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Microbiology makes me happy
Great science deserves a little glitter โจ โจ
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22 days ago
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30 days ago
๐จ Call for Abstracts! ๐จ Exeter Microbial Genomics Early Careers Symposium ๐ฆ ๐งฌ Present your work, chair a session, win prizes & network! ๐ 12 Nov ๐ Penryn Campus โฐ Submit TODAY by 5pm ๐
linktr.ee/microbesng
#MicrobialGenomics
#ECR
#MNGPopUp
Organised with
@drramabht.bsky.social
@exeter.ac.uk
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I had a brilliant time at
#CBNP18
with
@microbesng.bsky.social
Thank you
@albertilab.bsky.social
for inviting us & modelling fungi tattoos to celebrate our FREE fungal DNA extractions
@microkim.bsky.social
@pannyinthelab.bsky.social
@warwicklifesci.bsky.social
#MicrobialGenomics
#MicroSky
#Fungi
4 months ago
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Helen McNeil
MicrobesNG
5 months ago
๐ชฐ Could K.oxytoca Hold the Key to Controlling a Global Pest? Register for
#MNGPopUp
to find out!
@katiemillar.bsky.social
looks at fruit fly microbiomes to unlock new pest control strategies ๐ July 3 | ๐Norwich ๐
linktr.ee/microbesng
#MicroSky
#ECR
@norwichmicro.bsky.social
@getgenome.bsky.social
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MicrobesNG
5 months ago
๐ถ How strong is the bond with your dog? Register for
#MNGPopUp
to find out!
@gabastorga.bsky.social
asks if humans & dogs share E. coli ๐งฌ 217 genomes ๐ 50%
#AMR
๐ก Cross-species insights ๐ July 3 | ๐Norwich + Online ๐
lnkd.in/eYtyHSyi
#MicroSky
#ECR
@norwichmicro.bsky.social
@getgenome.bsky.social
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Weโve got a little Friday afternoon quiz running, can you guess the microbe?!? ๐ง๐ฆ ๐
#microsky
#WorldFoodSafetyDay
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5 months ago
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MicrobesNG
7 months ago
๐จ We are HIRING ๐จ If you are looking for a technical post and have microbiology or molecular biology (DNA / RNA) lab experience check out our job advert ๐ We are based in Birmingham and it's a great place to work! Please share ๐
#MicroSky
#LabJobs
#JobFairy
#JoinOurTeam
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David Sรผnderhauf
7 months ago
I've really enjoyed
#Microbio25
@microbiologysociety.org
so far, and this afternoon things are heating up with the bacterial warfare session ๐ฆ โ๏ธ I'll be giving my own talk at 3.30, looking forward to sharing all this! ๐
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Iโm having a great time reading the abstract submissions for this! Please keep them coming ๐๐คฉ
#MNGPopUp
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8 months ago
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MicrobesNG
8 months ago
โจ Weโre doing a
#GIVEAWAY
to celebrate
#WorldBookDay
&
#InternationalWomensDay
๐๐ฉโ๐ฌ Win a wonderful
#microbiology
colouring book by 2 fabulous women
@noemiematthey.bsky.social
&
@drsarahwettstadt.bsky.social
๐ฆ ๐จ To enter: - Follow us - Like - Repost this Winner chosen at random 10/03/25
#MicroSky
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MicrobesNG
8 months ago
๐ฅ๐ Itโs
#PancakeDay
! ๐๐ฅ This video from @saipancakes is too Flippinโ awesome not to share!
#SciArt
,
#pancakes
and
#bacteria
, whatโs not to love? ๐ค ๐ฆ ๐ฅ
#MicroSky
#Microbiology
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Bacteria in my PANCAKES
Did I cook up your favorite bacterium? Who's missing? I guess probably a lot are missing since there are many millions of species. saipancakes.com
https://buff.ly/CoDZDSt
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Helen McNeil
MicrobesNG
8 months ago
๐๐๐ It was Dr. Seussโs Birthday yesterday!!! ๐๐๐ To honour this most momentous of days, weโve had chatGPT write us a little story about Microbe Max... ๐๐ฆ We hope you enjoy it ! ๐ป๐ฉ
#MicroSky
#DrSeussDay
#OhThePlacesYoullGo
#MicrobialGenomics
#AcademicChatter
#AcademicSky
#SciSky
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Iโm looking forward to hearing from
@julianparkhill.bsky.social
at
#CMINorwich25
#MicrobialGenomics
#MicroSky
8 months ago
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Lunch looks fabulous ๐
#CMINorwich25
8 months ago
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Helen McNeil
MicrobesNG
9 months ago
MicrobesNG POPUP Conference is coming to Norwich! It's a FREE
#MicrobialGenomics
conference 3rd Jul ECR's submit your abstract (talk or poster) by 3rd Apr
www.surveymonkey.com/r/POP_UP_NOR
Please repost! Organised with
@getgenome.bsky.social
&
@norwichmicro.bsky.social
#MNGPopUp
#ECR
#MicroSky
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Very glad I don't have to stand up in front of any one and pronounce that ๐ฑ
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9 months ago
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Helen McNeil
MicrobesNG
10 months ago
Lots of new PhD opportunities in microbial genomics: ๐ฝ Soil microbiome functions for sustainable agriculture with
@szytynska.bsky.social
๐ฆ Microbial Influences on Pseudomonas aeruginosa Phage Susceptibility with
@jojofoth.bsky.social
๐งฌ Phage characterisation with
@proffballoux.bsky.social
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I ๐ finding out what our customers do with the data that
@microbesng.bsky.social
send out!
