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Matters Microbial

Matters Microbial is a podcast about the wonders of microbiology, microbiologists, and microbial centrism with Dr. Mark Martin

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Matters Microbial #46: Parsley, Sage, Cholera, and...

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2024/07/04

Today, Dr. Nkrumah Grant, Assistant Professor of Microbiology at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, joins the Quality Quorum today to discuss aspects of his work in bacterial evolution, the challenges of setting up a new research laboratory, and his quite inspiring journey in academia. Host: Mark O. Martin Guest: Nkrumah Grant Subscribe: Apple Podcasts, Spotify Become a patron of Matters Microbial! Links for this episode The long term evolution LTEE program by Rich Lenski and his

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Matters Microbial #45: CU Later Microbes: Copper as...

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2024/06/27

Today, Dr. Michael Schmidt of This Week in Microbiology and Professor of Microbiology and Immunology of the Medical University of South Carolina, joins the Quality Quorum (at a special “live audience” podcast session at the American Society for Microbiology in Atlanta, Georgia) to discuss his fascinating work with copper as an antimicrobial agent. Host: Mark O. Martin Guest: Michael Schmidt Subscribe: Apple Podcasts, Spotify Become a patron of Matters Microbial! Links for this episode

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59:15

Matters Microbial #44: Labs, Labs, Congress, and...

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2024/06/21

Today, Dr. Kimberly Walker, Assistant Professor and Director of Medical Diagnostics at the University of Delaware, joins the #QualityQuorum to discuss her interesting path in microbiology, from pathogenic bacteria, to predatory microbes, to Congress, to science policy, and then to educating others about medical diagnostics. Host: Mark O. Martin Guest: Kimberly Walker Subscribe: Apple Podcasts, Spotify Become a patron of Matters Microbial! Links for this episode An article about the wonderful

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01:03:02

Matters Microbial #43: New Archaea from old habitats

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2024/06/06

Today, Dr. Roland Hatzenpichler of Montana State University joins the #QualityQuorum to discuss the central importance of archaea to our knowledge of the microbial world, ranging from history of their study, misconceptions about archaea, the microbiological bounty of Yellowstone National Park, and how ancient archaea may be the Asgard like ancestors of us all. Host: Mark O. Martin Guest: Roland Hatzenpichler Subscribe: Apple Podcasts, Spotify Become a patron of Matters Microbial! Links for this

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Matters Microbial #42: Many paths to microbiology...

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2024/05/30

Today, Jessica Buchser, graduate of West Chester University and entering PhD student at Pennsylvania State University joins the #QualityQuorum to discuss being an older student, how social media and podcasts fueled her interest in the microbial sciences, and her future path as a microbiologist! Host: Mark O. Martin Guest: Jessica Buchser Subscribe: Apple Podcasts, Spotify Become a patron of Matters Microbial! Links for this episode The video that Dr. Jennifer Quinn and yours truly did for Harvard

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56:22

Matters Microbial #41: Giant Bacteria: Not All Are...

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2024/05/23

Today, Dr. Esther Angert of Cornell University joins the #QualityQuorum to discuss the role her research collaborators have had studying truly gigantic bacteria, and the adaptations these enormous microbes must make to their size! Host: Mark O. Martin Guest: Esther Angert Subscribe: Apple Podcasts, Spotify Become a patron of Matters Microbial! Links for this episode A video describing the surface area versus volume problem in biology. A wonderful introductory essay on sizes of bacteria…both big and

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01:03:11

Matters Microbial #40: Using THOR's hammer to...

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2024/05/16

Today, Dr. Jo Handelsman of the University of Wisconsin Madison and Director of the Wisconsin Institute for Discovery joins the #QualityQuorum to discuss the work she and her research collaborators do on interactive microbial communities, using THOR (the hitchhikers of the rhizosphere) as a model system. She will also remind us how vital soil is to our lives. Host: Mark O. Martin Guest: Jo Handlesman Subscribe: Apple Podcasts, Spotify Become a patron of Matters Microbial! Links for this episode

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58:34

Matters Microbial #39: Global flatulence: Mysterious...

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2024/05/09

Today, Dr. Geo Santiago-Martinez, Assistant Professor of Molecular and Cell Biology and Microbiology at the University of Connecticut joins the #QualityQuorum to discuss the mysteries of the archaeal world, and how one group of these organisms produce methane gas as a byproduct of metabolism. These methanogens are thus involved in climate, symbioses, biotechnology, and even astrobiology! Host: Mark O. Martin Guest: Geo Santiago-Martinez Subscribe: Apple Podcasts, Spotify Become a patron of Matters

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01:11:10

Matters Microbial #38: Microbes, cheese, and Brie-ond!

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2024/05/02

Today, Dr. Rachel Dutton, Science Resident at the Astera Institute in Berkeley, California, joins the #QualityQuorum to discuss the complex (and tasty) microbial communities responsible for cheese as a model system for microbial interactions, as well as her interesting path through science. Host: Mark O. Martin Guest: Rachel Dutton Subscribe: Apple Podcasts, Spotify Become a patron of Matters Microbial! Links for this episode An introduction to the idea of sociomicrobiology. A more

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Matters Microbial #37: Wolbachia and STEM: Two...

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2024/04/25

Today, Sarah Bordenstein, Associate Research Professor of Biology & Entomology at Penn State University and Director of Discover the Microbes Within! The Wolbachia Project joins the #QualityQuorum to tell us about the most successful pandemic on the planet, the fascinating endosymbiotic bacterium Wolbachia, and how she has used this fascinating system to teach young people about molecular biology, bioinformatics, and evolution. Host: Mark O. Martin Guest: Sarah Bordenstein Subscribe: Apple

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01:06:25

Matters Microbial #36: Leafy microbial strangers with...

