Mustafa Karatas
@karatasmustafa.bsky.social
PhD student and #FWO fellow at Laboratory of Metagenomics, Rega Institute, KU Leuven, Belgium.
Working on environmental surveillance of viruses using #metagenomics #viralmetagenomics
Working on environmental surveillance of viruses using #metagenomics #viralmetagenomics
New paper out!
We sampled indoor air for a year in a Belgian daycare and used shotgun metagenomics to track viruses. We recovered many viral genomes of interest.
What would you sample next?
Read at @eurosurveillance.org
@emmanuel-microb.bsky.social, @jellematthijnssens.bsky.social
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We sampled indoor air for a year in a Belgian daycare and used shotgun metagenomics to track viruses. We recovered many viral genomes of interest.
What would you sample next?
Read at @eurosurveillance.org
@emmanuel-microb.bsky.social, @jellematthijnssens.bsky.social
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September 26, 2025 at 1:18 PM
New paper out!
We sampled indoor air for a year in a Belgian daycare and used shotgun metagenomics to track viruses. We recovered many viral genomes of interest.
What would you sample next?
Read at @eurosurveillance.org
@emmanuel-microb.bsky.social, @jellematthijnssens.bsky.social
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We sampled indoor air for a year in a Belgian daycare and used shotgun metagenomics to track viruses. We recovered many viral genomes of interest.
What would you sample next?
Read at @eurosurveillance.org
@emmanuel-microb.bsky.social, @jellematthijnssens.bsky.social
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🎉🎉 Happy to share our new paper! 🎉🎉
Have you ever wondered about the animal viruses living right alongside us in our cities?
Between our pets at home, rats in the sewers, pigeons on the streets, insects everywhere, and even farm animals nearby, it’s no surprise +++
Have you ever wondered about the animal viruses living right alongside us in our cities?
Between our pets at home, rats in the sewers, pigeons on the streets, insects everywhere, and even farm animals nearby, it’s no surprise +++
April 29, 2025 at 6:30 PM
🎉🎉 Happy to share our new paper! 🎉🎉
Have you ever wondered about the animal viruses living right alongside us in our cities?
Between our pets at home, rats in the sewers, pigeons on the streets, insects everywhere, and even farm animals nearby, it’s no surprise +++
Have you ever wondered about the animal viruses living right alongside us in our cities?
Between our pets at home, rats in the sewers, pigeons on the streets, insects everywhere, and even farm animals nearby, it’s no surprise +++