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  • Matters Microbial #71: Disinfecting the Built Environment

    Matters Microbial #71: Disinfecting the Built Environment

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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.

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  • Matters Microbial #70: Food Safety and Antibiotic Resistance

    Matters Microbial #70: Food Safety and Antibiotic Resistance

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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 website

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  • Matters Microbial #69: Can Eating Microbes Make You Healthy?

    Matters Microbial #69: Can Eating Microbes Make You Healthy?

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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.

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  • Matters Microbial #68: Social Evolution in Viruses

    Matters Microbial #68: Social Evolution in Viruses

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    Matters Microbial #68: Social Evolution in Viruses December 4, 2024

    Today, Dr. Sam Díaz-Muñoz, Assistant Professor of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, as well as a Faculty Member of the Genome Center at the University of California Davis, joins the #QualityQuorum to discuss how their group, and a growing community of researchers, investigates the social lives of viruses: the many ways that viruses interact and the ways that interactions shape infections and viral evolution.

    Host: Mark O. Martin

    Guest: Sam Díaz-Muñoz

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    Links for this episode An article by Carl Zimmer on the social lives of viruses.’ An overview of RNA viruses in general. An overview of cystoviruses. An overview of the use of cystoviruses in the study of evolution. A relevant article: “Open Questions in the Social Lives of Viruses,” Leeks et al. 2023: Another relevant article: “Sociovirology: Conflict, Cooperation, and Communication among Viruses,” DĂ­az-Muñoz et al. 2017: The website for the Social Lives of Viruses Meetings An article from Jesse Bloom’s lab showing the variation in single cell infection outcomes (Figure 4 is one of Dr. DĂ­az-Muñoz’s favorites from any paper). The faculty website for Dr. Lin Chao, who was very influential in Dr. DĂ­az-Muñoz’s background and promoted the study of evolution in microbes. The website for Dr. Paul Turner, who was very influential in Dr. DĂ­az-Muñoz’s background and promoted the study of evolution in microbes. The website for Dr. Rich Lenski, who was very influential in Dr. DĂ­az-Muñoz’s background and promoted the study of evolution in microbes. A CDC article about “shift” versus “drift” in influenza. A video by Dr. DĂ­az-Muñoz from 2020 about viruses. Dr. DĂ­az-Muñoz’s faculty website. Dr. DĂ­az-Muñoz’s laboratory group website.

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  • Matters Microbial #67: Chemical Communication in Microbe Symbioses

    Matters Microbial #67: Chemical Communication in Microbe Symbioses

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    Matters Microbial #67: Chemical Communication in Microbe Symbioses November 27, 2024

    Today, Dr. Marcy Balunas, Associate Professor of Microbiology and Immunology, as well as part of the Department of Medicinal Chemistry at the University of Michigan, joins the #QualityQuorum to discuss how her group investigates the chemical signals—the language—between host and microbe symbioses.

    Host: Mark O. Martin

    Guest: Marcy Balunas

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    Links for this episode An article on bacterial colonial variation during domestication, by Dr. Roberto Kolter and colleagues. The Tiny Earth Project to crowdsource new bacterial sources of antibiotic compounds. An overview of chemical ecology. Description of how analytical chemistry is used to investigate symbioses. A description of how MALDI is used to identify compounds. A description of how LC M/S is used to identify compounds. A description of some work done on tunicate-microbe associations by the Balunas lab. Dr. Jonathan Klassen collaboration. An article on ant based fungal farming. Dr. Spencer Nyholm collaboration. An article on the squid nidamental gland. Dr. Irene Newton collaboration. An article on bee associated microbes that protect against fungal infection. A video describing some of the work done by the Balunas laboratory on ant fungus farming with Dr. Klassen. Dr. Balunas faculty website. Balunas laboratory website.

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  • Matters Microbial #66: Digesting the Science of Fermented Foods

    Matters Microbial #66: Digesting the Science of Fermented Foods

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    Matters Microbial #66: Digesting the Science of Fermented Foods November 20, 2024

    Today, Dr. Ben Wolfe, Associate Professor of Biology at Tufts University, joins the #QualityQuorum to discuss how he and his collaborators study novel food fermentations, helping the public understand more about the gut microbiome, and outreach projects involving microbially-associated food.

