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Microbial sequencing made simple.
Whole Genome Sequencing + Metagenomics: http://microbesng.com
PlasmidSeq: http://plasmidsng.com 😊
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🚨 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
January 15, 2026 at 1:23 PM
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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
January 9, 2026 at 12:47 PM
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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
January 9, 2026 at 10:49 AM
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📢 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
January 7, 2026 at 9:30 AM
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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 ✨
December 19, 2025 at 3:58 PM
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🎉📬 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
December 9, 2025 at 2:30 PM
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🎄✨ Christmas Shutdown ✨🎄

Make sure your samples arrive by 12th Dec…
because after that, our lab techs are officially on Santa duty! 🎅
December 5, 2025 at 2:58 PM
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🎄✨ 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! ❄️🧪
December 4, 2025 at 12:00 PM
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🎄✨ Christmas Shutdown ✨🎄

Make sure your samples arrive by 12th Dec…
because after that, our lab techs are officially on Santa duty! 🎅
December 3, 2025 at 8:30 AM
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🎄✨ 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! ❄️🧪
December 2, 2025 at 3:00 PM
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🦠✨ 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
October 21, 2025 at 1:36 PM
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@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
October 17, 2025 at 1:09 PM
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🚨 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
October 9, 2025 at 10:30 AM
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Our CSO @pathogenomenick.bsky.social is finishing off #MNGPopUp with a fantastic talk on metagenomic pathogen surveillance 👀 @articnetwork.bsky.social

#MicroSky #MicrobialGenomics #Metagenomics #InfectiousDiseases #GenomicSurveillance #PathogenDetection #Bioinformatics
July 3, 2025 at 3:33 PM
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🪰🦠🧬 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
July 3, 2025 at 3:14 PM
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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
July 3, 2025 at 2:53 PM
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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
July 3, 2025 at 2:25 PM
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🌊🌿 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

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July 3, 2025 at 1:28 PM
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⚙️💎 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
Promotional poster for the Norwich Pop Up event featuring speaker Leanne Sims from the Quadram Institute. Her talk is titled: “Engineering Shewanella oneidensis for improved platinum group metal recovery from industrial waste.” The image includes a smiling photo of Leanne in an outdoor jacket, with an aerial view of Norwich Research Park in the background. The word “SPEAKER” appears vertically in bold pink on the right. Logos of MicrobesNG PopUp, Centre for Microbial Interactions, The Sainsbury Laboratory, and GetGenome are shown at the top left. A banner indicates the talk is happening “TODAY,” and registration is at linktr.ee/microbesng. The event date is July 3, 2025, and it takes place at the John Innes Conference Centre.
July 3, 2025 at 7:35 AM
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📣 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
Promotional poster for the Norwich Pop Up event featuring Prof Nick Loman from the University of Birmingham. His talk is titled: “Pathogen surveillance through metagenomics: the next frontier?” The image includes a professional photo of Prof Loman in a grey blazer against a background showing an aerial view of the Norwich Research Park. Logos of supporting organisations (MicrobesNG PopUp, Centre for Microbial Interactions, The Sainsbury Laboratory, and GetGenome) are at the top left. A bold pink vertical "SPEAKER" label is on the right. Registration is available at linktr.ee/microbesng before 25 June 2025. The event is on July 3, 2025, at the John Innes Conference Centre.
June 26, 2025 at 1:36 PM
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🌵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
Promotional graphic for the Norwich Pop Up event featuring speaker Naima Sayahi from the University of Sfax. Her talk is titled: “Genomic Insights into Serratia sp. 201: Potential for Plant Growth and Salt Stress Tolerance.” The poster includes a photo of Naima smiling, with a background of the Norwich Research Park aerial view. Behind her is an aerial view of the Norwich Research Park. Logos for "microbesNG PopUp" the Centre for Microbial Interactions, The Sainsbury Laboratory, and GetGenome are displayed at the top left. A bold vertical pink text reads "SPEAKER" on the right side. The event is on 3 July at the John Innes Conference Centre. A registration link is provided: linktr.ee/microbesng.
June 24, 2025 at 2:32 PM
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🌱🧪 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
Promotional poster for the "Norwich Pop Up" event featuring Izzah Shahid from the University of Navarra as a speaker. The title of her talk is: “Genomic & Metabolomic Perspectives on Pseudomonas chlororaphis.” The poster includes a formal photo of Izzah wearing a light pink and floral-patterned headscarf. Behind her is an aerial view of the Norwich Research Park. Logos for "microbesNG PopUp," the Centre for Microbial Interactions, The Sainsbury Laboratory, and GetGenome are displayed at the top left. A bold vertical pink text reads "SPEAKER" on the right side. The event is on 3 July at the John Innes Conference Centre. A registration link is provided: linktr.ee/microbesng.
June 23, 2025 at 3:40 PM
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🦠 🧬 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
Promotional poster for the "Norwich Pop Up" event featuring Ho Yu Liu from the Quadram Institute as a speaker. The title of her talk is: “Exploring the essential genes for plasmid acceptance in E. coli and S. Typhimurium.” The poster includes a smiling photo of Ho Yu wearing glasses and a grey top. Behind her is an aerial view of the Norwich Research Park. Logos for "microbesNG PopUp ," the Centre for Microbial Interactions, The Sainsbury Laboratory, and GetGenome are displayed at the top left. A bold vertical pink text reads "SPEAKER" on the right side. The event is on 3 July at the John Innes Conference Centre. A registration link is provided: linktr.ee/microbesng.
June 23, 2025 at 8:35 AM
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🪰 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
Promotional poster for the "Norwich Pop Up" event featuring speaker Katie Millar from the University of East Anglia. The topic of her talk is “Animal-microbe symbioses in pest insects.” The poster includes a photo of Katie smiling and holding a black-and-white cat. Behind her is an aerial view of the Norwich Research Park. Logos for "PopUp microbesNG," the Centre for Microbial Interactions, The Sainsbury Laboratory, and GetGenome are displayed at the top left. A bold vertical pink text reads "SPEAKER" on the right side. The event is on 3 July at the John Innes Conference Centre. A registration link is provided: linktr.ee/microbesng
June 20, 2025 at 2:58 PM
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🐶 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
Promotional poster for the "Norwich Pop Up" event featuring Gabriel Astorga from the Quadram Institute as a speaker. The title of his talk is: "Are we barking up the wrong tree? Limited E. coli co-occurrence between humans and companion dogs." The poster includes a professional photo of Gabriel smiling in a black blazer. Logos for the Centre for Microbial Interactions, The Sainsbury Laboratory, and GetGenome are displayed at the top left. At the bottom, the event details are listed: 3 July at the Norwich Research Park, John Innes Conference Centre. The MicrobesNG logo is also included. A button says "Register here" with a link: linktr.ee/microbesng. The word "SPEAKER" is vertically aligned along the right side in large pink letters.
June 17, 2025 at 9:27 AM