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MicrobesNG @microbesng.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

🧬 Join us in Nottingham on 5 Jun for an ECR symposium on microbial genomics & metagenomics! Talks, posters & FREE lunch 🥪 ⏰ Register by 4pm Tue 26 May 🔗 linktr.ee/microbesng 🎤 @halllab.bsky.social @alexmsalmeida.bsky.social with @bugsinyourguts.bsky.social & Microbiome-Net #Microbiome #MicroSky

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MicrobesNG @microbesng.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

Day 1 of TARGetAMR complete!☑️ Great to reconnect with regular faces, spark conversations around exciting new projects & expand the ever-important collection of conference swag. Transdisciplinary networking and tote-bag filling continues tomorrow 👀 @target-amr.bsky.social #microsky #AMR

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MicrobesNG @microbesng.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

🚨 Calling all microbial genomics & metagenomics researchers 🚨 Join us in Nottingham, 5 June for a day of talks, posters & FREE networking lunch 👀 🎤 Keynotes @halllab.bsky.social @alexmsalmeida.bsky.social 🤝 with @bugsinyourguts.bsky.social & Microbiome-Net 🔗 linktr.ee/microbesng#MicroSky #MNGPopUp

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MicrobesNG @microbesng.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

🧬 Join us in Nottingham on 5 June for an ECR symposium exploring microbial genomics & metagenomics! Talks, posters, networking lunch included 👀 🔗 linktr.ee/microbesng 🎤 Keynotes: @halllab.bsky.social @alexmsalmeida.bsky.social with @bugsinyourguts.bsky.social & Microbiome-Net #Microbiome #MicroSky

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MicrobesNG @microbesng.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

We are excited to be at @ox.ac.uk today for the IDEU Symposium 2026 Would you like to know more about Microbial Sequencing? Come and chat to us in the break Big thanks to Angela Brueggemann for inviting us! microbesng.com #MicrobialGenomics #MicroSky @oxpop.bsky.social

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MicrobesNG @microbesng.bsky.social · 15/01/2026

🚨 Get your abstract in NOW for POPUP Nottingham with @bugsinyourguts.bsky.social & Microbiome-Net deadline 9th Feb 👉 linktr.ee/microbesng #MicrobialGenomics & #Microbiome symposium 5th Jun Focus on #ECRs present/chair Keynotes @halllab.bsky.social & @alexmsalmeida.bsky.social #MNGPopUp #MicroSky

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MicrobesNG @microbesng.bsky.social · 09/01/2026

If you are at @uniofbath.bsky.social today drop by W4 and try our buzz wire game ⚡ here are the prizes on offer 🥇 giant microbe 🥈pin badge by @pinkpetri.bsky.social 🥉 microscope key chain @rosieelliott.bsky.social is currently in the top spot with 14.34 seconds! #MicroSky #LifeSciences

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MicrobesNG @microbesng.bsky.social · 09/01/2026

Excited to be in Bath for the #LifeSciences Research Day 🎉 Make sure you come and see our poster designed by the amazing @pinkpetri.bsky.social showing the benefits of long read sequencing for plasmid detection 🧬🦠 @uniofbath.bsky.social #MicroSky

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MicrobesNG @microbesng.bsky.social · 07/01/2026

📢 MicrobesNG POPUP is coming to Nottingham! It's a FREE #MicrobialGenomics & #Microbiome symposium on 5th June 🦠🧬 We're accepting abstracts now! Focus on #ECRs Please RT Submit by 9th Feb 👉 www.surveymonkey.com/r/POPUP_NOTT... @bugsinyourguts.bsky.social & Microbiome-Net #MNGPopUp #MicroSky

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MicrobesNG @microbesng.bsky.social · 19/12/2025

We’ll be closing at the end of the day today for our Christmas break 🎄 Thank you so much for all your orders this year 🧬 🦠 💙 We’ll be back open on 7th January and can’t wait to see you then, Wishing you a wonderful Christmas and a happy New Year ✨

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MicrobesNG @microbesng.bsky.social · 09/12/2025

🎉📬 Hey Dropbox Users – Heads Up! Tomorrow, Wed 10th Dec, is the last chance to get FREE DELIVERY from our Dropbox network before we take a little holiday break! 🎄 ✨ Collections resume Wed 7th Jan 2026 Check the times of tomorrow's final collection here: microbesng.com/dropbox-netw... 💌 #MicroSky

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MicrobesNG @microbesng.bsky.social · 05/12/2025