    Host: Mark O. Martin

    Guest: Benjamin Wolfe

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    Links for this episode An overview for beginning Micronauts on microbial fermentation. A more advanced overview of microbial fermentation. A book and website that I highly recommend by Sandor Katz on the subject, including many recipes and background information. The bacterially derived volatile chemical geosmin. An article describing the relationship between geosmin and springtails. An article about leaf cutter ants and how they farm fungi! I hope to do an entire podcast on this topic soon. An article of Dr. Wolfe and colleague’s work showing a relationship between fungal antibiotics and cheese microbiome development. Dr. Rob Dunn’s “Belly Button Microbiome” project, a community science effort. An overview of the community science effort to explore sourdough bread microbiology. An overview of cheese microbiology. A description of cheesemaking and cheese caves. A cheesemaker with which Dr. Wolfe has worked. A link to a remarkable article by Dr. Wolfe’s research group that we discussed in this episode: “Novel Fermentations Integrate Traditional Practic and Rational Design of Fermented-Food Microbiomes.” A video of a presentation by Dr. Wolfe on cheese microbiology. Dr. Wolfe’s faculty website at Tufts University. A website by Dr. Wolfe and coworkers promoting microbial literacy via understanding the positive relationship between food and microbes. The website of Dr. Wolfe’s research group.

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  • Matters Microbial #65: Squishy Tissues and Hints from Archaea

    Matters Microbial #65: Squishy Tissues and Hints from Archaea

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    Today, Dr. Alex Bisson, Assistant Professor of Biology at Brandeis University, joins the #QualityQuorum to discuss how he and his collaborators use a variety of tools to study the mechanobiology of archaea (such as how some respond to being “squished”), and how those studies can shed light on the evolution of complex eukaryotes like humans.

    Host: Mark O. Martin

    Guest: Alex Bisson

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    Links for this episode An overview of one of the archaea used by Dr. Bisson’s research team, Haloferax volcanii. Here is an article from New Scientist about Dr. Bisson’s research. A journal article from Nature Communications describing work done by the Bisson laboratory. The preprint from Dr. Bisson’s research team discussed in this podcast. Here is a video of a seminar by Dr. Bisson. Dr. Bisson’s faculty website. Dr. Bisson’s very interesting research team website.

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  • Matters Microbial #64: Making Sense of the Microbiome

    Matters Microbial #64: Making Sense of the Microbiome

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    Today, Dr. Patrick Schloss, Professor in the Department of Microbiology and Immunology in the School of Medicine at the University of Michigan, joins the #QualityQuorum to discuss how the human microbiome is studied, possible pitfalls in such data analysis, and what tools he and his coworkers have developed to lead toward repeatable, hypothesis-driven science.

    Host: Mark O. Martin

    Guest: Patrick Schloss

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    Links for this episode An overview of how the gut microbiome is analyzed. One of the articles discussed by Dr. Schloss exploring reproducibility in microbiome studies: “Identifying and Overcoming Threats to Reproducibility, Replicability, Robustness, and Generalizability in Microbiome Research.” Another article discussed by Dr. Schloss, regarding the link between the microbiome and obesity: “Looking for a Signal in the Noise: Revisiting Obesity and the Microbiome.” An article from Dr. Schloss’ research team that explores a link between the human microbiome and a type of colorectal cancer. A link to the MOTHUR project, used to analyze microbiome data. A link to a video by Dr. Schloss: “Understanding Disease Through the Lens of the Microbiome.” Dr. Schloss’ YouTube channel about data analysis. Dr. Schloss’ research group website. Dr. Schloss’ faculty website.

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  • Matters Microbial #63: A Symphony of Cyanobacteria

    Matters Microbial #63: A Symphony of Cyanobacteria

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    Matters Microbial #63: A Symphony of Cyanobacteria October 30, 2024

    Today, Dr. Nathan Algren, Associate Professor of Biology at Clark University, joins the #QualityQuorum to discuss the centrality of cyanobacteria to our biosphere, the viruses that prey upon them, and his interests in outreach and science-oriented art.

