David Cleary
@bacterioskeptic.bsky.social
Assistant Professor in Microbial Genomics (#microbiome, #pneumococci, #haemophilus). My views not UoB. Husband, dad, music miserablist and egg chasing.
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Happy November everybody!
JC Bloem - November (1931) (translation: John Irons)
JC Bloem - November (1931) (translation: John Irons)
November 1, 2024 at 8:58 PM
Happy November everybody!
JC Bloem - November (1931) (translation: John Irons)
JC Bloem - November (1931) (translation: John Irons)
Applications are open for a MIBTP PhD at the University of Birmingham with me!
Pneumococcal colonisation and microbiota interactions in the ageing airway warwick.ac.uk/fac/cross_fa...
Deadline is 27th November. Reach out if you are interested as I am very happy to discuss.
Pneumococcal colonisation and microbiota interactions in the ageing airway warwick.ac.uk/fac/cross_fa...
Deadline is 27th November. Reach out if you are interested as I am very happy to discuss.
warwick.ac.uk
October 21, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Applications are open for a MIBTP PhD at the University of Birmingham with me!
Pneumococcal colonisation and microbiota interactions in the ageing airway warwick.ac.uk/fac/cross_fa...
Deadline is 27th November. Reach out if you are interested as I am very happy to discuss.
Pneumococcal colonisation and microbiota interactions in the ageing airway warwick.ac.uk/fac/cross_fa...
Deadline is 27th November. Reach out if you are interested as I am very happy to discuss.
New paper with fantastic Malaysian collaborators out today! doi.org/10.1002/mbo3...
The Road Less Traveled: Exploring the Genomic Characteristics and Antimicrobial Resistance Potential of Acinetobacter baumannii From the Indigenous Orang Asli Community in Peninsular Malaysia
Analysis of Acinetobacter baumannii from healthy individuals in a rural Malaysian community revealed significant genetic diversity, including novel sequence types. These isolates carry resistance gen...
doi.org
October 17, 2025 at 1:55 PM
New paper with fantastic Malaysian collaborators out today! doi.org/10.1002/mbo3...
It wouldn’t be #AMGDOct25 without our usual course dinner
October 17, 2025 at 10:30 AM
It wouldn’t be #AMGDOct25 without our usual course dinner
Day 4 and @izziepotterill.bsky.social is now talking about pangenome analysis using panaroo #AMGDOct25
October 16, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Day 4 and @izziepotterill.bsky.social is now talking about pangenome analysis using panaroo #AMGDOct25
It’s Wednesday and everyone has made it back for Day 3 of the Analysing Microbial Genomic Data course #AMGDOct25
October 15, 2025 at 8:42 AM
It’s Wednesday and everyone has made it back for Day 3 of the Analysing Microbial Genomic Data course #AMGDOct25
Another rugby legend. Terrible news!
Former England rugby captain Lewis Moody reveals MND diagnosis
https://www.bbc.com/sport/rugby-union/articles/cz7rddrrlqno?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss
https://www.bbc.com/sport/rugby-union/articles/cz7rddrrlqno?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss
October 6, 2025 at 6:35 AM
Another rugby legend. Terrible news!
Reposted by David Cleary
Some cheerful news on a Friday afternoon www.newscientist.com/article/2498...
October 3, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Some cheerful news on a Friday afternoon www.newscientist.com/article/2498...
Been thinking about genetic adaptability versus selective pressures recently ... this is a really nice paper. Inhibitory effect of capsule on natural transformation of Streptococcus pneumoniae | mBio journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/... #microsky
Inhibitory effect of capsule on natural transformation of Streptococcus pneumoniae | mBio
The capsule is a major virulence factor of Streptococcus pneumoniae (Spn), providing a physical shield and exhibiting extensive diversity across at least
100 serotypes. Although natural transformation...
journals.asm.org
September 30, 2025 at 8:19 AM
Been thinking about genetic adaptability versus selective pressures recently ... this is a really nice paper. Inhibitory effect of capsule on natural transformation of Streptococcus pneumoniae | mBio journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/... #microsky
New protocol paper outlining a very important piece of work by PhD student Sani Musa with @jessicamablair.bsky.social bmjopen.bmj.com/content/15/9...
From bedside to bug side: clinical, haematological and genetic markers of antibiotic-resistant bacterial isolates from children admitted with sepsis in Kaduna State, Nigeria – a protocol for a cross-s...
Introduction Sepsis and antibiotic resistance constitute a deadly synergy, causing the loss of millions of lives across the world, with their economic and developmental consequences posing a threat to...
bmjopen.bmj.com
September 26, 2025 at 2:13 PM
New protocol paper outlining a very important piece of work by PhD student Sani Musa with @jessicamablair.bsky.social bmjopen.bmj.com/content/15/9...
