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Desvenlafaxine, one of the most abundant antidepressants found in municipal wastewater, can increase the uptake of antibiotic resistance genes in the environmental bacterium Acinetobacter baylyi ADP1. How? Find out in #AppEnvMicro: asm.social/38T

Worried about the agar plate supply shortage? Learn practical approaches to media preservation and steps you can take towards building your laboratory’s supply chain resilience. Watch now: asm.social/38U

@asm.org President Vaughn Cooper and Paul Turner (who gave the Tom Whittam Memorial Lecture) from yesterday's wonderful celebrations with @msumgi.bsky.social

Dmytro Stepanskyi, M.D., Ph.D., ASM Ambassador to Ukraine, works to uplift the careers of Ukrainian scientists. He emphasizes the value of taking risks, being brave and, importantly, building community. Read about his scientific journey: asm.org/articles/202...

📘 Turn complex microbial data into biological insight! Computational Techniques for Microbiologists is now available for pre-order from #ASMPress-Wiley.🧬 Build practical skills through real datasets, exercises & guided workflows.🛒 Order now: asm.social/38I

New in JB: dos Santos Ferreira, Stephens & Brinsmade show that the acyl-CoA synthetase MbcS, which is restricted to staphylococci and relatives, likely scavenges BCFA precursors under nutrient-limited conditions. journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/... @asm.org #JBacteriol @microsky.bsky.social

Join us Oct. 23 at 8 a.m. ET for the next webinar in an exciting 20-part #AMR series on clinical bacteriology with the African Society for Laboratory Medicine, "Anaerobic Bacteriology in Clinical Practice: Detection, Recovery and Interpretation!" Register for free: asm.social/38F #ASMClinMicro

Absolutely delighted to be back at MSU to celebrate their recognition as a Milestones in Microbiology site, as @asm.org President. Go Green, Go White! …will post my formal remarks later!

🔬 How can #STEM education help rebuild trust in science? #JMBE invites submissions for its special series “Rebuilding Community.” Share your research, ideas & classroom experiences in science communication, engagement & more. 📅Submit by March 1, 2027: asm.social/38A

Avian-origin PB1 genes enhance viral RNA replication by a seasonal human influenza virus polymerase at elevated temperature & enable replication of a human influenza virus at 40°C, a temperature relevant to both avian hosts & human febrile illness. #JVirology: asm.social/38p

Season 3 of the Tiny Living Beings podcast is out with new episodes every 2-4 weeks! Here are the interviews I’ve done so far so you can catch up! I’ll continue to post updates here. The show is now supported by @asm.org and available everywhere you get podcasts. Subscribe so you don’t miss new eps!

📝 Ready to build your experience in scientific publishing? Join the #mBio Early-Career Editorial Board for hands-on manuscript review experience, mentorship, expert feedback and opportunities to grow. 🔬 📅 Apply by Dec. 11: asm.social/38u

How can educators help students recognize and correct misinformation about antimicrobial resistance? In this JMBE Live! webinar, researchers share findings examining student reasoning around AMR and strategies for overcoming common misconceptions. asm.social/38q

📢 The deadline for nominations is today! Are you a PhD candidate, postdoc or lab-based researcher—or know someone whose work deserves recognition? ✨ Nominate for #IAIJournal’s 2027 Emerging Voices in Microbiology Minireview Collection. ➡️Nominate now: asm.social/38n

New in JB: Zhan, Du et al. provide evidence that in the elongasome, MreC alternates between an active and an inactive state and interacts with PBP2 and RodZ, indicating a key regulatory role for RodZ. journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/... @asm.org #JBacteriol @microsky.bsky.social

Relatives of apicomplexan parasites (protists) that live on or infect corals, fireworms, fish, and sea cucumbers! @ambonacolta.bsky.social talks about how he finds and characterizes new protist species in the oceans. asm.org/podcasts/tin...

