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Abstract

The fifth Young Microbiologists Symposium was held in Queen’s University Belfast, Northern Ireland, in late August 2018. The symposium, focused on 'Microbe signalling, organization and pathogenesis', attracted 121 microbiologists from 15 countries. The meeting allowed junior scientists to present their work to a broad audience, and was supported by the European Molecular Biology Organization, the Federation of European Microbiological Societies, the Society of Applied Microbiology, the Biochemical Society and the Microbiology Society. Sessions covered recent advances in areas of microbiology including gene regulation and signalling, secretion and transport across membranes, infection and immunity, and antibiotics and resistance mechanisms. In this Meeting Report, we highlight some of the most significant advances and exciting developments communicated during talks and poster presentations.

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2018-12-06
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