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Sam Manna
@sammanna.bsky.social
Microbiologist/postdoc working on #pneumococcus. Former Lecturer. Ex-mitochondrial geneticist. Vice President of Communications for @aussocmic.bsky.social Views are my own.
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Very excited to unveil the latest serotype to join the #pneumococcus family - introducing you to serotype 33H (see thread below for summary) pneumonia.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....
Great to see this finally out there!
Streptococcus pneumoniae vaccine serotype persistence following 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine introduction in Mongolia: investigating changes in epidemiology, immunology and virulence https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.09.23.678142v1
September 25, 2025 at 8:18 AM
Reposted by Sam Manna
Reposted by Sam Manna
SeroBA(v2.0) and SeroBAnk: a robust genome-based serotyping scheme and comprehensive atlas of capsular diversity in Streptococcus pneumoniae https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.04.16.648953v1
April 22, 2025 at 5:46 AM
Very excited to unveil the latest serotype to join the #pneumococcus family - introducing you to serotype 33H (see thread below for summary) pneumonia.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....
March 25, 2025 at 7:29 AM
Interested in a PhD focusing on Streptococcus pneumoniae or pyogenes? Our group is looking for new PhD students to join our lab! Apply here: career10.successfactors.com/sfcareer/job...
Career Opportunities: PhD Student - Microbiology (42694)
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March 12, 2025 at 8:06 AM
Reposted by Sam Manna
An up-to-date review on the evolving landscape of pneumococcal capsule
- seroepidemiology
-recently recognised novel serotypes
-mitis expressed pneumo capsule
-future research direction

#pneumococcus #vaccine #PCV #NahmLab led by @FerozeGanaie

pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39878373/
Update on the evolving landscape of pneumococcal capsule types: new discoveries and way forward - PubMed
SUMMARY<i>Streptococcus pneumoniae</i> (the "pneumococcus") is a significant human pathogen. The key determinant of pneumococcal fitness and virulence is its ability to produce a protective polysaccha...
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
February 17, 2025 at 1:09 PM