Clement Tsui PhD 🇭🇰 🇨🇦
@clementsui.bsky.social
- Prin Scientific Officer, NCID, Singapore
- Asst Prof @UBC Canada
- Asst Prof @NTU Singapore
- views are my own
- Editor, tea lover, hiker
#microbiology #mycology #evolutionarybiology #genomics #AMR
- Asst Prof @UBC Canada
- Asst Prof @NTU Singapore
- views are my own
- Editor, tea lover, hiker
#microbiology #mycology #evolutionarybiology #genomics #AMR
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Pathogenic tick-borne viruses (TBV) are a threat to public and animal health. A Review in Nature Reviews Microbiology article discusses the tick virome's diversity, TBV pathogens, clinical features of human infections, and the need for integrated One Health control strategies.🔒
Tick-borne viruses: discovery, clinical aspects, influencing factors and control - Nature Reviews Microbiology
Pathogenic tick-borne viruses (TBVs) are a global threat to public and veterinary health. In this Review, Cao and colleagues highlight the diversity of the tick virome, review human and animal TBV pathogens, outline clinical features of human TBV infections, describe factors impacting ticks and TBV spread, and discuss the need for integrated One Health control strategies.
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February 9, 2026 at 5:14 PM
Pathogenic tick-borne viruses (TBV) are a threat to public and animal health. A Review in Nature Reviews Microbiology article discusses the tick virome's diversity, TBV pathogens, clinical features of human infections, and the need for integrated One Health control strategies.🔒
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Tiered Access for AIxBio Governance doi.org/10.59350/svd...
Tiered Access for AIxBio Governance
Parallel proposals target training data and model access to reduce biosecurity risk
doi.org
February 9, 2026 at 11:30 PM
Tiered Access for AIxBio Governance doi.org/10.59350/svd...
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Identification and characterization of ethR and ethA genes impacting the sensitivity of Mycobacterium abscessus to ethionamide https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.02.08.704650v1
February 10, 2026 at 1:17 AM
Identification and characterization of ethR and ethA genes impacting the sensitivity of Mycobacterium abscessus to ethionamide https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.02.08.704650v1
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Harnessing Microbial Volatile Organic Compounds for Crop Protection: Scientific Discovery, Bridging Ecological Function and On-Farm Application
@microbiotech.bsky.social Opinion by Katharina Belt et al
enviromicro-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
@microbiotech.bsky.social Opinion by Katharina Belt et al
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Harnessing Microbial Volatile Organic Compounds for Crop Protection: Scientific Discovery, Bridging Ecological Function and On‐Farm Application
This opinion article highlights how microbial VOCs can support sustainable crop protection and outlines the ecological, analytical and translational challenges that currently limit their field applic...
enviromicro-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
February 9, 2026 at 1:59 PM
Harnessing Microbial Volatile Organic Compounds for Crop Protection: Scientific Discovery, Bridging Ecological Function and On-Farm Application
@microbiotech.bsky.social Opinion by Katharina Belt et al
enviromicro-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
@microbiotech.bsky.social Opinion by Katharina Belt et al
enviromicro-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
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The 2026 EMBO course in Computational and Experimental Microbiomics held in @uniofbath.bsky.social has been announced! Come and join us for this course to study host-microbe interactions and co-evolution.
⏰ When: 6-18 July 26
🚨 Registration: 11 May 26
🔗 meetings.embo.org/event/26-mic...
⏰ When: 6-18 July 26
🚨 Registration: 11 May 26
🔗 meetings.embo.org/event/26-mic...
February 9, 2026 at 8:58 AM
The 2026 EMBO course in Computational and Experimental Microbiomics held in @uniofbath.bsky.social has been announced! Come and join us for this course to study host-microbe interactions and co-evolution.
⏰ When: 6-18 July 26
🚨 Registration: 11 May 26
🔗 meetings.embo.org/event/26-mic...
⏰ When: 6-18 July 26
🚨 Registration: 11 May 26
🔗 meetings.embo.org/event/26-mic...
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Binning genomes from metagenomes? Try @vijinim.bsky.social new graph visualisation tool to understand where your bins go bad!
metagentools.github.io/graphbin-vis...
metagentools.github.io/graphbin-vis...
GraphBin Visualise Wasm
metagentools.github.io
February 9, 2026 at 4:54 AM
Binning genomes from metagenomes? Try @vijinim.bsky.social new graph visualisation tool to understand where your bins go bad!
metagentools.github.io/graphbin-vis...
metagentools.github.io/graphbin-vis...