🎄✨ Christmas Shutdown ✨🎄 Make sure your samples arrive by 12th Dec… because after that, our lab techs are officially on Santa duty! 🎅

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MicrobesNG @microbesng.bsky.social · 04/12/2025

🎄✨ Hurry! ✨🎄 Less than 2 weeks left to get your samples to our lab before the Christmas shutdown. Make sure they arrive by Friday 12th Dec—after that, our lab techs will be busy helping Santa! ❄️🧪

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MicrobesNG @microbesng.bsky.social · 03/12/2025

🎄✨ Christmas Shutdown ✨🎄 Make sure your samples arrive by 12th Dec… because after that, our lab techs are officially on Santa duty! 🎅

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MicrobesNG @microbesng.bsky.social · 02/12/2025

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MicrobesNG @microbesng.bsky.social · 21/10/2025

🦠✨ We are all set up in Surrey! MicrobesNG aka Olivija has made herself cosy in the Dorothy Hodgkin building (AX/AY) ✅ Make sure to catch her NOW for SWAG and glittery trinkets ✨💫 @uniofsurrey.bsky.social #MicroSky #MicrobialGenomics #AcademicEvents #PhDLife

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MicrobesNG @microbesng.bsky.social · 17/10/2025

@olivijaziu.bsky.social is excited to meet the @uniofsurrey.bsky.social community at the Microbes, Infection & Immunity seminar 21st Oct! 🧬 Hosted by @jaimehat.bsky.social Join her for coffee & a chat during lunch break (lots of swag! 💝 ) #MicroSky #MicrobialGenomics #AcademicEvents #PhDLife

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MicrobesNG @microbesng.bsky.social · 09/10/2025

🚨 Call for Abstracts! 🚨 Exeter Microbial Genomics Early Careers Symposium 🦠🧬 Present your work, chair a session, win prizes & network! 📅 12 Nov 📍 Penryn Campus ⏰ Submit TODAY by 5pm 👉 linktr.ee/microbesng #MicrobialGenomics #ECR #MNGPopUp Organised with @drramabht.bsky.social @exeter.ac.uk

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MicrobesNG @microbesng.bsky.social · 03/07/2025

🪰🦠🧬 We loved hearing from @katiemillar.bsky.social on the stability of K. oxytoca across Medfly diets, regions & populations and the potential for microbiome-targeted biocontrol approaches 🥰 Some beautiful slides too #MNGPopUp #MicrobialGenomics #MicroSky #InsectMicrobiome #PestControl #Biocontrol

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MicrobesNG @microbesng.bsky.social · 03/07/2025

Lovely talk from @hoyuliu.bsky.social explaining how energy production & membrane proteins affect plasmid acceptance during conjugation 👀🧬 @quadraminstitute.bsky.social #MNGPopUp #ECR #MicroSky #AMR #Plasmids #Microbiology #Conjugation

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MicrobesNG @microbesng.bsky.social · 03/07/2025

Great to hear from @nisbetalice.bsky.social who shared new insights into how Salmonella Paratyphi A adapts during long-term, asymptomatic carriage 👀 #MicrobialGenomics #PathogenSurveillance #PublicHealth #Microbiology #EntericFever #Salmonella #ECR #MNGPopUp @quadraminstitute.bsky.social

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MicrobesNG @microbesng.bsky.social · 03/07/2025

🌊🌿 How do saltmarsh grasses shape the climate? DMSP is one of Earth’s most abundant organosulfur molecules—produced by marine microbes & invasive saltmarsh plants like Spartina. Tamim Kabir takes a deep dive into DMSP dynamics at #MNGPopUp #ECR @biouea.bsky.social @uniofeastanglia.bsky.social

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MicrobesNG @microbesng.bsky.social · 03/07/2025

⚙️💎 Can microbes recover platinum from waste? Leanne Sims (@quadraminstitute.bsky.social) kicks off #MNGPopUp TODAY with a talk on engineering Shewanella oneidensis to recover platinum group metals (PGMs)! 📍 JIC Norwich + Online 🕘 Reg from 9am 📋 Agenda 👉 linktr.ee/microbesng #ECR #MicrobialGenomics

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MicrobesNG @microbesng.bsky.social · 26/06/2025

📣 Excited to announce our #MNGPopUp keynote: @pathogenomenick.bsky.social 🎤 “Pathogen surveillance through metagenomics: the next frontier?” 🗓️ 3 July | 📍 Norwich + online 🎟️ linktr.ee/microbesng #MicroSky #Genomics #ECR @getgenome.bsky.social @imibirmingham.bsky.social @unibirmingham.bsky.social

