🚨 Very excited to finally say… 🚨
The story of Noodlococcus - the contaminant that started ContamClub - is available to read 📖🍜🦠
Check it out ➡️ doi.org/10.1101/2025...
1/15 🧵
The story of Noodlococcus - the contaminant that started ContamClub - is available to read 📖🍜🦠
Check it out ➡️ doi.org/10.1101/2025...
1/15 🧵
June 2, 2025 at 8:00 AM
🚨 Very excited to finally say… 🚨
The story of Noodlococcus - the contaminant that started ContamClub - is available to read 📖🍜🦠
Check it out ➡️ doi.org/10.1101/2025...
1/15 🧵
The story of Noodlococcus - the contaminant that started ContamClub - is available to read 📖🍜🦠
Check it out ➡️ doi.org/10.1101/2025...
1/15 🧵
Published today!
'The Kocurious case of Noodlococcus: genomic insights into Kocuria rhizophila from characterisation of a laboratory contaminant'
A labour of love in the group, led by @gemccallum.bsky.social @biostan.bsky.social @prob91.bsky.social
www.microbiologyresearch.org/content/jour...
'The Kocurious case of Noodlococcus: genomic insights into Kocuria rhizophila from characterisation of a laboratory contaminant'
A labour of love in the group, led by @gemccallum.bsky.social @biostan.bsky.social @prob91.bsky.social
www.microbiologyresearch.org/content/jour...
The Kocurious case of Noodlococcus: genomic insights into Kocuria rhizophila from characterisation of a laboratory contaminant
The laboratory contaminant strain Noodlococcus was named for its coccoid cells and unusual colony morphology, which resembled a pile of noodles. Along with laboratory characterisation and electron mic...
www.microbiologyresearch.org
October 6, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Published today!
'The Kocurious case of Noodlococcus: genomic insights into Kocuria rhizophila from characterisation of a laboratory contaminant'
A labour of love in the group, led by @gemccallum.bsky.social @biostan.bsky.social @prob91.bsky.social
www.microbiologyresearch.org/content/jour...
'The Kocurious case of Noodlococcus: genomic insights into Kocuria rhizophila from characterisation of a laboratory contaminant'
A labour of love in the group, led by @gemccallum.bsky.social @biostan.bsky.social @prob91.bsky.social
www.microbiologyresearch.org/content/jour...
Happy Noodlococcus Day! 🍜🦠🧫
August 9, 2026 at 5:57 PM
Happy Noodlococcus Day! 🍜🦠🧫
the Noodlococcus story of @contamclub.bsky.social is out now! #MicroSky
christoph: happy to have contributed a teensy bit
christoph: happy to have contributed a teensy bit
June 2, 2025 at 9:22 AM
the Noodlococcus story of @contamclub.bsky.social is out now! #MicroSky
christoph: happy to have contributed a teensy bit
christoph: happy to have contributed a teensy bit
First 20 sock orders get a free 3D Noodlococcus pin badge!!
November 21, 2024 at 4:19 PM
First 20 sock orders get a free 3D Noodlococcus pin badge!!
Noodlococcus and ContamClub featured in the latest edition of The Scientist Digest
Check it out! 🍜🦠🧫
www.the-scientist.com/contaminatio...
Check it out! 🍜🦠🧫
www.the-scientist.com/contaminatio...
Contamination and the Curious Case of Noodlococcus | The Scientist
A group of microbiologists didn’t expect a noodle-like growth would turn into an online community that celebrated contamination.
www.the-scientist.com
June 9, 2026 at 8:06 AM
Noodlococcus and ContamClub featured in the latest edition of The Scientist Digest
Check it out! 🍜🦠🧫
www.the-scientist.com/contaminatio...
Check it out! 🍜🦠🧫
www.the-scientist.com/contaminatio...
A great paper!
Do I win a prize for spotting Noodlococcus in Fig 1? @jpjhall.bsky.social @gemccallum.bsky.social
Do I win a prize for spotting Noodlococcus in Fig 1? @jpjhall.bsky.social @gemccallum.bsky.social
Delighted to have this review out with @jpjhall.bsky.social!
