The 1st Klebsiella Epidemiology and Biology Symposium in 2024 was much needed and a great event, so I'm really looking forward to the 2nd in 2027.

BIGSdb v1.52.1 has been released. This adds 2 new plugins for LIN code visualisation - LINtree (@giphy-ip.bsky.social) and LINvis. See github.com/kjolley/BIGS... for release notes. BIGSdb powers all the databases at @pubmlst.org and BIGSdb Pasteur.

Are you a post-doctoral microbiologist interested in characterising bacterial resistance evolution and want to apply your knowledge and expertise to developing new therapeutics for Klebsiella (and other Enterobacterales) infections? Then we need you! Apply now bit.ly/3MX39Ce close date March 13th 👀

A novel version of diphtOscan is available at gitlab.pasteur.fr/BEBP/diphtos.... v2.2.0 makes it easy to install on local computers. diphtOscan scans genomes and extracts information including #diphtheria toxin and antimicrobial resistance genes, biovar, species and subtyping information.

🧫 Our publication,“Global perspectives on Klebsiella epidemiology and biology: conference report on the KLEBS 2024 symposium,” is now out! 📄 Link to paper: www.nature.com/articles/s44... @kelwyres.bsky.social @katholt.bsky.social @sylvainbrisse.bsky.social @pasteur.fr

🚨 Last few days to register for our Nanopore Users Day 2026! Registration is free but mandatory, as places are limited, don’t miss out! Join us for a day of scientific exchanges and networking focused on ONT sequencing and its applications! @chloebaum.bsky.social @pasteur.fr @nanoporetech.com

Dear #AMR #genomics and big data community: please be informed that the programme of the Wellcome AMR conference in Hinxton on March 23-26th is now online: coursesandconferences.wellcomeconnectingscience.org/event/antimi... - please register before Feb 24th for onsite participation

Bacteria chromosomes contain Genomic Islands that provide virulence, antibiotic resistance, MGE-defence,... They transfer between cells, but the mechanism of most remains elusive. Here we explore the conjugative capacity of these mysterious Genomic Islands. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...

What drives the K. pneumoniae species complex (KpSC) to thrive from hospitals to soils? In this study, we investigate how pangenome structure and functional diversity shape KpSC adaptability across phylogenetic and ecological contexts. (Thread) www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...

Absolutely stoked to have this published in @plosbiology.org We looked at the metabolism of #Klebsiella pneumoniae 🦠🧫. We not only demonstrated lineage-specific #metabolism, but that lineages can cross-feed and support each other. journals.plos.org/plosbiology/... #MicroSky #microbiology 🧬 🧪 💊

Huge preprint if you are interested in bacterial strain taxonomy! The why and how of cgMLST LIN codes: An extensively revised and expanded version doi.org/10.1101/2024... I will summarize it for you in this thread 👇

Great work on the power of the cumulative cgMLST approach for the genotypic discrimination of Klebsiella pneumoniae phylogenetic groups! Happy to have participated in this fascinating study led by @armovse.bsky.social and @sylvainbrisse.bsky.social.

The @klebnet.bsky.social team are pleased to share slides from our “Klebsiella pneumoniae Genomic Epidemiology & Antimicrobial Resistance” lecture series! Topics include Kleb diversity, lineages, AMR, hypervirulence, how to use Kaptive & Kleborate for typing, and more! klebnet.org/2025/11/18/k...

It’s out ! Evolution of Bordetella parapertussis, the second agent of whooping cough: many parallelisms with Bordetella pertussis, including rapid adaptation by loss of the pertactin vaccine antigen. Just published in @microbiosoc MGen journal www.microbiologyresearch.org/content/jour...

📢 Save the Date! The 2nd Nanopore Users Day will take place 🗓️10 March 2026 at the Duclaux Amphitheater, Institut Pasteur (Paris). This edition will be open to external participants! 👉 More details and registration info coming soon! @chloebaum.bsky.social @pasteur.fr @nanoporetech.com

Dear community, Bakta needs your help! To further improve the functional annotation of "hypothetical" CDS, me and @gbouras13.bsky.social, we are looking for the worst Bakta-annotated bacterial genomes ;-) (1/2)

It's time to go home after #IMMEMXIV. It's been 4 days of great sessions, people, and food. Thanks to the organizers and participants. I hope to see so many colleagues and friends again soon.

Register today for the 14th International Meeting on Microbial Epidemiological Markers (IMMEM XIV)! Topics range from how genomics inform resistance profiling to pathogen surveillance in a #OneHealth framework. 🧬 ✍️ Register: ow.ly/gjOZ50WpOXX 👀 Programme: ow.ly/Whj850WpOXY#OneHealth #IDSky

Our paper “Global dissemination of npmA mediated pan‑aminoglycoside resistance via a mobile element in Gram‑positive bacteria” is now in @natcomms.nature.com. Part of my freshly defended PhD, so doubly happy! 😄🎉 🧵 (1/14) www.doi.org/10.1038/s414...

Supercool work on a new variant of the pan-aminoglycoside resistance gene npmA, led by @cserna.bsky.social and @bgzorn.bsky.social. Really happy to have participated in it with so many friends and collaborators! Go check it out: www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Excited to share this preprint focused on the genomic taxonomy of C. diphtheriae #diphtheria ➡️ www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1... Hope it helps advance research and surveillance of this relevant bacterial pathogen. Thanks to @sylvainbrisse.bsky.social and BEBP and BIGSdb teams for making it possible!

The BIGSdb-Pasteur project, running under my supervision since 20 years, is looking for a project manager - great opportunity to contribute to this high-profile international resource in the field of reference strain taxonomies, genomic epidemiology and antimicrobial resistance surveillance

A new report describes the genetic epidemiology and antimicrobial-resistance patterns of a surge of cases of 𝘊𝘰𝘳𝘺𝘯𝘦𝘣𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘶𝘮 𝘥𝘪𝘱𝘩𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘢𝘦 infection that was identified in migrant populations in Europe. Read the full report: nej.md/3HEF3ZS #MedSky #IDSky

Thrilled to share our new @natcomms.nature.com paper “Microevolution and genomic epidemiology of the diphtheria-causing zoonotic pathogen Corynebacterium ulcerans” with @sylvainbrisse.bsky.social! Read more ▶️ www.nature.com/articles/s41... @pasteur.fr #GenomicEpidemiology #Zoonoses #OneHealth

We are pleased to launch the KlebNET Genomic Epidemiology Consortium! We aim to build a public metadata repository; systematic risk framework for global genomic surveillance; and genomic epi reviews for high-impact #Klebsiella clones. Join us here: klebnet.org/klebnet-gsp-... #ABPHM25

Happy to share this resource of 568 closed Klebsiella pneumoniae species complex hybrid assemblies, including 1416 plasmids! ⭕️🦠 We hope this will be useful - short reads, long reads, hybrid assembly or all combined - for your own tools/validations 🥳 #Microsky journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/...