Mycoplasma and Ureaplasma Group

Mycoplasma and ureaplasma enthusiasts based at Cardiff Metropolitan University. Interested in AMR, virulence, host-pathogen interactions and diagnostics.

[Mycoplasma and Ureaplasma Group @MUG_CMU]

#mycoplasmaproblems

[Mike Beeton @mike_beeton]

It’s one thing to pick me up on my misspelling, but Google is taking it too far by suggesting that I am talking about the wrong bacterium!!!

[Mycoplasma and Ureaplasma Group @MUG_CMU]

So how many people actually die from the infections caused by the bacteria which you work on?

[Neil Stone @DrNeilStone]

Annoy a microbiologist in one tweet

[Mycoplasma and Ureaplasma Group @MUG_CMU]

Poster up and ready to go #ECCMID2023 Work carried out by previous lab member Lily Simpson who undertook this work as part of a @AMIposts summer studentship. Nice work Lily!!

[Mycoplasma and Ureaplasma Group @MUG_CMU]

Today we welcomed @fozzz21 to the lab as part of his @MicrobioSoc Research Visit Grant. Over the next 5 weeks we plan to show him the wonderful world of mycoplasmas

[Mycoplasma and Ureaplasma Group @MUG_CMU]

@Nannon_Phillips Why would you say that? Its like putting a sign by a big red button saying “do not push”. I’m off to find a seal now…..

[Mycoplasma and Ureaplasma Group @MUG_CMU]

If Twitter is anything to go on, those seals are hungry at the moment! Twice in one week this has popped up on my time line 😂 🦭👆🏼🦠

[Ahmed @maudi_ahmed]

Name disease and pathogen?

[Mycoplasma and Ureaplasma Group @MUG_CMU]

Hmmmm I wonder what this could be…….

[Mayo Clinic Infectious Diseases @MayoClinicINFD]

Weekend Digest

Name the Pathogen

Five Clues
1. #Seal bite
2. #Fishermen and #marine workers
3. #Cellulitis, #tenosynovitis and septic arthritis
4. No organism on Gram stain
5. #Tetracyclines

[Mycoplasma and Ureaplasma Group @MUG_CMU]

@NormFry2013 Im just waiting on a reply from The Avengers to see if there is an opening or a need for this superpower in their group.

[Mycoplasma and Ureaplasma Group @MUG_CMU]

Some days you may question your choice of career, other days you may simply question your choice of organisms that you work with.

[Mycoplasma and Ureaplasma Group @MUG_CMU]

@yo_arfi True. I do enjoy a fried egg!! It’s just too easy to ‘over cook’ them and then they are no good to anyone 😂

[Mycoplasma and Ureaplasma Group @MUG_CMU]

It's the best we could do.....

[Mycoplasma and Ureaplasma Group @MUG_CMU]

Fantastic morning on the SEM @cardiffuni in the #TRH. The quality of the images and the support we got were equally exceptional. Also @Becky_BMS got to drive the microscope! Great facility @wefowales

[Mycoplasma and Ureaplasma Group @MUG_CMU]

Early start with @Becky_BMS. Hoping to see some mycoplasma biofilms today with the @cardiffuni scanning electron microscope!

[Mycoplasma and Ureaplasma Group @MUG_CMU]

A great conference with three posters from the group being presented. Looking forward to the next one!!

[ESGMAC @ESGMAC_escmid]

This week we held the 1st Early Career Mycoplasma and Chlamydia Researcher conference. This was designed to be inclusive and accessible to ECR from across the globe with 62 delegates representing 25 countries. A big thank you to all that helped to make this a sucess @ESCMID

[ESGMAC @ESGMAC_escmid]

It is just one hour to go until we kick-off the first #ECMCR2022 conference!!

[ESGMAC @ESGMAC_escmid]

Late breaking abstract submissions are still open. Deadline 22nd September 2022.

[ESCMID @ESCMID]

@ESGMAC_escmid invite you to attend the first conference for Early Career Mycoplasma and Chlamydia Researchers – ECMCR 2022, which will place virtually on Tuesday 18th October 2022.
Check all details here: https://t.co/tApQj9OfXm

[Mycoplasma and Ureaplasma Group @MUG_CMU]

New paper from the lab - These Mycoplasma amphoriforme are some resistant little critters! Phenotypic and genotypic antimicrobial susceptibility patterns of the emerging human respiratory pathogen Mycoplasma amphoriforme isolated from the UK and Denmark https://t.co/gcE5bqVyFu

[Mycoplasma and Ureaplasma Group @MUG_CMU]

@RachaelHannahR1 @SfAMtweets She is going to be looking at different ways to lyse mycoplasma cells and then quantify the DNA released.

[Mycoplasma and Ureaplasma Group @MUG_CMU]

Huge thanks to @SfAMtweets for supporting our equipment fund application to buy a Qubit 4 Fluorometer ready for when Georgia starts her MRes this coming academic year.