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Julia Hankins, PhD, D(ABMM) @julia-hankins.bsky.social · May 24

Got an interesting one....

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Julia Hankins, PhD, D(ABMM) @julia-hankins.bsky.social · Apr 20

The colors on these Aspergillus were just so beautiful. The green one is Aspergillus flavus, and the tan one is Aspergillus terreus.

The exudate on the A. terreus literally made it ✨️sparkle✨️.

Fungus is so amazing ❤️

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Julia Hankins, PhD, D(ABMM) @julia-hankins.bsky.social · Mar 26

But...it smells like chocolate cake! 🎂

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Julia Hankins, PhD, D(ABMM) @julia-hankins.bsky.social · Mar 26

These Proteus swarmed to look like flowers 🌻 perfect to ring in springtime.

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Julia Hankins, PhD, D(ABMM) @julia-hankins.bsky.social · Mar 20

Saw some beautiful cording today in the AFB lab 😍
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Julia Hankins, PhD, D(ABMM) @julia-hankins.bsky.social · Feb 11

Saw some beauties this week! A red Serratia, a golden Chryseobacterium, a wavin' Proteus!

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Julia Hankins, PhD, D(ABMM) @julia-hankins.bsky.social · Feb 1

It's cryptococcus! The mucicarmine stain will stain the capsule pink :)

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Julia Hankins, PhD, D(ABMM) @julia-hankins.bsky.social · Jan 29

Who am I?

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Julia Hankins, PhD, D(ABMM) @julia-hankins.bsky.social · Jan 29

"This progress we've had is not inevitable, it is the result of sustained, ongoing, open-ended funding and collaboration."

"Continued progress for human health is not natural. It will result or fail to result from human choices."

youtu.be/ZfBkw0j-QIs?...

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This Is Not Normal

YouTube video by vlogbrothers

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APHL @aphl.org · Jan 25

ICYMI: On the classic game The Oregon Trail, pioneers faced constant threats—including disease. Many of those illnesses are still with us today. Learn about their impact and how they spread in our latest blog! https://buff.ly/3ClR0BA #infectiousdiseases #medsky

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Julia Hankins, PhD, D(ABMM) @julia-hankins.bsky.social · Jan 25

Of course! I believe this was grown on blood agar and this is just a Gram stain. The Bacillus are usually Gram positive rods, but they easily overdecolorize and turn red (like this) and the circles are the spores. Nocardia is a branching Gram positive rod often found in soil.

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Ilan Schwartz @germhuntermd.bsky.social · Jan 24

Companions in antimicrobial resistance: examining transmission of common antimicrobial-resistant organisms between people and their dogs, cats, and horses

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journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/...

a dachshund is standing next to a red mixer with a paris poster behind it

Alt: a dachshund gets a back scratch from a red KitchenAid stand mixer

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Julia Hankins, PhD, D(ABMM) @julia-hankins.bsky.social · Jan 24

Bacillus spores mixed in with Nocardia. Cultured from a contaminated skin wound.

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Julia Hankins, PhD, D(ABMM) @julia-hankins.bsky.social · Jan 22

🥹Beautiful Serratia

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Julia Hankins, PhD, D(ABMM) @julia-hankins.bsky.social · Jan 16

Norovirus is on the rise, perfect time for this super cool study showing 2'FL can reduce norovirus replication in human intestinal organoids! Finally, is there a potential treatment for norovirus on the horizon?

journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/...

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Julia Hankins, PhD, D(ABMM) @julia-hankins.bsky.social · Jan 15

All of these colonies are the same genus! They are all Pseudomonas! Pseudomonas can appear mucoid, dry/wrinkly, metallic, or regular depending on the isolate. There are even 2 oxidase negative species! Do you know which ones they are?

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Julia Hankins, PhD, D(ABMM) @julia-hankins.bsky.social · Jan 11

Happy Friday! Here are some funny-face neutrophils to start off the weekend 😊 🧪

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Julia Hankins, PhD, D(ABMM) @julia-hankins.bsky.social · Dec 21

Saw this colorful guy pop up on a B. cepacia selective agar (BCSA) plate from a CF patient. The way it changed the color of the agar was so cool!

What fungi do you think it is?
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NEJM.org @nejm.org · Dec 10

On this day in 1981, a landmark paper in NEJM described four patients with evidence of immunodeficiency associated with PJP pneumonia, disseminated CMV, and Kaposi sarcoma. The disease would come to be known as HIV/AIDS. Revisit the paper: nej.md/41iekKD

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Published on This Day in 1981.
Pneumocystis carinii Pneumonia and Mucosal Candidiasis in Previously Healthy Homosexual Men — Evidence of a New Acquired Cellular Immunodeficiency

An illustration showing the reproductive cycle of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) and sites of action of the major classes of antiretroviral medications.

The NEJM identity sits at the bottom.

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Julia Hankins, PhD, D(ABMM) @julia-hankins.bsky.social · Dec 9

Pseudomonas rainbow 🌈 which flavor is your favorite?
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Julia Hankins, PhD, D(ABMM) @julia-hankins.bsky.social · Dec 5

Excited for the next ASM journal club on molecular detection of lower respiratory tract infections next Tuesday! Looks like a great lineup of panelists and presenters! asm.org/webinars/vir...

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Clinical Microbiology Virtual Journal Club

Join ASM in discussing current journal articles in clinical microbiology. Free for ASM members.

asm.org

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Julia Hankins, PhD, D(ABMM) @julia-hankins.bsky.social · Dec 4

This impressive guy grew out of a sputum! He looks and sounds menacing, turning the agar black and named Streptomyces badius. But he's likely harmless in this patient. A lit review showed it also protects strawberry plants and their bees from pathogens! 🍓🐝
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Julia Hankins, PhD, D(ABMM) @julia-hankins.bsky.social · Nov 30

Another outbreak - this time salmonella in SunFed cucumbers! If you have any please throw it away!
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www.cdc.gov/salmonella/o...

Salmonella Outbreak Linked to Cucumbers

Information about multistate <em>Salmonella</em> outbreaks linked cucumbers.

www.cdc.gov

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Julia Hankins, PhD, D(ABMM) @julia-hankins.bsky.social · Nov 27

It's cladosporium! You can see the shield cells, which are classic for this organism

Julia Hankins, PhD, D(ABMM) @julia-hankins.bsky.social · Nov 24

Listeria outbreak from pre-packaged braised beef! :(

www.cdc.gov/listeria/out...

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Investigation Update: Listeria Outbreak, Meat and Poultry Products, 2024

Investigation of a multistate Listeria outbreaks linked to ready-to-eat meat and poultry products.

www.cdc.gov

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