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Oral abstract submissions deadline for #ASM2026 has been extended! Submit here: www.theasmmeeting.org.au/abstract-sub...

Please join us for the next ASM Hour, which will be run by our Mobile Genetic Element SIG theme, and chaired by Dr Galain Williams:
Date: February 3rd, 2026
For more information: www.theasm.org.au/asm-hour
Our March session will be run by our Public Health Microbiology theme

ASM is proud to announce this years distinguished award orator will be Prof Heidi Drummer from the Burnet Institute of Melbourne and Past President for the Australasian Virology Society www.theasmmeeting.org.au/heidi-drummer

The Program Organising Committee is thrilled to unveil a fresh and dynamic format for the #ASM2026 program! www.theasmmeeting.org.au/program-over...
This year, we’re inviting you to join us for an expanded poster experience.

Don’t forget – abstracts for #ASM2026 are open! www.theasmmeeting.org.au/abstract-sub...

ASM Renames Early Career Researcher Award to Honor Past-President and Global Leader, Professor Dena Lyras — Australian Society for Microbiology The Australian Society for Microbiology (ASM) is proud to announce the renaming of its early career researcher award, which is given to a rising star in each state every year. The ASM Early Career Res...

ASM Renames Early Career Researcher Award to Honor Past-President and Global Leader, Professor Dena Lyras
www.theasm.org.au/news/2025/12...

Not ‘lost in translation’: navigating design, validation and delivery of novel diagnostic tests into clinical microbiology practice doi.org/10.1071/MA25...

Minimising antibiotic use through prevention of childhood ear infections doi.org/10.1071/MA25...

The bacterial cell envelope as a morphogenetic code for biofilm development doi.org/10.1071/MA25...

Large molecular weight DNA synthesis to combat invasive risks to Australia doi.org/10.1071/MA25...

Foundational knowledge to deliver the next generation of live biotherapeutics doi.org/10.1071/MA25...

Cultivating the uncultivated majority – can we use genomic strategies to close this gap? doi.org/10.1071/MA25...

Plasma-activated water: a powerful tool against pesky biofilms doi.org/10.1071/MA25...

Manipulating microbial metabolic flexibility for climate-smart biotechnological applications in agriculture doi.org/10.1071/MA25...

Genomics informed sero-epidemiology of Klebsiella pneumoniae doi.org/10.1071/MA25...

Key phenotypic mechanisms underpinning biofilm antimicrobial resistance doi.org/10.1071/MA25...

Unlocking microbial natural products: new approaches for antibiotic discovery doi.org/10.1071/MA25...

Genomic-based approaches for surveillance of drug-resistant bacterial pathogens doi.org/10.1071/MA25...

The marvellous microbiologists behind our awards and orations Naming an award or an oration after someone is usually about celebrating a career and a contribution to a discipline or an institution. Since its formation

The marvellous microbiologists behind our awards and orations doi.org/10.1071/MA25...

ASM Communication Ambassadors The Communications Ambassador Program is a national initiative designed to empower early-career microbiologists to share their science beyond the lab. Repr

ASM Communication Ambassadors doi.org/10.1071/MA25...

The latest issue of #MicrobiologyAus is now online – a special issue celebrating Australian Microbiology! Check out the articles in the thread below:

ASM Honours Outstanding Leaders with Prestigious Fellowship — Australian Society for Microbiology The Australian Society for Microbiology (ASM) is proud to announce the election of its newest cohort of microbiologists who have been awarded Fellowship of the Australian Society for Microbiology (FAS...

ASM Honours Outstanding Leaders with Prestigious Fellowship www.theasm.org.au/news/2025/11...

Please join us for the next ASM Hour, which will be run by our Clinical Microbiology theme, and chaired by Dr Yue Qu:
Theme: Clinical Microbiology
Date: December 2nd
www.theasm.org.au/asm-hour

Registrations for Australia's premier Microbiology conference are now open. www.theasmmeeting.org.au/registration

The organising committee are delighted to invite you to submit an abstract for the ASM VIC Meeting, taking place at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre from 15–18 June 2026. www.theasmmeeting.org.au/abstract-sub...

We are excited to invite you to the ASM Biofilm SIG Speaker Series, featuring two exciting talks by leading researchers in biofilm science and antimicrobial strategies on Thursday, 30 October 2025 | 1:00 – 2:00 pm (SYD/AEDT) | Online via Zoom

Please join us for the next ASM Hour, which will be run by our Clinical Talks theme, and chaired by Dr Yue Qu:
Theme: Clinical Talks
Date: November 5th
www.theasm.org.au/asm-hour

Save the date! #ASM2026

Australian native fruit Davidson’s plum in yoghurt: prebiotic properties and influence on gut microbiome in vitro www.publish.csiro.au/ma/Fulltext/...

BRIS soil actinomycetes and their antimicrobial activity www.publish.csiro.au/ma/Fulltext/...