    Host: Mark O. Martin

    Guest: Nathan Ahlgren

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    Links for this episode An overview of the cyanobacteria. An overview of Prochlorococcus. An overview of marine bacteriophages. The Great Oxidation Event Cyanobacteria are thought to have radically changed our planet 2.5-3.5 billion years ago by producing oxygen through photosynthesis. In essence, they and other microbes are the original terraformers. The Purple Earth Hypothesis Photosynthesis as we know it, using chlorophyll, may have evolved after another way of doing photosynthesis, with retinal that looks purple. This means that our planets and other ‘younger’ planets may look or have looked purple rather than green. Self-assembly of viral capsids, as modeled by 3D-printed parts (Art Olson) TED talk from Penny Chisholm on Prochlorococcus Co-occurring Synechococcus ecotypes occupy four major oceanic regimes defined by temperature, macronutrients and iron Study showing how different populations of Synechococcus occupy different niches and regions of the oceans according to their adaptations to temperature and nutrients. Long-term stability and Red Queen-like strain dynamics in marine viruses Study showing turnover of strains within relatively stable phage populations. Viral treadmills in the ocean—running to stand still Companion ‘behind the paper’ article. Diverse Marine T4-like Cyanophage Communities Are Primarily Comprised of Low-Abundance Species Including Species with Distinct Seasonal, Persistent, Occasional, or Sporadic Dynamics Paper showing cyanophage ‘species’ have different time patterns in the oceans. Rapid diversification of coevolving marine Synechococcus and a virus
    Study showing stable co-existence and co-evolution of a single Synechococcus host and phage over time. The emergence of resistance hosts and phage that overcome them demonstrate the principles of the Red Queen hypothesis and phage-host ‘arms race’. Present and future global distributions of the marine Cyanobacteria Prochlorococcus and Synechococcus Figure from this paper is in the presentation. Shows modeled distributions of Pro and Syn across the globe. They also use this to estimate a ~25% contribution of Pro and Syn to global net primary productivity in the oceans. Link to 3D prints that Dr. Ahlgren made an are available on NIH page Some resources on how to 3D protein structures: I like this guide on the practical guide of how to do actually to do it (going from PDB to print files): A link to another resource for 3D printing of protein structures. Dr. Ahlgren’s faculty website. Dr. Ahlgren’s laboratory website with many fascinating links.

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  • Matters Microbial #62: Should I Stay, or Should I Go—How Bacteriophage are Released from Host Cells

    Matters Microbial #62: Should I Stay, or Should I Go—How Bacteriophage are Released from Host Cells

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    Matters Microbial #62: Should I Stay, or Should I Go—How Bacteriophage are Released from Host Cells October 23, 2024

    Today, Dr. Jolene Ramsey, of the Biology Department of Texas A&M University and Affiliate of the Center for Phage Technology, joins the #QualityQuorum to discuss how bacteriophages release themselves from host cells, her efforts to teach students to work with the primary literature, and her own path to the microbial sciences.

    Host: Mark O. Martin

    Guest: Jolene Ramsey

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    Links for this episode A truly wonderful reminder video about bacteriophages. A link with a 3D printer design of capsid model pieces (personally, I am really interested in making one of these!). A video demonstrating how the capsid model pieces self assemble—something like real viruses can? An essential book about bacteriophage authored by my late friend Merry Youle. A fine book describing how bacteriophages can be used to fight bacterial diseases. This “first person” book by #MattersMicrobial podcast guest Steffanie Strathdee about how she was able to use bacteriophages to save her husband’s life is a must read. A link to the Citizen’s Phage Library. A link to the truly fabulous (yes, I am jealous I am not part of this program) CURE program SEA-PHAGES and SEA-GENES for undergraduate students. A remarkable illustration of T4 bacteriophage bursting from host cells by the scientist-artist David Goodsell. The organization that designed Dr. Ramsey’s laboratory logo. A link to the Clinical Genome Curation for Human Genes. A link to the CACAO website for biocuration competition. A recent Ramsey lab mini-review on phage classification. A link to the Center for Phage Technology. The Ramsey lab Instagram page. The Ramsey lab YouTube channel. Dr. Ramsey’s laboratory website. Dr. Ramsey’s faculty website.

