News, insights and information from CABI's Microbiology group, incorporating CABI's culture collection of living microbes

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Published Today! We are pleased to announce the publication of Managing Microbes! The book covers all things related to keeping, storing and using microbes! This long awaited book will be useful for anyone who works with bacteria or fungi! @CABI_News bit.ly/40tlzMs

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Identified by CABI mycologist Dr Harry Evans and named after Sir David Attenborough, this new species is deposited in our culture collection as IMI 507230, this new species was discussed on @BBCWinterwatch in 2021. @CABI_News @KewMycology @NHM_Denmark
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New fungal species named in honour of Sir David Attenborough making zombies of cave spiders on the island of Ireland - CABI.org cabi.org/news-article/new-fuโ€ฆ
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๐Ÿ”Ž๐—•๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ฒ๐˜๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐˜€ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ด๐˜‚๐—น๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜† ๐—ช๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ธ๐˜€๐—ต๐—ผ๐—ฝ๐˜€, ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฟ! ๐Ÿ“… ๐—ฆ๐—ฎ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐——๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ๐˜€: Bioethics: 25-26 November 2024 Regulatory: 26-27 November 2024 ๐Ÿ“ ๐—Ÿ๐—ผ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป: AIT Austrian Institute of Technology, Vienna, Austria
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๐Ÿ’ก ๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ @Microbe4Climate ๐—˜๐˜๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐˜€ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ด๐˜‚๐—น๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜† ๐—ช๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ธ๐˜€๐—ต๐—ผ๐—ฝ๐˜€ ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฟ! Matthew Ryan from @CABI_News will play a key role in setting the stage for discussions on Ethics and Regulatory aspects related to the project.
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The @cabi_news team are delighted to be attending this fantastic #Phytobiomes24 conference in St. Louis! Presenting, the UK Crop Microbiome Cryobank @crop_microbime and EU Microbe Biobanking Enabler @MICROBE_PROJECT
Day 1 of the #Phytobiomes2024 kicks off at the Danforth Center in St. Louis with Dusti Gallagher and Kellye Eversole welcoming an international community of scientists and industry representatives.
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Proud to be a partner in this amazing project. Please do check out the UK Crop Microbiome Cryobank website, where new data is being frequently uploaded! For further information please contact us on using the QR code below agmicrobiomebase.org/data/

Collaborate with us! Sign up today to find out more about our unique crop microbiome resource. We would love to hear from you if you wish to access our resources, chat about methodology or simply stay informed! @CABI_Microbe @Rothamsted @SRUC @JohnInnesCentre @HuttonInstitute
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The microbiome influences all organisms in all ecosystems. By establishing a biobanking infrastructure we can support the science needed to solve some of the the worlds greatest challenges such as delivering approaches for sustainable agriculture rb.gy/0y1oq0
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Want to present your research at #Phytobiomes2024? Submit your abstract by September 13! Join plenary speakers Gwyn Beattie, Catherine Feuillet, and more in St. Louis. Donโ€™t miss your chance to be part of the program! #Phytobiomes2024 register.oxfordabstracts.comโ€ฆ
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11 Jun 2024
Amazing presentation by Amber Hartman-Scholz @amberhscholz on the ongoing international debates regarding ownership of microbial data, from Access and Benefit-sharing (ABS) to Digital Sequence Information (DSI) #USCCNWorkshop
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Don't miss out โ€“ register now for insights on plant phenotyping for breeding and precision crop management. Register here: tinyurl.com/3stp446z #PlantPhenotyping #AgriculturalInnovation
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Today marks the MICROBES-4-CLIMATE Kick-off meeting. Two days full of sessions to boost the project at full steam ๐Ÿš€ #Microbes4Climate #M4C #M4CHorizoneurope #ResearchInfrastructure #HEU #STI #INFRASERV #ClimateAction #ResearchforClimate
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We are delighted to join @phytobiomes, @AT_Bioresources, @MIRRI_live and other partners in this exciting and innovative EU funded project. #Microbes4climate
The Horizon Europe project @Microbe4Climate kicks off today! 31 partners, including the @phytobiomes Alliance, from 14 countries are uniting forces to unravel the interactions between soil, microorganisms, plants, and the environment. tinyurl.com/yckefs2n
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Interested to know more about the most abundant and widespread symbiosis on our planet - the mycorrhizal symbiosis. In our tansley review we present the newest research frontiers in genomics, ecology and agriculture. doi.org/10.1111/nph.19541 great to write this with @fmartin1954
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Plant clinics in Tigray, Ethiopia, are restarting after a two-year hiatus due to conflict. In collaboration with the @MoA_Ethiopia, efforts are underway to boost crop health, protect livelihoods, and revive agricultural systems. Read our plan of action๐Ÿ‘‰ ow.ly/R97A50Qxbh9
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Catch up with our webinar 'The UK Crop Microbiome Cryobank' - now available on the @PhytoBiomes YouTube channel - and discover more about the unique resource and the research it supports @BBSRC @Rothamsted @JohnInnesCentre @SRUC @CABI_Microbe
๐ŸŒฑ ICYMI: Restream today's webinar series on "The UK Crop Microbiome Cryobank, A utility to support Phytobiomes Research" youtu.be/UyTg4ut0ckY Learn about the fascinating world of crop microbiomes and their importance in phytobiomes research! #PhytobiomesResearch
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Register for the next Phytobiomes Alliance webinar presented by the UK Crop Microbiome Cryobank team!!! Thursday 25th 4pm (UK time) @PhytoBiomes @Rothamsted @CABI_News @JohnInnesCentre @SRUC phytobiomesalliance.org/evenโ€ฆ

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@CABI_Microbe pleased to host the @BBSRC UK Crop Microbiome Cryobank, only possible through the collaboration of leading UK research institutions @Rothamsted @JamesHuttonInst @JohnInnesCentre @SRUC @CABI_News Paper available at rdcu.be/dsbHq

We are delighted to share our paper which provides an over-view of the UK Crop Microbiome Cryobank and its utility and model for underpinning #Phytobiomes research @Rothamsted @CABI_Microbe @JohnInnesCentre @SRUC @JamesHuttonInst @NicolaJHolden @Morkers76 bit.ly/3Rh09A4
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We are delighted to share our paper which provides an over-view of the UK Crop Microbiome Cryobank and its utility and model for underpinning #Phytobiomes research @Rothamsted @CABI_Microbe @JohnInnesCentre @SRUC @JamesHuttonInst @NicolaJHolden @Morkers76 bit.ly/3Rh09A4

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20 Nov 2023
Questions about the #USCCN activities? Not sure how to add your #culturecollection to the #USCCN registry? ๐Ÿ‘‰Join us on 14 December @11:00am EST to learn about the network activities and how you can participate. ๐Ÿฆ Secure your spot: attendee.gotowebinar.com/regโ€ฆ
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Following the successful UK @Crop_Microbiome Cryobank meeting @JohnInnesCentre yesterday, we are delighted to be attending the @AMIposts meeting today, addressing the importance of #microbes in crops, #landscapes and #regenerativeagriculture @CABI_News @PhytoBiomes
Today is the day! We're in Norwich for our food security event - The Power of Microbes in Sustainable Crop Production! We can't wait to see you there!
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Preserving the microbiome and curating data for Phytobiomes Research- @CABI_News Matt Ryan speaking today @embl #EBI Industry Agri Microbiomics workshop @PhytoBiomes @Crop_Microbiome @microbe_eu
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