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Christopher McCrory
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Postdoctoral researcher @thedohertyinst.bsky.social Molecular microbiologist interested in bacterial and fungal pathogenesis, membrane vesicles and host-pathogen interactions
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from the @thedohertyinst.bsky.social explaining his work on the role of bacterial membrane vesicles conferring anti-microbial resistance in H.pylori

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November 14, 2025 at 1:21 AM
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🚨 Fungi + viruses + mammalian lungs? Buckle up! Our new paper in
@natmicrobiol.nature.com
uncovers the story of a deadly fungus and its gnarly viral hitchhiker — and how this duo may change how we diagnose & treat fungal disease 🍄🫁🚨 doi.org/10.1038/s415... ⬇️
Aspergillus fumigatus dsRNA virus promotes fungal fitness and pathogenicity in the mammalian host - Nature Microbiology
A mycovirus infecting the pathogenic fungus Aspergillus fumigatus enhances its stress tolerance and virulence in mice.
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August 14, 2025 at 9:46 AM
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A fungus that can ‘eat you from the inside out’ could spread as the world heats up | CNN
Infection-causing fungi responsible for millions of deaths a year will spread significantly to new regions as the planet heats up, new research predicts —and the world is not prepared.
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August 20, 2025 at 11:38 AM
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To what extent can we predict future pathogenic #microbes? @acasadevall1.bsky.social discusses why probabilistic predictions are difficult, but not impossible. 🧪
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Is pathogen prediction possible?
To what extent can we predict future pathogenic microbes? This Perspective discusses why complex requirements for virulence and dynamic host-microbe interactions make probabilistic predictions difficu...
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May 16, 2025 at 4:38 PM
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www.telegraph.co.uk/global-healt...
Fungal infections are ‘taking over the world’. Can they be stopped?
As a landmark WHO report warns of a lack of treatments and diagnosis, we investigate a threat that now kills twice as many people as TB
www.telegraph.co.uk
April 8, 2025 at 4:53 AM
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Deadly #fungi are becoming drug-resistant. A new compound could beat them | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...
Deadly fungi are becoming drug-resistant. A new compound could beat them
A drug candidate with a new mechanism of action shows promise against several drug-resistant infections in mice
www.science.org
March 20, 2025 at 2:44 AM
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Antimicrobial Resistance #AMR is a term most people have never heard of before yet it's a global health crisis

Our charity, #theAMRnarrative has created a 90-second explainer video to help you grasp the basics

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What is Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR)? - The AMR Narrative
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December 3, 2024 at 2:45 AM