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  • Matters Microbial #61: All In Due Time–How Bacteria Wake from Dormancy

    Matters Microbial #61: All In Due Time–How Bacteria Wake from Dormancy

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    Matters Microbial #61: All In Due Time–How Bacteria Wake from Dormancy October 17, 2024

    Today, Dr. Paul Carini, of the Environmental Science department of the University of Arizona, joins the #QualityQuorum to discuss how soil bacteria can become dormant, “wake up,” and why that is more relevant than you might suppose.

    Host: Mark O. Martin

    Guest: Paul Carini

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    Links for this episode A lovely essay about the “Cultivation Conundrum”: why so many microbes in nature cannot be grown in the laboratory. The “uncultivated majority” is often called “microbial dark matter,” described here. An essay about the scale of microbiology with some fascinating facts. Arizona Culture Collection project by Dr. Carini and colleagues. Dilution to extinction technique An overview of sporulation, including some fascinating variations. A description of Arthrobacter A description of Bradyrhizobium An essay explaining PCA plots An essay about intrinsically disordered proteins A very nice video about working in Dr. Carini’s lab. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED. Dr. Carini’s faculty website. Dr. Carini’s fascinating laboratory website. Dr. Carini’s Substack page, where he explores many microbiological ideas.

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  • Matters Microbial #60: Influenza, Epidemics, Pandemics, and Fortunate Mistakes

    Matters Microbial #60: Influenza, Epidemics, Pandemics, and Fortunate Mistakes

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    Matters Microbial #60: Influenza, Epidemics, Pandemics, and Fortunate Mistakes October 9, 2024

    Today, Dr. Adam Lauring of the University of Michigan joins the #QualityQuorum to discuss the job of a physician-scientist, RNA viruses, the tricks that influenza uses to create epidemics and pandemics, and the science behind flu vaccines.

    Host: Mark O. Martin

    Guest: Adam Lauring

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    Links for this episode A description of the MD/PhD path in science. An introduction to RNA viruses. An article describing different types of RNA viruses. The history of influenza. An overview of the influenza virus. An essay on the shift/drift issue in influenza. A more formal review of the shift/drift issue in influenza. A video about the evolution of RNA viruses. An essay about influenza virus evolution describing some of Dr. Lauring’s work. Dr. Lauring and his colleague’s fascinating research lab page. Dr. Lauring’s faculty website.

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  • Matters Microbial #59: Some (Microbes) Like It Hot—Discussions with the Thermal Biology Institute

    Matters Microbial #59: Some (Microbes) Like It Hot—Discussions with the Thermal Biology Institute

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    Matters Microbial #59: Some (Microbes) Like It Hot—Discussions with the Thermal Biology Institute October 3, 2024

    Today is an unusual episode of the podcast. I am visiting four microbiologists in the Thermal Biology Institute at Montana State University of Bozeman, Montana. They discuss their work exploring the unusual microbes and environments to be found in Yellowstone National Park, ranging from the history of the park to opportunities for undergraduate students, as well as up-to-the-minute research done on the microbial denizens of this microbiological landmark.

    Host: Mark O. Martin

    Guests (in order of appearance:): Brent Peyton, Dana Skorupa, Zackary Jay, Anthony Kohtzy

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    Links for this episode A history and overview of Yellowstone National Park. An overview of microbiology in Yellowstone National Park. The story of Yellowstone National Park and PCR. Website for the Thermal Biology Institute. A prior podcast of #MattersMicrobial involving Dr. Roland Hatzenpichler and the research done by several of today’s guests. Dr. Peyton’s faculty website. Dr. Peyton’s laboratory website. Dr. Skorupa’s faculty website. A great article on the adventurous REU (Research Experience for Undergraduates) that Dr. Skorupa supervises. Dr. Jay’s faculty website. A journal article describing some of Dr. Jay’s (and Dr. Kohtz’) work. A page including Dr. Kohtz An article describing some of Dr. Kohtz’ (and Dr. Jay’s) work.

