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🆕 New in the #USCCN Registry: The Zea mays Microbial Collection (ZeaMiC) 🌽🦠 Bacteria isolated from maize roots across the USA, Switzerland, Cape Verde & UK, with whole genome sequencing data, housed at @Leibniz_DSMZ_en usccn.org/collections/ze…

🚨 Last call! USCCN 2026 travel stipend deadline is this Friday(May 1). $1,000 stipends available – open to all whose work relates to microbial collections. Apply: app.oxfordabstracts.com/stages/81226/s… #USCCN2026 #TravelStipend

📣 1 week left! USCCN 2026 travel stipend applications close May 1. Open to all whose work relates to microbial collections. Apply: app.oxfordabstracts.com/stages/81226/s… #USCCN2026 #TravelStipend

The Phytobiomes Alliance 2025 Annual Report is out! Highlights from global projects, Working Groups, and our growing phytobiomes community. Read the report: phytobiomesalliance.org/news/2025-annu… #Phytobiomes

⏰ 3 weeks left to apply for a $1,000 USCCN 2026 travel stipend! Open to all – applications will be reviewed on career stage and relevance to microbial collections. ⌛️Apply by May 1: app.oxfordabstracts.com/stages/81226/s… #USCCN2026 #TravelStipend #Microbiology

Submit your abstract to get the chance to present at #Phytobiomes2026. Plant-microbe interactions, soil health, crop genetics, AI and modelling, biological products, regulatory science, and more. ⌛️Deadline: 28 August - Oral + flash talks 🔗phytobiomesconference.org

💰 A limited number of $1,000 travel stipends are available to support attendance at the USCCN conference in Providence, RI, USA (Jul 31–Aug 1). Don’t miss this chance to be part of the conversation about the future of microbial collections. 📝 Apply Now: tinyurl.com/9cpc6b7u

🎉 USCCN Conference 2026 registration is OPEN! "From Preservation to Innovation: Connecting Microbial Collections to Advance Science" 📅 Jul 31–Aug 1 | Providence, RI, USA | Co-located with #PlantHealth2026 ✅ Register: app.oxfordabstracts.com/register/event… #Microbiology #CultureCollections

This Saturday (Feb 21), don’t miss Biodiversity Museum Day at @ucdavis! Stop by the Phaff Yeast Culture Collection: 🔬 See yeasts under the microscope 🍺 Brewery & winery tours 🥄 Taste Vegemite & kombucha 🎤 Noon talk by @KyriaMills Details: biodiversitymuseumday.ucdavis.edu

Nominations for the 2026 Porter Award are open! Nominate a scientist who has made lasting contributions to microbial culture collections, demonstrating the rich biodiversity these collections preserve. 🗓️ Deadline: September 18, 2026 🔗 More info: usccn.org/porter-award/

Welcome to the #USCCN Registry: Humboldt Microbial Collection (@CalPolyHumboldt)! 🦠🔬 This research collection containing fungi, bacteria, yeast & oomycetes, and Sanger sequencing data (16S rRNA). 👉Learn more: usccn.org/collections/hu…

Save the Date! 📅 USCCN Conference 🗓️ July 31 – August 1, 2026 📍 Providence, RI, USA Join collections managers, researchers, & industry partners to discuss challenges, opportunities, and the future of the network. Co-located with #PlantHealth2026 More details coming soon!

🚨New on the USCCN blog! How does @Ginkgo manage a microbial library of 350,000+ strains? From automated storage to digital tracking & genomic analysis, they share lessons in building an integrated approach to unlock the full value of their collection. 👉 tinyurl.com/4cdj5h6v

We are pleased to welcome the Spanish Type Culture Collection (@CECT_UV) to the #USCCN Registry! 🎉 📍 Hosted at the University of Valencia 🧫 Spain’s only public Microbial Biological Resource Centre 📊 >8,200 strains (bacteria, archaea, yeasts, fungi) 👉usccn.org/collections/sp…

📢 𝘾𝙖𝙡𝙡 𝙩𝙤 𝙖𝙡𝙡 𝙗𝙞𝙤𝙡𝙤𝙜𝙞𝙘𝙖𝙡 𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙤𝙪𝙧𝙘𝙚 𝙪𝙨𝙚𝙧𝙨 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙫𝙞𝙙𝙚𝙧 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙢𝙪𝙣𝙞𝙩𝙮 Please provide your feedback on the survey attached: form.jotform.com/252235005102337 @CABI_Microbe

🏆Congratulations to George diCenzo (Queen’s University) – recipient of the 2025 J. Roger Porter Award! Recognized for his leadership in creating the Canadian Collection of Agricultural Soil Microbes & advancing microbial stewardship. 🧬🌱 🔗 usccn.org/george-dicenzo…

This weekend! 🦠✨ Explore the invisible world at Mighty Microbes — a FREE family-friendly event at the Kentucky Science Center, Sept 20 (10AM–2PM)! USCCN is proud to support the fun with “I ❤️ microbes” stickers 🔗 kysciencecenter.org/mighty-microbe…

Happy #InternationalMicroorganismDay!🦠 Microbes may be microscopic, but they are essential to life, innovation, and the future of research. Have a collection? Share it with the world through the #USCCN registry! 🔗 usccn.org/culture-collec…

Welcome to the #USCCN registry: @Ginkgo Bioworks Microbial Library – a large-scale, automated collection spanning 25+ countries and 350k+ strains. More on their collection usccn.org/collections/gi… Browse the USCCN registry usccn.org/culture-collec…