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Browse our collections – bringing together peer-reviewed content from across the Society’s publishing platform on a range of hot topics and subject areas.

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    • Streptomyces

      Streptomyces


      Over the last century, Streptomyces bacteria – and their metabolic products – have revolutionized modern medicine. These little pharmaceutical factories produce a vast array of natural products that have been co-opted for medical and agricultural therapies. In addition to their metabolic sophistication, Streptomyces also exhibit remarkable developmental and regulatory complexity.

      Guest-edited by Dr Marie Elliot, this collection of keynote research articles will highlight fascinating aspects of Streptomyces biology, and the advances that are providing us with newfound insight and appreciation for these extraordinary bacteria.

    • Symbiosis

      Symbiosis


      Symbiosis has played a key role in the evolution of life on Earth. Symbiotic mergers of once independent species drove the origin of eukaryotes. Moreover, symbiosis has enabled many species to gain novel functions and occupy new ecological niches, thus underpinning the functioning of diverse ecosystems. As endosymbionts, microbes provide their eukaryotic hosts with an array of ecological and physiological innovations, including new metabolic capabilities, such as autotrophy or nitrogen fixation, and protection against infections or environmental stressors. Microbial eukaryotes also commonly host their own endosymbionts, including bacteria and algae. Understanding the stability and resilience of symbioses is key to predicting the response of important ecosystems, such as coral reefs, to global change. Manipulating symbiotic associations also has far-reaching economic, environmental and medical implications, through the potential to improve crop productivity, reduce reliance on fertilisers, and control the insect vectors of infectious diseases.

      This collection, guest edited by Professor Michael Brockhurst (University of Manchester) and Dr. Rebecca J Hall (University of Birmingham), will feature microbe-focused studies of symbiosis, ranging from the molecular mechanisms of host-symbiont interactions, their genetic and genomic diversity, to understanding the impacts of symbioses in natural and manmade ecosystems.
    • Trichomonads across space and time: multidisciplinary perspectives on a fascinating and ubiquitous group of microbial eukaryotes of medical, veterinary, and environmental importance.

      Trichomonads across space and time: multidisciplinary perspectives on a fascinating and ubiquitous group of microbial eukaryotes of medical, veterinary, and environmental importance.


      This collection brings together reviews, mini-reviews and original research articles, relating to species historically grouped under the generic name trichomonads. The collection neatly overlaps with the 7th International Conference on Anaerobic Protists in Auckland (August 2024), the primary conference for researchers working on trichomonads.

      In addition to the strong medical and veterinary interests in studying human and farmed animal pathogens, trichomonads also represent important model systems to study the diversity and evolution of eukaryotic cells and genomes. The increased appreciation of the zoonotic potential of trichomonads should also further stimulate comparative studies across human and animal infecting trichomonads. Trichomonas species, which are broadly distributed among columbiform birds, are also important human pathogens that can contribute to chronic inflammatory conditions in the urogenital tract (vaginitis, cervicitis and urethritis) and the oral cavity (periodontitis). Dissecting the molecular and cellular basis of the damaging inflammations induced by trichomonads have highlighted the importance and complexity of the interplay between microbial eukaryotes, bacterial members of the microbiota and viruses in modulating inflammations at mucosal surfaces. Hence trichomonads represent an important resource to help dissect through comparative studies the complex role of host–microbiota interactions in humans and animals, in both health and disease.

      From an environmental perspective, cases of transfers of Trichomonas from pigeons to passerines, and other birds, with dramatic passerine population decline associated with such infections, have highlighted the ecological importance of trichomonads. Based on these considerations this collection will be of great interest to medical and veterinarian clinicians, microbiologists, molecular cell biologists, evolutionary biologists, and environmental scientists/ecologists.

      The collection is now open for new submissions from all researchers working in the area.

