And another: Name changes for fungi of medical importance, 2022–2024 | Journal of Clinical Microbiology journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/...

A new paper: Here is the link to "An unwanted souvenir: Case report of delayed diagnosis of a coccidioidomycosis prosthetic joint infection": www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Our new paper in JEADV describing four cases of TMVII infection in the UK: doi.org/10.1111/jdv....

🆕 Our latest data shows that bloodstream infections caused by yeast rose by 4% in 2024, compared to 2023. These infections are typically acquired in a hospital setting from yeasts found naturally on patients' skin or in our intestinal tracts. 🦠🧍 📰🔗 www.gov.uk/government/n...

There is an ongoing phone scam in the UK, where random people message you pretending to be your children with a new phone/number…. Obviously you are supposed to ignore/block and not engage, but the fungal taxonomist in me rebels and takes over…..

All set up and ready to go! 🌍✨ Final briefing done — the stage is set for ISHAM 2025 at this stunning location. Let the science, connections, and inspiration begin! 🧬📍#ISHAM2025 #FinalCountdown #ScienceMeetsNature

Had a wonderful chat with @emrsa15.bsky.social, Andy Borman, and Mariyam Mirfenderesky on the @icmatters.bsky.social podcast about C. auris control - could have chatted for hours about this difficult bug and the present and future challenges it presents infectioncontrolmatters.com/2025/04/30/c...

BREAKING: In an unprecedented move, more than 75 Nobel Prize winners have signed a letter urging senators not to confirm Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as head of the Department of Health and Human Services. It's the first time in history that Nobel laureates have come together to oppose a Cabinet choice.

We’re thrilled to announce that applications for the FAILSAFE grants are NOW OPEN! Grants of up to £250k available for innovative research tackling fungal antimicrobial resistance and advancing global health. Learn more and apply here: cmm-failsafe.com/failsafe-rou... #GlobalHealth #FAILSAFE

The introduction and rapid spread of the terbinafine-resistant novel dermatophyte Trichophyton indotineae in the UK: wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/...

The kind of meme that should go viral. #VaccinesWork

Management, outcomes and predictors of mortality of Cryptococcus infection in patients without HIV: a multicentre study in 46 hospitals from Australia and New Zealand academic.oup.com/cid/advance-... #IDSky #MedMycoSky

She was there before Elvis, Little Richard or Johnny Cash swiveled their hips and strummed their guitars. If you've never heard Sister Rosetta Tharpe, the godmother of rock 'n' roll, you should.

We MUST keep vaccines. have you written your Senator to let them know?

New review article in The Lancet Microbe Sensors for surveillance of RNA viruses: a One Health perspective www.thelancet.com/journals/lan... #IDSky #ViroSky #ClinMicro #OpenAccess #OA

Are Bacteria Sensitive or Susceptible? A Micro-Comic Strip 😂 S: Susceptibile or Sensitive ? Which one you use? Me : Susceptible #idsky #microsky #medsky journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/...

Nicely done! @dongleemd.bsky.social

Interesting case series of autochthonous B. dermatitidis in India wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/... #MedMyco #IDSky

Interesting mixed infections of toenails. 1. Trichophyton rubrum, ubiquitous athlete’s foot fungus, + Neoscytalidium dimidiatum, tropical foot skin & nail infecter. 2. T. rubrum + Acremonium egyptiacum from toenail flake; latter causes superficial white onychomycosis. Needs 2nd sample confirmation.

We are recruiting an associate or full Professor of Infection and/or Immunity to the school biological sciences in Cambridge. Full details here: www.jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/49381/ #immunology #virology

Excited to share our new study in @naturecomms.bsky.social showing that soil fungi, unlike bacteria, remain fully active under severe drought conditions, and also invest in synthesis of storage compounds. Led by the amazing @loutsi.bsky.social and Alberto Canarini. Thread 1/2 rdcu.be/d1Tyg

We are definitely feeling the impact of this at universities. Such a stupid idea to deter international students from choosing the UK to study.

Notre Dame Cathedral has been closed to the public since a fire damaged the landmark in April 2019.

#WeekendRead #FungiPower! Liao Gao Iliev &co show @ Nature that the stomach of wild, not lab, mice is colonized by an immunosilent fungus! Mucus alterations via diet or antibiotics drive a Th2 -not Th17- response that worsens allergy but protects against parasites! doi.org/10.1038/s41586-024-08213-2

JOURNALISTS FLOCK TO BLUESKY “We have posts exactly the same on Twitter & on Bluesky & Bluesky is getting 20 times the engagement or more than Twitter. Seeing a social media platform that doesn’t throttle links really makes it clear how badly we were being limited” www.nbcnews.com/tech/social-...

Sign up for our monthly #Mycoltalks webinar. This month we have David Moyes from @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social and Robert Cramer from Dartmouth Geisel School of Medicine. Thu 12 Dec, 4pm (GMT) universityofexeter.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

If you oppose NHS privatisation, please could you repost this and follow me? I need to know who to follow next (it’ll be you!) 🌟🌟🌟

Are you looking for more arguments? youtu.be/uLlv_aZjHXc?...

Ongoing multi-national collaborative project to standardise the terminology for human and animal pathogens and diseases (and my first "publication-link" since joining this happy place): pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39526838/

Unique opportunity to become Scientific Director @institutpasteur.bsky.social 🧪🎓🔬🥼 research.pasteur.fr/en/job/insti... #academicsky #job #science

A list of bands in order of efficacy: 3. Placebo 2. The Cure 1. Prevention

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