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Browse our collections – bringing together peer-reviewed content from across the Society’s publishing platform on a range of hot topics and subject areas.

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    • Metals in Microbiology

      Metals in Microbiology


      Metals catalyse almost a half of all microbial reactions and yet can poison microorganisms. Metal handling systems - that maintain metal homeostasis - are thus vital to sustain microbial life. For microbial pathogens, the challenge of metal homeostasis is exacerbated by host immune defences that restrict metal access and that exploit the microbicidal activity of metals. There are opportunities to produce new antimicrobials that subvert microbial metal-handling systems or that use metals directly or combined with other compounds. The prevalence of metalloenzymes also means that engineering the metal-supply in microorganisms is highly relevant to industrial biotechnological processes, with metalloproteins contributing to bioenergy production, bioremediation, biomedicine, synthesis of high value industrial feedstocks and more.

      Guest-edited by Dr Jennifer Cavet (University of Manchester) and Dr Karrera Djoko (Durham University), this collection of keynote research articles will highlight research on metal-microbe interactions, bringing together advances in our understanding of how microbes handle metals, the utilization of metals in proteins and the importance of metal handling systems in host-pathogen interactions. It will also include research that exploits these systems in industrial processes, the development of metal-related antimicrobials and in metal bioremediation and biorecovery.


      Image credit: Jin Hong
    • Methods and Software

      Methods and Software


      The Microbial Genomics Methods and Software collection will bring together articles describing novel experimental, bioinformatics, modelling, and statistical approaches to the analysis of microbial genomics data, including databases or the integration of genomics with other data streams; as well as systematic comparisons or benchmarking of existing methodologies used in the field of microbial genomics. Guest-edited by Dr Zamin Iqbal (European Bioinformatics Institute) and Dr Caroline Colijn (Simon Fraser University), the collection aims to provide the microbial genomics community with new and systematically validated tools to advance their research. 

      The cover image for this collection brings together figures from two of retrospective articles in the collection: a phylogeny richly annotated with insertion sequence sites from the article on ISseeker by Adams et al. 2016 (bottom left); and a genome assembly graph from the article on completing bacterial genomes by Wick et al. 2017 (top right).

      This collection is now open for submissions. Submit your article here, stating that your manuscript is part of the Methods and Software collection.

    • Microbe Profiles

      Microbe Profiles


      Microbiology is now publishing ‘Microbe Profiles’ – concise, review-type articles that provide overviews of the classification, structure and properties of microbes, written by leading microbiologists. These profiles will provide insights into key microbes within the field. 

    • Microbial Evolution

      Microbial Evolution


      Microbes are everywhere, living inside and around us, often within complex and dynamic communities that underpin the health of our bodies and of natural ecosystems. The need to understand and predict microbial evolutionary dynamics has never been more urgent. The rise of antimicrobial resistance is a crisis caused by the evolutionary adaptation of microbes to our use of antibiotics. How microbes respond to global change will shape critical biogeochemical processes in oceans and soils. Solutions to these and many other emerging issues will require an in-depth understanding of the evolutionary dynamics of microbial communities, to enable us to predict and manage their responses to selective pressures and to design robust biotechnological solutions. This collection will highlight microbial evolution research papers from the Microbiology archives and feature new primary research and review articles arising from the “Understanding and Predicting Microbial Evolutionary Dynamics” Focus Meeting held in Manchester 22-23 November 2022. 

      This collection is open for new submissions from all researchers across the full breadth of the microbial evolution field and is guest edited by Michael Brockhurst (University of Manchester, UK), Jenna Gallie (Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Biology, Germany), James Hall (University of Liverpool, UK), and Stineke Van Houte (University of Exeter, UK).

      The collection will be extended to also encompass new articles arising from Microbial Ecology and Evolution Hub-based Conference 2024 (MEEhubs2024), and submissions related to this meeting will be guest edited by Wolfram Moebius (University of Exeter, UK).


      Image credit: Science Photo Library/KuLouKu
    • Microbial Primers

      Microbial Primers


      In the constantly evolving world of microbiology, new research and discoveries can often be overwhelming. ‘Microbial Primers’ is a series of short articles designed to simplify and illuminate intricate microbiological concepts, making them easily digestible and accessible. Each article in the series focuses on a specific subject, distilling it to the most fundamental points, and explaining its importance in the wider scientific context. The series serves as a starting point, to encourage further exploration and discovery in the fascinating world of microbes. Whether you're an early career researcher or an established scientist looking to broaden your horizons, ‘Microbial Primers’ is your first-step navigational tool in the expansive landscape of microbiology.

      Photo credit: iStock/SpicyTruffel


    • Unlocking the world of microbiomes

      Unlocking the world of microbiomes


      In 2020 we celebrate 75 years of the anniversary of our founding with a year of activities dedicated to demonstrating the impact of microbiologists’ past, present and future – bringing together and empowering communities that help shape the future of microbiology. We are launching new collections of digital content throughout the anniversary year. The first digital hub is Unlocking the world of microbiomes: exploring microbial communities, which will examine the microbiome and human health, agriculture and food microbiomes and environmental and industrial microbiomes.


      The ‘Unlocking the world of microbiomes’ collection brings together articles from across our journals exploring microbial communities and examining the microbiome and human health. This collection is an update of a collection by the Microbiology Society and the British Society for Immunology launched for World Microbiome Day; the ‘Microbiome’ collection can be viewed on Science Open.

    • Microreact

      Microreact


      Microbial Genomics is partnered with Microreact, a free data visualisation and sharing platform that allows scientists and health professionals worldwide to better collaborate to understand disease outbreaks. The journal encourages authors to upload their data files to Microreact, which can then provide interactive querying of the data via trees, maps, timelines and tables, and will be published in Microbial Genomics via a permanent web link. This collection brings together articles that have data sets generated by this software.

      If you would like to see your work included in this collection, please click here for more information, or submit your article here.


    • Most Downloaded Articles of 2018

      Most Downloaded Articles of 2018


      We are delighted to present a collection of the Microbiology Society’s most downloaded journal content from January–September 2018. This collection highlights the exciting and impactful research across the breadth of microbiology and is an easy way for you to quickly access the content your peers are reading.
    • Mpox

      Mpox


      In light of its recent resurgence and emergency declaration by the World Health Organization (WHO), the Microbiology Society is bringing together research on mpox.

      Mpox is a zoonotic viral infectious disease, a double-stranded DNA virus species belonging to the genus Orthopoxvirus, which includes two distinct clades: clade 1 and clade 2. Mpox infection is transmitted by close skin contacts or breathing, and results in skin lesions, flu-like symptoms and can result in fatal outcomes. Clade 1 has been historically linked to the Congo Basin while Clade 2 is associated with West Africa and caused the global outbreak that occurred from 2022 to 2023, classed at the time as public health emergency by the WHO. Mpox is classified within the genus Orthopoxvirus and is a member of the Poxviridae family, which the WHO has identified as having the potential for epidemic or pandemic outbreaks. Significant concerns arose in recent weeks due to the spread of a new outbreak linked to Clade 1b displaying increased mortality when compared to previous cases, which prompted an upped response from the WHO.

      Image credit: iStock/Gilnature

    • Mycobacterium tuberculosis

      Mycobacterium tuberculosis


      World Tuberculosis Day on 24 March recognises the date in 1882 when Dr Robert Koch announced his discovery of Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the bacillus that causes tuberculosis (TB). In celebration of this, we are excited to present a collection of recently published papers on M. tuberculosis.

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