New publication: CRyPTIC Data Compendium Philip Fowler, 16th August 202216th August 2022 The large and comprehensive dataset of clinical tuberculosis isolates collected by the CRyPTIC project is described in detail by this paper, just published in PLoS Biology. Each isolate was whole genome sequenced and had its minimum inhibitory concentration to 13 different antibiotics measured using a bespoke 96-well broth microdilution plate. Alice Brankin, along with Kerri Malone from Zam Iqbal’s group at the EBI, led this work. Share this: Share on X (Opens in new window) X Share on Bluesky (Opens in new window) Bluesky Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn Share on Mastodon (Opens in new window) Mastodon Related antimicrobial resistance clinical microbiology tuberculosis
antimicrobial resistance New paper: What can subpopulations tell us about rifampicin resistance? 14th October 202514th October 2025 Last Thursday this work which we’d previously preprinted looking at looking at rifampicin-resistant subpopulations in… Share this: Share on X (Opens in new window) X Share on Bluesky (Opens in new window) Bluesky Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn Share on Mastodon (Opens in new window) Mastodon Read More
meetings ESM Annual Congress 2025 25th June 20251st July 2025 Several of us attended the 45th Annual Congress of the European Society of Mycobacteriology in… Share this: Share on X (Opens in new window) X Share on Bluesky (Opens in new window) Bluesky Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn Share on Mastodon (Opens in new window) Mastodon Read More
tuberculosis Kafka and tuberculosis 21st June 20241st July 2024 To mark the centenary of Franz Kafka’s death from laryngeal tuberculosis at the age of… Share this: Share on X (Opens in new window) X Share on Bluesky (Opens in new window) Bluesky Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn Share on Mastodon (Opens in new window) Mastodon Read More