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Obituary: Professor Arthur Gilmour (1944-2026)
The applied microbiology community has lost one of its most distinguished leaders with the passing of Arthur Gilmour, who served as President of the Society for Applied Microbiology from 1999 to 2002.
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Networking & communications advice for early career researchers
Professor Alan Walker shares some advice as part of a wider conversation with author Yang Yue.
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Liposomes can target antibiotics right to where they’re needed in wounds
The antibiotic gentamicin can be encapsulated into liposomes, allowing for more accurate use in situations such as wound treatment, according to new research presented at the recent Letters in Applied Microbiology ECS Research Symposium.
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Careers
LAMECS 2026: An important milestone for early-career microbiologists
Ekramul Karim reveals why LAM ECS 2026 has been an important milestone in his own journey as an early-career microbiologist and how it has broadened his appreciation for the versatility of microbiology beyond biomedical and environmental settings.
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Fungi that inspired The Last of Us may hold the key to a pesticide-free agriculture
They may be the stuff of our nightmares, but Aditya Singh Ranout reveals how invisible allies underneath our feet in the form of entomopathogenic fungi are transforming agriculture - and why these fascinating microbes may hold the key to a pesticide-free agriculture.
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LAMECS 2026: microbes, career motivation, and exploring life on Mars!
Jemima Swain reports back on her experiences of the Letters in Applied Microbiology ECS Symposium 2026 at Manchester Metropolitan University, which brought together almost 100 delegates for a day of scientific presentations, posters, careers talks, and opportunities for discussion and networking.
Opinion
Why cruise ships remain vulnerable to viral outbreaks - and how new technologies could help
A dream holiday can quickly become a public health challenge when thousands of people share the same dining rooms, elevators and living spaces. Recent viral outbreaks on cruise ships have shown just how vulnerable these floating cities remain to infectious diseases.
Opinion
Biopiracy in microbiology: Who owns nature’s resources?
A growing global debate over “biopiracy” is raising urgent questions for microbiologists, researchers, industry and policymakers alike — and Applied Microbiology International is calling on members to help shape the conversation.
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Building sector infrastructure: The MLSFF model
Members of the MLSFF Steering Committee explores the sustainability problem that plagues equity initiatives in STEM - and the solutions presented by the infrastructure partnership that delivers Europe’s only conference for minoritised life scientists.
Careers
A week in the life of a Parvovirus researcher
Alejandro Fernández Llorente works as a predoctoral researcher at Centro de Biología Molecular Severo Ochoa (CBM-CSIC), a prestigious biomedical research centre located in Madrid, Spain.
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Voice of the Future: Inspiring conversations at the science-policy interface
Earlier this year, Suparna Mitra and Alan Koh took part in the Royal Society of Biology’s Voice of the Future event at Parliament, representing AMI. Here they reflect on the experience and what they took away from it.
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The First Microbiome Symposium of Puerto Rico and the Caribbean – new success for the COBRE Center for Microbiome Sciences
The inaugural Microbiome Symposium of Puerto Rico and the Caribbean marked a major milestone for microbiome science in the region and reinforced Puerto Rico’s growing leadership in interdisciplinary biomedical research, says chair Filipa Godoy-Vitorino of the University of Puerto Rico.
Opinion
Fertile ground: The rise of soil viral ecology
Soil viral ecology has been one of the most neglected areas of microbiology, but technological advances are opening up fertile new frontiers, says AMI Healthy Land Advisory Group member and CNRS researcher Christina Hazard.
LAMECS 2026: An important milestone for early-career microbiologists
Fungi that inspired The Last of Us may hold the key to a pesticide-free agriculture
LAMECS 2026: microbes, career motivation, and exploring life on Mars!
Why cruise ships remain vulnerable to viral outbreaks - and how new technologies could help
Biopiracy in microbiology: Who owns nature’s resources?
Building sector infrastructure: The MLSFF model
A week in the life of a Parvovirus researcher
Voice of the Future: Inspiring conversations at the science-policy interface
The First Microbiome Symposium of Puerto Rico and the Caribbean – new success for the COBRE Center for Microbiome Sciences
Fertile ground: The rise of soil viral ecology