Antimicrobial Resistance, Omics & Microbiota (AROM) @ NTU
@arom-ntu.bsky.social
Based at Nottingham Trent University's Clifton Campus in the UK.
Microbiology. Phage and plasmid biology. Microbiome. Host–microbe interactions. Pathogen evolution. Genomic epidemiology. Antimicrobial resistance.
https://www.arom-ntu.net/
Microbiology. Phage and plasmid biology. Microbiome. Host–microbe interactions. Pathogen evolution. Genomic epidemiology. Antimicrobial resistance.
https://www.arom-ntu.net/
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A new preprint from my group, representing the PhD work of Rachael Duodu. Thanks to @bugsinyourguts.bsky.social for transcriptomics analysis!
The Omp85 family protein, TamA, exhibits characteristics 1 of a suitable drug target against Pseudomonas aeruginosa https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.09.16.676292v1
September 17, 2025 at 5:44 AM
A new preprint from my group, representing the PhD work of Rachael Duodu. Thanks to @bugsinyourguts.bsky.social for transcriptomics analysis!
Congratulations to Rachael Duodu on the first preprint from her PhD work, under the supervision of @jackcleo.bsky.social!
The Omp85 family protein, TamA, exhibits characteristics 1 of a suitable drug target against Pseudomonas aeruginosa https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.09.16.676292v1
September 17, 2025 at 12:35 PM
Congratulations to Rachael Duodu on the first preprint from her PhD work, under the supervision of @jackcleo.bsky.social!
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📢 We offer a fully funded 4-year #PhD position to work on tick #microbiota 🦠 dynamics using #genomics 🧬 at @irec-csic-uclm.bsky.social, supervised by @sdiazsanchez.bsky.social. For requisites and contact info, please check 👇
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September 13, 2025 at 2:47 PM
📢 We offer a fully funded 4-year #PhD position to work on tick #microbiota 🦠 dynamics using #genomics 🧬 at @irec-csic-uclm.bsky.social, supervised by @sdiazsanchez.bsky.social. For requisites and contact info, please check 👇
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This new review by Anne L McCartney and Lesley Hoyles examines the often overlooked role of Klebsiella bioactives in host-microbiota dynamics.
🔗 Access the full article here: doi.org/10.1530/MAH-24-0011
🔗 Access the full article here: doi.org/10.1530/MAH-24-0011
June 4, 2025 at 2:15 PM
This new review by Anne L McCartney and Lesley Hoyles examines the often overlooked role of Klebsiella bioactives in host-microbiota dynamics.
🔗 Access the full article here: doi.org/10.1530/MAH-24-0011
🔗 Access the full article here: doi.org/10.1530/MAH-24-0011
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On our way to @mgeworkshop.bsky.social for @lotox.bsky.social to present later. Looking forward to some amazing talks! @arom-ntu.bsky.social #mgeworkshop
June 16, 2025 at 5:31 AM
On our way to @mgeworkshop.bsky.social for @lotox.bsky.social to present later. Looking forward to some amazing talks! @arom-ntu.bsky.social #mgeworkshop
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I am Honoured to have received the 2nd Prize at NTU's ⭐️ STAR (Science & Tech Annual Research) Conference!
Special thanks to my supervisors @conmeehan.bsky.social @blackpassiflora.bsky.social and collaborators @danwhiley.bsky.social @Kate Cox for the incredible support.
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Special thanks to my supervisors @conmeehan.bsky.social @blackpassiflora.bsky.social and collaborators @danwhiley.bsky.social @Kate Cox for the incredible support.
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June 11, 2025 at 11:14 AM
I am Honoured to have received the 2nd Prize at NTU's ⭐️ STAR (Science & Tech Annual Research) Conference!
Special thanks to my supervisors @conmeehan.bsky.social @blackpassiflora.bsky.social and collaborators @danwhiley.bsky.social @Kate Cox for the incredible support.
@arom-ntu.bsky.social
Special thanks to my supervisors @conmeehan.bsky.social @blackpassiflora.bsky.social and collaborators @danwhiley.bsky.social @Kate Cox for the incredible support.
