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This Gram-negative bacilli causes sporadic and epidemic infections globally. It utilises the xylose and decarboxylates the lysine in XLD media increasing the pH creating red colonies. It metabolises thiosulphate in the media to produce hydrogen sulphide (black centres) What am I?

We’ve been a bit rubbish with antibiotic of the month updates recently, sorry! We’ve had a little change however, we’ve now got a changeable title so it’ll be changing each month and we’ll also have bug of the months, test of the months, and more so stay tuned! 🦠🥼🧫🔬

This Gram-positive cocci is part of the normal flora of the human oropharynx and upper respiratory tract. Invasive disease does occur, but predominantly in immunocompromised hosts. I am oxidase negative, catalase variable and cannot grow in 5% NaCl. What am I? #bugofthemonth

#healthcarescienceweek #HCS2025 Dept of Biosciences, Nottingham Trent University Sheri Scott Partnering with Nottingham Hospitals Pathology to celebrate Healthcare Science. Thank you IBMS #AtTheHeartOfHealthcare for the promotional materials

Today staff from our department were in Nottingham University Hospitals canteen talking to staff and visitors for #healthcarescienceweek #hcs2025 about what we do and what happens to samples that come into the laboratory and how to become a Biomedical Scientist 🦠💊🧫🔬

🧵 Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing of Burkholderia cepacia Complex (BCC) *Can* we test? *Should* we test? 👇

Thank you to everyone in our department working this bank holiday weekend and every bank holiday. As a 24/7 365 service our amazing staff are always around to support patients in and out of the hospital! 🥳🎉🙌

Weekend Digest Name the Pathogen Five Clues 1. Filamentous fungus with acute-angle branching septate hyphae 2. CNS trophism / brain abscess 3. Near-drowning accident 4. Opportunistic pathogen in immune compromised hosts 5. Voriconazole treatment

Today is #BiomedicalScienceDay2025 We’re recognising the Biomedical Scientists, Clinical Scientists and lab staff #BehindEveryTest. Their expertise underpins 1.5 billion tests a year - vital to 85% of patient pathways. They are #AtTheHeartOfHealthcare.