FEMS Journals

A novel North Sea ammonia-oxidizing archaeon Nitrosarchaeum marinum leverages a high abundance of transport systems to grow over a wide salinity range Isolation and characterization of a novel North Sea ammonia oxidizing archaeon, Nitrosarchaeum marinum T12, reveals an adaptation to a broad salinity under

Long in the making, great to see the study on line at @femsmicro.org A novel North Sea ammonia-oxidizing archaeon Nitrosarchaeum marinum leverages a high abundance of transport systems to grow over a wide salinity range. #microbiology @ribesresearch.bsky.social academic.oup.com/femsec/artic...

Let's celebrate excellence together as we recognize the winners of the 2025 FEMS Journals Article Awards. These awards recognize the outstanding contributions of researchers who have pushed the boundaries of knowledge in the field of microbiology: buff.ly/OZ2eTKA

Sad to hear the passing of Jeff Cole. I appreciated the small talks with him during my research stay in Birmingham (in 2004); an unforgettable personality, his passion about microbial biotechnology was adherent

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@femsjournals.bsky.social @femsmicro.org sad news about the former Editor in chief of FEMSLE

More than 70% of global ecoregions lack soil data on arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi, key partners to most land plants.

Congratulations to @thecrobe.bsky.social & team on winning the 2025 Best Article Award in @femsjournals.bsky.social.

Read the paper highlighting those data gaps:
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Namli et al. determined that Salmonella persists on cress under warming conditions, although contamination routes influence persistence and washing, while higher temperatures don’t enhance leaf survival.

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#FEMSMicrobiolEcol #ecology

Can regional yeast strains reshape whisky aroma profiles? 🥃🧬
Explore how R.A. Marr et al. screen #Canadian_yeasts for maltose use and reveal strain-driven diversity in new-make spirit volatiles:

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#FEMSYeastRes

R Manson et al. determined that microbes decomposing humans temporarily show a stress-response and increase expression of genes important for decomposing fats, proteins, and cycling nutrients from the body. Check out their results!

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#FEMSMicrobiolEcol #ecology

How do evolutionary forces shape bacterial adaptation to the plant environment? 🌱🦠

Curious? Read our new review in @femsjournals.bsky.social Microbiology Reviews.

#PlantMicrobiome #MicrobialEvolution #HostMicrobeInteractions #Rhizosphere #Microbiome

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New Paper Alert!

Evolutionary mechanisms underlying bacterial adaptation to the plant environment

Published in the Journal FEMS Microbiology Reviews (@femsmicro.org )

Colab between @usaloficial.bsky.social @eezcsic.bsky.social @upm.es Tennessee State U. & IFALPA

Paper:
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How did filamentous growth evolve across the #Saccharomycotina yeasts? 🧬🍄

Read how Chavez C.M. et al. map the macroevolution of hyphae and pseudohyphae across 1051 species using phylogeny and machine learning:
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#FEMSYeastRes

Evolutionary mechanisms underlying bacterial adaptation to the plant environment Abstract. Plants and bacteria have coevolved over hundreds of millions of years, forming complex associations ranging from mutualism to pathogenicity that

Evolutionary mechanisms underlying bacterial adaptation to the plant environment

in @femsjournals.bsky.social Microbiology Reviews by @zakisaati.bsky.social et al

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Contribution and credit have not always aligned in science. So, we are highlighting the women who changed microbiology. Help us continue the work. Nominate a female microbiologist whose impact deserves more visibility; we'll feature them in our blog for International Women's Day: buff.ly/kk7Ieye

Did you know gut clostridia in preterm infants are important reservoirs of antibiotic resistance, revealing how low-abundance bacteria shape early microbiome development? Check-out these results!

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#FEMSMicrobiolEcol #ecology

Behind many breakthroughs in microbiology are women whose impact outpaced their recognition. To celebrate #IDWGS, we are bringing attention to their work. And the work continues. Nominate a female microbiologist we should interview for our community blog: buff.ly/kk7Ieye

To celebrate #IDWGS2026, we're highlighting women who shaped microbiology but never got their flowers, starting with Fanny Hesse.