We discuss the risk of transmission of antimicrobial resistance in the hospital sink drain microbiome, highlight studies providing evidence of transfer, and consider strategies to mitigate these risks 🪠🦠
doi.org/10.1038/s442...
We discuss the risk of transmission of antimicrobial resistance in the hospital sink drain microbiome, highlight studies providing evidence of transfer, and consider strategies to mitigate these risks 🪠🦠
doi.org/10.1038/s442...
The hospital sink drain microbiome as a melting pot for AMR transmission to nosocomial pathogens - npj Antimicrobials and Resistance
npj Antimicrobials and Resistance - The hospital sink drain microbiome as a melting pot for AMR transmission to nosocomial pathogens
doi.org
July 31, 2025 at 6:50 PM
A great paper!
Do I win a prize for spotting Noodlococcus in Fig 1? @jpjhall.bsky.social @gemccallum.bsky.social
Do I win a prize for spotting Noodlococcus in Fig 1? @jpjhall.bsky.social @gemccallum.bsky.social
Noone ever complain again that Bluesky is less then the old Scitwitter days. Sometimes it just takes longer to get there. This thread is one month old, but worth every second. #Noodlococcus and #bluesoup vibes. @contamclub.bsky.social
Made a cocktail for my wife and she put it in the freezer, inadvertently creating a new superorganism please hel—*glurk*
June 2, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Noone ever complain again that Bluesky is less then the old Scitwitter days. Sometimes it just takes longer to get there. This thread is one month old, but worth every second. #Noodlococcus and #bluesoup vibes. @contamclub.bsky.social
And we’ve got a surprise this year…
You’ve heard of Noodlococcus, now meet NoodloSOCKus 🧦🦠🍜
We’ve loved designing these high-quality crew socks. ContamSocks are now available at ⤵️
www.contam.club ⬅️ 🧫
You’ve heard of Noodlococcus, now meet NoodloSOCKus 🧦🦠🍜
We’ve loved designing these high-quality crew socks. ContamSocks are now available at ⤵️
www.contam.club ⬅️ 🧫
November 21, 2024 at 4:19 PM
And we’ve got a surprise this year…
You’ve heard of Noodlococcus, now meet NoodloSOCKus 🧦🦠🍜
We’ve loved designing these high-quality crew socks. ContamSocks are now available at ⤵️
www.contam.club ⬅️ 🧫
You’ve heard of Noodlococcus, now meet NoodloSOCKus 🧦🦠🍜
We’ve loved designing these high-quality crew socks. ContamSocks are now available at ⤵️
www.contam.club ⬅️ 🧫
15/15 We’re so glad to finally have this out there, it has been a fun side project for us alongside our research since we discovered Noodlococcus in 2019
Hope you enjoy reading! Check it out at ⤵️
doi.org/10.1101/2025...
Hope you enjoy reading! Check it out at ⤵️
doi.org/10.1101/2025...
The Kocurious case of Noodlococcus: genomic insights into Kocuria rhizophila from characterisation of a laboratory contaminant
The laboratory contaminant Noodlococcus was named for its coccoid cells and unusual colony morphology, which resembled a pile of noodles. Along with laboratory characterisation and electron microscopy...
doi.org
June 2, 2025 at 8:00 AM
15/15 We’re so glad to finally have this out there, it has been a fun side project for us alongside our research since we discovered Noodlococcus in 2019
Hope you enjoy reading! Check it out at ⤵️
doi.org/10.1101/2025...
Hope you enjoy reading! Check it out at ⤵️
doi.org/10.1101/2025...
Noodlococcus is out in the wild!
October 8, 2025 at 7:20 AM
Noodlococcus is out in the wild!
