The 18th National Microbiology Teaching and Research and Industrialization Seminar was successfully held in Guiyang, Guizhou Province from July 30 to August 2, 2021.

The conference was attended by more than 200 experts and representatives from colleges and universities, research institutes and enterprises from 26 provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the Central Government. A total of 72 papers and abstracts were received and a collection of abstracts was compiled and printed.