TWiM #28: Not unorganized bags of enzymes
Vincent, Michael, and Elio review how competition within a host drives virulence of Streptococcus pneumoniae, and the expanding universe of the bacterial cytoskeleton.
7 Mars 20121h 17min
TWiM #27: An inflamed gut is good for Salmonella
Vincent, Elio, and Michael review how inflammation allows Salmonella to compete with fermenting gut microbes, and a riboswitch in bacterial and Archeal species that is triggered by fluoride.
22 Feb 20121h 14min
TWiM #26: Suum cuique
Vincent, Elio, and Michael discuss the finding of Sutterella species in the gut of autistic children, and methods for cultivating oral bacteria.
8 Feb 20121h 15min
TWiM #25: Magnetotactic bacteria and totally drug resistant TB
On episode #25 of the podcast, Vincent, Elio, and Michael review bacteria that use the earth’s magnetic field for navigation, and identification of totally drug resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis.
25 Jan 20121h 16min
TWiM #24: This year in microbiology
Vincent, Michael, and Cliff review ten compelling microbiology stories from 2011.
11 Jan 20121h 19min
TWiM #23: Fighting antibiotics with toxic gas and starvation
Vincent, Jo, Elio, and Michael explain how a swarming bacterium helps disperse a non-motile fungus, and bacterial antibiotic tolerance mediated by hydrogen sulfide and starvation responses.
28 Dec 20111h 16min
TWiM #22: Microbiology 911
Vincent and Michael speak with Alfred Sacchetti, MD, Chief of Emergency Services at Our Lady of Lourdes Medical Center, about microbial infections encountered in the emergency room.
14 Dec 20111h 38min
TWiM #21: Symbiotic margheritas
Vincent and Elio discuss ancient symbiosis between Alphaproteobacteria and catenulid flatworms, and a toxin from Helicobacter pylori that engages the mitochondrial fission machinery to induce host cel...
30 Nov 20111h 8min
