Alexandra Sakai
@alexsakai.bsky.social
PhD student in the Lazear Lab @ UNC-ch
into host genetic factors that influence neuroinvasive flavivirus pathogenesis
into host genetic factors that influence neuroinvasive flavivirus pathogenesis
Reposted by Alexandra Sakai
#MicrobiologyMonday: In Korean culture, Sonmat means “hand flavor”—the idea that hands influence kimchi’s taste. 🥬🤲 A study found links between hand microbes and kimchi microbes, plus differences in group vs solo Kimjang prep. Learn more: asm.social/2Kj
![Experimental overview of the Kimjang kimchi session during the Sonmat festival. Two sessions were organized. In the first session, participants made kimchi in a group (see the left-hand panel figure). During the second session, kimchi was prepared individually (the right-hand panel), and skin microbiota samples were taken from the hands before the start. Kimchi fermentations were followed up in the lab by observing gas production and measuring pH after 3days. Microbial community composition was determined through V4-16S rRNA sequencing of both hand and kimchi samples, and overlap in bacterial taxa (at the level of amplicon sequence variants [ASVs]) was determined. Photographer—Willem Devriendt, Photogenica Fotografie](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:z7737n6y7q3bvgkuh3que444/bafkreibiw5sg646r2edma246b43weg23okvy44dir2ipzjvcuqsisyuhla@jpeg)
December 22, 2025 at 3:06 PM
#MicrobiologyMonday: In Korean culture, Sonmat means “hand flavor”—the idea that hands influence kimchi’s taste. 🥬🤲 A study found links between hand microbes and kimchi microbes, plus differences in group vs solo Kimjang prep. Learn more: asm.social/2Kj