@meina.bsky.social
et al have named 28 actinomycetes after amazing
#WomenInScience
๐ฉโ๐ฌ
@leibniz-dsmz.bsky.social
are doing a post about each one & they're well worth a read!
#MicrobialGenomics
#MicroSky
#IDsky
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11 months ago
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Helen McNeil
MicrobesNG
11 months ago
๐ข Weโre excited to announce that we will provide genome sequencing to an international project to help combat diarrhoeal disease, which can be deadly.
@ksbakes.bsky.social
will be speaking to
@evanhd.bsky.social
on BBC Radio 4 PM TONIGHT about the project! ๐งฌ๐ฆ
#GenomeSequencing
#MicrobialGenomics
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Helen McNeil
MicrobesNG
11 months ago
๐จ We've joined the fight against Shigella! EFGH's global team of scientists, supported by
@gatesfoundation.bsky.social
is using our services to gather crucial genomic data that could pave the way for a vaccine to save childrenโs lives ๐๐งฌ
#Shigella
#MicrobialGenomics
microbesng.com/news/microbe...
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Helen McNeil
Altmetric
11 months ago
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Altmetric adds Bluesky social media as a research attention source
Digital Science is excited to announce thatย Altmetric, which gauges the online attention of research, has added the social media platformย Blueskyย as a new attention source for published research.
https://www.stm-publishing.com/altmetric-adds-bluesky-social-media-as-a-research-attention-source/
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Lilly Cummins
12 months ago
๐จECR OPPORTUNITY๐จ Access Microbiology is recruiting Editor Mentees! A fab opportunity to develop editorial skills, no experience required
#MicroSky
microbiologysociety.org/news/full-ne...
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<i>Access Microbiology</i> Editor and Editor Mentee roles: call for expressions of interest
https://microbiologysociety.org/news/full-news-listing/i-access-microbiology-i-editor-and-editor-mentee-roles-call-for-expressions-of-interest.html?_gl=1*1d1jjgh*_up*MQ..*_ga*MTE0MDk3MTAyLjE3MzIyMDA0MDI.*_ga_KJR7LS80P1*MTczMjIwMDQwMS4xLjAuMTczMjIwMDQwMS4wLjAuMA.
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Laura Williams
12 months ago
World Antimicrobial Resistance Awareness Week
#WAAW
With AMR on the rise, we need innovative new strategies for treating bacterial infections. Predatory bacteria evolved to hunt and kill other bacteria. Phage are viruses that can destroy bacteria. Neither attack human cells.
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MicrobesNG
12 months ago
MRSA in fish markets? ๐๐ฆ New research from Cochin Uni & ICAR-CIFT reveals methicillin-resistant staphylococci in Assam fish markets highlighting the need for One Health to tackle
#AMR
in food supply chains ๐ Read more:
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
#Genomics
#OneHealth
#WAAW
#Microsky
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Genomic portraits of methicillin-resistant staphylococci (MRS) from food fish unveiled the genes associated with staphylococcal food poisoning (SFP), virulence and antimicrobial resistance - BMC Micro...
Background Characteristics of non-clinical strains of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) especially from fishery environment are poorly understood. This research, in addition to compre...
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12866-024-03469-0
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Superbugs ๐ฆ ๐ฌ๐ซ๐ง๐ฝ
12 months ago
"Superbugs kill more than a million people each year but neither governments nor the public recognise the scale of the threat, doctors complain."
www.theguardian.com/society/2024...
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โIt is a pandemicโ: UKโs envoy on superbugs says scale of threat underestimated
Dame Sally Davies says action on deadly antibiotic-resistant infections must be prioritised
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2024/nov/15/superbugs-antimicrobial-resistance-antibiotics-threat-pandemic-sally-davies
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#MicroSky
Bacterial LONG READ sequencing for ยฃ85 with DNA extraction and bioinformatics included ๐ฅณ๐๐ฅณ
@nanopore.bsky.social
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12 months ago
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This is well worth a read!