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MicrobesNG @microbesng.bsky.social · 24/06/2025

🌵Can a cactus microbe boost crop growth in salty soil? Naima Sayahi found Serratia sp. that helps tomatoes thrive under salt stress—thanks to VOCs, IAA & more See her talk at #MNGPopUp 🗓️ July 3 📍Norwich + online 🎟️ linktr.ee/microbesng #MicroSky #ECR @getgenome.bsky.social @norwichmicro.bsky.social

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MicrobesNG @microbesng.bsky.social · 23/06/2025

🌱🧪 Can Soil Bacteria Stop Crop Fungi? Come along to our Microbial Genomics #ECR symposium to find out! 🔬 From sugarcane to cactus, 9 Pseudomonas strains went head-to-head with fungal plant pathogens—and won 🏆 📅 July 3 | 📍Norwich 🔗 linktr.ee/microbesng #MicroSky #ECR #MNGPopUp @upna.bsky.social

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MicrobesNG @microbesng.bsky.social · 23/06/2025

🦠 🧬 How do bacteria accept resistance genes? Register for #MNGPopUp to find out! @hoyuliu.bsky.social reveals genes that impact plasmid acceptance during conjugation—🔑 to stop spread of #AMR 📅 July 3 | 📍Norwich 🔗 linktr.ee/microbesng #MicroSky #ECR @quadraminstitute.bsky.social @webberma.bsky.social

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MicrobesNG @microbesng.bsky.social · 20/06/2025

🪰 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 📅 July 3 | 📍Norwich 🔗 linktr.ee/microbesng #MicroSky #ECR @norwichmicro.bsky.social @getgenome.bsky.social

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MicrobesNG @microbesng.bsky.social · 17/06/2025

🐶 How strong is the bond with your dog? Register for #MNGPopUp to find out! @gabastorga.bsky.social asks if humans & dogs share E. coli 🧬 217 genomes 💊 50% #AMR 💡 Cross-species insights 📅 July 3 | 📍Norwich + Online 🔗 lnkd.in/eYtyHSyi #MicroSky #ECR @norwichmicro.bsky.social @getgenome.bsky.social

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MicrobesNG @microbesng.bsky.social · 13/06/2025

📢 3 WEEKS to POP UP Norwich organised with @norwichmicro.bsky.social & @getgenome.bsky.social! 📅 3rd July - a fantastic day of talks from passionate #ECR 's delving into the world of Microbial Genomics! 🦠💡 🔗 Register to attend in person (lunch is included): linktr.ee/microbesng #MNGPopUp #MicroSky

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MicrobesNG @microbesng.bsky.social · 09/06/2025

The answer was B. cereus, a toxin-producing facultatively anaerobic Gram +ve bacterium The toxin formed in the unrefrigerated rice before it was eaten, & caused the emetic form of the illness. This type of food poisoning usually goes away in 24 hrs #MicrobeDetective #MicroSky #WorldFoodSafetyDay

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MicrobesNG @microbesng.bsky.social · 06/06/2025

You message the student, they've made it home but it’s clear they'll not be back in the lab for a while. Seeing as you have some unexpected time on your hands you decide to make a batch of blood agar, the next day... colonies grow 👀 🩸 β-haemolytic 🔘 Flat, irregular, dull grey 📏 2–5 mm in diameter

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MicrobesNG @microbesng.bsky.social · 06/06/2025

Back in the lab a quick Gram stain shows you large Gram variable rods, in pairs or chains with rounded ends. What’s your next move? 👇 Vote by liking your chosen emoji option in the thread!

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MicrobesNG @microbesng.bsky.social · 06/06/2025

Need a Friday afternoon brain break? 🧠 🕵️‍♂️ Play our food poisoning QUIZ in honour of #WorldFoodSafetyDay tomorrow! 👇 Read the clues and place your vote to identify the microbe behind it all! 🦠👀 #MicrobeDetective 🔍 #MicroSky #FridayFun #Microbiology #FoodMicrobiology

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MicrobesNG @microbesng.bsky.social · 27/05/2025

Interesting paper from Arredondo-Alonso et al that evidences power of hybrid assemblies for E.coli plasmidome research. Hybrid assembles (ONT long-reads and existing short-read data) identified 4485 circular plasmid sequences. Full paper: www.nature.com/articles/s41... #hybrid #WGS #plasmids

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MicrobesNG @microbesng.bsky.social · 27/05/2025

