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Keith Jolley

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Bioinformatician in the Department of Biology, University of Oxford. Working on microbial genomics | Developer of @PubMLST.org and BIGSdb | https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0751-0287

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I am excited to share a pre print for one of the main outputs from my current postdoc, that I have been working on for a couple of years. This LIN code system for N. meningitidis adds a layer of stability for high resolution typing of the meningococcal population.

04.03.2026 07:30 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Tree drawn within the iTOL interface generated by LINtree. The tree is annotated with LIN codes and clonal complexes in different colours.

Tree drawn within the iTOL interface generated by LINtree. The tree is annotated with LIN codes and clonal complexes in different colours.

LINvis displays datasets of LIN codes as a series of hierarchical packed circles.

LINvis displays datasets of LIN codes as a series of hierarchical packed circles.

BIGSdb v1.52.1 has been released. This adds 2 new plugins for LIN code visualisation - LINtree (@giphy-ip.bsky.social) and LINvis. See github.com/kjolley/BIGS... for release notes. BIGSdb powers all the databases at @pubmlst.org and BIGSdb Pasteur.

02.03.2026 13:58 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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In Iquitos, Peru this week πŸ‡΅πŸ‡ͺ working on enteric pathogen genomics and surveillance in the Amazon.

Science powered by collaboration, rain, food… and Inca kola!

14.02.2026 16:16 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Neisseria gonorrhoeae carries an unusually large number of restriction–modification systems (up to 16!), many of which are phase-variable. How does this affect plasmid transmission in gonococci? doi.org/10.64898/202...

13.01.2026 13:40 πŸ‘ 14 πŸ” 10 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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Life Identification Numbers: A bacterial strain nomenclature approach Unified strain taxonomies are needed for the epidemiological surveillance of bacterial pathogens and international communication in microbiological research. Core genome multilocus sequence typing (cg...

Huge preprint if you are interested in bacterial strain taxonomy! The why and how of cgMLST LIN codes: An extensively revised and expanded version doi.org/10.1101/2024... I will summarize it for you in this thread πŸ‘‡

30.11.2025 19:51 πŸ‘ 60 πŸ” 36 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 2
Wham! - Everything She Wants (Official Video)
Wham! - Everything She Wants (Official Video) YouTube video by WhamVEVO

Day 30: Everything #LyricsPrompt #LyricsPrompt2025

Wham! - Everything She Wants
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30.11.2025 17:09 πŸ‘ 12 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Madness - One Step Beyond (Official 4k Video)
Madness - One Step Beyond (Official 4k Video) YouTube video by Madness

Day 28: Step #LyricsPrompt #LyricsPrompt2025

Madness - One Step Beyond
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28.11.2025 15:47 πŸ‘ 18 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
BjΓΆrk - Cover Me - Post
BjΓΆrk - Cover Me - Post YouTube video by Music

Day 27: Cover #LyricsPrompt #LyricsPrompt2025

Bjork - Cover Me

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27.11.2025 16:20 πŸ‘ 12 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Six Minutes
Six Minutes YouTube video by Boy Kill Boy - Topic

Day 26: Minute #LyricsPrompt #LyricsPrompt2025
Boy Kill Boy - Six Minutes

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26.11.2025 17:01 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Release Version 1.51.6 Β· kjolley/BIGSdb This release adds two new analysis plugins and other improvements: New GeneScanner plugin New PlasmidFinder plugin Updates to various plugins to support analysis fields (third-party results stored...

BIGSdb v1.15.6 has been released. This contains 2 new plugins - GeneScanner and a wrapper for PlasmidFinder. Also added support for third party analysis fields for various plugins and performance improvements.

Release notes at github.com/kjolley/BIGS...

25.11.2025 13:19 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Level 42 - Fashion Fever (Live in Holland 2009)
Level 42 - Fashion Fever (Live in Holland 2009) YouTube video by Level42VEVO

Day 24: Fever #LyricsPrompt #LyricsPrompt2025

Level 42 - Fashion Fever
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24.11.2025 16:15 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Flash and the Pan - Waiting For A Train
Flash and the Pan - Waiting For A Train YouTube video by 80rec

Day 23: Train #LyricsPrompt #LyricsPrompt2025
Flash and The Pan - Waiting for a Train

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23.11.2025 16:05 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Empire Of The Sun - Alive (Official Video)
Empire Of The Sun - Alive (Official Video) YouTube video by empireofthesunvevo

Day 21: Alive #LyricsPrompt #LyricsPrompt2025
Empire of the Sun: Alive

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21.11.2025 15:36 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Depeche Mode - Something To Do (Live From 101 | 4K)
Depeche Mode - Something To Do (Live From 101 | 4K) YouTube video by Steve 86

