Collections
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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Negative Results
Access Microbiology provides a platform to publish sound science across the entire field of microbiology. Negative results are an integral part of sound science and research integrity, adding value to the scientific literature that is often overlooked. In line with the platform’s mission, we have collated impactful negative results studies published since Access Microbiology’s launch in 2019. Science integrity consultant Elisabeth Bik provides an editorial for this collection, on the importance and value of negative data.
With ongoing debate in the scientific community about research integrity and the pressure to publish novel results, we want to highlight the high quality negative results studies published on the platform. New papers will be added to the collection as these are published.
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New Frontiers in Microbiology
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.
As we have progressed through the 21st century, we have expanded and developed our understanding of how microbes are related to and interact with each other. Microbiology research has been, and continues to be, central to meeting many of the current global aspirations and challenges, such as maintaining food, water and energy security for a healthy population on a habitable earth. The ‘New Frontiers in Microbiology’ collection brings together articles on the ever-growing tree of life and synthetic biology.
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Outbreak Reports
This collection highlights Outbreak Reports published in Microbial Genomics. Outbreak reports are short-format articles that investigate the key role that genomics plays in investigating communicable disease outbreaks.
If you would like to see your work included in this collection click here for more information. Microbial Genomics is looking for novel and interesting stories describing unique applications of genomics at any stage of an outbreak.
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Pedagogy
Innovative teaching is now considered a crucial factor when designing and delivering high quality curricula and includes activities such as games, teamwork workshops and problem-solving sessions. In addition, higher education institutions are now expected to build strong bonds with the public via various outreach activities with schools or other community groups. In order to help modern microbiology educators stand up to these challenges, Access Microbiology provides a collection of pedagogical research in the field of microbiology, offering a handy database with all pedagogical papers published in Access Microbiology since 2019, updated regularly as new articles are published. This collection aims to help microbiology educators improve their teaching by introducing new innovative teaching and outreach ideas to their curricula, often generated by members and friends of the Microbiology Society.
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Prokaryotic Stress Responses – their diversity and regulation
Microorganisms encounter a wide range of stresses and environmental changes in diverse scenarios including infection, ecological and biotechnological scenarios. By definition, stress is a driver of diversity, evolution and phenotypic heterogeneity. There are a wide range of prokaryotic stress responses, including antibiotic, envelope, host-derived, metabolic, starvation, environmental, redox, temperature, solvent and DNA damage stress responses. Microbes are also able to sense chemical stress, either via sensors at the cell surface or by cytoplasmic transcriptional regulators. Systems that have been identified in stress response research have been exploited for new treatments or increased productivity are welcomed. This collection aims to celebrate the responses induced by various stresses on diverse microbial taxa and the enabling technologies allowing their investigation including transcriptomics, metabolomics, biophysics and imaging.
This collection will feature new primary research and review articles arising from the “Prokaryotic Stress Responses – their diversity and regulation” symposium held at the Microbiology Society Annual Conference 2024 in Edinburgh, 8-11 April 2024.
The collection is also open for new submissions from all researchers across the prokaryotic stress responses field. Please indicate within your submission that it is intended for the collection.
Guest Editors: Nick Tucker (University of Suffolk, UK); Dany Beste (University of Surrey, UK)
Status: Open for submissions
Deadline for submissions: 7th October 2024
Journal submissions link: Microbiology Editorial Manager
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Pseudomonas
This collection brings together original research articles, mini-reviews, and full-length reviews relating to Pseudomonas. Guest edited by Dr Joanna Goldberg and co-edited by Dr Kalai Mathee, this collection will not only be relevant to scientists with an interest in Pseudomonas, but also, due to the widespread use of this genus as a model for studying multiple systems, it will be of general interest to other researchers active in areas such as evolutionary biology, communication systems, genomics and biofilm research. In addition, because P. aeruginosa is a key pathogen associated with both acute and chronic infections, and particularly important in the context of cystic fibrosis and antimicrobial resistance, the collection will be of interest to clinicians and clinical researchers.
This collection was released in conjunction with Pseudomonas 2019, an international conference in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Manuscripts submitted to the journal are free to publish. The Microbiology Society offers a Gold Open Access option, please see https://www.microbiologyresearch.org/publishing-costs for further details.
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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.
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A Sustainable Future
To highlight the vital role microbiology plays in delivering on the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), we have created a collection of must-read research on three critical aspects of the SDGs: antimicrobial resistance, soil health, and the circular economy.
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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.
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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.
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Understanding bacteria and challenges in microbiology
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 second digital hub is 'Understanding bacteria and the challenges in microbiology', which will explore novel antimicrobial strategies, the world of biofilms and bacteria in industry.
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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.
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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
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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].
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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.
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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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