What does it really cost to create and share knowledge? 💡This #OAWeek, see how #ASMJournals is working to expand access to trusted microbiology research. 🔗 See OA in action at ASM: asm.social/38j

Scientists used generative AI to design genomes from scratch, producing novel phages that inhibit their target hosts. But how did the researchers do it? What are the key biosafety and technological considerations moving forward? Watch Microbial Minutes: www.youtube.com/watch?v=KjZV...

🦠 Integrate the history of microbiology into your classroom! 📚 Join Stefanie Iverson Cabral, Ph.D., at #ASMCUE2026 to explore how archival resources, CHOMA and the Microbiology Time Machine can enrich undergraduate microbiology education: asm.social/383

Hear directly from the authors behind recent research showing how a highly conserved portal protein motif is required for assembly of bacteriophage P22. Save your spot: asm.social/37Z Read the paper: asm.social/37Y

Join ASM, @aphl.org and @pathologists.bsky.social on Oct. 29 at 1 p.m. ET to learn how laboratories prepare and respond to infectious diseases. Register now: asm.social/37W #ASMClinMicro

#MicrobiologyMonday: Pathogens like Staphylococcus aureus secrete proteases that remodel the host environment. Degradomics allows for broad mapping of protease activity across host tissues and cell proteomes. Learn more in #IAIJournal: asm.social/37N

⏰Don't forget! Submit to ASM's 2026 #AgarArt Contest by Oct. 21, 11:59 p.m. ET. This year's theme, "Microbial Postcards," invites pieces inspired by a place you love — its visible character and the invisible microbes that shape it. See contest details: asm.social/37K

ASM BIG is happening next week! Join researchers from around the world in Washington, D.C., Oct. 11–14, to explore how genomics, bioinformatics AI & big data are transforming microbial science. 🧬 Don’t miss it! 👉 Register now: asm.social/37B

How bacteriophages can reveal host dynamics, microbial shifts, and new opportunities for environmental surveillance. youtu.be/jXyXW0lTjME

Oct 9 at 10 a.m. ET: Join experts in antimicrobial resistance for a discussion on CLSI & EUCAST’s impact on the landscape of fungal susceptibility testing in the current clinical landscape. Free for ASM members! Register: asm.social/37y #ASMClinMicro #AAR

Are you a Ph.D. candidate, postdoc or lab-based researcher—or know someone whose work deserves recognition? ✨ Nominate for possible inclusion in #IAIJournal’s 2027 Emerging Voices in Microbiology Minireview Collection! 📢 Deadline is Oct. 20: asm.social/37u

Join us Nov. 4, 12 p.m. ET for a free #ASMPress @wileylifesci.bsky.social CMPH—Back to Basics webinar “Body Fluid Cultures” with Nicholas M. Moore. Learn about blood culture bottle inoculation & work-up/reporting strategies for low-virulence organisms. Register at: asm.social/37j

🦷 Just published! 🦠 From the oral microbiome to host-microbe interactions & oral-systemic health, the new 4th edition of Oral Microbiology and Immunology reflects the latest advances in the field. 📚 Order now: asm.social/37f #ASMPress #OralMicrobiology

JB Editor's Choice: Stoner, Fairbanks-Mahnke & Clark have written a really fantastic review on the complex interactions of Prevotella with the host and other microbes during infection. journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/... @asm.org #JBacteriol @microsky.bsky.social

Join ASM for a FREE webinar, "Beyond the Manuscript: Communicating Science Across Audiences." Adapt research for scientific, funding, policy & public audiences while maintaining accuracy & integrity. When: Oct. 14 | 2:30–3:30 p.m. ET Register: asm.social/36U

The complex dynamic between Candida albicans and macrophages has become an important model system for host-pathogen interactions. How can mechanistic insight into these interactions facilitate therapeutic development? #MMBRJournal: asm.social/36S

How do viruses build a capsid? Join the next JVI Seminar Series to explore new findings on bacteriophage P22 assembly and the portal protein interactions that drive viral maturation. Register today: asm.social/36R Read the paper: asm.social/36Q

