🦠🏥 #Infection-control experts explain that #hantavirus quarantine measures may involve monitoring symptoms, limiting exposures, and reducing transmission risks during investigations. #virus #PublicHealth #Epidemiology #Outbreak via @theconversation.com

🦠⚠️ The #Ebola #outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the #Congo continues to raise international concern as #health officials work to contain transmission and reduce deaths. #PublicHealth #Epidemiology #Infections via @nytimes.com

🌽🍄 #Corn #disease #outbreaks caused an estimated $13.8 billion in #farmer losses between 2020 and 2023, underscoring the major impact of plant #pathogens on #agriculture. #PlantPathology #Microbiology #Fungi #Agriculture #Ecology via bioengineer .org

Announcing SMART Symposium: Microbiota in Health & Disease ! 📅 October 30-November 1, 2026 Focus: Diet–microbe interactions | Metabolites & host immunity | Microbiome in cancer Register now symposia.smart.org.cn #SMARTSymposia #SMARTshenzhen #Microbiota #Immunity #Cancer #Microbiome

Congratulations to the lab of Dr. Anne O’Garra on a new #review! 🙌 They discuss the evolving spectrum of M. tuberculosis infection outcomes and #tuberculosis disease and how the host immune response determines and unfolds across this spectrum. 🆕 https://go.nature.com/4upJLyr

Department of Microbiology and Immunology Seminar Mon 25 May, 1pm, Rm BIG13 Professor Peter Mace, Department of Biochemistry The COP1 system - from biological regulation to protein design

Our Microbiology Committee is seeking volunteer labs to participate in phase 2 of a ring test using DNA extraction and qPCR. If your lab performs routine #microbiology testing and has access to a qPCR system, we encourage you to participate: https://bit.ly/3Pg0oNL #brewingscience #qualitycontrol

A review proposes “mechano-biogeochemistry”: a framework where waves, river flow, and even seismic activity may be converted into electrons through piezoelectric minerals, helping microbes drive carbon, nitrogen, and sulfur cycling in energy-limited environments. www.maxapress.com/article/doi/...

Discover how #PacBio HiFi sequencing unlocks human microbiome clarity across full-length 16S and shotgun metagenomics workflows. Learn how to resolve species and strain-level variation, uncover novel taxa, and generate more complete MAGs. Register for the webinar: bit.ly/3PFdxjg #Metagenomics

Among patients with #MultipleSclerosis, live attenuated measles-mumps-rubella or varicella vaccination was not associated with increased risk of relapse, supporting current recommendations for vaccination before immunosuppressive therapy. ja.ma/42LG21S

An engineered viral RNA degrader on mitochondrial surface that mitigates RNA virus infection @natcomms.nature.com www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Temesgen Deressa et al. reported Fusarium ear rot pathogens #Fusarium falciforme, F. oxysporum f. sp. ciceris, and F. cf. tjaetaba for the first time as possible causal agents of maize ear rot in Ethiopia: https://doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-11-24-2407-SR #plantdisease #plantpathology

From nutrient solubilization to nitrogen fixation, microbial traits play a key role in #planthealth. Our May 28 #webinar breaks down how these functions translate into real-world results across specialty crop systems. Don't miss these FREE member insights: https://bit.ly/4wgCqlN

Rocky Mountain spotted fever is a severe tick-borne infection. Learn more ➡️ www.cmaj.ca/lookup/doi/10.1503/cmaj.251935

Spatial analysis in South Carolina revealed that measles infections were clustered in areas where public school vaccination rates were lower. Full study results: https://nej.md/49PT9mq #InfectiousDisease #PublicHealth

Malaria reintroduction into US is possible: CDC report A 2023 outbreak of locally acquired cases infected 10 people across 4 states. Read more: ow.ly/4PTO50Z2rNk

Perspective by Durland Fish, PhD: Getting Serious about Tickborne Diseases — Shifting Research Priorities https://nej.md/4d40ZLq #InfectiousDisease

