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Laura Mike @lauraamike.bsky.social · Jul 1

Our paper reporting a highly conserved mechanism by which arginine positively regulates hypervirulent K. pneumoniae mucoid phenotype is now fully online.
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Overview of paper revealing role of arginine in regulating K. pneumoniae mucoidy.

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Agrupación Rolando García @agrupacionrg.bsky.social · Apr 10

Este 10 de abril, saludamos a quienes investigan, y en este marco, a pensarse como trabajadores. Tiene que haber un horizonte común entre quienes investigan y el resto de los trabajadores. Porque sin ciencias no hay futuro deseable. Y sin condiciones dignas, no hay ciencias.

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Agrupación Rolando García @agrupacionrg.bsky.social · Feb 20

Este 20 de febrero se cumple un nuevo aniversario del nacimiento del científico y pensador Rolando García.

Doctor en Meteorología, vicepresidente fundador del CONICET, cofundador de la Universidad Nacional del Sur,y recordado decano de Exactas en la UBA entre 1957 y 1966.

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Institut Pasteur Education @pasteuredu.bsky.social · Jan 21

Pasteur Course: Tuberculosis 🧫
Join a 2-week intensive course at the Institut Pasteur from June 2–13, 2025 to gain expertise in TB diagnosis, treatment & epidemiology. Including hands-on trainings & insights from leading experts.

Limited to 20 participants - apply by March 1, 2025 👉bit.ly/3Cr0ift

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Physalia-courses@Online @physaliacourses.bsky.social · Jan 22

🌊 Food Traceability Using Genomic Tools 🧬

Join us for an online course with @marianilab.bsky.social & @shump.bsky.social , in February, to learn how cutting-edge genomic technologies (@illumina, @nanoporetech.com & qPCR) are revolutionising seafood traceability and sustainability
shorturl.at/Wsdyz

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MetaDocencia @metadocencia.org · Jan 23

✨ Apoyan: @okfn.bsky.social, @nerdearla.bsky.social, @latambioimaging.bsky.social, UNC CCAD Supercómputo, Conectorial, LA-CoNGA Physics, ILDA, R-Ladies Buenos Aires, @abrir.bsky.social, PsiNet Lab, ARPHAI, DiploCientífica.
¡Gracias por acompañarnos! 🚀

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Physalia-courses@Online @physaliacourses.bsky.social · Jan 22

🚨 GLLVMs: Advanced Multivariate Analysis of Ecological Communities in R with @vdveenb.bsky.social 🚨
📅 20-23 May
Learn to master Generalized Linear Latent Variable Models (GLLVMs)-a cutting-edge, flexible alternative to classical ordination methods for ecological data analysis📊
shorturl.at/WfdXK

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Tim Dallman @tdallman.bsky.social · Jan 17

What do you think are the critical features pathogen genomic data-sharing platforms require to meet the public health need? Please participate in this public consultation!

silargi.bsky.social @silargi.bsky.social · Jan 17

Does your team deposit and access pathogen genomic data via data-sharing platforms for public health use? Participate in WHO's online consultation on the critical features of pathogen genomic data-sharing platforms to meet public health needs.

All info here: www.who.int/news-room/ar...

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Anna Dewar @annadewar.bsky.social · Jan 8

Our review is out in Nature Reviews Genetics! rdcu.be/d5AY2

We show how phylogeny-based methods can resolve the problem of non-independence in genomic datasets.

These methods must be considered an essential part of the comparative genomics toolkit.

@lauriebelch.bsky.social @stuwest.bsky.social

A phylogenetic approach to comparative genomics

Nature Reviews Genetics - Controlling for phylogeny is essential in comparative genomics studies, because species, genomes and genes are not independent data points within statistical tests. The...

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Olaya Rendueles @olayarendueles.bsky.social · Jan 9

Join us for a new season of #KlebCkub! @klebclub.bsky.social
New speakers & new research!
Registration is FREE but mandatory.
Abstracts due by February 16!
Please share !
Link below👇🏻👇🏻

Caity Holmes @caityholmes.bsky.social · Jan 8

It's that time of year! Registration and abstract submission for the 6th Klebsiella Seminar Series is now open. Participation is free and abstracts are due by February 16th. See the link below for details, and reach out to the organizers with any questions:
forms.gle/gxbvaC6FjzuS...
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Klebsiella Seminar Series 2025

This form can be used to register only or register+submit an abstract for the 2025 Klebsiella Seminar Series. By registering, you will receive a Zoom Webinar link for attendance prior to the event. Re...

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sylvain Brisse @sylvainbrisse.bsky.social · Jan 3

#KLEBS2024 replay now available at www.klebs-2024.conferences-pasteur.org/replay - great opportunity to catch-up about #Klebsiella or to relive the conference - enjoy!