Curli fibers produced by E. coli initiate innate immune responses at mucosal surfaces. Researchers engineered E. coli Nissle 1917 to produce modified curli fibers designed to reduce TLR2 signaling through2 mechanistically distinct strategies. #IAIJournal: asm.social/36I

Join the next JMBE Live! webinar to learn how a student-driven podcast project helped increase motivation, interest and community while introducing undergraduate students to STEM career pathways. 📅 Oct. 9, 12 p.m. ET 🎓 Free registration: asm.social/36J

Join ASM and APHL tomorrow, Sept. 30 at 2 p.m. ET to learn how to relocate laboratories with biological safety requirements, particularly BSL-2 and BSL-3 facilities, presents unique regulatory and validation challenges. Register for free: asm.social/36G #ASMClinMicro

A new batch of myths!! From the commonly accepted to completely bizarre, Microbial Myths puts urban legends, superstitions and home remedies to the test—using science to determine fact or fiction! youtu.be/HBkP_q_tTgM

ASM is launching the Detection to Protection (D2P) Initiative, bringing leading voices together to lay out a specific, expert-validated blueprint to address emerging infectious and zoonotic disease threats. Read the press release: asm.social/36D

The traditional landscape of dermatophyte infections has changed over the past decade. In #ClinMicroRev: an overview of currently recognized dermatophyte species, complexes & genera, describing phylogenetic, ecological, and biochemical relatedness. asm.social/36x

Registration is open for #IMARI2027! Join leaders from academia, biotech, pharma, and government Jan. 27-29 in Las Vegas to advance AMR research and collaboration. Advanced rates end Oct. 28. asm.social/36v

Join ASM’s FREE webinar, "Co-Designing Course AI Policies with Students Trainees" and learn how to: • Elicit learner concerns. • Protect critical thinking. • Co-design policies with students Date & time: Sept. 30 | 1 –2 p.m. ET Register here: asm.social/36i

New in JB: Thanks to all the authors who contributed to the meeting report covering the 10th American Society for Microbiology Conference on Biofilms! Check it out. journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/... @asm.org #JBacteriol @microsky.bsky.social

Watch ASM’s new video on how #ASMClinMicro laboratory directors adapted to the Cyclospora outbreak through real-time diagnostic stewardship! Learn how to meet testing needs during an outbreak. asm.org/videos/cyclo...

Scientists generally don’t need quantum mechanics to predict and understand how life works. Or do they? Are there biological processes whose behavior we cannot fully explain without quantum effects? Research in bacteria suggests the answer might be yes. Read the article: asm.org/articles/202...

Join us Sept. 24 at 12 p.m. ET to discuss the 2026 Cyclospora outbreak. We will examine the partnership between clinical and public health laboratories during outbreak response, including surveillance investigations. Register for free: asm.social/368 #ASMClinMicro

New in JB: Quiles Pérez, Bradley et al. show that Clostridium scindens, a member of the Lachnospiraceae, can catabolize riboflavin anaerobically - a finding confirmed by re-analysis of metabolics data from germ-free mice. journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/... @asm.org #JBacteriol @microsky.bsky.social

NASA-supported scientists have been collecting microbial isolates from a wide variety of space-related research projects. The Space Microbial Culture Collection (SMCC) is creating a repository of those isolates to be accessible to the scientific community. www.youtube.com/watch?v=CNUp...

In honor of #HispanicHeritageMonth, ASM celebrates and spotlights the vital contributions of Hispanic and Latine microbiologists, whose work continues to shape and advance the field of microbiology every day! Explore our focus page: asm.social/35n

Last chance to apply for the spring semester! The ASM-Weber State University Micro Certificate Program is your key to launching a career in the medical micro profession. Complete 12 credits and in-lab training at your own pace. Apply by Oct. 1! asm.social/362 #ASMClinMicro

Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) often are easily treated when diagnosed, but many people don’t realize they’re infected. These undiagnosed infections may have serious, life-long consequences. asm.social/35Z #SexualHealthMonth