October 6, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Happy Noodlococcus day to all those who celebrate! 🍜🧫🦠
We’re in 3 different continents now but all celebrating the 6th anniversary of the discovery of our noodle-y friend by eating some delicious noodles @prob91.bsky.social @biostan.bsky.social @gemccallum.bsky.social
We’re in 3 different continents now but all celebrating the 6th anniversary of the discovery of our noodle-y friend by eating some delicious noodles @prob91.bsky.social @biostan.bsky.social @gemccallum.bsky.social
August 9, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Happy Noodlococcus day to all those who celebrate! 🍜🧫🦠
We’re in 3 different continents now but all celebrating the 6th anniversary of the discovery of our noodle-y friend by eating some delicious noodles @prob91.bsky.social @biostan.bsky.social @gemccallum.bsky.social
We’re in 3 different continents now but all celebrating the 6th anniversary of the discovery of our noodle-y friend by eating some delicious noodles @prob91.bsky.social @biostan.bsky.social @gemccallum.bsky.social
For those that missed it this morning, our paper describing Noodlococcus (and what it has taught us about the evolution and taxonomy of Kocuria rhizophila) is now on BioRxiv
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
June 2, 2025 at 4:40 PM
For those that missed it this morning, our paper describing Noodlococcus (and what it has taught us about the evolution and taxonomy of Kocuria rhizophila) is now on BioRxiv
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
First 15 orders will get a free Noodlococcus pin badge 🍜🦠
November 21, 2025 at 5:09 PM
First 15 orders will get a free Noodlococcus pin badge 🍜🦠
Woohoo, thank you!
Btw, I am a huge fan of the Contamination Club, since 2019 when the plate with Noodlococcus (firstly called Noodlomyces) posted on Twitter (now published www.microbiologyresearch.org/content/jour...)
Btw, I am a huge fan of the Contamination Club, since 2019 when the plate with Noodlococcus (firstly called Noodlomyces) posted on Twitter (now published www.microbiologyresearch.org/content/jour...)
The Kocurious case of Noodlococcus: genomic insights into Kocuria rhizophila from characterisation of a laboratory contaminant
The laboratory contaminant strain Noodlococcus was named for its coccoid cells and unusual colony morphology, which resembled a pile of noodles. Along with laboratory characterisation and electron mic...
www.microbiologyresearch.org
November 27, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Woohoo, thank you!
Btw, I am a huge fan of the Contamination Club, since 2019 when the plate with Noodlococcus (firstly called Noodlomyces) posted on Twitter (now published www.microbiologyresearch.org/content/jour...)
Btw, I am a huge fan of the Contamination Club, since 2019 when the plate with Noodlococcus (firstly called Noodlomyces) posted on Twitter (now published www.microbiologyresearch.org/content/jour...)
Check out this story with Noodlococcus as the star of the show!
🚨 Very excited to finally say… 🚨
The story of Noodlococcus - the contaminant that started ContamClub - is available to read 📖🍜🦠
Check it out ➡️ doi.org/10.1101/2025...
1/15 🧵
The story of Noodlococcus - the contaminant that started ContamClub - is available to read 📖🍜🦠
Check it out ➡️ doi.org/10.1101/2025...
1/15 🧵
June 2, 2025 at 8:19 AM
Check out this story with Noodlococcus as the star of the show!
The Kocurious case of Noodlococcus: genomic insights into Kocuria rhizophila from characterisation of a laboratory contaminant https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.05.28.656266v1
June 1, 2025 at 10:34 AM
The Kocurious case of Noodlococcus: genomic insights into Kocuria rhizophila from characterisation of a laboratory contaminant https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.05.28.656266v1
Noodlococcus was the contaminant we discovered on August 9th 2019, leading to the creation of ContamClub as a celebration of interesting contams! 🦠
Investigation of Noodlococcus resulted in some interesting findings about the Kocuria genus. Full story available as a preprint ⤵️
Investigation of Noodlococcus resulted in some interesting findings about the Kocuria genus. Full story available as a preprint ⤵️
🚨 Very excited to finally say… 🚨
The story of Noodlococcus - the contaminant that started ContamClub - is available to read 📖🍜🦠
Check it out ➡️ doi.org/10.1101/2025...