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Accurate plasmid reconstruction from metagenomics data using assembly–alignment graphs and contrastive learning www.nature.com/articles/s41... #jcampubs
Accurate plasmid reconstruction from metagenomics data using assembly–alignment graphs and contrastive learning - Nature Biotechnology
PlasMAAG uses cross-sample information to improve plasmid reconstruction from metagenomic samples.
www.nature.com
February 4, 2026 at 8:20 PM
Accurate plasmid reconstruction from metagenomics data using assembly–alignment graphs and contrastive learning www.nature.com/articles/s41... #jcampubs
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Ecological Drivers of Nontuberculous Mycobacteria in Aquatic Systems: Biodiversity, Niche Competition, and Pathogen Emergence https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.02.02.701937v1
February 4, 2026 at 9:31 PM
Ecological Drivers of Nontuberculous Mycobacteria in Aquatic Systems: Biodiversity, Niche Competition, and Pathogen Emergence https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.02.02.701937v1
Bark microbiota modulate climate-active gas fluxes in Australian forests | Science share.google/YXsp5jeKvnXY...
Bark microbiota modulate climate-active gas fluxes in Australian forests
Recent studies suggest that microbes inhabit tree bark, yet little is known about their identities, functions, and environmental roles. Here we reveal, through gene-centric and genome-resolved metagen...
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February 5, 2026 at 1:12 AM
Bark microbiota modulate climate-active gas fluxes in Australian forests | Science share.google/YXsp5jeKvnXY...
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#Antifungal resistance is a global threat, but epigenetic mechanisms drive rapid, reversible adaptation in fungi. This study shows that #RNAi or #heterochromatin driven #epimutations transiently silence the gene fkbA to confer FK506 #tacrolimus resistance in #Mucor @plosbiology.org 🧪 plos.io/4qdttWc
February 3, 2026 at 9:32 AM
#Antifungal resistance is a global threat, but epigenetic mechanisms drive rapid, reversible adaptation in fungi. This study shows that #RNAi or #heterochromatin driven #epimutations transiently silence the gene fkbA to confer FK506 #tacrolimus resistance in #Mucor @plosbiology.org 🧪 plos.io/4qdttWc
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Hi everyone!
The talk I had the chance to give with @fnucleosome.bsky.social last October is now out on Youtube!
If you like evolution, 3D genomics, biodiversity and/or fungi, I think you might like it! 🧬🧪🍄
The submission of this paper has never been that close!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Plez...
The talk I had the chance to give with @fnucleosome.bsky.social last October is now out on Youtube!
If you like evolution, 3D genomics, biodiversity and/or fungi, I think you might like it! 🧬🧪🍄
The submission of this paper has never been that close!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Plez...
February 3, 2026 at 9:55 AM
Hi everyone!
The talk I had the chance to give with @fnucleosome.bsky.social last October is now out on Youtube!
If you like evolution, 3D genomics, biodiversity and/or fungi, I think you might like it! 🧬🧪🍄
The submission of this paper has never been that close!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Plez...
The talk I had the chance to give with @fnucleosome.bsky.social last October is now out on Youtube!
If you like evolution, 3D genomics, biodiversity and/or fungi, I think you might like it! 🧬🧪🍄
The submission of this paper has never been that close!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Plez...
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A permanent position as a research scientist is opened in our team! We look for a plant physiologist with expertise in plant / microorganism interactions to identify plant susceptibility factors to fungal disease. Please forward!
It’s now official! INRAE is recruiting: @inrae-bioger.bsky.social is offering a permanent position as a research scientist to identify #plant #susceptibility factors to #fungal diseases. Visit jobs.inrae.fr/en/open-comp... before March 5, 2026 to apply!
January 31, 2026 at 6:35 PM
A permanent position as a research scientist is opened in our team! We look for a plant physiologist with expertise in plant / microorganism interactions to identify plant susceptibility factors to fungal disease. Please forward!
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Forward genetics reveals microsporidian drug targets and recombination-based resistance https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.01.30.702766v1
January 31, 2026 at 2:16 AM
Forward genetics reveals microsporidian drug targets and recombination-based resistance https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.01.30.702766v1
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The Amt2 Gene is Key for Cryptococcus neoformans Transmigration Across The Blood-Brain Barrier and Closely Linked to Its Capsule Formation https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.01.30.702728v1
January 31, 2026 at 2:17 AM
The Amt2 Gene is Key for Cryptococcus neoformans Transmigration Across The Blood-Brain Barrier and Closely Linked to Its Capsule Formation https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.01.30.702728v1
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New paper out in PNAS!!! 🎉
Do more plasmid copies mean faster evolution?
🧵 Dive into the story
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
Do more plasmid copies mean faster evolution?
🧵 Dive into the story
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
Plasmid mutation rates scale with copy number | PNAS
Plasmids are extrachromosomal DNA molecules that spread by horizontal transfer and
shape bacterial evolution. Plasmids are typically present at mul...
www.pnas.org
January 27, 2026 at 12:02 PM
New paper out in PNAS!!! 🎉
Do more plasmid copies mean faster evolution?
