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Microbetv @microbetv.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

TWiV reviews a landmark paper reporting the first generative design of complete viral genomes using AI, producing 16 viable bacteriophages that overcame antibiotic-resistant bacteria where natural phages could not.

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TWiV 1355: Four billion years of AI training data

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Sarah Schrader @microbecharmer.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Thanks for the shoutout at the end—it totally made my day! 😊

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NEJM.org @nejm.org · 23/07/2026

Alpha-gal syndrome is an IgE-mediated delayed hypersensitivity to galactose-α-1,3-galactose (alpha-gal), a carbohydrate found in mammalian meat but absent from human tissue. The condition is initiated by exposure to alpha-gal through tick bites. Learn more: nej.md/4wIygTh

Diagram illustrating the alpha-gal syndrome. Panel A shows the assay process with a test tube of blood, a test capsule, and molecular interactions involving cellulose in serum. Panel B depicts human acquisition and development of alpha-gal syndrome. The top section depicts sensitization pathways, highlighting cells from mammals, microbiomes, and other factors contributing to the syndrome. The bottom section shows symptom development with a person experiencing symptoms and indicating areas of pain or discomfort.

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NEJM.org @nejm.org · 19/07/2026

Case Record of the Massachusetts General Hospital: A 38-year-old man was evaluated at the hospital because of postprandial abdominal pain. Six weeks earlier, a diarrheal illness had developed while he was working in Madagascar. A diagnosis was made. Full case details: nej.md/4wIygTh

A quote from a Case Record of the Massachusetts General Hospital published in the New England Journal of Medicine reads as follows: “I will approach this case by considering infectious causes of the patient’s presentation, his immune status, the timeline of symptoms relative to his travel history, and the relevant epidemiologic factors and exposures before, during, and after travel to Madagascar.” The case record is titled "A 38-Year-Old Man with Abdominal Pain" and the authors are Aima A. Ahonkhai, M.D., M.P.H., Howard M. Heller, M.D., M.P.H., and Sarah M. Schrader, M.D., Ph.D. The background color is olive green and includes the NEJM identity.

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Sarah Schrader @microbecharmer.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

Liver plus a few of its viral fans - HBV (and its "molecular parasite" HDV) & HCV microbecharmer.etsy.com #IDsky #MicroSky #ClinMicro

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Sarah Schrader @microbecharmer.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

I don't have any made right now, but I can always make new ones! I can only ship within the U.S., though.

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Sarah Schrader @microbecharmer.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

Thank you so much for your kind words ☺️ I have attempted a few C diffs before!

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Sarah Schrader @microbecharmer.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

Staph (gold one = Staph aureus) microbecharmer.etsy.com #IDsky #MicroSky #ClinMicro

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Sarah Schrader @microbecharmer.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

Candida dubliniensis 🇮🇪 #IDsky #MicroSky #ClinMicro microbecharmer.etsy.com

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Sarah Schrader @microbecharmer.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

Mycobacterium haemophilum Find this and other NTM friends here: www.etsy.com/listing/1686...

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NEJM.org @nejm.org · 28/02/2026

Case Record of the Massachusetts General Hospital: A 91-year-old man with a history of bladder carcinoma and left total knee arthroplasty was evaluated because of left knee pain. A culture of synovial fluid showed no growth. A diagnosis was made. Full case details: nej.md/4c6fw9k #MedSky

Case Records of the Massachusetts General Hospital
A 91-Year-Old Man with Left Knee Pain

Imaging studies

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Sarah Schrader @microbecharmer.bsky.social · 18/11/2025

Viruses in the news (for ever-nefarious reasons): Measles - Canada, and thus the Americas, have lost their measles elimination status Marburg - first-ever outbreak reported in Ethiopia Find fun clay versions here: www.etsy.com/shop/Microbe... #IDSky #MicroSky #ClinMicro #MicroArt

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Sarah Schrader @microbecharmer.bsky.social · 11/11/2025

Agar plate magnets! Blood agar (alpha hemolysis), MacConkey agar (lactose fermenter), chocolate agar, and MacConkey agar (non-fermenter). Find them here: microbecharmer.etsy.com #IDsky #ClinMicro

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Sarah Schrader @microbecharmer.bsky.social · 11/11/2025

Mtb magnets! Find them here: microbecharmer.etsy.com #IDsky #ClinMicro

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Sarah Schrader @microbecharmer.bsky.social · 11/11/2025

E. coli magnets! Find them here: microbecharmer.etsy.com #ClinMicro #IDSky

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Sarah Schrader @microbecharmer.bsky.social · 24/10/2025

Holiday preview! Santa hat Mtb, Santa hat RBCs (normal and sickled), and candy cane Strep. microbecharmer.etsy.com #IDsky #ClinMicro #HemeSky

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Sarah Schrader @microbecharmer.bsky.social · 19/10/2025

Schistosome eggs! Schistosoma japonicum, Schistosoma mansoni, Schistosoma haematobium #IDsky #microSky #ClinMicro microbecharmer.etsy.com

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Sarah Schrader @microbecharmer.bsky.social · 08/10/2025

Thanks to @jac-amr.bsky.social for highlighting our work, which I started as a medical student at @weillcornell.bsky.social, and thanks to Drs Lars Westblade and Mike Satlin for their mentorship!

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Sarah Schrader @microbecharmer.bsky.social · 13/09/2025

MTBC members M tuberculosis (the OG) and M bovis #IDsky #ClinMicro #TBsky www.etsy.com/shop/Microbe...