Day 20: Something #LyricsPrompt #LyricsPrompt2025

Depeche Mode - Something To Do
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20.11.2025 17:31 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Gorillaz - Kids With Guns (Official Video)
Gorillaz - Kids With Guns (Official Video) YouTube video by Gorillaz

Day 19: Kid #LyricsPrompt #LyricsPrompt2025
Gorillaz - Kids with Guns

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19.11.2025 16:11 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Swimming Horses   Siouxsie & The Banshees   Official Promo Video
Swimming Horses Siouxsie & The Banshees Official Promo Video YouTube video by BRISTOLBLUE2011

Day 17: Horse #LyricsPrompt #LyricsPrompt2025

Siouxie and the Banshees - Swimming Horses
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17.11.2025 16:03 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

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16.11.2025 16:20 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
The Killers - Smile Like You Mean It
The Killers - Smile Like You Mean It YouTube video by TheKillersVEVO

Day 16: Smile #LyricsPrompt #LyricsPrompt2025

The Killers - Smile Like You Mean It
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16.11.2025 16:16 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
Editors Live - In This Light And On This Evening @ Sziget 2013
Editors Live - In This Light And On This Evening @ Sziget 2013 YouTube video by Sziget Festival

Day 15: Evening #LyricsPrompt #LyricsPrompt2025

Editors - In This Light and on This Evening
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15.11.2025 15:41 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Pink Floyd - Careful With That Axe Eugene
Pink Floyd - Careful With That Axe Eugene YouTube video by Floydian72

Day 14: Careful #LyricsPrompt #LyricsPrompt2025

Pink Floyd - Careful with that axe, Eugene
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14.11.2025 16:01 πŸ‘ 17 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
Bryan Adams - Summer of 69 (Live At Wembley 1996)
Bryan Adams - Summer of 69 (Live At Wembley 1996) YouTube video by BryanAdamsVEVO

Day 13: Summer #LyricsPrompt #LyricsPrompt2025

Bryan Adams - Summer of '69
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13.11.2025 16:44 πŸ‘ 16 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Big Country - Fields Of Fire (The Tube 18.3.1983)
Big Country - Fields Of Fire (The Tube 18.3.1983) YouTube video by BigCountryVEVO

Day 12: Fire #LyricsPrompt #LyricsPrompt2025

Big Country - Fields of Fire

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12.11.2025 16:17 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Eddie & Hot Rods - Do Anything You Wanna Do(Top Of The Pops)
Eddie & Hot Rods - Do Anything You Wanna Do(Top Of The Pops) YouTube video by Andrew Hamerton

Day 10: Anything #LyricsPrompt #LyricsPrompt2025

Eddie & The Hot Rods - Do Anything You Wanna Do
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10.11.2025 16:46 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Jools Holland / Suggs - Oranges And Lemons Again (Official Video)
Jools Holland / Suggs - Oranges And Lemons Again (Official Video) YouTube video by Jools Holland

Day 9: Orange #LyricsPrompt #LyricsPrompt2025

Suggs - Oranges and Lemons again

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09.11.2025 16:08 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Restless Leg Syndrome
Restless Leg Syndrome YouTube video by Antony Szmierek - Topic

Day 8: Rest #LyricsPrompt #LyricsPrompt2025

Antony Szmierek - Restless Leg Syndrome
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08.11.2025 16:49 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Blur - Country House (Official 4K Music Video)
Blur - Country House (Official 4K Music Video) YouTube video by Blur

Day 7: Country #LyricsPrompt #LyricsPrompt2025

Blur - Country House
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07.11.2025 16:00 πŸ‘ 12 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Guns N' Roses - You Could Be Mine (Official Video HD)
Guns N' Roses - You Could Be Mine (Official Video HD) YouTube video by convar HUN

Day 6: Mine #LyricsPrompt #LyricsPrompt2025

Guns N' Roses - You Could Be Mine
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06.11.2025 16:14 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Maybe Tomorrow
Maybe Tomorrow YouTube video by Stereophonics - Topic

Day 5: Maybe #LyricsPrompt #LyricsPrompt2025

Stereophonics - Maybe Tomorrow
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05.11.2025 16:30 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Arcade Fire - Keep the Car Running (Official Audio)
Arcade Fire - Keep the Car Running (Official Audio) YouTube video by ArcadeFireVEVO

Day 4: Run #LyricsPrompt #LyricsPrompt2025

Arcade Fire - Keep the car running
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04.11.2025 16:17 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Walk The River
Walk The River YouTube video by Guillemots - Topic

Day 2: River #LyricsPrompt #LyricsPrompt2025

Guillemots - Walk the River
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02.11.2025 18:09 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0