      Editors: Robert P. Hirt (Newcastle University, UK) and Ivana Bilic (University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna, Austria)

      Status: Open for submissions 

      Submission link: Journal of Medical Microbiology


      Image shows SEM image illustrating Trichomonas vaginalis interacting with a yeast cell. Courtesy of Prof. Marlene Benchimol (Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil).

    • Mycobacterium tuberculosis

      Mycobacterium tuberculosis


      World Tuberculosis Day on 24 March recognises the date in 1882 when Dr Robert Koch announced his discovery of Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the bacillus that causes tuberculosis (TB). In celebration of this, we are excited to present a collection of recently published papers on M. tuberculosis.

    • Vaccines

      Vaccines


      In 2020 we celebrate 75 years of the anniversary of our founding with a year of activities dedicated to demonstrating the impact of microbiologists’ past, present and future – bringing together and empowering communities that help shape the future of microbiology. We are launching new collections of digital content throughout the anniversary year. The third digital hub is ‘Vaccines: the global challenge for microbiology’, which will explore how vaccines work, how they are produced, herd immunity and disease eradication.

      This Vaccine collection brings together the work of our journals on current and future vaccines, how they protect not just humans but animals as well, and how they are created.
    • What’s New in Cryptosporidium

      What’s New in Cryptosporidium


      In July 2022 the What’s New in Cryptosporidium meeting is being held in Swansea, UK, bringing together researchers across the breadth of Cryptosporidium research.


      Cryptosporidium is a very common cause of gastroenteritis in the UK and one of the most important contributors to the burden of childhood diarrhoea morbidity and mortality globally. It is an organism of interest to those working in clinical, industrial, veterinary and agricultural settings and recent outbreaks have highlighted the lack of awareness of current guidance around Cryptosporidium. This one-and-a-half-day meeting will bring these strands together and feature a varied programme of renowned invited speakers and offered paper presenters, showcasing the latest research.


      Following the meeting, attendees are invited to submit their research to this collection – guest edited by Angharad Davies. 

      This collection will cover original research, insight reviews on topics such as the clinical impact of Cryptosporidium, a meeting report and position papers.


      If you are an early career researcher, and would like to gain editorial experience – we are also happy to discuss ECM editorial roles, to observe the handling process, provide peer review reports and handle papers themselves – please contact Dalia Nikadon at [email protected].


      Image credit: Guy Robinson, Public Health Wales
    • New antibiotics needed: WHO priority pathogens of concern

      New antibiotics needed: WHO priority pathogens of concern



      In 2017, the World Health Organisation published a list of antibiotic-resistant bacteria that pose the greatest threat to human health. This publication was compiled to help guide and promote research and the development of new antibiotics, and lists 12 families in order of research priority. In an effort to help raise the profile of these important pathogens, Microbial Genomics has commissioned a series of mini reviews on the bacteria included in this list.

      Articles will be published as they become available over the course of the next year and will be put into a special collection named ‘WHO’s 12’. For enquiries please contact [email protected].
    • X-AMR, a pop-up journal

      X-AMR, a pop-up journal


      Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a cross-disciplinary issue, with ground-breaking studies currently bringing together clinicians and modellers, veterinary and soil scientists, microbiologists and anthropologists. Yet finding a home for the unique publications from this research is difficult. The Microbiology Society is providing such a home with a new pop-up journal for cross-disciplinary research on antimicrobial resistance: X-AMR.

      We invite submissions in the form of research papers, mini-reviews or commentaries. For more information on X-AMR, including how to submit your article, see our FAQs page.

      Included in this collection are a host of antimicrobial resistance papers already published across our portfolio. The latest X-AMR articles will appear as and when they are published. Read our Guest Editors' introductory Editorial here.

    • Yeast

      Yeast


      Yeasts are very versatile, model unicellular eukaryotes that have been extensively used for over a century to explore fundamental aspects of living systems. This collection brings together the latest studies showcasing research on biotechnological applications of yeasts, yeasts as disease models, and pathogenic yeasts.


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