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over 1 year ago
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Helen McNeil
MicrobesNG
over 1 year ago
๐ We're excited about our new LONG READ service with 50X coverage! ๐ฆ ๐งฌ But what exactly does 50X coverage mean & why did we choose it? ๐ค Check out our LinkedIn article to find out more ๐
www.linkedin.com/posts/microb...
#MicrobialGenomics
#IrishWristwatch
#LongReadSequencing
#WGS
#MicroSky
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MicrobesNG on LinkedIn: Long Read Sequencing- why did we choose 50X coverage...
๐ We're really excited about our new LONG READ microbial WGS service with 50X coverage! ๐ฆ ๐งฌ But what exactly does 50X coverage mean, and why did we chooseโฆ
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/microbesng_microbialgenomics-wgs-longreadsequencing-activity-7198323828882579457-zlbe?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop
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10 years of plasmid finder ๐๐ฅฐ๐คฉ Loved hearing from Alessandra Carattoli!
#ESCMIDGlobal2024
#ECCMID2024
#plasmids
over 1 year ago
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Helen McNeil
MicrobesNG
over 1 year ago
This week's research story comes from our customer Drย Sreejith Radhakrishnan of Dr Taya Forde's group at University of Glasgow (thread)
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Helen McNeil
PlasmidsNG
over 1 year ago
Attention Birmingham! Easter changes to our dropbox collections (Biosciences & IBR stores) ๐ฆ Last collection 27th Mar โ NO COLLECTION 3rd Apr ๐ Pick up resumes 10th Apr EGG-citing changes coming soon! ๐ฃ Whole
#Plasmid
sequencing ยฃ10
plasmidsng.com
Want a dropbox
microbesng.com/documents/dr...
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Helen McNeil
MicrobesNG
over 1 year ago
๐ข Introducing our NEW Long-Read Service! ๐งฌ 50X coverage ๐ท ยฃ85 & fantastic volume discounts available ๐ฆ Bacterial DNA extraction & bioinformatics included ๐งฌ Powered by @nanopore V14 chem & R10.4.1 flow cell ๐ Find out more
microbesng.com/whole-genome...
ย
#LongReadSequencing
youtu.be/jRkSqQcMwTE
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MicrobesNG | Our WGS services explained
Find the right service to support your microbial whole genome sequencing needs
https://youtu.be/jRkSqQcMwTE
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Helen McNeil
MicrobesNG
over 1 year ago
Dot's prize winning flash talk, from our
#Oxford
Pop Up event is now available! ๐ฅ๐ฝ๏ธ It's a fabulous talk so please like and share! ๐ 'Risk factors for plasmid-mediated hospital outbreaks of CPE' by Dorottya Nagy from the Modernising Medical Microbiology group
youtu.be/TQomyKoarbk
#MNGPopUp
#AMR
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Dorottya Nagy | Risk factors for plasmid-mediated hospital outbreaks of CPE
BackgroundCarbapenemase-producing Enterobacterales (CPE) are critical priority pathogens, epitomising the antimicrobial resistance (AMR) pandemic. Epidemiolo...
https://youtu.be/TQomyKoarbk
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Helen McNeil
MicrobesNG
over 1 year ago
The prize winning talk from our Oxford Pop Up event is available NOW ๐
youtu.be/YloweswVhi8
@magdalenoxford.bsky.social
Environment shapes susceptibility โ metabolic adaptation alters antimicrobial responses ๐ฆ ๐ by Lisa Kahl from Charitรฉ (Ralser Lab) ๐ฅ๐
#ECR
#MicrobialGenomics
#MNGPopUp
#AMR
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Lisa Kahl | Environment shapes susceptibility โ metabolic adaptation alters antimicrobial responses
Antimicrobial resistance is a rising global health threat. Pathogens increasingly acquire and carry resistance-conferring mutations which can spread by horiz...
https://youtu.be/YloweswVhi8
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Helen McNeil
Alan McNally
over 1 year ago
We are looking for ONE senior editor in functional genomics and microbeโniche interactions for Microbial Genomics. Come and join us as a lead editor in the Journal. Must have editorial experience
microbiologysociety.org/news/society...
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Microbial Genomics Senior Editor: call for expressions of interest
https://microbiologysociety.org/news/society-news/microbial-genomics-senior-editor-call-for-expressions-of-interest.html
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Helen McNeil
MicrobesNG
over 1 year ago
Our
#microbiology
stickers went down a storm at Pop Up Oxford last weekย ๐๐ฆ
#Stickers
#Science
#shiny
If anyone is still playing guess the microbe, ๐ค the answers are here! Got to love some lab swag!
