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Not all predators have teeth and claws. Some are microbes. 🦠 From microscopic predators that attack other bacteria to clever “hijackers” that live inside cells, this blog explores the fascinating strategies microbes use to survive.
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🌍We are excited to announce that submissions for IMD 2026 are now open, alongside the launch of our newly redesigned website. ✨
Explore the new website, share your event proposal, and be part of the excitement as we celebrate IMD 2026 together.
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#WorldHealthDay highlights the urgent need for new antibiotics. From microbes to mammoths, scientists are uncovering antimicrobial compounds in unexpected places, including ancient DNA.
Read how past & present biology shapes infection treatment: buff.ly/PZoYtvy
🧬 Could the gut help explain rising colon cancer rates in young adults?
Our latest blog written by Zehra Esra explores how changes in the microbiome might be part of the story.
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🎉 Happy Holidays from the #InternationalMicroorganismDay team🌍🦠
As we wrap up an incredible year, we would like to extend our thanks to all our event hosts, microbiology students, and the broader community.
Thank you for your support in 2025—we could not do it without you💙
How do microbes move through the world🌍
From swimming & gliding to hitchhiking on hosts, these tiny travelers have fascinating strategies for survival and spread. Dive into the science behind microbial movement in our latest blog by Antonella Colque.👉 tinyurl.com/mrt5tucn
Bringing a science lab to a rural school.
Raquel Branquinho shares how a project in Portugal gave students hands-on access to microbiology. The result: curiosity sparked, questions asked, and a new way of seeing the microbial world.
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Really happy to be at the kick-off of this session on upcycling with extremomophiles: biotechnological advances for a sustainable future. Looking forward to the discussion. @FEMSmicro@cimab_uacam
Hoy 17 de septiembre se celebra también el Día Internacional del Microorganismo. Los microorganismos juegan roles esenciales en la salud humana, animal, de plantas y de ecosistemas, así como en el funcionamiento de la biosfera y en la productividad de los ecosistemas que inciden en la seguridad alimentaria. @IntMicroDay
En Campeche lo celebramos con una jornada con jóvenes en una comunidad Maya, celebrando el mes del maíz y la soberanía alimentaria en su interfase con la microbiología, en el marco de un proyecto financiado por la @secihti facebook.com/cimabuacam
It's @IntMicroDay 2025! We celebrate the most common form of life on #Earth, whose presence we were blissfully unaware of until the latter half of the 17th century! Respect the #microbe 🦠🧫
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It's @IntMicroDay 2025! We celebrate the most common form of life on #Earth, whose presence we were blissfully unaware of until the latter half of the 17th century! Respect the #microbe 🦠🧫
#IMD2025
🏆Celebrating the Grand Prize winner for #MicrobeArt2025 🏆
A huge congratulations to Matthias Frank at TU Dresden & Chris Hadfield for your unique submission.
The composite image, merging a Bacillus subtilis biofilm with a night shot of Berlin.
A huge congratulations to 🎉 @joanacbarbosa 🏆, the winner of the #MicrobeArt2025 Best Poetry award✨ Her heartfelt poem 💖 is a powerful tribute to the unseen beauty 🌿🔬 and importance of microbes, truly celebrating the microbial world 🌎🦠.
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It’s International Microorganism Day! We asked the Society’s Champions to tell us about their favourite microbes and, our Champion, Eliza Wolfson, has created some fun illustrations to show you a bit more of their character! @eliza_coli@FEMSmicro#InternationalMicroorganismDay
ALT A series of cartoons and quotes of the following microbes: Rhizobium, Cyanobacteria, Campylobacter, Bacillus subtilis, Acinetobacter baumannii, Klebsiella, Naegleria fowleri, Burkholderia cenocepacia, Solirubrobacter, Curvularia, Candida auris, Lactobacillus, Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans, Aspergilius, Pestalotiopsis microspora.
The winner of the #MicrobeArt2025 competition for Best Physical Piece is Forouzan Shafie.
Your stunning piece, "Invisible Artists," beautifully connects the ancient art of Persian carpet weaving with the unseen world of microbes. An incredible tribute to the "invisible artists".
Congratulations to Matthias Frank at TU Dresden and Chris Hadfield , the winner of the #MicrobeArt2025 competition for Best Photography 📸
Your incredible composite image of a Bacillus subtilis biofilm and Berlin at night perfectly bridges art and science.
Well Done!
Congratulations to Malia Miguel, the winner of the #MicrobeArt2025 competition for Best Painting🎨
Your acrylic piece, "Biomorph I," beautifully captures the dynamic movement and surreal world of microbes. A truly artistic masterpiece.
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On 17 September 1683, Antonie van Leeuwenhoek gave the world its very first glimpse of a single-celled organism — a discovery that forever changed science. Today, we celebrate microorganisms, the invisible allies that sustain life, ecosystems, and innovation.