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Jay Hinton @jayhinton.bsky.social · 5d

📈 Reported cases of non-typhoidal Salmonella in England rose by 17% — from 8,872 in 2023 to 10,388 in 2024.

Main culprits are S. Enteritidis (up 17%) and S. Typhimurium (up 15%), the most common reported serovars

www.gov.uk/government/p...

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ReSay Podcast @resaypodcast.bsky.social · 13d

Did you know E. coli has 525 adhesin genes across 102 systems?
That “sticky” secret is what makes it so dangerous, from UTIs to foodborne outbreaks.
A really nice work by scientists from @quadraminstitute.bsky.social and collaborators @Uwr Poland @BTU Germany

open.spotify.com/episode/78Am...

adhesiomeR: a tool for Escherichia coli adhesin classification and analysis

open.spotify.com

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Falk Hildebrand @bioinf.bsky.social · 29d

We want to explore the metabolic interactions among gut bacteria, when the human host eats different foods - maybe this explain partly the Enterosignature structure?
Please do apply for our bioinformatic post to explore this question in metagenomes: jobs.quadram.ac.uk/Details.asp?...

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Falk Hildebrand @bioinf.bsky.social · Sep 12

Only 5 days left to apply for our Soil metagenomics position: estimating the impact microbiomes in restored agricultural sites can have on climate change (closing 19th Sep):
jobs.earlham.ac.uk/Details.asp?...

Earlham Institute

jobs.earlham.ac.uk

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rafalkolenda.bsky.social @rafalkolenda.bsky.social · Jul 18

It was great to present our results at #FEMS2025 #SuperSalmo

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Hannah Pye @hannahvpye.bsky.social · Jul 15

Looking forward to presenting the latest results from the PhageLand project during the ‘Phages in Health and Remediation’ session at 4.30pm in Brown 1&2 at @femsmicro.org #FEMS2025 #phagesky #microsky

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rafalkolenda.bsky.social @rafalkolenda.bsky.social · Jul 15

Excited for the second day of #FEMS2025 :)
#SuperSalmo

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Quadram Institute @quadraminstitute.bsky.social · Jul 9

🆕 Here’s how to avoid Salmonella as cases in England reach 10-year high

📰 Our research group leader @drrobkingsley.bsky.social 's article featured in @the-independent.com ⤵️

Here’s how to avoid Salmonella as cases in England reach 10-year high

Salmonella is a species of bacteria that is one of the most common causes of foodborne illnesses globally

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Quadram Institute @quadraminstitute.bsky.social · Jul 7

🆕 Salmonella cases are at ten-year high in England – here’s what you can do to keep yourself safe 🦠

📰 Our Research Group Leader @drrobkingsley.bsky.social explains the science of Salmonella in the @uk.theconversation.com ⤵️

Salmonella cases are at ten-year high in England – here’s what you can do to keep yourself safe

There was a 17% increase in cases observed from 2023 to 2024 in the UK.

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rafalkolenda.bsky.social @rafalkolenda.bsky.social · Jul 3

Reflecting on a fantastic time at #ASMicrobe2025 and #I3S! It was an honor to give talks on our research into high copper supplementation and its effects on Salmonella and the pig microbiota. Fantastic to connect with fellow microbe enthusiasts! #SuperSalmo @quadraminstitute.bsky.social

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Quadram Institute @quadraminstitute.bsky.social · Jun 27

What microbes shared between parents and children? And what microbes are shared between grandparents, parents and children? 👪

Take part in our PEARL-AGE study to help us find out
➡️ buff.ly/48aGnwP

@earlhaminst.bsky.social‬ ‪@nnuh.bsky.social‬

An illustration of silhouettes of five people in a family holding hands. There are illustrations of microbes inside their guts

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rafalkolenda.bsky.social @rafalkolenda.bsky.social · Jun 19

I made it to #ASMicrobe :)
#SuperSalmo

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Rob Kingsley @drrobkingsley.bsky.social · May 14

Interested in #Salmonella #genetics and / or #phage ? - check out our newly published manuscript that implicates the reversible deletion of the wzy gene in S. Typhimurium (and likely other important Salmonella serovars) in evasion of phage predation journals.plos.org/plosgenetics...

Reversible excision of the wzy locus in Salmonella Typhimurium may aid recovery following phage predation

Author summary Salmonella Typhimurium is a major pathogen of livestock that adversely affects productivity and animal welfare and poses a risk of foodborne disease in the human population. Antibiotics...

journals.plos.org

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Rob Kingsley @drrobkingsley.bsky.social · May 14

...or if you are a glutton for punishment...or just have a long commute...you might prefer this extended version with all the details (17 minutes) podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/r...

Reversible excision of the wzy locus in Salmonella Typhimurium may aid recovery following phage predation

Podcast Episode · ReSay · 14/05/2025 · 17m

podcasts.apple.com

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Rob Kingsley @drrobkingsley.bsky.social · May 14

Prefer a more accessible form of our newly published manuscript? The inimitable @yaasircheema.bsky.social has made this 5 minute podcast...with some AI magic podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/r...

Reversible excision of the wzy locus in Salmonella Typhimurium may aid recovery following phage predation

Podcast Episode · ReSay · 14/05/2025 · 6m

podcasts.apple.com

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Nabil-Fareed Alikhan @happykhan.mstdn.science.ap.brid.gy · Apr 11

here's a recording of a seminar i gave today.

Using containers (docker) for bioinformatics software

https://youtu.be/eBy-W2bUklw?si=A1mNYiKSe3k1xyO5

I cover.
✅ What is containerisation and how it helps make analyses reproducible and portable
✅ Key differences between Docker and Singularity
✅ […]

Original post on mstdn.science

mstdn.science

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Rob Kingsley @drrobkingsley.bsky.social · Apr 2

Please check out our poster B063 #Microbio25 @rafalkolenda.bsky.social presenting on copper used in pig feed acting as an intestinal habitat filter affecting #Salmonella interaction with the #microbiota 1pm today

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rafalkolenda.bsky.social @rafalkolenda.bsky.social · Apr 1

#SuperSalmo at #Microbio25. Great talks so far. Looking forward to more amazing science :)

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Quadram Institute @quadraminstitute.bsky.social · Mar 29

🎓 #PhDPosition !

🔍 Mechanisms of infection and virulence of Salmonella in the liver with Dr Naiara Beraza and Dr Rob Kingsley @drrobkingsley.bsky.social

➡️ buff.ly/2gQ8zZF

A digital illustration of the liver and Salmonella with the text "Funded PhD, mechanisms of infection and virulence of Salmonella in the liver with Dr Naiara Beraza and Professor Rob Kingsley. Apply by 14 April 2025"

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rafalkolenda.bsky.social @rafalkolenda.bsky.social · Feb 13

Interested in microbiome and Salmonella? Then apply for our summer vacation bioscience research scholarship project: “Niche competition between pathogens and microbiota in the gut” tinyurl.com/33upx4bc
@quadraminstitute.bsky.social @drrobkingsley.bsky.social

Project 20 - Niche competition between pathogens and microbiota in the gut

University of East Anglia

tinyurl.com

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rafalkolenda.bsky.social @rafalkolenda.bsky.social · Jul 1

New article in BMC Genomics #BioMedCentral in which we describe webserver and R package- adhesiomeR: a tool for Escherichia coli adhesin classification and analysis
rdcu.be/dK6Xs
Link to webserver: adhesiomer.quadram.ac.uk/app/adhesiomeR
Many thanks to everyone involved in the project!

adhesiomeR: a tool for Escherichia coli adhesin classification and analysis

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