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  • Matters Microbial #58: The Virosphere from Coral Reefs to Other Worlds

    Matters Microbial #58: The Virosphere from Coral Reefs to Other Worlds

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    Today, Dr. Cynthia Silveira of the Department of Biology at Miami University joins the #QualityQuorum to discuss her research team’s efforts to explore how bacterial viruses interact with their host cells from coral reefs to other planets! In addition, Dr. Silveira will discuss her microbiological path and a course she teaches on virology.

    Host: Mark O. Martin

    Guest: Cynthia Silveira

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    Links for this episode A video about marine bacteriophages and the role they play in ecological systems. A fine article about the role that bacteriophages can have in marine environments. An essay suggested that marine viruses may influence global climate. A link to the wonderful book, “Coral Reefs in a Microbial Sea.” Forest Rohwer’s laboratory website. The role of a retrovirus in the development of the mammalian placenta. A bacterial role in snow making, using the commercial product “Snomax.” A “faculty spotlight” essay on Dr. Silveiro. Dr. Silveiro’s laboratory website. Dr. Silveiro’s faculty website.

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  • Matters Microbial #57: Pitting Metabolic Inhibitors Against Viruses

    Matters Microbial #57: Pitting Metabolic Inhibitors Against Viruses

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    Matters Microbial #57: Pitting Metabolic Inhibitors Against Viruses September 18, 2024

    Today, Dr. Tracie Delgado of the Biology Department at Seattle Pacific University joins the #QualityQuorum to discuss her undergraduate research team’s explorations of how some herpesviruses can cause cancer . . . and how to use the host cell’s metabolism to fight those viruses!

    Host: Mark O. Martin

    Guest: Tracie Delgado

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    Links for this episode An overview of the herpesviruses as a group. A description of gammaherpesvirus, the type of herpesvirus with which Dr. Delagado and colleagues work. The relationship between some herpesviruses and cancer. The mysterious Warburg Effect, discussed by Dr. Delgado today. A wonderful TED talk by Dr. Delgado. A talk Dr. Delgado gave at a 2017 March for Science Event, arguing for more and better representation in STEM. An article about Dr. Delgado’s journey to science. Dr, Delgado’s research team’s website with links to research articles that were discussed. Dr. Delgado’s faculty website.

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  • Matters Microbial #56: Marine Microbial Echoes of Evolution

    Matters Microbial #56: Marine Microbial Echoes of Evolution

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    Matters Microbial #56: Marine Microbial Echoes of Evolution September 11, 2024

    Today, Dr. Carolina Martinez Gutierrez of the Department of Earth Science at the University of California Santa Barbara joins the #QualityQuorum to discuss her research team’s efforts to unravel how ancient microbes thrived in the early oceans of Earth’s history . . . and to sing the praises of marine microbiology!

    Host: Mark O. Martin

    Guest: Carolina Martinez Gutierrez

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    Links for this episode An overview of the microbiome of the ocean and geochemistry. A description of likely conditions on Ancient Earth. An essay about the Great Oxidation Event—the event that changed our entire planet. An article by Dr. Martinez Gutierrez and colleagues discussing how phylogenomics can help dissect microbial evolution without fossils. An overview of Prochlorococcus, one of the microbes Dr. Martinez Gutierrez discussed. A wonderful video about Prochlorococcus and a remarkable scientist. An overview of Pelagibacteri ubique (SAR11), one of the microbes Dr. Martinez Gutierrez discussed.
    An article about the work of Dr. Martinez Gutierrez and her research interests while a postdoctoral scholar The departmental website for Dr. Martinez Gutierrez The laboratory website for Dr. Martinez Gutierrez’s research group.

