The answer was B. cereus, a toxin-producing facultatively anaerobic Gram +ve bacterium The toxin formed in the unrefrigerated rice before it was eaten, & caused the emetic form of the illness. This type of food poisoning usually goes away in 24 hrs #MicrobeDetective

📢 3 WEEKS to POP UP Norwich organised with Centre for Microbial Interactions & GetGenome ! 📅 3rd July - a fantastic day of talks from passionate #ECR 's delving into the world of Microbial Genomics! 🦠💡 🔗 Register to attend in person (lunch is included): linktr.ee/microbesng #MNGPopUp

🐶 How strong is the bond with your dog? Register for #MNGPopUp to find out! Gab (He/Him) asks if humans & dogs share E. coli 🧬 217 genomes 💊 50% #AMR 💡 Surprising cross-species insights 📅 July 3 | 📍Norwich + Online 🔗 linktr.ee/microbesng #ECR #OneHealth Centre for Microbial Interactions

🪰 Could K.oxytoca Hold the Key to Controlling a Global Pest? Register for #MNGPopUp to find out! Katie Millar looks at fruit fly microbiomes to unlock new pest control strategies 📅 July 3 | 📍Norwich + online 🔗 linktr.ee/microbesng #MicrobialGenomics #ECR #microbiome

🦠 🧬 How do bacteria accept resistance genes? Register for #MNGPopUp to find out! 廖可瑜 Ho Yu Liu reveals genes that impact plasmid acceptance during conjugation—🔑 to stop spread of #AMR July 3 | 📍Norwich 🔗 linktr.ee/microbesng #ECR Quadram Institute Mark Webber Centre for Microbial Interactions

🌱🧪 Can Soil Bacteria Stop Crop Fungi? Come along to our Microbial Genomics #ECR symposium to find out! 🔬 From sugarcane to cactus, 9 Pseudomonas strains went head-to-head with fungal plant pathogens—and won 🏆 📅 July 3 | 📍Norwich Norwich Research Park 🔗 Register -

🌵Can a cactus microbe boost crop growth in salty soil? Naima Sayahi found Serratia sp. that helps tomatoes thrive under salt stress—thanks to VOCs, IAA & more See her talk at #MNGPopUp 🗓️ July 3 📍Norwich + online Norwich Research Park 🎟️ linktr.ee/microbesng #ECR GetGenome

📣 Excited to announce our #MNGPopUp keynote: Nick Loman 🎙️ “Pathogen surveillance through metagenomics: the next frontier?” 🗓️ 3 July | 📍 Norwich + online 🎟️ linktr.ee/microbesng #MicroSky #Genomics #ECR GetGenome Centre for Microbial Interactions Uni of Birmingham

I had a brilliant time at #CBNP18 with microbesNG Thank you Fabrizio Alberti for inviting us & modelling fungi tattoos to celebrate our FREE fungal DNA extractions 🍄🧬 kimberlee ramnarine Pan Life Sciences #MicrobialGenomics #Fungi

Great to have microbesNG sponsor our #CBNP18 symposium at University of Warwick, I personally can’t recommend their services enough, especially the fungal DNA extraction and sequencing pipeline!

It's great to be here! The morning session has been fantastic, session 2 is kicking off now with a talk from Manel Chaouachi from the Center of Biotechnology of Borj Cédria Tunisia, about how bacteria living inside plants boost their immune systems 🦠🌱 #ECR #MicrobialGenomics