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See you at #MicroSoc2026 #MicroSoc26 in Belfast for stickers and microbial genomes and taxonomy chat!

A preview of the MicroSoc2026 pyani-plus hex sticker. It shows a red and blue chequered background (ANI comparison output generated by pyani-plus), over which lies the genomeRxiv logo - two kidney-shaped genomes with base-pairing between them - and white text reading "pyani-plus MicroSoc2026"

We'll be at the
@microbiologysociety.org
Annual Conference in Belfast this year, with a poster describing the new features in pyani-plus, and a talk about benchmarking genome comparisons. There will also be stickers!

See you there 🦠

#microbiology #genomics #pyani #ANI

For all lovers of #microbial #genomics & #mosquito #microbiomes, PhD with me & @widdowquinn.bsky.social! 'Generating a genome-based interaction network of functional modules in mosquito microbiomes to create a synthetic microbiome.' #MicroSky #MicrobiomeSky 💻🧬 See www.strath.ac.uk/studywithus/...

The prevalence of Phytophthora in British plant nurseries; high‐risk hosts and substrates and opportunities to implement best practice DNA metabarcoding of root and water samples collected from 132 British plant nurseries over 7 years reveals the prevalence of Phytophthora pathogens, their niche preferences and high-risk hosts and m...

Very pleased to be able to say that this comprehensive (and surprising!) metabarcoding survey of Phytophthora communities in British plant nurseries is now in print at bsppjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

This was the work of a large consortium led by Sarah Green at Forest Research.

Congratulations to Robyn Braes - New Dr in the house!! Very proud of her, starting a PhD in 2020 & doing a great job! Thanks to Chris Corre and Dan Walker for examining!

Five people standing on an open staircase, posed for a group photograph and facing the camera.

Congratulations to our own @kiepczi.bsky.social on her successful viva 🎉🎉🎉

Many thanks Vartul Sangal and @evaheinz7.bsky.social for a thorough examination & great suggestions for her next publications. Proud supervisors @widdowquinn.bsky.social & @paulhoskisson.bsky.social also pictured ;)

Microbiology Resource Announcements Open Call for Reviewing Editors Microbiology Resource Announcements is looking for microbiologists with expertise in genome sequencing to join our Board of Reviewing Editors.

We're looking to expand our board of Reviewing Editors at Microbiology Resource Announcements (MRA) for 2025 (link below). Great for ECRs who would appreciate a relatively light reviewing load to gain experience with editing papers in genomic and other resources.

journals.asm.org/mra/open-cal...

Two Key Actinomycetota Taxa in the Human Gut Microbiota are Associated with Schistosoma mansoni Infection Burden https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2024.12.03.626529v1

Poster for the Strathclyde Optical Microscopy Course 2025 (SOMC25), which will take place at the University of Strathclyde from 23 July until 1 August 2025. Deadline to apply is 17 January 2025.

We are delighted to announce the Strathclyde Optical Microscopy Course 2025 (SOMC25), taking place in Glasgow from 23rd July – 1st August 2025. No previous experience in microscopy necessary! Please find more details at shorturl.at/98lXJ, deadline 17 January 2025.

We have a NorthWestBio/BBSRC fully-funded PhD opportunity available between ourselves at @unistrathclyde.bsky.social and plant pathology collaborators at @hutton.ac.uk to investigate bacterial coinfections of potato: details below.

www.gla.ac.uk/postgraduate...