How is Blackadder not further up the list?!
Fri is 50yrs since Fawlty Towers first aired. To mark the occasion we asked Brits: what is your favourite sitcom?
1. Friends
2. Only Fools & Horses
3. Big Bang Theory
=4. Gavin and Stacey
=4. Fawlty Towers
=4. The Office
=4. Modern Family
=4. Not Going Out
Full list: yougov.co.uk/entertainmen...
1. Friends
2. Only Fools & Horses
3. Big Bang Theory
=4. Gavin and Stacey
=4. Fawlty Towers
=4. The Office
=4. Modern Family
=4. Not Going Out
Full list: yougov.co.uk/entertainmen...
September 20, 2025 at 8:23 PM
How is Blackadder not further up the list?!
Reposted by David Cleary
JOHN DAWES EAT YOUR HEART OUT
September 19, 2025 at 6:10 PM
JOHN DAWES EAT YOUR HEART OUT
46?! Awful. Absolutely loved watching this fella box.
Ricky Hatton, former boxing world champion, dies aged 46
Ricky Hatton, former boxing world champion, dies aged 46
Hatton, known throughout his career as the Hitman, was one of the best known British fighters of his generation
The British former world boxing champion Ricky Hatton, 46, has been found dead at his home.
Hatton, known throughout his career as the Hitman, was one of the best-known British fighters of his generation and won several world titles. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
September 14, 2025 at 11:53 AM
46?! Awful. Absolutely loved watching this fella box.
New paper out in Pneumonia. More data from the carriage study in Southampton, UK looking at pneumococci in pre-PCV13 era versus early- and late-PCV13 periods. pneumonia.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.... (I also snuck in some bits on other bacteria ... just for a bit of variety)
Changes in carriage and serotype diversity of Streptococcus pneumoniae and other respiratory pathobionts in the UK between pre-PCV13 (2006-10), early-PCV13 (2010-12) and late-PCV13 (2012-23) periods -...
The ongoing burden of mortality and morbidity associated with Streptococcus pneumoniae infections requires that monitoring of carriage epidemiology continues. Here, we present data from the annual, cr...
pneumonia.biomedcentral.com
September 8, 2025 at 7:37 AM
New paper out in Pneumonia. More data from the carriage study in Southampton, UK looking at pneumococci in pre-PCV13 era versus early- and late-PCV13 periods. pneumonia.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.... (I also snuck in some bits on other bacteria ... just for a bit of variety)
Reposted by David Cleary
KASIE HUNT: Over the summer you said, “There’s no vaccine that’s safe and effective”. Do you still believe that?
RFK JR: “I never said that.”
KASIE HUNT: “Play the clip.”
RFK JR (clip): “There’s no vaccine that is safe and effective.” (March 2024)
ht: @cwebbonline.com
RFK JR: “I never said that.”
KASIE HUNT: “Play the clip.”
RFK JR (clip): “There’s no vaccine that is safe and effective.” (March 2024)
ht: @cwebbonline.com
September 2, 2025 at 7:40 PM
KASIE HUNT: Over the summer you said, “There’s no vaccine that’s safe and effective”. Do you still believe that?
RFK JR: “I never said that.”
KASIE HUNT: “Play the clip.”
RFK JR (clip): “There’s no vaccine that is safe and effective.” (March 2024)
ht: @cwebbonline.com
RFK JR: “I never said that.”
KASIE HUNT: “Play the clip.”
RFK JR (clip): “There’s no vaccine that is safe and effective.” (March 2024)
ht: @cwebbonline.com
Today is one of those days where I have (what I think) are two great ideas and then subsequently find papers in which the questions have already been answered 🙄
September 2, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Today is one of those days where I have (what I think) are two great ideas and then subsequently find papers in which the questions have already been answered 🙄
Reposted by David Cleary
Love this from Humanists UK! #Thatshumanism is the perfect introduction to the humanist approach to life, featuring four animations narrated by Stephen Fry, and brand new posters all about humanism for schools. Have a look for yourself! humanists.uk/thatshumanism/
That's humanism!
Humanists make sense of the world through logic, reason, and evidence, and always seek to treat those around us with warmth, understanding, and respect.
humanists.uk
August 29, 2025 at 11:38 AM
Love this from Humanists UK! #Thatshumanism is the perfect introduction to the humanist approach to life, featuring four animations narrated by Stephen Fry, and brand new posters all about humanism for schools. Have a look for yourself! humanists.uk/thatshumanism/
