A clinical microbiologist/parasitologist sharing the love of parasites for the Twitterverse. Images and opinions are my own. NorDx Lab, MaineHealth.

Scarborough, ME
Joined August 2020
Excited to share another AI parasitology study by my former coworkers at ARUP and I. Post implementation of AI for O&Ps. Increased diagnostic yield πŸͺ±πŸ¦  and workflow efficiency πŸ™ŒπŸΌπŸ”₯! These are truly exciting times for parasitology benches and labs. journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128… – at Scarborough, ME
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Excited to present with this star-studded line-up of parasitology experts at ASM Health Meeting. There is still time to register. Come on...everyone needs a full day reboot of their parasitology knowledge and best practices. Come join the cool kids in parasitic perfection! – at Maine, USA
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Marc Couturier PhD, D(ABMM) πŸ•·πŸ¦ πŸ”¬ retweeted
Huge congrats to Benjamin Bradley, MD, PhD, the 2026 PASCV Young Investigator Award recipient! πŸ† This award celebrates Ben's vital contributions to clinical virology early in his career. See you in Clearwater on April 29 for the presentation! πŸ‘ #PASCV #Virology #Science
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This was amazing work by an amazing team! Happy to see it rolling out and changing the game! – at Scarborough, ME
Parasitology had been technologically stagnant for decades until ARUP changed the game. Now, ARUP leverages AI to improve detection of GI parasites and ease the laborious testing process. Learn more: ow.ly/z8JE50Wct5W #parasitology #parasites #artificialintelligence
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A prime welcome back to the northeast. This poor patient had a rip-roaring case of anaplasmosis diagnosed initially by blood smear and confirmed by PCR. The ticks are bad this year!!! (Removed these from my clothes with packing tape after a casual walk in the woods!) – at Scarborough, ME
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Happy Medical Laboratory Professionals Week 2025 to all my amazing lab folks! Keep doing the amazing "dirty" work that nobody else sees. πŸ§ͺπŸ§«πŸ§¬πŸ’© πŸ€œπŸ”¬πŸ€› @NorDxLab – at Maine, USA
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This was a very fun experience to present 5 years of work in just a few minutes. But the audience was great and the discussions with colleagues afterwards was very enriching. The AI movement is huge in microbiology. The more work and the more experiences, the better it will be! – at Vienna, Austria
Marc Couturier, PhD, will present on the development of an AI-screening tool designed to detect human gastrointestinal parasites in wet-mount slides at ESCMID in Vienna, Austria. Learn more about how the tool has improved detection: ow.ly/WCao50VAzpL
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Really enjoying catching up with colleagues and learning new disciplines such as ASP, IP, and antimicrobial susceptibility testing. Never too old to learn new tricks πŸ˜€ Vienna is a wonderful host. If you are here at ESCMID 2025, please come say hi. – at Vienna, Austria
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This was a fun. The worm was barely recognizable as a worm. It vaguely looked like a proglottid, but the specimen was badly degraded. Clearing the tissue with some lactophenol exposed the genus-level ID. Taenia eggs in utero. Hooklets visible even! #Parasitology @ParasiteGal
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When is Strongy, too much Strongy? Well, anytime... But especially...when moms look like they are taking their kids out to the park to play!? Three adult female Strongy and numerous L1 larvae. So much Strongy! #parasitology @ARUPLabs
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Marc Couturier PhD, D(ABMM) πŸ•·πŸ¦ πŸ”¬ retweeted
Attending AMP 2024? Don’t miss this discussion on gastrointestinal parasites! Marc Couturier, PhD, D(ABMM), will review the role of multiplex molecular detection tests and discuss applications of nucleic acid testing for parasite detection. #AMP2024 #AMPath24
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Friday, Funday. This is what we consider...a whole lot of Dientamoeba fragilis! Mostly binucleate forms with variably fragmented karyosomes. #parasitology @ARUPLabs @ParasiteGal
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Fun treat today in the lab. A bunch of ticks from Ohio, each smaller than a poppy seed. Looks like a skydiving formation πŸ˜†. βœ”οΈ No eyes βœ”οΈ Long mouthparts βœ”οΈ Inverted anal groove βœ”οΈ 6 legs. How would you report? #parasitology @ARUPLabs @ParasiteGal
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These are larvae of Ixodes sp. One might assume I. scapularis based on geography, but the necessary features to key out larvae to species are difficult to discern.
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I was just inspired to get off my butt and share some more images on here by a colleague at ACLPS 2024 πŸ˜‰ UV image of Paracapillaria in a stool specimen. #parasitology @ParasiteGal @ARUPLabs
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This is amazing and cool to see. Admittedly, I have not seen this often at all. Continued development of embryos in Ascaris eggs...in fixative! Talk about resilient πŸͺ±! #parasitology @ParasiteGal @ARUPLabs
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I love Balantioides coli. 🦠 Such a fun organism...but, be careful with iodine and 40X objectives though...easy to overlook. 10X objective screening is critical for this organism. See the difference? Look at those cute little cilia! #parasitology @ARUPLabs @ParasiteGal
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