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Affiliates Letter
The official newsletter for FEMS Affiliates
Introducing: Prof. Matthias
Horn, Co-Editor-in-Chief of
microLife (1 of 4)
We are pleased to announce that there will be four new Co-Editors-in-Chief of microLife
– The journal of the FEMS European Academy of Microbiology. Here we introduce the
first of our new Editors-in-Chief: Professor Matthias Horn, as he talks to us about his
vision for the new open access journal of the European Academy of Microbiology (EAM).
Institution: Centre for Microbiology and Environmental
Systems Science, University of Vienna (Austria)
ORCID ID: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8309-5855
Research Interests: Biology and evolution of intracellular
microbes; Ecology of host-associated microbes; Mechanisms
of microbe-host interactions; Microbial genome evolution
What encouraged you to pursue a career in
the field of microbiology?
‘‘’My interest in microbiology started late – during my studies of biology at the Technische
Universität München, Germany. In the basic microbiology courses I became fascinated by
the hidden world of microbes that exists beyond our senses. I was intrigued both by the
power and importance of microbes for any living being on the one hand and our lack of
knowledge about these organisms on the other.”
How would you describe microLife in your own words?
‘‘microLife is a journal from scientists for scientists, dedicated to publish highest quality
science without commercial interests or exploitative business and publishing models.’’
How do you see the future of microLife, and what would you
consider a success for it?
‘‘microLife starts in a difficult period, in which much of our attention, scientific activities and
resources are devoted to coping with the COVID-19 pandemic. I hope that the microLife
team and its supporters will have enough endurance to establish the journal in these
challenging times. microLife is a success if it became a reliable resource for some of the
best papers in the diverse fields of microbiology.’’
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As the journal of the European Academy of Microbiology (EAM), microLife will be the
platform for leading experts in microbiology, publishing outstanding papers of the highest
standard, novelty, and significance. All microbes are covered, including bacteria, archaea,
fungi, protists, parasites, and viruses. The journal is fully gold open access and all articles
are free to read.
Read the full interview with Matthias >
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Table of
contents
Page 2-3:
Microbiology News
• Sponge Microbiome
Webinar - 9 July
• FEMS Yeast Rearch
20th Anniversary
Page 4-5:
Research from the
FEMS journals
Page 6-7:
Two New Journals:
• microLife
• FEMS Microbes
Page 8-9:
Grants Corner, Events,
and Opportunities
Page 10: Deadlines,
Videos, and Extras...
microLife – The journal of the
FEMS European Academy of
Microbiology