@arom-ntu.bsky.social
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Great to see the typeset version of this invited review out.
Covers pretty much everything we know about metabolites/peptides produced by Klebsiella spp. and how they interact with the host. #microsky #microbiomesky @microbiotaandhost.bsky.social
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Covers pretty much everything we know about metabolites/peptides produced by Klebsiella spp. and how they interact with the host. #microsky #microbiomesky @microbiotaandhost.bsky.social
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Host interactions of bioactive molecules produced by Klebsiella spp
Abstract Klebsiella spp. are early colonisers and commensals of human skin, oral, nasal, throat and gut microbiotas, but are also opportunistic pathogens. Much of our information on these bacteria is ...
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May 13, 2025 at 7:56 AM
Great to see the typeset version of this invited review out.
Covers pretty much everything we know about metabolites/peptides produced by Klebsiella spp. and how they interact with the host. #microsky #microbiomesky @microbiotaandhost.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1530/MAH-...
Covers pretty much everything we know about metabolites/peptides produced by Klebsiella spp. and how they interact with the host. #microsky #microbiomesky @microbiotaandhost.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1530/MAH-...
New preprint out from Jack C. Leo and colleagues! #microsky
Formation of the β-sheet at the extracellular opening of the intimin β-barrel domain is necessary for stability and efficient passenger secretion
Attaching and effacing pathogens, such as enteropathogenic and enterohaemorrhagic E. coli, rely on an adhesin, intimin, for attachment to enterocytes and downstream effects leading to actin pedestal f...
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May 13, 2025 at 11:19 AM
New preprint out from Jack C. Leo and colleagues! #microsky
Congratulations to @conmeehan.bsky.social and colleagues on the publication of their new manuscript. #microsky
Pitfalls of bacterial pan-genome analysis approaches: a case study of M. tuberculosis and two less clonal bacterial species
Abstract . Pan-genome analysis is a fundamental tool for studying bacterial genome evolution; however, the variety of methods used to define and measure th
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May 13, 2025 at 11:17 AM
Congratulations to @conmeehan.bsky.social and colleagues on the publication of their new manuscript. #microsky
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🚨New publication🚨
We show that K. Pneumoniae bacteriophages can be incorporated into alginate to create an antibiofilm matrix effective against clinical K. pneumoniae strains
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We show that K. Pneumoniae bacteriophages can be incorporated into alginate to create an antibiofilm matrix effective against clinical K. pneumoniae strains
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Bacteriophage-embedded and coated alginate layers inhibit biofilm formation by clinical strains of Klebsiella pneumoniae
AbstractAims. This study aimed to determine the antibiofilm properties of Klebsiella pneumoniae phages previously isolated from Thai hospital sewage water.
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April 25, 2025 at 10:47 AM
🚨New publication🚨
We show that K. Pneumoniae bacteriophages can be incorporated into alginate to create an antibiofilm matrix effective against clinical K. pneumoniae strains
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We show that K. Pneumoniae bacteriophages can be incorporated into alginate to create an antibiofilm matrix effective against clinical K. pneumoniae strains
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First from the @arom-ntu.bsky.social group is @jodywinter.bsky.social who was awarded the 2024 Microbiology in Society Award. Jody is talking about education outreach and research as an invited talk.
March 31, 2025 at 2:26 PM
First from the @arom-ntu.bsky.social group is @jodywinter.bsky.social who was awarded the 2024 Microbiology in Society Award. Jody is talking about education outreach and research as an invited talk.
Congratulations to Caitlin Wildsmith on the second paper from her PhD with @davidnegus.bsky.social! #microsky
Genomic and phenotypic characterization of staphylococci isolated from the skin of non-human primates
The growth of wildlife tourism coupled with continued deforestation has resulted in increased contact between non-human primates (NHPs) and humans. Such events may promote the transmission of potentia...
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April 2, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Congratulations to Caitlin Wildsmith on the second paper from her PhD with @davidnegus.bsky.social! #microsky
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Incredibly happy to see this paper come out! And first research paper for @lotox.bsky.social! Thanks also to all the collabs at @arom-ntu.bsky.social
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Genetic and phenotypic analysis of the virulence plasmid of a non-Shigatoxigenic enteroaggregative Escherichia coli O104:H4 outbreak strain
Enteroaggregative Escherichia coli O104:H4 is best known for causing a worldwide outbreak in 2011 due to the acquisition of a Shiga-like toxin alongside traditional enteroaggregative virulence traits;...
