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Matters Microbial #88: Microbial Interactions in Cystic Fibrosis April 24, 2025
Today, Dr. Reed Stubbendieck, Assistant Professor of Microbiology & Molecular Genetics at Oklahoma State University joins the #QualityQuorum to discuss how microbes and the host communicate with one another in the cystic fibrosis lung.
Host: Mark O. Martin
Guest: Reed Stubbendieck
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Links for this episode An overview of cystic fibrosis as a disease with a genetic link. A review of the microbiome of the cystic fibrosis lung. An overview of biofilms. An interesting role for extracellular DNA itself as a “building block” of biofilms. An overview of polymicrobial communities. Life in mucus—an interesting essay. An overview of Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Pseudomonas and the siderophore pigment pyoverdin which is not only about iron, but also bacterial conflict and cooperation. An interesting overview of microbe-microbe interactions, often called “sociomicrobiology,” and an introductory article on this topic. A review of the nasal microbiome. The organism Rothia, understudied and of interest to Dr. Stubbendieck’s research group. Some work from Dr. Stubbendieck’s group describing how Rothia is helpful in inhibiting some disease causing bacteria. The organism Dolosigranulum pigrum, also understudied and of interest to Dr. Stubbendieck’s research group. More work from Dr. Stubbendieck’s group with another possibly probiotic bacterium, Dolosigranulum pigrum, that may protect against disease causing microbes. Dr. Stubbendieck’s faculty website. Dr. Stubbendieck’s very interesting research group website.Intro music is by Reber Clark
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Matters Microbial #87: Dietary Protein and the Microbiome April 17, 2025
Today, Dr. Manuel Kleiner, Associate Professor of Microbiomes and Complex Microbial Communities at North Carolina State University, joins the #QualityQuorum to discuss how diet can influence the microbiome in fascinating ways.
Host: Mark O. Martin
Guest: Manuel Kleiner
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Links for this episode An overview of “pink pigmented facultative methylotrophs,” which can lead to wonderful “leaf prints.” Gnotobiotic versus “germ-free” animals. A solid review of the gut microbiome and the relationship to health. An article describing how proteins are digested by the microbiota. A description of glycan degrading enzymes and the gut microbiome. An overview of mucin. Description of metaproteomics by Dr. Kleiner. Description of metagenomics. Gut microbiota and dysbiosis. An overview of inflammatory bowel disease. An overview of Bacteroides thetaiotaomicron. An overview of Akkermansia muciniphila. The possibility of microbes “farming” us for mucus! The wide ranging and deeply fascinating website for Dr. Kleiner’s research group. Dr. Kleiner’s faculty website.Intro music is by Reber Clark
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Matters Microbial #86: Intraterrestrials — the Strangest Life on, and in, the Earth April 10, 2025
Today, Dr. Karen Lloyd, Professor of Earth Science at the University of Southern California, joins the #QualityQuorum to discuss her upcoming book Intraterrestrials (Princeton University Press). Dr. Lloyd will describe the 25 year journey she and her coworkers have had exploring microbial life deep underground, and even less likely places.
Host: Mark O. Martin
Guest: Karen Lloyd
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Links for this episode The upcoming book, Intraterrestrials, by Dr. Lloyd. Definition of the term “intraterrestrial.” An interesting review article on intraterrestrial microbes. An video overview of extremophiles. An overview of the new field of geomicrobiology. A definition of “SLiME”s (subsurface lithoautotrophic microbial ecosystem). An article on microbial communities found deep underground. An article on “just underground” microbial communities that was just published. Remembering Dr. Katrina Edwards. Microbial communities in New Zealand hot springs. Radiolytic microbial communities. Photosynthesis by cyanobacteria via deep infrared light at hydrothermal vents (without sunlight). Microbes living under extreme acidic conditions: the famed “snottites.” Microbes living under extreme alkaline conditions: NPL-UPL2. How slowly can microbes divide? A fascinating video by Dr. Lloyd. Introducing Dr. Lloyd in her new position at the University of Southern California (an excellent overview of her work). Dr. Lloyd’s faculty website. Dr. Lloyd’s research group website.Intro music is by Reber Clark
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Matters Microbial #85: The Microbiomes of Hawai’ian Seascapes April 3, 2025
Today, Dr. Rosie ’Anolani Alegado of the University of Hawai’i at Mānoa joins the #QualityQuorum to discuss how weather, climate, and human intervention impact the microbiota to be found in human related seascapes around Hawai’i.
