The ocean is Earth’s largest carbon reservoir & our strongest natural ally against #climatechange. Rising temperatures & acidification threaten to disrupt the balance of carbon cycling.🌡️ Understanding how #carbon moves & transforms in the deep sea will help us better forecast our planet’s climate. ⤵️

On Thursday 31 of July the MOVIE group together with collaborating scientists departed from Reykjavik aboard the R/V Pelagia @niozsearesearch.bsky.social to kick off the NEREIDES expedition.

Gregoire Michoud presented his work about Charting the complexity of the global glacier-fed stream microbiome during the Session “Ecology of biofilms”. #FEMS2025 @femsmicro.org

Haitao Wang presented his project on The methane-cycling microbiome in intact and degraded permafrost soils of the pan-Arctic during the session “FEMS Microbiology Ecology: Microbial dynamics in a changing world”. #FEMS2025 @femsmicro.org

Luke Hillary discussed his project on Fire severity impacts DNA and RNA viral communities in fire-adapted shrubland soil wildfire pyrocosms during the Session “FEMS Microbiology Ecology: Microbial dynamics in a changing world”. #FEMS2025 @femsmicro.org

Informative session “Upcycling with extremophiles: Biotechnological advances for a sustainable future” chaired by Irene Sánchez-Andrea and Sara Cantera with speakers Christina Gagliano, Mariia Pavlovska, Manuel Porcar and Pedro A García-Encina. #FEMS2025 @femsmicro.org

Ianina Altshuler presented her project about Microbially mediated soil GHG fluxes in alpine ecosystems have seasonal and diurnal patterns during the Session “Biogeochemical cycles in diverse environments”. #FEMS2025 @femsmicro.org

What a great opportunity to explore the “We the Bacteria: Notes toward biotic architecture” part of the International Exhibition Inequalities at the Triennale Milano! #FEMS2025 @femsmicro.org

Lisa-Marie Delpech discussed her work about Unique microbial communities at Arctic cold seep ice-water interfaces: insights into seasonal and spatial dynamics during the Session “Extreme organisms & metabolisms”. #FEMS2025 @femsmicro.org

Thomas Roder introduced his project about Assembly Curator: rapid and interactive consensus assembly generation for bacterial genomes during the Symposium of “Microbial omics: Mapping, mining & modelling”. #FEMS2025 @femsmicro.org

Anupam Gautam presented his work on MEGAN7: Enhanced optimization and advanced functionality for metagemomic analysis during the Biotechnology flash talks. #FEMS2025 @femsmicro.org

Insightful session “Microbes in a plastic world: challenges & opportunities” chaired by Priscilla Carrillo Barragan with nice speakers Joseph A Christie-Oleza @jcolab.bsky.social, Elisenda Balleste and Michael Sauer. #FEMS2025 @femsmicro.org

Extraordinary keynote lecture by Prof. Chris Greening @greening.bsky.social about Microbial oxidation of atmospheric trace gases: from enzymes to ecosystems. #FEMS2025 @femsmicro.org

@ioannachatzig.bsky.social presented her work dealing with New insights on the phylogeny and function of the agricultural soil microbiome during the Session of “Microbial dark matter - knowing the unknown”. #FEMS2025 @femsmicro.org

Great Networking Event for FEMS Grantees presented by Jana Jass! Honoured to have met the FEMS President, Prof. Antonio Ventosa. #FEMS2025 @femsmicro.org

Very glad to have presented our work on Microbially mediated carbon and nitrogen cycling in the deep Atlantic during the Eco Innovations flash talks. #FEMS2025 @femsmicro.org

During the “Marine microbes & microbiomes Session” Benjamin Pontiller presented his project about Deciphering organic matter turnover across the euphotic tropical North Atlantic using microbial community transcriptomics. #FEMS2025 @femsmicro.org

During the “Marine microbes & microbiomes Session” Patrick Laffy presented his work on Microbial monitoring in coral reef ecosystems. #FEMS2025 @femsmicro.org

Very interesting session “Microbial solutions must be deployed against climate catastrophe - A unified message from the global microbiology community” chaired by Lucy Harper, with great speakers Janet Jansson, Max Häggblom, Nguyen Nguyen. #FEMS2025 @femsmicro.org

What an inspiring first day at FEMS MICRO Milan! We heard from FEMS Pres. Antonio Ventosa at the Opening while former Pres. Hilary Lappin-Scott helped connect new attendees. Thanks to keynotes Profs. Carmen Buchrieser and Gian Rossolini for sharing their expertise. #FEMS2025

What an inspiring welcoming talk by @lappinscott.bsky.social for Getting the most from #FEMS2025 @femsmicro.org!

In just a few weeks, the MOVIE group sets sail on a 1-month research cruise aboard the R/V Pelagia in the Atlantic Ocean! Our equipment is packed and shipped, and the count down has officially begun as we get ready to join the NEREIDES cruise. Stay tuned for updates ⛴️ 🌊🦠

The Microbial Oceanography Vienna (MoVie) group is hosting the 2nd Mini Symposium on Oceanography on 30 April 2025. We’re delighted to invite you to attend a series of fascinating talks by invited scientists - all ocean enthusiasts are welcome! 📍University of Vienna Biology Building 🕚 11:00 am