October is right around the corner and the #MVIF 52 program is officially out! 🤩 Free registration: cassyni.com/s/mvif-52 Highlights: 🇺🇸 Jacob Willes 🇪🇹 Fitsum Weldegebreal Mlashu Keynote: 🇫🇷 Nicolás Rascovan Talks: 🇦🇺 Juan S. Inda-Díaz 🇺🇸 Mi Ni 🇳🇱 Evgenia Dikareva

Seerave Foundation and #MVIF invite you to their symposium, Microbiome Modifiers and Cancer Immunotherapy, a two-part event designed to move the field from evidence to action. It's free to join, just bring your questions and your curiosity! 🔗 cassyni.com/s/mvif-oncobiome2026 1/3

Really excited to see this piece out in The Microbiologist! 🐾🦠🌍 A look at how human activities are reshaping wildlife microbiomes—and when those changes may become a One Health concern. Thanks to @amiposts.bsky.social for the opportunity to contribute!

Applied Microbiology International@amiposts.bsky.social · last mo.

Animals live in close partnership with communities of microbes that support digestion, immune development, and defence against pathogens, but human activities are changing those partnerships, warns Katherine M. Lagerstrom. www.the-microbiologist.com/opinion/when... @kate-lagerstrom.bsky.social

Read more about our new PLOS Biology paper exploring how human-driven environmental change can reshape wildlife microbiomes and why that matters for animal health, conservation, and One Health. link.growkudos.com/1e04as4xlog

How do anthropogenic changes affect wildlife microbiomes?

A free platform for explaining your research in plain language, and managing how you communicate around it – so you can understand how best to increase its impact.

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Human activities are transforming #ecosystems, but their effects on wildlife microbiota are poorly understood. This Unsolved Mystery by @kate-lagerstrom.bsky.social &co looks at human impacts reshape host-associated #microbiota and outlines strategies for the field. 🧪 #AcademicSky plos.io/4gzWDw5

Very excited to share our new Unsolved Mystery out today in @plosbiology.org! 🦠🌍 How do human activities reshape wildlife microbiomes? We synthesize what we know—and don’t—about how environmental change, pollution & microbial exchange are altering these hidden communities. doi.org/10.1371/jour...

#MVIF 49 is live in the Pacific time zones! @kate-lagerstrom.bsky.social just opened the event, join us here: cassyni.com/s/mvif-49

I've spent yesterday and today talking to researchers across the globe trying to understand the hantavirus outbreak aboard the cruise ship MV Hondius. My story in @science.org is here (and some threaded thoughts coming): www.science.org/content/arti... 🧪 #IDsky

Cruise ship’s hantavirus outbreak puts researchers in uncharted territory

Questions about the culprit virus and its route of spread remain as health officials make plans for stranded passengers

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You missed the last #MVIF... No problem, now you can enjoy reading #MVIF 48 reflections! @memartino.bsky.social (ATL) & @kate-lagerstrom.bsky.social (PAC) opened the event w/highlights: @pamferretti.bsky.social talked abt how breast milk directly seeds & stabilizes the infant gut microbiome, 1/n

A truly rewarding experience—both in shaping programs that support our community and connecting with microbiologists across sectors. If you’re considering getting involved, I’d really encourage you to apply!

Applied Microbiology International@amiposts.bsky.social · 5mo ago

We’re building a Board of Trustees that reflects our global community. 🌐 Nominations for the Elected Trustee position on the AMI Board are closing soon. No prior board experience needed - just your perspective and passion. Learn more and apply: https://secure.cesvotes.com/V3-3-0/ami2026/en/login

#MVIF 48 starts next week! Free registration: cassyni.com/s/mvif-48 ⭐️ Highlights: 🇺🇸 Rachel R. Rock 🇺🇸 @pamferretti.bsky.social ⭐️ Keynote: 🇦🇺 @pam-engelberts.bsky.social and @jamesvolmer.bsky.social ⭐️ Talks: 🇨🇳 Linxing Chen 🇨🇳 Zhemin Zhou 🇦🇺 Hoai-An Nguyen