Host: Mark O. Martin
Guest: Rosie ’Anolani Alegado
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Links for this episode An overview of how Hawai’i was settled from Polynesia. An essay describing indigenous Hawai’ian culture and its collaborative relationship to the land and sea. A must read book “Coral Reefs in a Microbial Sea,” by the late Merry Youle, Forest Rohwer, and Derek Vosten. Here are several links related to the work of Dr. Isabella Abbott, including this one from Pacific Science. Again, well worth your reading. An overview of the field of ethnobotany, championed by Dr. Abbott. Dr. Alegado’s previous research was with the fascinating choanoflagellates, which can tell us about the evolution of complex life. Here is a video about these ancient relatives of us all. Here is a article from Dr. Alegado describing a bacterial role in the development of this fascinating organism. An overview of the “One Health” concept linking human interactions, animals, plants, the land, and the ocean. A focus of Dr. Alegado’s group research involving the indigenous Hawai’ian fishponds. An overview of community restoration of these ancient structures. The role of taro in ethnobotany. A fine description of indigenous Hawai’ian mariculture. The concept of dysbiosis. Tropical storm Wali, which impacted the Hawai’ian Islands. An overview of alpha diversity and beta diversity in microbiome studies. A fine book about Dr. Barbara McClintock, “A Feeling for the Organism.” Here is a wonderful video in which Dr. Alegado describes the work of her research group and her interests in the fishponds of Hawai’i. Dr. Alegado’s faculty website. Dr. Alegado’s very interesting research group website.Intro music is by Reber Clark
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Matters Microbial #84: Detecting Pathogens — and Worse — in Wastewater March 27, 2025
Today, Dr. Rachel Poretsky, Associate Professor of Biological Sciences at the University of Illinois Chicago joins the #QualityQuorum to discuss how examining wastewater (and related water) can give insights into the presence of pathogen antimicrobial resistance genes and even microbial ecology.
Host: Mark O. Martin
Guest: Rachel Poretsky
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Links for this episode A link to demonstrate the wonders of the Marine Biological Laboratories’ Microbial Diversity course, which I know for a fact is life changing. Recommended by David Ranada, an article about water bottles and microbes. An essay about the Chicago River and cholera, which led to the necessity of effective waste water treatment. An overview of the complexities of waste water treatment. Here is a video on that topic. An essay by Carl Zimmer about the microbial ecology of lakes…and human beings. How “recreational water quality” is determined. An article describing the microbiota associated with human biological waste with an amusing name (scroll down). How qPCR can be used to determine the prevalence of specific microbes. A recent article from Dr. Poretsky’s research group, investigating how antimicrobial resistance genes can move through a hospital waste water system. A link to the Bacterial-Viral Bioinformatics Resource Center, for which Dr. Poretsky is a Principle Investigator. The Illinois state wastewater surveillance dashboard. Fascinating! A Discovery Channel documentary on virus hunting and surveillance that includes Dr. Poretsky. Dr. Poretsky’s faculty webpage. Dr. Poretsky’s webpage for her research group.Intro music is by Reber Clark
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Matters Microbial #83: Helicobacter — Passing the Acid Test March 19, 2025
Today, Dr. Karen Ottemann, Professor and Chair of the Department of Microbiology and Environmental Toxicology at the University of California Santa Cruz joins the #QualityQuorum to discuss the fascinating strategies of Helicobacter pylori, which can cause gastric ulcers and even stomach cancer in people.
Host: Mark O. Martin
Guest: Karen Ottemann
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Links for this episode An overview of Helicobacter pylori and its relationship to gastric ulcers and gastric cancer. A video on the relationship between Helicobacteri pylori and gastric diseases. The story of how Helicobacter pylori was finally demonstrated to be responsible for gastric ulcers and gastric cancer. The prevalence of Helicobacter pylori world wide. When Helicobacter pylori does not cause disease: a possible theory. The mechanism by which Helicobacter pylori causes gastric ulcers. The mechanism by which Helicobacter pylori causes gastric cancer. An overview of gastric cancer. An overview of inflammation and cancer. One of the articles from Dr. Ottemann’s research group discussed in this episode: “Bacterial flagella hijack type IV pili proteins to control motility.” Another of the articles from Dr. Ottemann’s research group discussed in this episode: “Helicobacter pylori cheV1 mutants recover semisolid agar migration due to loss of a previously uncharacterized Type IV filament membrane alignment complex homolog.” Dr. Ottemann’s faculty website. Dr. Ottemann’s research website.Intro music is by Reber Clark
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Matters Microbial #82: Melanin, Fungi, and Global Warming March 13, 2025
Today, the impressive Dr. Arturo Casadevall of Johns Hopkins University returns to the podcast to discuss how fungal disease is a looming threat on our warming planet, and how these organisms can use pigmentation to adapt to human-associated environments . . . and increase their chances of causing disease.
