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Founded | 1931 |
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Type | Non-profit |
Members | 3,405 (2024) |
Key people | President: Professor Jack Gilbert |
Website | http://www.appliedmicrobiology.org |
Applied Microbiology International, formally known as the Society for Applied Microbiology (SfAM), is the oldest microbiology society in the UK founded in 1931. Its objective is to advance for the benefit of the public the science of microbiology in its application to the environment, human and animal health, agriculture and industry.[1] Applied Microbiology International is an active member of the Royal Society of Biology, and the Federation of European Microbiological Societies. The organisation's current president is Professor Jack Gilbert.[2]