#MNGPopUp
#MicrobialGenomics
#ECR
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We were very lucky that
@benizao.bsky.social
could fill in for Evangelos Mourkas at our POP UP event today, to tell us about the work on genomic epidemiology and evolution of carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii. I loved the Lewis Caroll link as well, running to keep up!
#MNGPopUp
over 1 year ago
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We are half way through session 2 of our POP UP event in Oxford
@microbesng.bsky.social
We've just had a really cool talk from
@annadewar.bsky.social
demonstrating how lifestyle correlates with pangenome fluidity Subscribe here
www.youtube.com/@MicrobesNG
to get the recording
#MNGPopUp
#ECR
over 1 year ago
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Great to hear from Matthew James Campbell about how
@microbesng.bsky.social
's HYBRID service has helped in his quest to discover how Ciceribacter strains from barley roots increase nitrogen fixation rates, promising sustainable crop production ๐ฆ ๐ฑ๐ฝ๏ธ
#MNGPopUp
#ECR
#MicrobialGenomics
over 1 year ago
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Prize for the best use of AI image generation in a presentation has to go to
@lauriebelch.bsky.social
Really engaging talk about SOCfinder: a genomic tool for identifying cooperative genes in bacteria ๐งฌ๐ฆ
#MNGPopUp
#ECR
#MicrobialGenomics
over 1 year ago
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Awesome talk from
@drrebeccajhall.bsky.social
on the metabolic response to MDR plasmid acquisition ๐งฌ๐ฆ ๐ Definitely should win the prize for the most aesthetic colour scheme as well! The recording will be available on YouTube, subscribe here;
www.youtube.com/@MicrobesNG
#MNGPopUP
#MDR
over 1 year ago
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Final talk of the first session
@microbesng.bsky.social
POP UP Oxford was from Lisa Juliane Kahl exploring the role of growth and metabolic environments, and co-infection on antibiotic susceptibility profiles
#MNGPOPUP
over 1 year ago
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@microbesng.bsky.social
POP UP Oxford first session of talks is in full swing! Great to hear from Daniel Cazares Lopez about how phage can help in the battle against
#AMR
spread
#MNGPopUp
over 1 year ago
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I love hearing about plasmids!
@wtmatlock.bsky.social
gave such a good talk! If you missed out on a place at the POP UP event in Oxford you can catch the recording here;
www.youtube.com/@MicrobesNG
#MNGPopUp
linktr.ee/microbesng
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over 1 year ago
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@microbesng.bsky.social
POP UP Oxford has started ๐๐งฌ๐ฆ Fabulous talk from
@lillycummins.bsky.social
linking the Roman empire to the E.coli pandemic that we have been living through for the last 20 years without even realising ๐ฑ
#MNGPopUp
linktr.ee/microbesng
over 1 year ago
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Helen McNeil
MicrobesNG
over 1 year ago
Our POP UP event in Oxford is TODAY!
#MNGPopUp
We have some fantastic speakers lined up and
@carlamicrobes.bsky.social
and
@helenmcneil.bsky.social
will be on hand to answer questions and tell you about our NEW long read serviceโก๏ธโก๏ธโก๏ธ
@nanopore.bsky.social
Agenda;
linktr.ee/microbesng
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Helen McNeil
MicrobesNG
over 1 year ago
๐Itโs
#NationalStrawberryDay๐
Is there anyone out there who doesn't love strawberries? ๐๐
#strawberrylove
#yum
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We are expanding our team again! If you are looking for a bioinformatics post please take a look ๐คฉ
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almost 2 years ago
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Helen McNeil
MicrobesNG
almost 2 years ago
๐ฌ Exciting Opportunity in Bioinformatics! Join MicrobesNG as a Bioinformatics Pipeline Developer. ๐ Passionate about genomics and skilled in Nextflow? This might be the perfect fit for you!
apply.workable.com/microbesng/j...
#MicroSky
#Bioinformatics
#ScienceCareers
#MicrobesNG
#JoinOurTeam
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Helen McNeil
MicrobesNG
almost 2 years ago
โฐ It's the LAST DAY to enter our GIVEAWAY! ๐๐๐ You could win a set of GIANTmicrobes decorations for your tree. Our finance officer Ayodeji is very sad to see the little guys go! To enter go to
www.linkedin.com/company/micr...
1๏ธโฃ follow our page 2๏ธโฃ like the post 3๏ธโฃ tag a friend for an extra chance
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