Analysis of past Ebola outbreaks suggests 54% death rate & identifies hemorrhage as key risk factor. The current DRC outbreak is caused by the Bundibugyo Ebola strain, which was not the causative lineage in the studies included in the analysis. Read more: ow.ly/VsCU50Z2nLI 📷: USAID / Flickr cc

Have you registered for our Early Career Summer Conference? 👀 Join us 6–7 July at the University of Birmingham. EC Forum members get subsidised fees, don't miss out! Secure your spot: https://microb.io/ECConf26 #ECConf26 #Microbiology #EarlyCareer

Dietary soy shapes the #microbiome to induce commensal-specific T follicular helper cells and IgA production www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... #diet #microbiota #immunity #MicroSky #MedSky

Host–anellovirus interactions in an island ecosystem: non-human primates and rodents in Madagascar harbour diverse, rich anellovirus populations. View the full details in MGen: https://doi.org/10.1099/mgen.0.001681 #MGen

AMR is an increasing challenge in cancer care. Join our 3-part webinar series exploring resistant infections, oncology outcomes, immunity & antimicrobial stewardship in cancer settings. 📅 Starts 8 June 2026 Register: https://microb.io/4dcyolJ #KOAMR #AMR #CancerResearch

Environmental drivers of bacterial diversity, distribution, and predicted metabolic potential in Hainan Island mangrove sediments - @frontiersin.bsky.social Marine Science www.frontiersin.org/journals/mar...

Geometry & bacteria! "The general principles responsible for bacterial organization at the collective level are unclear. This work shows that large-scale pattern formation among diverse bacteria is explained by geometric ordering [...]." 🧪 #Science #Biology #Mathematics www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...

The CXCL13/CXCR5 chemokine axis plays a protective role in combating SARS-CoV-2 infection and disease by promoting B cell- and T cell-mediated immunity. This finding offers a potential new immunotherapeutic target. Learn more: https://ow.ly/fQCR50Z15Fs.

📢 Register now: Registration closes on Thursday 28 May 2026! bit.ly/5th_anti-inf... Join this 2-day symposium focused on medicinal chemistry challenges and innovative strategies to combat infection. #AntiInfectives26

New in Comprehensive Physiology 🚨 Molecular Dialogues in the #Mitochondria–Microbiome Crosstalk: #Metabolites, #Signaling, and #Immunity. https://ow.ly/Q3gc50Z097Q

A #Nanobody-based PROTAC platform that selectively targets and degrades #Influenza viral proteins, effectively suppressing replication of diverse influenza A subtypes and offering a promising strategy for next-gen broad-spectrum antivirals. #STTT #OpenAccess: doi.org/10.1038/s413...

Next Week: Join Dr. Rajesh Kumar (Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee) on Wed, 5/27/26 at 9:00 AM ET for “#Antibody Based Therapeutic Interventions for #Viral Infections,” part of the #GVN Forefront of Virology Webinar Series. Free & open to the public Register: https://ow.ly/gSbV50YRIE8

#CallForPapers! We are accepting submissions for a joint special collection on soil life and function, focusing on advances in soil microbiology and biogeochemistry with the Canadian Journal of Soil Science. Submit your research ▶️ https://ow.ly/ZY2z50XUeOG#CallForPapers #SoilMicrobiology #SoilScience

Early Lyme tests can miss infection (antibodies may not have formed; false negatives occur). Retest 4–6 weeks after a negative ELISA if tested within 4 weeks. Positive ELISA → Immunoblot. Treat immediately if rash or strong suspicion. More: lymediseaseuk.com/lyme-disease... #BeTickAware

New paper from lab- Functional restructuring of the global soil microbiome under multiple stressors- in @NatureComms Across global terrestrial ecosystems ~60% of functional genes altered when microbes experience high multiple stressors. @global-ecology.bsky.social www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Artificial intelligence-assisted phenotyping of drug-resistant bacteria using a monosaccharide-based fluorescent sensor array http://pubs.rsc.org/en/Content/ArticleLanding/2026/SC/D6SC00084C

Atlantic: This Ebola Outbreak Will Be Hard to Contain By by Katherine J. Wu and Hana Kiros @theatlantic.com bit.ly/42LJERA

📣 Final call for award nominations! Help us recognise & celebrate someone who is making an outstanding contribution to mycology ➡️ Submit a nomination for the #BMSawards2026. Deadline: 31 May. Details: www.britmycolsoc.org.uk/awards.html

🆕New in #JEV🆕 Bacterial Extracellular Vesicles: New Hype or Hope to Explain Reproductive Host–Microbiota Interactions #bacterialextracellularvesicles #fertility #microbiome #pregnancy isevjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10....

