This Week in Microbiology

TWiM #92: Flying biofilms

Vincent, Elio, Michael and Michele discuss the possible eradication of ...

Vincent, Elio, Michael and Michele discuss the possible eradication of wild poliovirus type 3, and how microsporidian parasites prevent locust swarming behavior.

TWiM #91: Rats, viruses, and bacteria

Vincent, Elio, and Michele review a study of the viruses ...

Vincent, Elio, and Michele review a study of the viruses and bacteria in commensal rats in New York City. Visit microbeworld.org/twim for complete show notes. Thanks for listening!

TWiM #90: Think globally, act locally

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TWiM #89: Microbial handoffs

Vincent, Michele, and Michael discuss how a gene from bacteria ...

Vincent, Michele, and Michael discuss how a gene from bacteria protects a tick from plant cyanide poisoning, and enhanced transmission of Streptococcus pneumoniae by influenza virus co-infection in mice.

TWiM #88: A century of excellence in microbiology

Michele speaks with members of the Department of Bacteriology at ...

Michele speaks with members of the Department of Bacteriology at the University of Wisconsin - Madison, on the occasion of its designation as a Milestones in Microbiology site, where they discuss how the department has advanced the science and...

TWiM #87: Avogadro, archaeal fossils, and ICAAC

Vincent, Elio, and Michael explore the fossilization of archaeal lipids, ...

Vincent, Elio, and Michael explore the fossilization of archaeal lipids, and highlight the recent ICAAC in Washington, D.C.

TWiM #86: Blurring the line between organelle and endosymbiont

Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Michael Schmidt, Elio Schaechter and Michele Swanson. ...

Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Michael Schmidt, Elio Schaechter and Michele Swanson.  Vincent, Elio, Michael, and Michele consider whether our eating behavior is manipulated by gastrointestinal microbiota, and an aphid gene...

TWiM #85: Oscillation in the ocean and a Verona integron

Vincent, Elio, Michael, and Michele discuss the diel transcriptional rythmns ...

Vincent, Elio, Michael, and Michele discuss the diel transcriptional rythmns of bacterioplankton communities in the ocean, and extensively drug resistant Pseudomonas in Ohio.

TWiM #84: Microbiology Down Under

In Melbourne, Australia Vincent speaks with David, Melanie, and Adam ...

In Melbourne, Australia Vincent speaks with David, Melanie, and Adam about their work on group A Streptococcus, Helicobacter pylori, and infections of Koalas with Chlamydia.

TWiM #83: Illuminating tuberculosis and cryptococcosis

Vincent, Michael, Elio and Michele review a new fluorogenic diagnostic ...

Vincent, Michael, Elio and Michele review a new fluorogenic diagnostic test for tuberculosis bacteria, and the role of a metalloprotease in helping a fungus invade the central nervous system.