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  • Matters Microbial #55: An accidental microbiologist

    Matters Microbial #55: An accidental microbiologist

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    Today, the award winning and affable Dr. David Westenberg of the Missouri University of Science and Technology joins the #QualityQuorum to discuss his efforts at microbial outreach from K-12 (and beyond), his fascinating research program, and his experiences teaching microbiology to engineers.

    Host: Mark O. Martin

    Guest: David Westenberg

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    Links for this episode A TEDX talk by Dr. Westenberg. An overview of the BioBuilder program. An overview of the iGEM program. Dr. Westenberg’s page on the Howard Hughes Medical Institute Biointeractive website. An article about “agar art” with microbes, featuring Dr. Westenberg. An article about the Woods Hole Microbial Diversity course by Dr. Westerfield. An article that shows Dr. Westernberg’s approach to teaching in a fun and accessible manner. Dr. Westenberg’s faculty website. Dr. Westeinberg’s laboratory group website

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  • Matters Microbial #54: In the shadow of giant viruses

    Matters Microbial #54: In the shadow of giant viruses

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    Today, Dr. Mohammad Moniruzzaman, Assistant Professor at the Rosenstiel School of Marine, Atmospheric, and Earth Science at the University of Miami joins the #QualityQuorum to discuss his laboratory group’s work investigating a remarkable group of giant viruses and how they can shape marine algal community structure.

    Host: Mark O. Martin

    Guest: Mohammad Moniruzzaman

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    Links for this episode Here is a recent review of the giant viruses (more information appears almost monthly!). Another overview of giant viruses. An even more recent review of the giant viruses. An article exploring what we do not know about giant viruses. A video about giant viruses. An interesting article relating giant viruses to early cellular evolution. An article exploring the involvement of giant viruses in the evolution of the eukaryotic nucleus? A report of endogenous giant viruses making their own genomes part of marine green algae. The preprint of an article discussed by Dr. Moniruzzaman. An article about finding giant viruses in very hostile underwater brine pools—the giant viruses are ubiquitous! An article about Dr. Moniruzzaman’s research. A video by Dr. Moniruzzaman. Dr. Moniruzzaman’s faculty website. Dr. Moniruzzaman’s research laboratory website

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  • Matters Microbial #53: Heavy metal microbes!

    Matters Microbial #53: Heavy metal microbes!

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    Today, Dr. Jennifer Goff of the Department of Chemistry at SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry joins the #QualityQuorum to discuss her laboratory’s work studying the relationship between microbes in metal, as well as her path in the microbial sciences.

    Host: Mark O. Martin

    Guest: Jennifer Goff

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    Links for this episode A fine remembrance of Carl Woese from the journal Nature. A wonderful book by the great David Quammen that emphasizes the impact Carl Woese had on biology. An article by yours truly on the impact Carl Woese has on my students. An overview of biogeochemistry. The carbon cycle and how the microbial world is involved with the process. The nitrogen cycle and how the microbial world is involved with the process. An article about tellurium and microbes. An older overview of how microbes are involved in mining, as well as a more recent article on that topic. A review of metals and microbes. Dr. Goff’s faculty website. Dr. Goff’s fascinating laboratory group website, including links to the papers discussed by Dr. Goff.

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  • Matters Microbial #52: A relationship between the microbiome and nasopharyngeal cancer?

    Matters Microbial #52: A relationship between the microbiome and nasopharyngeal cancer?

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    Today, Dr. Justine Debelius of the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health joins the #QualityQuorum to discuss her fascinating work relating the human microbiome to nasopharyngeal cancer, as well as her path in the microbial sciences.

    Host: Mark O. Martin

    Guest: Justine Debelius

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    Links for this episode A video overview of the human microbiome for introductory MIcronauts. Another interesting video introduction to the human microbiome. A review article describing relationships between microbiome and disease in general. A review article describing possible links between the microbiome and some forms of cancer. A short video describing possible links between the microbiome and some forms of cancer. An overview of nasopharyngeal cancer. A link to the article by Dr. Debelius on the relationship between the microbiome and NPC. Some updated information on this relationship. Dr. Debelius’ faculty scientist website.

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