1/15 🧵
The story of Noodlococcus - the contaminant that started ContamClub - is available to read 📖🍜🦠
Check it out ➡️ doi.org/10.1101/2025...
1/15 🧵
August 9, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Noodlococcus was the contaminant we discovered on August 9th 2019, leading to the creation of ContamClub as a celebration of interesting contams! 🦠
Investigation of Noodlococcus resulted in some interesting findings about the Kocuria genus. Full story available as a preprint ⤵️
Investigation of Noodlococcus resulted in some interesting findings about the Kocuria genus. Full story available as a preprint ⤵️
2/15 On August 9th 2019, we found a contaminant resembling a pile of noodles on an old BHI plate
After microscopy revealed it was a Gram-positive coccus, we named it Noodlococcus 🦠🍜
After microscopy revealed it was a Gram-positive coccus, we named it Noodlococcus 🦠🍜
June 2, 2025 at 8:00 AM
2/15 On August 9th 2019, we found a contaminant resembling a pile of noodles on an old BHI plate
After microscopy revealed it was a Gram-positive coccus, we named it Noodlococcus 🦠🍜
After microscopy revealed it was a Gram-positive coccus, we named it Noodlococcus 🦠🍜
The Kocurious case of Noodlococcus: genomic insights into Kocuria rhizophila from characterisation of a laboratory contaminant https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.05.28.656266v1
June 1, 2025 at 10:34 AM
The Kocurious case of Noodlococcus: genomic insights into Kocuria rhizophila from characterisation of a laboratory contaminant https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.05.28.656266v1
3/15 We whole genome sequenced it and found out that Noodlococcus was a strain of Kocura rhizophila - a ubiquitous species found all over the world. It has been isolated from Siberian permafrost, deep-sea sponges, on food products, plants, animals, and humans… it’s everywhere! 🌎🌍🌏
June 2, 2025 at 8:00 AM
3/15 We whole genome sequenced it and found out that Noodlococcus was a strain of Kocura rhizophila - a ubiquitous species found all over the world. It has been isolated from Siberian permafrost, deep-sea sponges, on food products, plants, animals, and humans… it’s everywhere! 🌎🌍🌏
Amazing!! You’ll be pleased to see that Noodlococcus is the photo for the August monthly spread 🧫🦠🍜
November 27, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Amazing!! You’ll be pleased to see that Noodlococcus is the photo for the August monthly spread 🧫🦠🍜
🍜🧬 Pan-fried noodles 🤣🤣🤣
Big shoutout to @contamclub.bsky.social for cooking up the story of Noodlococcus
We’re proud to have been part of the journey — from mystery microbe to full-genome feast 👨🍳🧫
📖 recipe available ➡️ doi.org/10.1101/2025...
#MicroSky #MicrobialMysteries #ProudServiceProvider
Big shoutout to @contamclub.bsky.social for cooking up the story of Noodlococcus
We’re proud to have been part of the journey — from mystery microbe to full-genome feast 👨🍳🧫
📖 recipe available ➡️ doi.org/10.1101/2025...
#MicroSky #MicrobialMysteries #ProudServiceProvider
June 2, 2025 at 11:29 AM
🍜🧬 Pan-fried noodles 🤣🤣🤣
Big shoutout to @contamclub.bsky.social for cooking up the story of Noodlococcus
We’re proud to have been part of the journey — from mystery microbe to full-genome feast 👨🍳🧫
📖 recipe available ➡️ doi.org/10.1101/2025...
#MicroSky #MicrobialMysteries #ProudServiceProvider
Big shoutout to @contamclub.bsky.social for cooking up the story of Noodlococcus
We’re proud to have been part of the journey — from mystery microbe to full-genome feast 👨🍳🧫
📖 recipe available ➡️ doi.org/10.1101/2025...
#MicroSky #MicrobialMysteries #ProudServiceProvider