antimicrobial resistance New paper: Validation of an optimized Oxford Nanopore sequencing workflow versus Illumina for mycobacteria from primary MGIT culture Philip Fowler, 24th August 202624th August 2026 Most genetic sequencing of Mycobacteria, including Mycobacterium tuberculosis, has for historical reasons used short-read technology,… Continue Reading
clinical microbiology ESM Annual Congress 2026 Philip Fowler, 26th June 202626th June 2026 Earlier this week the 46th Annual Congress of the European Society of Mycobacteriology was held in Verona,… Continue Reading
antimicrobial resistance Oxford Public & Community Engagement Conference Philip Fowler, 12th June 202623rd June 2026 As part of the “Enriching Engagement – funding, culture and institutional legacy” session at the… Continue Reading
antimicrobial resistance NIHR PPI In Action Webinar on BashTheBug Philip Fowler, 1st June 20261st June 2026 As part of the NIHR’s “PPI In Action” series, Philip Fowler gave a webinar on… Continue Reading
New preprint: ONT sequencing is comparable to Illumina sequencing for M. tuberculosis Philip Fowler, 9th April 20269th April 2026 In this preprint, we compare the differences when Mycobacterial samples are sequenced with either long-… Continue Reading
New preprint: evaluating a laboratory workflow for sequencing Mycobacteria using long-read sequencing Philip Fowler, 7th February 20269th April 2026 In this preprint, we describe and evaluate a laboratory workflow for sequencing Mycobacterial samples using… Continue Reading