Host: Mark O. Martin
Guest: Arturo Casadevall
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Links for this episode A video overview of the understudied world of fungi. A CDC overview of fungal diseases. A hopeful study: fungi, frogs, and purple bacteria. A less scholarly but highly recommended essay is here. Dr. Casadevall’s earlier visit to #MattersMicrobial. The story of Alexander Fleming, a stray fungal spore, and penicillin. The story of fungi and cyclosporins, which help with organ transplantation in humans. A recent New York Times article on fungal networks. An article about mass extinctions and “fungal overgrowth.” A review of the structure and function of melanin. An overview of how melanin can be used to turn various forms of radiation into energy. A review of high body temperatures versus fungal infections. One of the articles discussed today, from Dr. Casadevall’s group: “Impact of Yeast Pigmentation on Heat Capture and Latitudinal Distribution.” Another article from Dr. Casadevall’s group discussed today: “The hypothermic nature of fungi.” A really fascinating preprint from Dr. Casadevall’s group discussed today: “Thermal and pigment characterization of environmental fungi in the urban heat island of Baltimore City” Dr. Casadevall’s faculty website. The research website for Dr. Casadevall’s group.Intro music is by Reber Clark
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Matters Microbial #81: Viruses, Innate Immunity, and Undergraduates March 5, 2025
Today, Dr. Brianne Barker, Associate Professor of the Biology Department at Drew University, joins the #QualityQuorum to discuss how her undergraduate research group studies how innate immune mechanisms of cells recognize viral invasion.
Host: Mark O. Martin
Guest: Brianne Barker
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Links for this episode A video describing the immune system, both innate and adaptive. More of a focus on mechanisms of innate immunity, the focus for today. A description of basic immune cells. An introductory video describing the viral reproductive cycle in general. A description of PRRs (pattern recognition receptors) and MAMPs (microbially associated molecular patterns) An overview of interferons and disease. An introductory video overview of programmed cell death, called apoptosis. The role that retroviruses play in producing blue eggs in chickens. Here is a very introductory summary. The role that retroviruses play in placental mammals, including humans. How do cells recognize invading DNA during viral infection? A research paper by Dr. Barker’s research group. Dr. Barker on This Week in Virology. Dr. Barker’s faculty website. Dr. Barker’s research group website.Intro music is by Reber Clark
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Matters Microbial #80: Do Microbes Make the Best Chemists? February 27, 2025
Today, Dr. Marc Chevrette, Assistant Professor of Microbiology and Cell Science at the University of Florida, joins the #QualityQuorum to discuss how his research group can study novel metabolites and even interactions via study of microbial genomes! Dr. Chevrette reminds us all that microbes are the best chemists!
Host: Mark O. Martin
Guest: Marc Chevrette
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Links for this episode An overview of how quickly the field of microbial genomics has advanced. How secondary metabolites can be important to antibiosis, cell signaling, and even communication. An overview of genome mining, along with another review. The program antiSMASH that analyzes genomes for genes involved with secondary metabolites. A video describing how antiSMASH can be used to search for possible biosynthetic gene clusters. An essay about Dr. Julian Davies. An article by Dr. Davies’ group suggesting that antibiotics can serve as chemical signals between microbes. The idea of “parvomics,” studying the role of small molecules in how microbes communicate and interact. A great article from Dr. Chevrette and colleagues about how to look for biosynthetic diversity using genome mining. An article by Dr. Chevrette and colleagues exploring how groups of microbes can interact in remarkable ways. Dr. Chevrette’s faculty website. Dr. Chevrette’s research website.Intro music is by Reber Clark
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Matters Microbial #79: How Amoebae Beat the Heat February 20, 2025
Today, Dr. Angela Oliverio, Assistant Professor in the Biology Department at Syracuse University, joins the #QualityQuorum to discuss what her research group has been learning about extremophilic single-celled eukaryotes!
