FEMS Journals, in collaboration with Oxford University Press (OUP), provides the microbiology community with an essential resource. Our not-for-profit commitment means continually advancing the field through vital research, education, and collaboration, delivering exciting special issues, insightful webinars, and cutting-edge progress.

Below, you will find the most recent research published in our journals: 

• FEMS Microbiology Letters - Identification of NRPS and type II PKS biosynthetic gene cluster (s) encoding decaplanin and kigamicin from Amycolatopsis regifaucium DSM 45072 - Published: 19 May 2025
   
• FEMS Microbiology Reviews - Surfing in the storm: How Paraburkholderia xenovorans thrives under stress during biodegradation of toxic aromatic compounds and other stressors - Published: 19 May 2025
   
• FEMS Microbiology Ecology - Deciphering oxidative stress responses in human gut microbes and fecal microbiota: a cultivation-based approach - Published: 20 May 2025
   
• Pathogens and Disease - Inflammatory phenotypes and clinical outcomes amongst patients with presumed and confirmed Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia without underlying human immunodeficiency virus infection - Published: 24 April 2025 
   
• FEMS Yeast Research - Antifungal drug resistance in Candida glabrata: Role of cellular signaling and gene regulatory networks - Published: 16 May 2025
   

• FEMS Microbes - Comparative analysis of antibiotic resistance and biofilm formation in Enterococcus spp. across One Health domains - Published: 25 April 2025

• microLife - Provirus deletion from Haloferax volcanii affects motility, stress resistance, and CRISPR RNA expression - Published: 19 May 2025

Looking for a place to publish your paper? Find all open calls for thematic issues submissions here. We have open access and free-to-publish submission options available. 

Stay current with the latest in microbiology through the #FEMSmicroBlog. Each month, we bring you essential news, recent studies, innovative discoveries, and fresh perspectives to keep you informed.

Read our most recent blog entries:

• Sniffing the most extreme forms of life - Today, we know that many extreme environments are actually teeming with life! The review “Extreme smells – microbial production of volatile organic compounds at the limits of life” in FEMS Microbiology Reviews highlights a fascinating group of metabolites produced by extremophiles and their potential applications, as discussed by Miguel Ángel Salinas-García. Read the full article.
   
• Bacteria shaping the lives of shield bugs - Insects have long been known to harbour beneficial bacteria that help them survive and thrive in the ecosystem. The study “From eggs to guts: Symbiotic association of Sodalis nezarae sp. nov. with the Southern green shield bug Nezara viridula” in FEMS Microbiology Ecology identified both a new bacterial species and symbiotic insect-microbe relationship, as explained by Magda Rogowska-van der Molen. Read the full article.
   
• Fungi as Nature’s hidden electrical network - Scientists are now uncovering how fungi transmit electrical signals within their extensive hyphal networks. The article “Electrical signalling in fungi: past and present challenges” in FEMS Microbiology Reviews presents how this signalling mechanism works and the caveats to study it. Matteo Buffi and Pilar Junier discuss the importance of this topic. Read the full article.

The #FEMSmicroBlog welcomes external bloggers, writers and SciComm enthusiasts. Get in touch if you want to share your idea for a blog entry with us.

Submit Your IMD Event Proposal and Join the Global Celebration

International Microorganism Day is a global celebration dedicated to highlighting the fascinating world of #microorganisms and their profound contributions to our planet. From their essential roles in human health and agriculture to their critical functions in environmental sustainability and biotechnology, microbes are everywhere and they affect everything.

We invite interested individuals and organisations to organise their own #InternationalMicroorganismDay event in their country on or around 17 September 2025.

Join the global celebration by submitting your event proposal. 

FEMS Microbes: We are looking for a new Co-Editor-in-Chief

We are looking for a Co-Editor-in-Chief to share leadership for its young open access journal, FEMS Microbes, for a first term of three years, starting in September 2025.

Ideally the new Co-Editor-in-Chief will be in post before the end of September, to allow for a handover period. Candidates will be interviewed on a rolling basis so early submissions of interest and applications are encouraged. Candidates will be interviewed via Zoom.

We look forward to receiving your applications. Apply now and join our team. 

FEMS-ASM Mäkelä-Cassell Awardee 2025: Anita Tarasenko

Join us in congratulating Anita Tarasenko, the recipient of the FEMS-ASM Mäkelä-Cassell Award 2025. Anita is from Flinders University in Adelaide, Australia, and is recognised for her compelling abstract on "Capsules, Pumps, and Phages: A New Strategy Against Antibiotic-Resistant Acinetobacter baumannii."

This esteemed award supports early career scientists from both FEMS and ASM, providing an invaluable opportunity to present their research internationally and immerse themselves in the vibrant microbiology community of a partner country.

Join Anita as she presents her abstract at the FEMS MICRO Milan 2025: Congress & Exhibition in Milan, Italy. Find out more.

Early Career Microbiologist Awardee 2025: Merve Zeden

We are pleased to announce Merve Zeden as the winner of the Outstanding Early Career Microbiologist Award 2025. A Research Ireland Pathway Fellow and member of the Microbiology Society, Merve leads a research group dedicated to unraveling the molecular mechanisms of AMR in ESKAPE pathogens.

Merve's remarkable scientific independence is evident through her 16 first-author publications, several without her supervisor, and numerous last or sole-author papers.

We caught up with Merve to find out more about her and her research. Find out more.

The FEMS journals are run by microbiologists, and for microbiologists. Every article published by us has been rigorously reviewed for soundness of science by our community of academic peer reviewers – and the not-for-profit journals support the microbiology community.