088: Using Bacterial Structures as Nanowires with Gemma Reguera
Gemma Reguera discusses her studies of Geobacter pili, which transfers electrons to iron oxide and other minerals, and can be used for new biotech applications. Host: Julie Wolf Subscribe (free) on A...
10 Aug 201850min
087: Legionnaire's Disease with Michele Swanson
Why do Legionnaire's Disease outbreaks occur mostly in the summer? What is the connection of the Flint change in water source and Legionella outbreaks in the area? Michele Swanson discusses her work o...
25 Juli 201850min
086: Toxoplasma gondii and neuro-invasive disease with Anita Koshy
How is Toxoplasma gondii, a protozoan that causes neuro-invasive disease, transmitted as a foodborne pathogen? Why are cats important in transmitting Toxoplasma infection? Anita Koshy answer these que...
12 Juli 201835min
085: Using DNA technologies to answer epidemiological questions with Jennifer Gardy
Jennifer Gardy talks about whole-genome sequencing as a technique to address public health issues using genomic epidemiology. She talks about her research on TB and new DNA sequencing technologies, in...
21 Juni 201843min
084: How viral-bacterial interactions influence viral infection with Julie Pfeiffer
See the full shownotes at: asm.org/mtm Julie Pfeiffer tells the story of how she serendipitously found a role for the gut microbiota during polio virus infection, and how she and her lab discovered an...
7 Juni 201843min
083: Microbial communication via quorum sensing with Pete Greenberg
Pete Greenberg tells how bacteria can communicate based on cell density, a phenomenon he helped name quorum sensing. He talks about therapeutics based on quorum-sensing discoveries, and how studying b...
24 Maj 201848min
082: The struggle to study hepatitis C virus with Charlie Rice
Charlie Rice gives the history of learning to grow hepatitis C virus in culture, from pitfalls to hurdles and successes along the 20-year journey. He also talks about yellow fever virus, its vaccine, ...
11 Maj 20181h
081: Developing infectious disease diagnostics with Melissa Miller
How are new diseases detected in a clinical microbiology lab? Melissa Miller talks about the time it takes to develop a test for a new disease (hint: it's getting shorter). She also shares her definit...
26 Apr 201843min