Replay - Klebsiella Epidemiology and Biology Symposium 2024

Klebsiella Epidemiology and Biology Symposium 2024

www.klebs-2024.conferences-pasteur.org

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Ryan Wick @rrwick.bsky.social · Dec 31

New year, new assemblies!
I'm excited to announce Autocycler, my new tool for consensus assembly of long-read bacterial genomes!
It's the successor to Trycycler, designed to be faster and less reliant on user intervention.
Check it out: github.com/rrwick/Autoc...
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A tool for generating consensus long-read assemblies for bacterial genomes - rrwick/Autocycler

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Joshua Salomon @jsalomon.bsky.social · Dec 13

Good day to recall some milestones in US polio history

1953 Worst recorded US outbreak kills more than 3000
1955 First polio vaccine licensed
1979 Polio considered eliminated from the United States
1994 Polio considered eliminated in North and South America

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Line graph titled "Reported paralytic polio cases and deaths, United States, 1910 to 2019." The graph displays two lines: one representing the number of reported polio cases and the other indicating reported deaths over the years. The case count peaks in the 1950s, with deaths showing a similar trend. The x-axis represents the years (1910 to 2019), while the y-axis shows the number of cases and deaths.

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Duncan MacCannell @drm.bsky.social · Dec 10

Really exciting development from the @pathoplexus.org team, with a new curated database for mpox genomic data.

Glad to see these rapid data sharing efforts taking shape, guided by consistent, transparent governance and an ongoing commitment to equity and fairness.

Pathoplexus @pathoplexus.org · Dec 9

Today Pathoplexus announces the inclusion of a new viral pathogen: mpox (previously known as monkeypox).

Within the context of the current mpox outbreaks and ongoing health concerns, Pathoplexus aims to support sequence sharing to improve both understanding and response.

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Pathoplexus @pathoplexus.org · Dec 9

Today Pathoplexus announces the inclusion of a new viral pathogen: mpox (previously known as monkeypox).

Within the context of the current mpox outbreaks and ongoing health concerns, Pathoplexus aims to support sequence sharing to improve both understanding and response.

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Physalia-courses@Online @physaliacourses.bsky.social · Dec 9

🚨 We’re thrilled to kick off the eDNA Metabarcoding course, funded by @ednacollab.bsky.social! 🌍 Researchers worldwide are joining us this week to learn how to analyse their eDNA data with guidance from an exceptional team of instructors.
@leeselab.bsky.social @shump.bsky.social

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Dr.Kat Stewart @ecoevoedna.bsky.social · Nov 17

I started an #eDNA starter pack as one didn’t exist yet. Feel free to message me to get your name added. Open to all! go.bsky.app/U2vgV5Q

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Tim Dallman @tdallman.bsky.social · Dec 4

Please join us at 13:00 CET December 12th for the next edition of the IPSN webinar series 'Pathogen Genomics in Health Emergencies' to hear how genomics can contribute to the understanding of Cholera outbreaks. Register here:

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Shaun Keegan @shaunkeegan.bsky.social · Dec 5

www.theguardian.com/world/2024/d...

Unknown disease kills 143 people in south-west DRC, local authorities say

Infected people described as having flu-like symptoms including high fever and severe headaches

www.theguardian.com

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Roli Roberts @roliroberts.bsky.social · Dec 3

How best to avoid the costs of bearing a #plasmid? Rosanna Wright @brockhurstlab.bsky.social @jpjhall.bsky.social &co find that #bacteria benefit from compensating plasmids by chromosomal (rather than plasmid-borne) mutations @plosbiology.bsky.social plos.io/3ODbXdN

A chromosomal mutation is superior to a plasmid-encoded mutation for plasmid fitness cost compensation

Plasmids spread important traits in microbiomes but impose fitness costs on their hosts. This study of the ecological consequences of plasmid-bacterial compensatory evolution reveals benefits to bacte...

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Barbara Ghiglione @barbaraghi.bsky.social · Dec 2

Back in Argentina after the #KlebsiellaSymposium at @pasteur.fr. Grateful to the organizers @sylvainbrisse.bsky.social and @chcrestani.bsky.social for the opportunity to present my work on #Klebsiella in #Wastewater and to connect with brilliant researchers. Inspired and honored!

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Irene Miguel-Aliaga @irenemiguel-aliaga.bsky.social · Nov 25

often overlooked in EDI strategies and key to perceptions of excellence. Language coaching not the only solution (takes extra time too): need to normalise non-native accents/accept different ways of expressing oneself

Madhu Pai, MD, PhD @madhupai.bsky.social · Nov 24

Non-native English speakers need 50% more time to write a paper

When they do, they face a 2.5 times higher chance of being rejected because of language

journals.plos.org/plosbiology/...

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Kat Holt @katholt.bsky.social · Nov 20

From here #Klebsiella genomics really ramped up, and we now have >100,000 genomes in NCBI!
There’s too much to cover here, but we summarised some of it in this 2020 review pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32055025/ & will hear a lot of new stuff at #KLEBS week. Look our for a conference report!

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Kat Holt @katholt.bsky.social · Nov 20

A small history lesson in #Klebsiella genomics in honour of #KLEBS24…
2009 was a big year for Klebs!
- First genome published
- First description of ST258 KPC-producing clone
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19218573/
- First description of NDM-1 beta-lactamase
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19770275/

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Klebsiella Club @klebclub.bsky.social · Nov 16

Let's increase #klebclub chatter on 🔵🦋!
Klebsiella aficionados add your handle below and we will build a starter pack.

🔁 to spread the word

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