🧵 Dive into the story
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
Do more plasmid copies mean faster evolution?
🧵 Dive into the story
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
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What enables a fungus to invade a mammal host? @marco-guerreiro.bsky.social unravels signatures of translation adaptation among pathogenic and non-pathogenic species of Trichosporonales. See more: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Genomic and physiological signatures of adaptation in pathogenic fungi - Nature Communications
Emerging fungal pathogens have detrimental impacts on crops, animals, and humans, however little is known about their transition to a pathogenic lifestyle. This study demonstrates that the transition ...
www.nature.com
January 27, 2026 at 6:55 PM
What enables a fungus to invade a mammal host? @marco-guerreiro.bsky.social unravels signatures of translation adaptation among pathogenic and non-pathogenic species of Trichosporonales. See more: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Some science for some sanity:
A Beginner's Guide to Structural Variants in Eco-Evolutionary Population Genomics
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
A Beginner's Guide to Structural Variants in Eco-Evolutionary Population Genomics
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
A Beginner's Guide to Structural Variants in Eco‐Evolutionary Population Genomics
Whole-genome sequencing (WGS) has greatly expanded researchers' ability to study structural variants (SVs), that is, the variation in the presence, number, orientation or position of a DNA sequence. ...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
January 26, 2026 at 2:02 AM
Some science for some sanity:
A Beginner's Guide to Structural Variants in Eco-Evolutionary Population Genomics
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
A Beginner's Guide to Structural Variants in Eco-Evolutionary Population Genomics
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Confidence-based prediction of antibiotic resistance at the patient level | mBio journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/...
Confidence-based prediction of antibiotic resistance at the patient level | mBio
Improved diagnostic tools are vital for maintaining efficient treatment of antibiotic-resistant
bacteria and for reducing antibiotic overconsumption. In our research, we introduce
a new deep learning-...
journals.asm.org
January 25, 2026 at 9:46 AM
Confidence-based prediction of antibiotic resistance at the patient level | mBio journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/...
Checkout this article I found at PLOS: dx.plos.org/10.1371/jour...
Carbapenem resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae isolates at a tertiary hospital in Cape Town, South Africa, are dominated by specific local clones rather than previously described international lineages
Author summary Carbapenem resistant K. pneumoniae (CRKP) have emerged as a cause of hospital and community acquired infections, posing a significant threat to public health, and have hence been listed...
dx.plos.org
January 24, 2026 at 4:42 PM
Checkout this article I found at PLOS: dx.plos.org/10.1371/jour...
Current Epidemiology and Infection Characteristics of Non-Aspergillus Mold Infections: A Multicenter Study in Australia and New Zealand url: academic.oup.com/cid/article-...
Current Epidemiology and Infection Characteristics of Non-Aspergillus Mold Infections: A Multicenter Study in Australia and New Zealand
We report 421 non-Aspergillus mold infections from Australasia from 2016 to 2023 and observe an increase in cases caused by dematiaceous molds with a decre
academic.oup.com
January 24, 2026 at 2:42 AM
Current Epidemiology and Infection Characteristics of Non-Aspergillus Mold Infections: A Multicenter Study in Australia and New Zealand url: academic.oup.com/cid/article-...
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We have just published “Biofilms: from the cradle of life to life support” in @natureportfolio.nature.com #Biofilms & #Microbiomes. It highlights how #bioinformatics and #microbiology come together to study biological systems & food-associated biofilms. Stellar multidisciplinary team! rdcu.be/e0esg
Biofilms: from the cradle of life to life support
npj Biofilms and Microbiomes - Biofilms: from the cradle of life to life support
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January 23, 2026 at 10:40 AM
We have just published “Biofilms: from the cradle of life to life support” in @natureportfolio.nature.com #Biofilms & #Microbiomes. It highlights how #bioinformatics and #microbiology come together to study biological systems & food-associated biofilms. Stellar multidisciplinary team! rdcu.be/e0esg
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New research article
Emerging terbinafine-resistant #Trichophyton indotineae between 2018 and 2023: a multinational genomic epidemiology study
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
#IDSky #ClinMicro #MycoSky #AMR #OpenAccess #OA
Emerging terbinafine-resistant #Trichophyton indotineae between 2018 and 2023: a multinational genomic epidemiology study
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
#IDSky #ClinMicro #MycoSky #AMR #OpenAccess #OA
January 23, 2026 at 9:26 AM
New research article
Emerging terbinafine-resistant #Trichophyton indotineae between 2018 and 2023: a multinational genomic epidemiology study
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
#IDSky #ClinMicro #MycoSky #AMR #OpenAccess #OA
Emerging terbinafine-resistant #Trichophyton indotineae between 2018 and 2023: a multinational genomic epidemiology study
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
#IDSky #ClinMicro #MycoSky #AMR #OpenAccess #OA