Submit your research to our NASNFC collection. Topics include #nitrogenfixation in agriculture, #ecology, #evolution, and #syntheticbiology. Queen's University Research ▶️ https://ow.ly/BcTQ50YO6hc#nitrogenfixation

#MicroSky: Healthcare systems are failing on access, equity, and resilience. Timmis et al propose a bold reset: patient-driven digital care, microbial tech innovation, and a shift to prevention, reframing healthcare as a public good, not a commodity. Learn more doi.org/10.1111/1751...

An automated and portable platform for rapid cell-free DNA isolation and its application in microbial DNA metagenomic sequencing from human blood samples http://pubs.rsc.org/en/Content/ArticleLanding/2026/LC/D5LC00876J

We’re looking for a research assistant to join the INFLUX project on emerging pests and pathogens. Work with comparative datasets, large-scale data collection and analysis, and project coordination in sustainability research. Apply by 29 May 2026: buff.ly/IW0dzqL

Wildlife constantly encounters parasites & pathogens. Rather than fighting every infection, some species appear to live with them. This #RSOS paper explores this possibility in 2 #sloth species from the Amazon rainforest exposed to a recently discovered tick borne bacterium: doi.org/10.1098/rsos...

Postdoc opportunity at FMI + Novartis Biomedical Research 🧬 The Dahmane lab (FMI) & Farady lab (Novartis) are seeking a postdoctoral researcher to study how extracellular inflammasome particles propagate inflammation during neurotropic RNA virus infection. Apply by May 31: www.fmi.ch/education-ca...

💡🦠 Researchers developed a light-based technique that can gather thousands of #bacteria in under a minute, potentially improving rapid #microbial analysis and diagnostics. #Microbiology #Diagnostics #Biotech #Microsky via @scienceblog.com

🌍🦠 Experts warn that infectious #disease #outbreaks including #Ebola and #hantavirus may become more frequent and disruptive due to environmental and global #health pressures. #PublicHealth #Epidemiology #Infections #MicroSky via @theguardian.com

🚢🦠 Officials say no direct link has been found between a #Colorado #hantavirus case and a recent #cruise ship investigation, though public #health monitoring continues. #PublicHealth #Infections via @thehill.com

🐓🦠 #Minnesota reported two additional #poultry flocks infected with #avian #influenza as #H5N1 #outbreaks continue affecting #farms and animal health monitoring. #AvianInfluenza #Virology #PublicHealth via wattagnet .com www.wattagnet.com/poultry-meat...

🦠⚠️ #Health officials continue responding to #Ebola #outbreaks in the Democratic Republic of the #Congo and #Uganda amid concerns about regional spread and containment efforts. #MicroSky #PublicHealth #Epidemiology #InfectiousDisease via @npr.org

Similar to HSV, HIV-1, which activates the scramblase TMEM16F to induce phosphatidylserine externalization, may trigger an “outside-in” signaling response to promote viral entry. #JVirology: asm.social/2WJ

A #DNA-based nanoplatform targets gums with curcumin and defensin to combat infection, inflammation, and #bone resorption. This clean system boosts therapeutic efficacy against periodontal and related bone-wasting disorders.👍 @ijosjournal.bsky.social www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Editor’s Pick: “Contribution of Floral Transmission to the Assembly and Health Impact of Bacterial Communities in Watermelon Seeds,” by Gillian E. Bergmann et al.—open access in Phytobiomes Journal: https://doi.org/10.1094/PBIOMES-08-25-0064-R