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2024/04/18

Today, Dr. Jeri Barak of the University of Wisconsin Madison joins the #QualityQuorum to chat about how various microbes (some of which can cause disease in humans) can gain access to plants, sometimes via group behavior. With media coverage of Salmonella contamination in lettuce, Dr. Barak’s work is especially timely! She will also discuss what it is like to be a plant pathologist! Host: Mark O. Martin Guest: Jeri Barak Subscribe: Apple Podcasts, Spotify Become a patron of Matters Microbial

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01:03:10

Matters Microbial #35: Clostridioides difficile: From...

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2024/04/12

Today, Dr. Vincent Young of the University of Michigan Department of Internal Medicine and Infectious Disease Division in Ann Arbor, joins the #QualityQuorum to chat about the ecology of the human gut as it relates to a serious bacterial disease caused by Clostridiodes difficile. He will also discuss what it is like to be a medical scientist with both MD and PhD degrees. Host: Mark O. Martin Guest: Vincent Young Subscribe: Apple Podcasts, Spotify Become a patron of Matters Microbial! Links for

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01:08:57

Matters Microbial #34: Artificial gut feelings: Gut...

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2024/04/04

Today, Dr. Ana Maria Porras of the Department of Biomedical Engineering at the University of Florida, joins the #QualityQuorum to chat about her work studying gut microbes and the gut, IBDs, representation, and even how fiber arts can inspire microbial wonder! Host: Mark O. Martin Guest: Ana Maria Porras Subscribe: Apple Podcasts, Spotify Become a patron of Matters Microbial! Links for this episode The announcement of Dr. Porras’ prestigious CAREER grant from the National Science Foundation. A

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01:02:51

Matters Microbial #33: Ancient Fats in Modern...

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2024/03/28

Today, Dr. Paula Welander, Associate Professor of Environmental Earth System Science at Stanford University (and #DocMartian #4) joins the #QualityQuorum to discuss the work she and her colleagues are doing probing at early life by studying lipid biosignatures that can appear in the fossil record—and the role that cholesterol and related molecules have on microbial life. Host: Mark O. Martin Guest: Paula Welander Subscribe: Apple Podcasts, Spotify Become a patron of Matters Microbial! Links for

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01:05:36

Matters Microbial #32: What's bugging ants,...

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2024/03/21

Today, Dr. Manu Ramalho of West Chester University in Pennsylvania joins the #QualityQuorum to discuss the wonderful world of ants, their microbiomes, and what their intersection can teach us about our place in the natural world. Host: Mark O. Martin Guest: Manu Ramalho Subscribe: Apple Podcasts, Spotify Become a patron of Matters Microbial! Links for this episode I wear some microbial themed ties made by Michele Banks of Artologica. Both Michele and Vexed Muddler understand #MicrobialArt. One of

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01:07:31

Matters Microbial #31: Spirochetes do...

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2024/03/14

Today, Dr. Brian Stevenson of the University of Kentucky College of Medicine joins the #QualityQuorum to discuss a twisty twirling form of life, spirochetes, ticks, and human diseases like Lyme Disease. Host: Mark O. Martin Guest: Brian Stevenson Subscribe: Apple Podcasts, Spotify Become a patron of Matters Microbial! Links for this episode The Latin Translator I have used (because if I am getting it tattoo’ed, I want it to be correct). The custom enamel pins of Hartiful. An overview of

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01:00:43

Matters Microbial #30: Deep (Marine Microbial)...

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2024/03/01

Today, Dr. Jennifer Biddle of the School of Marine Science and Policy at the University of Delaware joins the #QualityQuorum to discuss deep microbial life in marine environments (and why you should care about it), as well as her fascination with archaea! Host: Mark O. Martin Guest: Jennifer Biddle Subscribe: Apple Podcasts, Spotify Become a patron of Matters Microbial! Links for this episode The Tiny Earth program website, originated by Dr. Jo Handelsman. A review of the marine archaea

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01:15:07

Matters Microbial #29: Exploring cave microbiology...

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2024/02/23

Today, Dr. Hazel Barton, Loper Endowed Professor of Geological Sciences at the University of Alabama, joins the #QualityQuorum to tell us about her explorations of cave microbiology and the relationship between microbiology and geology! Host: Mark O. Martin Guest: Hazel Barton Subscribe: Apple Podcasts, Spotify Become a patron of Matters Microbial! Links for this episode An introduction of the fascinating field of geomicrobiology. An recent introduction to cave microbiology. An overview

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Matters Microbial #28: From Lizard Cloacal Microbes...

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2024/02/16

Today, Dr. Franny Gilman, Principal Scientist at the Kraft-Heinz Company (and another #DocMartian who worked in my undergraduate research lab), joins the #QualityQuorum to tell us about the path that took her from studying the cloacal microbiome of lizards to Greenland and eventually to food science! Host: Mark O. Martin Guest: Franny Gilman Subscribe: Apple Podcasts, Spotify Become a patron of Matters Microbial! Links for this episode The paper that first caught Dr. Gilman’s eye when I suggested

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01:07:14

Matters Microbial #27: Broccoli sprouts, gut health,...

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2024/02/09

Today, Dr. Sue Ishaq of the University of Maine joins the #QualityQuorum to tell us about the relationship between what we eat and our microbes, as well as making microbiology more inclusive to everyone. Host: Mark O. Martin Guest: Sue Ishaq Subscribe: Apple Podcasts, Spotify Become a patron of Matters Microbial! Links for this episode An explanation of Charles Darwin’s quotation about having a bad day. The laboratory website of Dr. Michael Baym, who sent me that quotation as a metal plate for my

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