Catch up on our latest episodes while you wait 👇 www.youtube.com/playlist?app... Read the paper: link.springer.com/article/10.1... 💐 Thanks to @cpavloud.bsky.social @tosina.bsky.social @kate-lagerstrom.bsky.social Merel van Gogh and @microbiomevif.bsky.social #MVIFconversations podcast team. 2/2

MVIF Conversations

Step into the world of microbiome research with MVIF Conversations – the Podcast! In 15-30 minutes each month, we chat with scientists, writers, and other mi...

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Out Now! Unbinned contigs expand known diversity in the global microbiome #MicroSky

Unbinned contigs expand known diversity in the global microbiome

Nature Microbiology, Published online: 03 April 2026; doi:10.1038/s41564-026-02314-6Re-analysis of over 92,000 metagenomes reveals hundreds of thousands of previously undescribed Bacterial and Archaeal clades hidden in plain sight.

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Excited to announce our new journal from @isme-microbes.bsky.social ISME Host Microbe is live and now accepting submissions. Look forward to receiving your papers! #Microsky 🧫 🦠

Start 2026 with us! Join us in discussing microbiome science: register here → cassyni.com/s/mvif-45

Microbiome Virtual International Forum@microbiomevif.bsky.social · 10mo ago

We have an early New Year present for you: 🎁The new #MVIF program is out🎁 Highlights: 🇳🇵 Bishwash Thapa 🇮🇷 Zahra Nezamivand Chegini Keynote: 🇨🇭 @saramitri.bsky.social Talks: 🇺🇸 @liliancaesar.bsky.social 🇮🇹 Haseeb Manzoor 🇦🇹 Laurenz Holcik Free registration: cassyni.com/s/mvif-45 See you in January!

Join #MVIF 44 cassyni.com/s/mvif-44 the Pacific team is ready to welcome you soon!

Microbiome Virtual International Forum@microbiomevif.bsky.social · 11mo ago

It's Monday! ...and a new #MVIF program is out! 🤩 Free registration: cassyni.com/s/mvif-44 ⭐️ Highlights: 🇺🇸 Vanessa Hale 🇰🇷 Jun Hyung Cha ⭐️ Keynote: 🇺🇸 Katherine Lemon @kathlemon.bsky.social ⭐️ Talks: 🇺🇸 Meenakshi Chakraborty 🇨🇳 Wei Shen @shenwei356.bsky.social 🇺🇸 Johanna Gutleben

On #WAAW2025, AMI urges global policymakers to strengthen the revised Global Action Plan on Antimicrobial Resistance (GAP-AMR), calling for a more inclusive, clear and equitable approach to tackling one of the world’s most urgent health challenges. www.the-microbiologist.com/news/ami-war...

AMI warns that the threat of antimicrobial resistance in viruses and other pathogens cannot be underestimated

Applied Microbiology International (AMI) has urged global policymakers to strengthen the revised Global Action Plan on Antimicrobial Resistance (GAP-AMR), calling for a more inclusive, clear and equit...

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Join an Advisory Group, Shape the Future 🌐 AMI is inviting members to apply to join our Advisory Groups. Each group is a global network of experts helping to steer AMI’s priorities, strategies, and initiatives in line with six #UNSDGs. Find out more & apply: appliedmicrobiology.org/advocacy-pol...

Advisory Groups

Microbiologists worldwide, shaping meaningful change.

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👏👏GREAT talk! Ready for Q&A! Moderator: Kate Lagerstrom X: @kate-lagerstrom Bluesky: @kate-lagerstrom.bsky.social

💫 #MVIF Season 5 💫 Feel free to join the keynotes by presenting your work–abstract submission is open: www.microbiome-vif.org/en-US/how-to... #MVIF is proudly supported by #illumina @corundumsb.bsky.social and our non-commercial co-organizing partners Seerave Foundation @cunysph.bsky.social

Thanks Annie Roth! Great article on our new IUCN Microbial Conservation Specialist Group in National Geographic. www.nationalgeographic.com/science/arti...