Host: Mark O. Martin
Guest: Angela Oliverio
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Links for this episode An overview of protists. A wondrous video of the types of protists to be found seemingly everywhere. A video about amoebae and how YOU can find them. A video about the testate amoebae mentioned in this podcast. An essay about the testate amoebae. A very old article on temperature limits to eukaryotic life. A more modern article on this topic. An article from Dr. Oliverio’s group on the temperature limits to eukaryotic life. The Mullin laboratory at UCSF does remarkable visualization. Genomics and the Lawrence Livermore Laboratory. How mycoplasma move, with remarkable videos. A member of Dr. Oliverio’s lab creates beautiful glass art at this Etsy shop. A wonderful local news report on Dr. Oliverio and coworker’s research. A nice overview of Dr. Oliverio’s research interest in extremophilic protists. An article from Dr. Oliverio’s group explaining why we should all care about extremophilic eukaryotes. Dr. Oliverio’s research website (and SO worth your time) Dr. Oliverio’s faculty website.Intro music is by Reber Clark
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Matters Microbial #78: An EXTREME Close Up of the Squid-Vibrio Symbiosis February 13, 2025
Today, Dr Ariane Briegel, Professor and head of the Integrative Structural Cell Biology research unit at the Institut Pasteur in Paris, France, joins the #QualityQuorum to discuss some of the exciting findings of her research group studying how bacteria and the ever-popular Hawaiian bobtail squid work together at a molecular level—using cutting-edge cryo-electron tomography!
Host: Mark O. Martin
Guest: Ariane Briegel
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Links for this episode The (somewhat venerable) “The Eighth Day of Creation” discussed in this episode. A lovely article about the much missed Dr. Esther Lederberg. Here is another I much enjoyed. A website devoted to Dr. Esther Lederberg. A fun video reminder of the symbiosis between Vibrio fischeri and Euprymna scolopes. A review of cryo-electron tomography as applied to the study of bacterial structures. A book coauthored by Dr. Briegel on the use of this technology to study cell-microbe interactions. A video on the topic of cryo-electron tomography. Another video by Dr. Briegel on this topic. An earlier episode of #MattersMicrobial with Dr. Briegel. An article by the Moore Foundation that supports the work of Dr. Briegel. A article describing how cryo-EM can be applied to whole organisms, like roundworms. Research websites for collaborators on this project, Dr. Edward Ruby and Dr. Margaret McFall-Ngai. Dr. Briegel’s laboratory website. Dr. Briegel’s academic website.Intro music is by Reber Clark
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Matters Microbial #77: It’s a Germ-Eat-Germ World! February 6, 2025
Today, Dr Laura Williams, Director of Undergraduate Research at Georgia Institute of Technology, joins the #QualityQuorum to discuss some of the exciting work she did as an associate professor at Providence College with undergraduate students studying predatory bacteria and why we should care about this fascinating topic!
Host: Mark O. Martin
Guest: Laura Williams
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Links for this episode A quite ancient review article describing the different classes of predatory bacteria by yours truly. A very important article on this topic by the late Dr. Lynn Margulis and colleagues. An article about my very inspirational first microbiology professor at UCLA, Syd Rittenberg, who did early work on Bdellovibrio. Several more up to date review articles on Bdellovibrio. The website of Dr. Liz Sockett (where both yours truly and Dr. Williams received some generous training). A quite interesting article by Dr. Sockett on Bdellovibrio. An article suggesting that predatory bacteria could be used as “living antibiotics.” An article describing the BALOs concept. The article described by Dr. Williams. Dr. Williams laboratory group website. Dr. Williams current faculty/administrator page.Intro music is by Reber Clark
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Matters Microbial #76: Marvelous Multicellular Magnetotactic Microbes! January 29, 2025
Today, Dr. George Schaible, Postdoctoral Scholar at the University of California, Santa Barbara, joins the #QualityQuorum to discuss the exciting work he did during his PhD to unravel a fascinating topic: multicellular magnetotactic microbes!
