Patrick R.

Medical doctor turned into four letter puzzle investigator.

[EID journal @EIDjournal]

#YezoVirus was detected in I. persulcatus ticks from migratory birds in Hokkaido, Japan, suggesting that Yezo virus might be carried by migratory birds from other countries to Japan and from Hokkaido to other prefectures in Japan.
https://t.co/tG3fXVkvjt

[Patrick R. @tickteng]

“Dear Santa…”

[Erik Karlsson @E_A_Karlsson]

New toys for the holidays. Just got hands on the #Mk1d from @nanopore. Looking forward to using this in the field as we continue to make surveillance better, faster, and cheaper. #avianinfluenza #oxfordnanopore #nanopore #anywhereanything

[Conor Meehan @con_meehan]

We are running a massive online open course on AMR databases starting end of the month. Its completely free, study at your own pace and its ~15 hours overall over the 3 weeks (although you can finish any time in a year). Please spread in your networks! https://t.co/n6LU8VDeTw

[ASM @ASMicrobiology]

Borrelia burgdorferi is unusual.

The cause of Lyme disease, this bacterium has unique attributes that have prompted its emergence as an atypical model system. In #JBacteriology, researchers summarize 50 years of research on this fastidious microbe:

🔗 https://t.co/20TdiMU3i9

[Ticks and TBP's @ticks7]

Wondering why Hyalomma adults quest on trees? Ungulates (deer, wildboar) like to rub over the tree, then grasping adults. Most probably engorged nymphs molt in the ground, then newly molted adults climb the tree.

[Patrick R. @tickteng]

@E_A_Karlsson @theBentoLab Super cool!!! Labs are getting tinier these days.

[Erik Karlsson @E_A_Karlsson]

Ability to quickly and accurately #diagnose #diseases in the field is essential for #EarlyWarning and response. Exited to use this new toy from @theBentoLab in our quest for better, faster, and cheaper #fieldforward diagnostics for #zoonotic #viruses at high-risk interfaces.

[Ticks and TBP's @ticks7]

This is Hyalomma lusitanicum in a sidewalk of Barcelona, behind @desinsectador. He calculated the tick was running at 0.24 km/h. In a second, it runs 11 times its length. Like a car of 5 meters running at 198 km/h. https://t.co/Ugcj8E6JZo (Spanish)

[Patrick R. @tickteng]

@vaniagvr @brin_indonesia @advisains @nanopore Nice. Whole genome? Or HA/NA only?

[Jonathan Jacobs 🧬🦠🕹️🏕️ @bioinformer]

Interest in @nanopore sequencing and #virology at #asmicrobe? Stop by MBP-FRIDAY-651 today and chat with Corina Tabron from team at @officialatcc !

[William Marciel de Souza @wmarciels]

We found that 13.3% of fruit bats had been exposed to the chikungunya virus prior to an outbreak in Kédougou, Senegal, in 2023, with the highest rates found in Eidolon helvum and Epomophorus gambianus. 🦟🦠🦇🇸🇳

Thanks:
Read: https://t.co/RULt0xp1vg

[NCBI @NCBI]

NCBI is making improvements to our Taxonomy resource in response to new data and changes in biological nomenclature and classification. We will update the higher-level classification of birds, budding yeasts, prokaryotes, and viruses. Learn more: https://t.co/r4kvfPqLK9

[TIME @TIME]

The U.S. tick population has exploded in recent years. Here's what to do if you find one on you
https://t.co/wSd8tfHhk6

[Keith Robison @OmicsOmicsBlog]

SmidgION, capable of generating more sequence data in a few days than existed in entire world at the turn of the century, resting on my pinkie

#nanoporeconf

[ChavezTick Lab @chaveztick]

When science meets art. This is one of the most beautiful figures I have seen in a review.

The link to the article is here: https://t.co/uDLX6cXeFg

[Long-read metagenomics-Papers @LR_metagenomics]

nanopore: Highly Multiplexed Reverse-Transcription Loop-Mediated Isothermal Amplification and Nanopore Sequencing (LAMPore) for Wastewater-Based Surveillance https://t.co/lBkC4uUi9A

[William Marciel de Souza @wmarciels]

Mayaro virus found in 3.4% of febrile patients in Roraima, Brazil (2018-2021)! In our study at @EIDjournal we detected, sequenced, and isolated the Mayaro virus & confirmed genotype D.

Led by Júlia Forato and @LeveUnicamp team. 🦟🦠🇧🇷

Read: https://t.co/2Fjdg6dQvT

[Michelle Wille @DuckSwabber]

How do viruses go from LPAI to HPAI? The RNA structure use to trap polymerase drives insertions into the cleavage site. Insertion frequencies strongly affected by substitutions in flanking regions. Big implications of this study!!!
👉https://t.co/WhbRt5AFDE

[Mike Yarski @Pore_xy]

The future of portable sequencing is now! Mk1D in the flesh @nanopore