Save the microbes? The world’s smallest species may soon get protections.

Researchers are calling for the conservation of teeny tiny organisms that normally get overlooked, and conservationists are listening.

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Could you be the next President of Applied Microbiology International? We're recruiting our next President to join our Board of Trustees and lead our organisation into the future. Find out more & apply: appliedmicrobiology.org/about/our-te... Deadline: 30 September 2025, 10pm (BST)

🥁 We’re thrilled to announce the beginning of #MVIF Season 5 with #GloMiNe2025 event jointly organized by @microbiotavault.bsky.social and #MVIF Save the date: 9 & 10/11 September 2025 & register here: cassyni.com/s/mvif-glomi...

Nice article on the presentation i gave at ADLM last week. read.nxtbook.com/kiva_communi...

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Applied Microbiology International is to lead a new conservation committee dedicated to the protection of microbial biodiversity. IUCN has approved the creation of the first-ever Species Survival Commission (SSC) group dedicated to microbial biodiversity. www.the-microbiologist.com/news/ami-to-...

AMI to head world-leading committee dedicated to protecting microbial diversity

Applied Microbiology International is to lead a new conservation committee dedicated to the protection of microbial biodiversity. IUCN has approved the creation of the first-ever IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC) group dedicated to microbial biodiversity.

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Join us at this meeting to learn more about AMI's key achievements and strategic progress made during 2024. You'll also be invited to: 🟣 Approve the minutes of the 2024 AGM 🟣 Approve changes to our Articles of Association 🟣 Welcome new trustees and thank those retiring from the Board

Applied Microbiology International@amiposts.bsky.social · last yr.

We’re pleased to invite all AMI members to our 94th Annual General Meeting (AGM)! This year’s AGM will be held virtually, giving you the opportunity to join from anywhere in the world. 📅 Date: 17 July 2025 🕓 Time: 4pm – 5pm (BST) Register now: appliedmicrobiology.org/ems-event-ca...

🌍🦠 World Microbiome Day shout-out: we’ve just unveiled the Microbiota Vault—a planetary backup for microbial diversity. Built on equitable, One Health values & linked to the new IUCN SSC Microbiomes. Read our Nature Comms piece: doi.org/10.1038/s414... #MicrobiotaVault #Conservation #WMD2025

The microbiota vault initiative: safeguarding Earth’s microbial heritage for future generations - Nature Communications

Nature Communications - The microbiota vault initiative: safeguarding Earth’s microbial heritage for future generations

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I’m so proud to be a part of AMI. Congratulations to the whole team!

Applied Microbiology International@amiposts.bsky.social · last yr.

AMI has made The Sunday Times Best Places to Work list - for the second year in a row! 🎆 This accolade reflects the hard work and dedication of our amazing team, and our commitment to a culture where everyone feels valued. Read more: www.the-microbiologist.com/news/ami-mak...

A new type of immune defense discovered in E. coli turns viral machinery against itself. Dubbed "Kongming" after the Chinese military strategist who used enemy's weapons to defeat them, this novel immune signaling pathway could benefit the future of phage therapy: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Base-modified nucleotides mediate immune signaling in bacteria

Signaling from pathogen sensing to effector activation is a fundamental principle of cellular immunity. Whereas cyclic (oligo)nucleotides have emerged as key signaling molecules, the existence of othe...

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NBC News EXCLUSIVE: A deadly E. coli outbreak hit 15 states, but the FDA chose not to publicize it www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...

A deadly E. coli outbreak hit 15 states, but the FDA chose not to publicize it

The outbreak linked to romaine lettuce killed one person and sickened at least 88 more, including a 9-year-old boy who nearly died of kidney failure.

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