International Union of Microbiological Societies

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The International Union of Microbiological Societies (IUMS), founded in 1927 as the International Society of Microbiology, is one of 40 member unions and associations of the International Science Council (ISC), and was formerly under ISC's predecessor, the International Council for Science.{{cite web |title=International Scientific Unions List |publisher=International Council for Science |url=http://www.icsu.org/about-icsu/our-members/?icsudocid=scientific-unions |access-date=14 January 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151219102205/http://www.icsu.org/about-icsu/our-members/?icsudocid=scientific-unions |archive-date=19 December 2015 |url-status=dead }}

The union's objectives are to promote the study of microbiological sciences internationally: initiate, facilitate and coordinate research and other scientific activities which involve international cooperation; ensure the discussion and dissemination of the results of international conferences, symposia and meetings and assist in the publication of their reports; represent microbiological sciences in ISC and maintain contact with other international organizations.

IUMS activities include the classification and nomenclature of bacteria, fungi and viruses, food microbiology, medical microbiology and diagnostics, culture collections, education, and biological standardization.

The president-elect of IUMS is Professor Eliora Ron of Tel Aviv University.{{when|date=September 2021}}