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XXI Meeting of the Taxonomy, Phylogeny and Biodiversity Group. TAXON VLC 2026

May 6, 2026 / ,
TAXON VLC 2026 XXI Scientific Meeting of the Taxonomy, Phylogeny and Biodiversity Group. Valencia. From September 24 to 26, 2026 More information: https://sevilla.congresoseci.com/xxi_reunion_taxonomia

MICROPATHS 2026: The meeting point for the new generation of microbiome researchers

April 22, 2026 /
Conexión-MICROBIOMA CSIC, together with the Group of Young Researchers of the Spanish Society of Microbiology (JISEM), are pleased to present MICROPATHS 2026, a free registration symposium created for

19th Congress of the International Union of Microbiological Societies (IUMS 2026) – FINAL WEEK to present communications

April 20, 2026 /
This week is the deadline to submit communications to the IUMS 2026, which will be held in Lisbon from November 4 to 6, 2026.

XVII National Congress of Mycology

January 23, 2026 /
You can find all the information in this link.

XXX SEM Congress

May 26, 2025 /
The XXX Congress of the SEM will be held in Jaén, on the dates of June 16 to 19. On the Congress website you will find all the information and the

14th International Congress on Extremophiles

April 30, 2024 /
The deadlines for abstract submission and registration for Extremophiles 2024 have been extended. New deadlines: May 20th – Abstract submission June 3rd – Notification of acceptance June 13th – Closing date for early bird

XXIII National Congress of Food Microbiology – Cartagena, from September 9 to 12, 2024

March 11, 2024 /
XXIII National Congress of Food Microbiology September 9 to 12, 2024, Cartagena. More information https://www.semicrobiologia.org/eventos/xxiii-congreso-nacional-de-microbiologia-de-los-alimentos

The registration period for the XXI MRAMA workshop is open

September 4, 2023 /
The registration period for the XXI MRAMA workshop is now open

XXIX Congress of the SEM – Website available!

June 15, 2023 /
The XXIX Congress of the SEM will be held in Burgos between June 25 and 28. Write it down in your agenda! For more information visit the congress website.

Canal YouTube. Charlas del simposio Current Topics in Bacterial Genetics

March 10, 2023 / ,
On our YouTube channel you have available eleven of the talks that were given at the symposium in memory of Pepe Casadesús – Current Topics in Bacterial Genetics.
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