Host: Mark O. Martin
Guest: George Schaible
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Links for this episode What is a postdoctoral scholar in microbiology? A previous #MattersMicrobial podcast about giant bacteria from Dr. Esther Angert. A previous #MattersMicrobial podcast about magnetotactic bacteria from Dr. Arash Komeili. A previous #MattersMicrobial podcast about multicellularity in microbes from Dr Will Ratcliff. The transformative Microbial Diversity Course at the Marine Biological Labs at Woods Hole, Massachusetts. An article describing the value of the Microbial Diversity Course. I wrote this blog post on Chlorochromatium aggregatum consortium for Small Things Considered many years ago. The “pink berry” consortium at Woods Hole. A research paper on genetic interactions within the pink berry consortium, coauthored by a former undergraduate researcher of mine, Dr. Danielle Campbell. Yes, I am very proud. A strategy to easily enrich for magnetotactic bacteria from nature. Here is a video that informs and amuses. An early report of multicellular magnetotactic microbes. The research article under discussion in today’s podcast. A link to Dr. Roland Hatzenpichler’s laboratory website (Dr. Hatzenpichler was the originator of this research, all the way back to his own attending the Microbial Diversity Course.). The deeply strange genome(s) of Achromatium. An introduction to nanoSIMS technology. An introduction to stable isotope probing. The laboratory website of Dr. Jean-Marie Volland, where Dr. Schaible works at UC Santa BarbaraIntro music is by Reber Clark
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Matters Microbial #75: Do Gut Microbes Watch their Carbs? January 22, 2025
Today, Dr. Darrell Cockburn, Associate Professor of Food Science at Penn State, joins the #QualityQuorum to discuss the work his research group has done exploring how starches and other polysaccharides are used by the gut microbiome.
Host: Mark O. Martin
Guest: Darrell Cockburn
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Links for this episode An overview of dietary fiber in the diet. A primer on the structure of starch and cellulose. An overview on starch granules. The concept of food gelatinazation. An overview of “resistant” starch. How Febreze works! The concept of the glycemic index of foods. An article about resistant starch and colon microbiota. Another article on this topic. A primer on carbohydrate binding modules. An article describing the role of short chain fatty acids in digestion. An article suggesting that there is no perfect microbiome. An interesting article from Dr. Cockburns research group showing that microbes can work together to digest resistant starch. Dr. Cockburn’s academic website.Intro music is by Reber Clark
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Matters Microbial #74: Podcasting to Combat Microbial Misinformation January 16, 2025
Today, Dr. Jessica Coates of the Biology Department at Spelman College joins the #QualityQuorum to discuss her work combating microbial misinformation in the classroom and to share her journey to the microbial sciences.
Host: Mark O. Martin
Guest: Jessica Coates
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Links for this episode A short talk I gave at ASM some time ago about Louis Pasteur and the term “germ.” An organization devoted to promoting microbial literacy. An example of using podcasting to increase learning outcomes in the STEM classroom. An example of using podcasts by scientists to promote learning by students. The interesting story of Spelman College. An interview with Dr. Coates. The academic website of Dr. Coates.Intro music is by Reber Clark
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Matters Microbial #73: Seeing the Microbiome January 8, 2025
Today, Dr. Travis Wiles, Assistant Professor of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry at the University of California, Irvine, joins the #QualityQuorum to discuss the work he and his research group have done to visualize the changing dynamics of the gut microbiome—including bacteriophages residing there.
Host: Mark O. Martin
Guest: Travis Wiles
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Links for this episode Dr Anne Estes’ academic website is found here, along with her blog, and her social media link on Bluesky. So many interesting ideas! Transgenic zebrafish as pets are called GLOfish. Use of zebrafish as a model system for developmental biology. An article exploring the effects of the microbiome on gnotobiotic (“germ free”) zebrafish. An essay on both lytic and lysogenic bacteriophages. An essay describing how bacteriophage interact with the gut microbiota. One of my former undergraduate research students, Dr. Danielle Campbell, works in this area! An article suggesting that bacteriophage do in fact interact with eukaryotic cells. The concept of phage conversion: how some bacteriophages carry bacterial genes, including toxin genes. An article about bacteriophages and bacterial evolution. An article about the study of the zebrafish gut microbiome. An article about research with zebrafish and Mycobacterium. The article discussed in this episode by Dr. Wiles’ group: “Phollow: Visualizing Gut Bacteriophage Transmission within Microbial Communities and Living Animals .” Dr. Wiles’ academic website. Dr. Wiles’ very colorful and interesting laboratory group website.Intro music is by Reber Clark
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Matters Microbial #72: Who is in Your Water? January 2, 2025
Today, Dr. Ameet Pinto, Carlton S. Wilder Associate Professor in Civil and Environmental Engineering at the Georgia Institute of Technology, joins the #QualityQuorum to discuss the microbiome of drinking water and how it can be used to optimize safety and health.
