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Partial Renewal of the SEM Board of Directors

October 2, 2024 | SEM
Dear friend and colleague: At the end of this year the partial renewal of the Board of Directors of the

The NoticiaSEM bulletin Nº188 is already published

October 1, 2024 | SEM
You can now read the latest newsletter NoticiaSEM 188 is available for reading

MicroBIOblog: The curious case of purple urine

September 26, 2024 / SEM /
In Ignacio López-Goñi's blog you will find the history of these interesting cases that have a lot to do with microbiology

The MicroMundo project

September 26, 2024 / SEM /
MicroMundo es un proyecto de CIENCIA CIUDADANA y APRENDIZAJE-SERVICIO para DESCUBRIR nuevos antibióticos, concienciar a la sociedad del gran problema de SALUD PÚBLICA que suponen los microorganismos resistentes a los

The International Microbiology Literacy Initiative

September 21, 2024 / SEM / ,
Since October 2022 we have been publishing in the NoticiaSEM newsletter a section dedicated to the International Microbiology Literacy Initiative in which some of the most important microbial species are described.

The outbreak of indigenous dengue in Spain: what should we know?

September 20, 2024 / SEM / ,
Nuestro compañero Raúl Rivas ha publicado en The Conversation un artículo muy interesante sobre la situación del brote de dengue autóctono en España.

Happy International Day of Microorganisms

September 17, 2024 / SEM
Today is International Microorganism Day, although they are always there and we don't see them. We recommend you read this article by Ignacio López-Goñi

COSCE 2024 Conference: Challenges regarding the future of water

September 10, 2024 / SEM /
On September 23, the COSCE organizes a conference on “Challenges regarding the future of water”. El programa puede consultarse aquí. La inscripción puede realizarse en este enlace.

Support for Bacterial Taxonomy: LPSN asks for your support

August 29, 2024 / SEM
Estimados compañeros. Hemos recibido la siguiente solicitud de apoyo. Son dos cartas explicando la situación. Una de Sylvia Valdezate del ISCIII y otra de Markus Göker del DSMZ Primera carta

SEM@foro No. 77 is now available.

July 29, 2024 / SEM / ,
The new SEM@forum dedicated to the Taxonomy, Phylogeny and Diversity Specialized Group is now available. In addition to the usual sections, articles dedicated to the relationship between

The NoticiaSEM for the month of July is here

July 25, 2024 / SEM /
You can now download NoticiaSEM No. 187

“Training phages” on the Microbichitos blog

July 18, 2024 / SEM / ,
On the Microbichitos blog they publish a summary of a recent article on evolutionary strategies to achieve more efficient phages in the destruction of antibiotic-resistant bacteria.
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