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March 27, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Incredibly happy to see this paper come out! And first research paper for @lotox.bsky.social! Thanks also to all the collabs at @arom-ntu.bsky.social
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Congratulations to PhD students Rachel and Lottie, and MRes student Martyna on their publication with @mcvickermicro.bsky.social! #microsky
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Genetic and phenotypic analysis of the virulence plasmid of a non-Shigatoxigenic enteroaggregative Escherichia coli O104:H4 outbreak strain
Enteroaggregative Escherichia coli O104:H4 is best known for causing a worldwide outbreak in 2011 due to the acquisition of a Shiga-like toxin alongside traditional enteroaggregative virulence traits;...
www.microbiologyresearch.org
March 28, 2025 at 9:35 AM
Congratulations to PhD students Rachel and Lottie, and MRes student Martyna on their publication with @mcvickermicro.bsky.social! #microsky
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Congratulations to @conmeehan.bsky.social and colleagues on their new publication!
We published a cool new paper showing that some M tuberculosis lineages (mainly L1 and L6) seem less transmissible but that's mainly because they have longer initial non-infectious 'latent' periods.
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Onset of infectiousness explains differences in transmissibility across Mycobacterium tuberculosis lineages
Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (MTBC) lineages show substantial variability in virulence, but the epidemiological consequences of this variability…
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March 13, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Congratulations to @conmeehan.bsky.social and colleagues on their new publication!
New paper from @jodywinter.bsky.social's team on how menadione affects transcriptional responses of Helicobacter pylori. Well done to PhD students Stephen and Rebecca! #microsky #Helicobacter
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Menadione reduces the expression of virulence- and colonization-associated genes in Helicobacter pylori
Novel treatment options are needed for the gastric pathogen Helicobacter pylori due to its increasing antibiotic resistance. The vitamin K analogue menadione has been extensively studied due to intere...
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March 12, 2025 at 6:15 PM
New paper from @jodywinter.bsky.social's team on how menadione affects transcriptional responses of Helicobacter pylori. Well done to PhD students Stephen and Rebecca! #microsky #Helicobacter
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We're running our introductory/launch event for LEAP tonight, unfortunately I can't attend as I'm full of a cold (not great look to start a super spreader event). Though LEAP we hope to bring in more public participation into our research, to find out more and keep up to date follow our BlueSky...
Tonight is our launch event for LEAP! We're going to be introducing the different topics and events and introduce everyone to the initiative!! Wish us luck, we will update how it goes...
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January 23, 2025 at 5:33 PM
We're running our introductory/launch event for LEAP tonight, unfortunately I can't attend as I'm full of a cold (not great look to start a super spreader event). Though LEAP we hope to bring in more public participation into our research, to find out more and keep up to date follow our BlueSky...
Deadline to apply for this PhD is 14 February.
PhD studentship available with @dralhubb.bsky.social.
Health inequalities which impact the treatment of urinary tract infections www.ntu.ac.uk/study-and-co...
Health inequalities which impact the treatment of urinary tract infections www.ntu.ac.uk/study-and-co...
Health inequalities which impact the treatment of urinary tract infections
Find out about this studentship opportunity on Health inequalities which impact the treatment of urinary tract infections.
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January 15, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Deadline to apply for this PhD is 14 February.
Deadline to apply for this PhD is 14 February.
PhD studentship available with Dr Jonathan Thomas.
Use of Short Interfering RNA to Reduce Antimicrobial Resistance in Bacterial Clinical and Veterinary Pathogens www.ntu.ac.uk/study-and-co...
Use of Short Interfering RNA to Reduce Antimicrobial Resistance in Bacterial Clinical and Veterinary Pathogens www.ntu.ac.uk/study-and-co...
