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Let"s Talk Micro

Clinical microbiology explained in simple terms, suitable for students and microbiologists alike. We discuss organisms, reactions, infectious diseases, and more. Hosted by Luis Plaza, a Medical Laboratory Scientist and microbiologist, who also shares his experiences in the field.

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25:09

Episode 16: Catarrhalis disk

Let"s Talk Micro ·

2021/09/03

In this episode I start going over tests and biochemicals for gram negative cocci. First up, the catarrhalis disk, used for the identification of Moraxella catarrhalis.

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23:56

Episode 15: Urease test

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2021/08/27

What is the urease test? What is the principle of it? Is it only used for gram negative rods? In this episode I go over the urea test, including its principle, reactions, and its differences and similarities to the TSI and LIA tests.

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15:55

Episode 14: Lysine Iron Agar

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2021/08/20

What is the lysine iron agar test? What is it used for? In this episode I go over this test including reactions and comparing and contrasting it with the TSI test.

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25:54

Episode 13: Triple Sugar Iron

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2021/08/13

What is TSI? Which organisms is it used for? In this episode I go over the Triple Sugar Iron test, including its components, how does it work and examples of organisms and their reactions.

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25:24

Episode 12: Hektoen, XLD and more

Let"s Talk Micro ·

2021/08/06

In this episode I go over media that Karla Zamora mentioned in her interview such as Hektoen, XLD and Palcam. I discuss components of the agar, colonial morphology and more.

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62:24

Episode 11: A conversation with Karla Zamora

Let"s Talk Micro ·

2021/07/30

Let's Talk Micro's first interview features a conversation with Karla Zamora, an environmental microbiologist from Mexico. In this episode she talks about her work including techniques and organisms she works with.

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26:13

Episode 10: Oxidase

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2021/07/23

In this episode I continue going over biochemicals for gram negative rods: oxidase. I also briefly discuss some species of gram negative rods and their oxidase results.

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27:46

Episode 9: Indole

Let"s Talk Micro ·

2021/07/16

What is indole? What do we use it for? Last week I finished going over biochemicals for gram positive cocci. In this week I start with biochemicals for gram negative rods: indole.

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26:22

Optochin and Microdase disk

Let"s Talk Micro ·

2021/07/09

In this episode I continue going over tests and biochemicals that aid in identifying gram positive cocci: optochin for S. pneumoniae and microdase disk for Micrococcus species.

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30:11

Episode 7: PYR and Strep Typing

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2021/07/02

What is PYR? What is strep typing? What are they used for? In this episode I go over these tests and their use in identifying gram positive cocci in the laboratory.

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27:55

Episode 6: Biochemicals- Catalase and Coagulase

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2021/06/25

What are biochemicals? How are they useful in the identification of bacteria? In this episode I start going over biochemicals: catalase and coagulase, two of the most commonly used biochemicals in Clinical Microbiology.

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32:48

Episode 5: 40x Objective- What do we use it for?

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2021/06/18

What do we use the 40x objective for? What are the differences between this objective and 10x and 100x? In this episode I go over the uses of the 40x objective.

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32:17

Episode 4: Blood Culture Gram Stains

Let"s Talk Micro ·

2021/06/11

What are blood cultures? Why are they important? In this episode I go over blood culture gram stains, including reporting and media setup. Are they different from other gram stains? Listen to this episode to find out.

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34:22

Episode 3: Gram Stain morphology and reporting

Let"s Talk Micro ·

2021/06/04

In this week's episode I go over the different morphologies and arrangements of cells. What do we look for when we are reading a gram stain? I go over this including the reporting guidelines.

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31:52

Episode 2- Gram stains

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2021/05/28

What is a gram stain? What are the sample requirements? In this episode I go over the gram stain technique including preparing a slide and staining it.

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24:39

Episode 1: Media

Let"s Talk Micro ·

2021/05/20

What is agar? What do we use it for? Various types of agar are discussed like blood agar and MacConkey along with their uses.

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10:26

An introduction

Let"s Talk Micro ·

2021/05/18

What is a Medical Lab Scientist? What is microbiology? Expectations about the show are given and simple Microbiology terms are discussed.

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