session proposal

Looking for a new challenge?
Opportunities for you

Looking for your next role in microbiology? Find interesting career opportunities on the FEMS opportunities board from institutions worldwide.

Deadlines approaching soon!

Looking for talent? Post your opportunity via this form.

Ready to turn microbiology into art?
The IMD Microbe Art Competition is now open

Whether you are an artist, scientist, student, educator, photographer, or microbiology enthusiast, we want to see your microbe-inspired creations. From illustrations and paintings to photography, videos, animations, cartoons, and even Petri dish art, creativity comes in many forms.

AI-generated artwork is not permitted.

How to enter:

1. Create your microbe-inspired artwork.
2. Share it on social media with a description of your piece.
3. Tag @IntMicroDay and use #InternationalMicroorganismDay.

Winning entries will be showcased on the IMD website and announced on 17 September.

Submit your artwork

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