Host: Mark O. Martin
Guest: Ameet Pinto
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Links for this episode A short review of a famous article by Dr. Norman Pace about the microbiome of showers and how microbial populations differed due to chlorination. An old discussion of microbial oligotrophy: the ability to survive on very low levels of nutrients. The story of John Snow, a water fountain, and cholera in England. The concept of “Live/Dead” staining of microbes. An overview of the concept of metagenomics. An article on the microbiome of shower hoses. A public science outreach program to study the microbiome of showerheads. The Instagram link for Dr. Pinto’s wonderful cat, Nessie. A great book describing exceptions to Mendelian genetics using cats: “Cats Are Not Peas.” Highly recommended. An article about water supplies and the pathogenic microbe Legionella. An overview of water disinfection techniques. An introduction to a model system of a microbial soil community, called THOR by Jo Handelsman and colleagues. Thinking of water treatment and related technologies as a series of ecological niches, via Tom Curtis and Bill Sloane. Dr. Pinto’s faculty website. Dr. Pinto’s deeply fascinating research group website.Intro music is by Reber Clark
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Matters Microbial #71: Disinfecting the Built Environment December 25, 2024
Ever wonder what’s growing on your toothbrush? Today, Dr. Erica Hartmann, Associate Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Northwestern University, joins the #QualityQuorum to discuss how antimicrobial resistance can occur in the built environment we see all around us every day—and why it is vital to learn more about this association.
Host: Mark O. Martin
Guest: Erica Hartmann
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Links for this episode An essay on the Hygiene Hypothesis. An overview of the “built environment.” The trouble with triclosan. An essay on heavy metal resistance. An article from Dr. Hartmann’s group about the toothbrush microbiome (“Project Pottymouth”). A link to the Human Microbiome Project. An overview of antibiotic resistance and antibiotic resistance genes. An article about silver nanoparticles on toothbrushes. A blog post about probiotic cleaning products. An interesting post from Dr. Hartmann’s team about viruses in your bathroom. A video by Dr. Hartmann about her research. Dr. Hartmann’s faculty website. Dr. Hartmann’s research team website.Intro music is by Reber Clark
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Matters Microbial #70: Food Safety and Antibiotic Resistance December 18, 2024
Today, Dr. Dr. Erika Ganda, Assistant Professor of Food Animal Microbiomes in the Department of Animal Science at Pennsylvania State University, joins the #QualityQuorum to discuss the varied interests of her research team studying the intersection of animal husbandry, microbiome studies, and the threat of antimicrobial resistance.
Host: Mark O. Martin
Guest: Erika Ganda
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Links for this episode A video that Dr. Quinn and yours truly did for an event at Harvard University about #LuxArt. A video of a #LuxArt event I ran at ASMCUE a few years ago. An overview from the CDC about the One Health concept. The story of “Typhoid Mary.” An overview of rumen microbiology. The glass artwork of Jane Hartman. An article about Salmonella dublin and the impact on the dairy industry. An introduction to strategies of antibiotic resistance. A TED talk about the threat of antibiotic resistance. The concept of low level antibiotics to promote growth in chickens and other animals. A video demonstrating the swift rise of antibiotic resistance using the MEGAPLATE approach. The accident in Brazil in 2015 releasing metal mining waste leading to increased antibiotic resistance. Evidence that microbial zinc resistance leads to increased antibiotic resistance. An explainer for proper antibiotic use. Dr. Ganda’s faculty website. Dr. Ganda’s research websiteIntro music is by Reber Clark
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Matters Microbial #69: Can Eating Microbes Make You Healthy? December 11, 2024
Today, Dr. Maria Marco, Professor of Food Science and Technology at the University of California Davis, joins the #QualityQuorum to discuss microorganisms in food, intestinal ecosystems, and the role that lactic acid bacteria can play in health and well-being.
Host: Mark O. Martin
Guest: Maria Marco
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Links for this episode An overview of food science microbiology as a career. An article on the microbial ecology of sauerkraut. An article on Élie Metchnikoff and his ideas about probiotics and health/lifespan. An overview of Lactobacillus acidophilus, and an article on its use in medical settings. The story of E. coli Nissle. “Wild Fermentations,” a book by Sandor Katz. Discussion of clinical trials with probiotics. Thoughts about indigenous microbiology. A related essay on indigenous microbiology. Dr. Marco’s faculty website. Dr. Marco’s research website.Intro music is by Reber Clark
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