AppEnvMicro journal

The new July issue of #AppEnvMicro features a stunning image of Svalbard valley glaciers. Thajudeen et al. provide crucial baseline data on the composition & distribution of antibiotic resistance genes in vulnerable polar environments. Free to read! 👇 journals.asm.org/toc/aem/91/7

Are you curious about what truly drives scientific breakthroughs? It's not just lone geniuses! Learn why diversity and collaboration are the true engines of innovation in science. Recorded live at ASM Microbe 2025. asm.social/2v5

Recent article published in @AppEnvMicro “Competition for light color between marine Synechococcus strains with fixed and variable pigmentation” by Dufour et al. journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/ae… @FPartensky

New in #AppEnvMicro: Kruemmel et al. detect a streptogramin A O-acetyltransferase gene (vatD) in the chromosome of C. botulinum isolated from US infants | @CDCgov Read the article: doi.org/10.1128/aem.00…

We're thrilled to welcome Dr. Veronica Garcia as Scientific Director of ASM's new AEM unit. Her leadership, alongside AEM Chair Dr. Jay Lennon, will advance ASM's strategic vision in biodiversity, biofuels, synthetic biology & more. Learn more: asm.social/2vG

Did you know that some microbes can simultaneously respire aerobically and anaerobically, even in fully oxic environments? @kartiksaiyer elaborates on a flexible strategy that reshapes traditional understanding of microbial metabolism: asm.social/2vy

#MicrobiologyMonday: What is love?♥️ It might start in the gut. This #mSystems paper explores the hypothesis that gut microbes can influence the hormonal and neural systems linked to love-associated emotions via the microbiota-gut-brain axis. Read now: asm.social/2vw

Only 1 DAY left to submit your #ABRCMS2025 abstract & travel award application for early review! 🚨 Submit by July 22 to be considered for early evaluation. Early review notifications will be sent on August 8. 📬 Get a head start — submit now! abrcms.org/present-at-abr…

Bacteria isolated from biodiverse habitats on the Mediterranean island Crete yield biopesticidal metabolites against mosquito larvae, with 3 select isolates producing metabolites capable of causing 100% mortality within 24 hours of exposure. #AppEnvMicro: asm.social/2ve

This new minireview in #AppEnvMicro highlights the ecological importance of Synergistota bacteria in reducing plant toxicity in ruminants Read the full article: doi.org/10.1128/aem.00…

Recently published in @AppEnvMicro “Rumen Synergistota: new insights into their role in mimosine and fluoroacetate toxicity of ruminant livestock” by McSweeney et al. journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/ae…

Come and see us at the #interactive #session led by @cecilia_flocco #FEMS2025 today at 11.30 am if you want to hear about how ancient DNA can drive new-to-Nature #biotechnology & #sustainability

New in #AppEnvMicro | Touceda-Suárez & team reveal the impacts that urban greenspace management has on the soil microbiome and provide evidence of the role of soil microorganisms in ecosystem dynamics. @UAZBIO5 @TheQuadram Read the article: journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/ae…

Bobtail squids have lit the way—literally —in microbiome research for decades. Most of what we know comes from the Hawaiian bobtail squid. However, researchers are turning to a new easier-to-raise contender: the hummingbird bobtail squid. #AppEnvMicro: asm.social/2v3

A study by Giesbrecht et al. on wastewater testing reveals 24 circulating HPV types in Canada, including high-risk and vaccine-preventable types like HPV-16 and -18. A promising tool for public health surveillance. @AppEnvMicro @umanitoba Read the paper➡️ bit.ly/44CnCRC

New in #AppEnvMicro: Arsenic pollution is a threat to ecosystem integrity & human health. Yan Guo and team created biosensors that offer a practical, cost-effective and portable solution for arsenic detection. @ASMicrobiology Read the article: journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/ae…

Mikucki & team identified biosignatures associated with iron reduction in a Shewanella sp. isolated from Antarctica. Growth experiments with extremophiles can bring new insights into techniques to find extant or extinct life on other worlds. @UTKnoxville journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/ae…