Use of Short Interfering RNA to Reduce Antimicrobial Resistance in Bacterial Clinical and Veterinary Pathogens
Find out about this studentship opportunity on the use of Short Interfering RNA to Reduce Antimicrobial Resistance in Bacterial Clinical and Veterinary Pathogens.
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January 15, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Deadline to apply for this PhD is 14 February.
Deadline to apply for this PhD is 14 February.
PhD studentship available with @jodywinter.bsky.social.
One Health drivers of antibiotic resistant bacterial infections in rural Ugandan communities www.ntu.ac.uk/study-and-co...
One Health drivers of antibiotic resistant bacterial infections in rural Ugandan communities www.ntu.ac.uk/study-and-co...
One Health drivers of antibiotic resistant bacterial infections in rural Ugandan communities
Find out more about this PhD opportunity on the spread of resistant bacteria in rural communities in Uganda.
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January 15, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Deadline to apply for this PhD is 14 February.
New year, new publication! From @conmeehan.bsky.social and colleagues @tlillebaek.bsky.social ek.bsky.social and @micronorman.bsky.social describing four new species of Mycobacterium.
Four novel nontuberculous mycobacteria species: Mycobacterium wendilense sp. nov., Mycobacterium burgundiense sp. nov., Mycobacterium kokjensenii sp. nov. and Mycobacterium holstebronense sp. nov. rev...
Four novel nontuberculous mycobacteria were discovered from a historical strain collection at the International Reference Laboratory of Mycobacteriology at Statens Serum Institut in Copenhagen, Denmar...
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January 8, 2025 at 12:30 PM
New year, new publication! From @conmeehan.bsky.social and colleagues @tlillebaek.bsky.social ek.bsky.social and @micronorman.bsky.social describing four new species of Mycobacterium.
Great end to the year for @arom-ntu.bsky.social, with three new publications out.
1. Shared mechanisms of enhanced plasmid maintenance and antibiotic tolerance mediated by the VapBC toxin:antitoxin system - @mcvickermicro.bsky.social, Dr Jonathan Thomas
1. Shared mechanisms of enhanced plasmid maintenance and antibiotic tolerance mediated by the VapBC toxin:antitoxin system - @mcvickermicro.bsky.social, Dr Jonathan Thomas
Shared mechanisms of enhanced plasmid maintenance and antibiotic tolerance mediated by the VapBC toxin:antitoxin system | mBio
Our work addresses two processes, the maintenance of plasmids and antibiotic tolerance;
both contribute to the development of antimicrobial resistance in bacteria that cause
human disease. Here, we fo...
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December 23, 2024 at 11:27 AM
Great end to the year for @arom-ntu.bsky.social, with three new publications out.
1. Shared mechanisms of enhanced plasmid maintenance and antibiotic tolerance mediated by the VapBC toxin:antitoxin system - @mcvickermicro.bsky.social, Dr Jonathan Thomas
1. Shared mechanisms of enhanced plasmid maintenance and antibiotic tolerance mediated by the VapBC toxin:antitoxin system - @mcvickermicro.bsky.social, Dr Jonathan Thomas
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At Nottingham Trent University (NTU), we’re tackling some of the biggest health challenges in society; dementia, cancer, diabetes, obesity, and infections. But we can’t do it alone.
Through our LEAP (Learn, Engage and Analyse with the Public) initiative, we want to hear your thoughts and (1/3)
Through our LEAP (Learn, Engage and Analyse with the Public) initiative, we want to hear your thoughts and (1/3)
December 9, 2024 at 7:51 PM
At Nottingham Trent University (NTU), we’re tackling some of the biggest health challenges in society; dementia, cancer, diabetes, obesity, and infections. But we can’t do it alone.
Through our LEAP (Learn, Engage and Analyse with the Public) initiative, we want to hear your thoughts and (1/3)
Through our LEAP (Learn, Engage and Analyse with the Public) initiative, we want to hear your thoughts and (1/3)
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Applied Microbiology International is here! Give them a follow @amiposts.bsky.social
#microsky #microbiomesky
#microsky #microbiomesky
November 27, 2024 at 3:54 PM
Applied Microbiology International is here! Give them a follow @amiposts.bsky.social
#microsky #microbiomesky
#microsky #microbiomesky