Interesting paper from Arredondo-Alonso et al that evidences power of hybrid assemblies for E.coli plasmidome research. Hybrid assembles (ONT long-reads and existing short-read data identified 4485 circular plasmid sequences. Full paper: www.nature.com/articles/s41... #hybrid #WGS #plasmids

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MicrobesNG @microbesng.bsky.social · 27/05/2025

We are at the lovely St Andrews University today, on hand to discuss all things microbial sequencing. Come grab a cake and some goodies in the BMS reception - and learn about our WGS and plasmidseq services. @univofstandrews

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MicrobesNG @microbesng.bsky.social · 22/05/2025

Are you still Sanger sequencing your plasmids? It's time to switch whole plasmid sequencing! It's only £10 ex VAT 🫣🧬 We are at @unibirmingham.bsky.social TODAY if you want to find out more come to the IBR common room & you can grab a cupcake too! 🧁 #CakeAndScience #MicroSky #CancerSky #immunosky

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MicrobesNG @microbesng.bsky.social · 20/05/2025

We're at University of Sheffield today launching our very first Dropbox for WGS and plasmid samples. The lovely Dora has already dropped her first sample - ready to be received by our Birmingham lab team. We're here until 3pm so come see us at Biosciences foyer! @sheffielduni.bsky.social‬

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MicrobesNG @microbesng.bsky.social · 19/05/2025

If you're in Sheffield & you 😍 CAKE, come to Biosciences foyer (Firth court) TOMORROW 10-3pm 🧁 Olivija & Helen are launching a new dropbox, so you can get FREE shipping for whole plasmid sequencing & microbial WGS @sheffielduni.bsky.social @ScienceShef #MicrobialGenomics #CakeAndScience #MicroSky

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MicrobesNG @microbesng.bsky.social · 12/05/2025

We’ve been working hard to get DATA to our customers FASTER, so this post absolutely made our Monday 🥹💖 @biolucy.bsky.social — we’re definitely feeling the love! We're sending you our latest mug as a little thank-you, it should make your next meeting even more fun ☕🎉 #MicroSky #MicrobialGenomics

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MicrobesNG @microbesng.bsky.social · 09/05/2025

If you're in Sheffield & you 😍 CAKE, make sure to visit the Addison Building TUESDAY 10-3pm 🧁 Olivija & Helen are launching a new dropbox, so you can get FREE shipping for whole plasmid sequencing & microbial WGS @sheffielduni.bsky.social @ScienceShef #MicrobialGenomics #CakeAndScience #MicroSky

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MicrobesNG @microbesng.bsky.social · 23/04/2025

We are at Oxbacnet event today at @biology.ox.ac.uk - come talk to us about long-read sequencing, our Oxford Dropbox and DNA extractions

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MicrobesNG @microbesng.bsky.social · 16/04/2025

Fun day at the Scottish ION BRU event, celebrating ONT research across the region 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🧬

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MicrobesNG @microbesng.bsky.social · 11/04/2025

Thanks to everyone who submitted abstracts for POPUP Norwich! The call is now closed, BUT you can still register to come 👉 linktr.ee/microbesng It's a FREE #MicrobialGenomics conference 3/7/25 organised with @getgenome.bsky.social & @norwichmicro.bsky.social Please repost! #MNGPopUp #ECR #MicroSky

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MicrobesNG @microbesng.bsky.social · 08/04/2025

@juliagrasfont is it a circumflex or an umlaut?!? We need your help!

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MicrobesNG @microbesng.bsky.social · 08/04/2025

We've got scores on the board! 🥇 Qonita Machfoed from @overtonlab.bsky.social 🥈Hasna Boumenar 🥉Wiktoria Rusin @WiktoriaRusin3 @QAmachfoed @ellie_gannon

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MicrobesNG @microbesng.bsky.social · 08/04/2025

We have our BUZZ wire game running at the #MIBTP Symposium and competition is fierce 💪 Make sure you drop by our stand & have a go! TODAYs prizes 👀 🥇 Gingerbread Scientist cookie cutter @Bakerlogy 🥈 Pipette key ring @MyMiniLabShop 🥉 Beaker candle @beyondbasicbubbles #ECR #PhD #MicroSky

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MicrobesNG @microbesng.bsky.social · 08/04/2025

We are so excited to be back on campus @unibirmingham.bsky.social for the #MIBTP Symposium, it always feel like coming home 🥰 🎉 Make sure you drop by our stand to chat about whole PLASMID sequencing and pick up some STICKERS!!!! #ECR #PhD #MicroSky

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