We're not stopping there; help us continue the work. Nominate a female microbiologist you know for a feature on our blog: buff.ly/kk7Ieye

#IDWGS #WomenInSTEM

Our FEMS Microbiology Reviews webinar takes place next week. Register now to hear 5 leading authors discuss the tools and discoveries driving progress in microbial genomics, adaptation, and pathogenesis, from Pseudomonas taxonomy to fungal pathogenicity & Mycobacterium TB evolution: buff.ly/NTvPqBp

Spatial structure: Shaping the ecology and evolution of microbial communities Abstract. Most microbes grow in spatially structured communities, and this profoundly shapes their ecology and evolution. At the microscale, short interact

Spatial structure: Shaping the ecology and evolution of microbial communities

@femsjournals.bsky.social Microbiology Review by @marcelbaecker.bsky.social et al
from @bedutilh.bsky.social @bramvandijk.bsky.social

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Check-out FEMS Microbiology Ecology Latest Editor's Choice: Kumar et al. determined that AHL-mediated QS in E. asburiae AG129 regulates T6SS and VOCs production, while impairing root colonization in rice, highlighting its role in plant–endophyte interaction.

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#FEMSMicrobiolEcol

How do prey choice and cell wall traits influence fungal predation? 🧫🦠
Discover how J.R. Smith et al. show that prey preference and cell wall remodelling shape predation efficiency in #Saccharomycopsis_schoenii:

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#FEMSYeastRes

The proteome of Methanosarcina mazei
#Archaeasky #Microsky #Proteins

Seasons and vertical dynamics influence community composition in a flooded and abandoned mica mine Seasonal variation and depth, structure microbial communities in a stratified mining lake, highlighting their key roles in carbon and sulfur cycling within

Seasons and vertical dynamics influence community composition in a flooded and abandoned mica mine
#microbiology #MicroSky
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Experimental evidence for the absence of a functional gut microbiome in the solitary bee Megachile tosticauda Abstract. The eusocial honey bee is a model for insect microbiome research, with socially transmitted gut communities that play key roles in health and dev

Transient, environmentally acquired microbes can benefit insect hosts - but not always.

In solitary bee Megachile tosticauda, bacteria detected by sequencing are not metabolically active gut symbionts and are not required for development. Presence≠function.

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Fantastic team effort of several groups in the SPP2002 @dfg.de and a brilliant PhD - Eva Herdering in the Kiel team @schmitzstreitslab.bsky.social

🧬 Dive into the small proteome of Methanosarcina mazei (across 5 conditions)! A key resource by @schmitzstreitslab.bsky.social @uni-kiel.de for uncovering #smallproteins functions, motifs and proteoforms in #archaea.

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Imagine my surprise seeing my own picture in the FEMS newsletter this week 😅

Had a great time chatting about my paper and discussing some of the excitement (and challenges) surrounding phage research. Check it out!

Fan et al. studied the molecular mechanism of saline-alkali tendency of DJ bacteria at the molecular level, and the role of GABA in the adaptation of bacteria to the environment was verified by protein omics analysis. Check-out their results!

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#FEMSMicrobiolEcol #ecology

How can engineered yeasts unlock efficient cellulosic ethanol production? 🌱🍶

Read how R. Vasylyshyn et al. compare yeast platforms for 2G bioethanol, balancing sugar use, stress tolerance & process performance:
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#FEMSYeastRes

📖 Review from the Terradot lab at MMSB on Brucella's Type IV secretion system and effector proteins
Congratulations!
@laurentterradot.bsky.social

Obligate heterotrophy of hyperthermophilic archaea Pyrobaculum arsenaticum and P. aerophilum Abstract. Pyrobaculum arsenaticum and P. aerophilum are two hyperthermophiles that belong to the phylum Thermoproteota (also known as Crenarchaeota), order

Obligate heterotrophy of hyperthermophilic archaea Pyrobaculum arsenaticum and P. aerophilum
#microbiology #archaea #MicroSky #ArchaeaSky
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