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Sarah Schrader @microbecharmer.bsky.social · 13/09/2025

M. smegmatis, our soil-loving laboratory friend www.etsy.com/shop/Microbe...

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Sarah Schrader @microbecharmer.bsky.social · 13/09/2025

Some light-hearted content for the weekend! Non-tuberculous mycobacteria, featuring M fortuitum, M marinum, M abscessus, M chelonae, M ulcerans, and M avium (can you guess which is which?) #IDsky #ClinMicro www.etsy.com/shop/Microbe...

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Sarah Schrader @microbecharmer.bsky.social · 04/09/2025

Thank you!! I hope you are well--congratulations on finishing your fellowship and starting the new position at Duke!

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Sarah Schrader @microbecharmer.bsky.social · 03/06/2025

Thanks for highlighting our work, Alex!

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Sarah Schrader @microbecharmer.bsky.social · 03/06/2025

Thanks to ICHE for highlighting our work demonstrating the utility of WGS surveillance in uncovering hospital-based transmission of VRE!

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Sarah Schrader @microbecharmer.bsky.social · 15/04/2025

Anyone still shopping for #LabWeek? 😀 www.etsy.com/shop/Microbe...

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Sarah Schrader @microbecharmer.bsky.social · 04/02/2025

Glad to see he is thriving under your care! 😄

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Sarah Schrader @microbecharmer.bsky.social · 30/01/2025

More RBCs with inclusions! Pappenheimer bodies and Heinz body. #Hematology #Hemepath #Hemesky #Pathology Find them here: microbecharmer.etsy.com

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Sarah Schrader @microbecharmer.bsky.social · 28/01/2025

KB test RBCs: the KB test is a method to quantify fetal RBCs in maternal circulation. Acid treatment of a maternal blood sample denatures HbA in the maternal RBCs but not HbF in the fetal RBCs. Treated cells are then stained such that fetal RBCs appear bright pink. #Pathology #Hematology #OBsky

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Sarah Schrader @microbecharmer.bsky.social · 26/01/2025

Something for #GIsky and #liversky Find them here: www.etsy.com/shop/Microbe...

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Sarah Schrader @microbecharmer.bsky.social · 25/01/2025

Time for some fungi: Fusarium macroconidiae, Cunninghamella, and Paracoccidioides! #IDsky #ClinicalMicrobiology #MedicalMicrobiology #mycology Find them here: www.etsy.com/shop/Microbe...

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Sarah Schrader @microbecharmer.bsky.social · 24/01/2025

Saccharomyces cerevisiae, with bud and bud scars #microbiology #mycology #MolecularBiology Find them here: tinyurl.com/3kc89p4s

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Sarah Schrader @microbecharmer.bsky.social · 24/01/2025

Candida in CHROMagar Candida plus colors: Candida auris, Candida albicans, and Candida glabrata. #ClinicalMicrobiology #MedicalMicrobiology #Mycology #IDsky Find them here: tinyurl.com/2xe6kxmj

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Sarah Schrader @microbecharmer.bsky.social · 19/01/2025

Parasitized RBCs! The first has P. falciparum (note the double chromatin dots!), the second has Babesia (note the maltese cross-pathognomonic but rare in real life), and the third could have either. #IDsky #parasitology #ClinicalMicrobiology #MedicalMicrobiology Find them here: tinyurl.com/5n7dewe8

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Sarah Schrader @microbecharmer.bsky.social · 19/01/2025

Colorful ribosome friends! #Biology #MolecularBiology #CellularBiology Find them here: tinyurl.com/5uafx45s

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Sarah Schrader @microbecharmer.bsky.social · 19/01/2025

More hemepath friends! Megakaryocyte, myeloblast (note the Auer rod!), plasma cell, and ring sideroblast. #Hemepath #Hematology #Hemesky Find them here: tinyurl.com/ktc4sxe5

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Sarah Schrader @microbecharmer.bsky.social · 16/01/2025

Cryptococcus neoformans - note the spherical shape, narrow-necked budding, and capsule. #IDsky Find him here: tinyurl.com/32zzfy55

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Sarah Schrader @microbecharmer.bsky.social · 15/01/2025

Reed-Sternberg cell #Hematology #Pathology #Hematopathology #Heme-onc Find him here: tinyurl.com/436nkp6j

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Sarah Schrader @microbecharmer.bsky.social · 13/01/2025

RBC pathologic variants: cell with basophilic stippling, bite cell, elliptocyte, and cell with Howell-Jolly body! #Hematology #Hematopathology #Pathology Find them here! www.etsy.com/listing/1843...

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Sarah Schrader @microbecharmer.bsky.social · 15/12/2024

C. elegans and Mtb! www.etsy.com/shop/Microbe...

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Sarah Schrader @microbecharmer.bsky.social · 10/12/2024

RBCs - holiday, dacrocyte (tear drop cell), agglutinate, schistocyte www.etsy.com/shop/Microbe...

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Sarah Schrader @microbecharmer.bsky.social · 10/12/2024

Spreading some microbe cheer as the holiday season approches. Here's a festive Treponema pallidum and his pal E coli! www.etsy.com/shop/Microbe...

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Sarah Schrader @microbecharmer.bsky.social · 07/12/2024

Festive neuron! www.etsy.com/shop/Microbe...

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Sarah Schrader @microbecharmer.bsky.social · 03/12/2024

Clinical microbiology laboratory staples, clockwise from top: blood agar (alpha hemolysis), MacConkey agar (lactose fermenter), BCYE agar (Legionella!), blood agar (gamma hemolysis), MacConkey (lactose fermenter), chocolate agar. www.etsy.com/shop/Microbe...

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