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On episode #32 of the science show This Week in Microbiology, Vincent, Elio and Michael speak with Rosie Redfield about her evidence that a bacterium cannot grow on arsenic instead of phosphorus.
If you only listen to one episode of TWiM all year, make it this one – Rosie is terrific!
You can find TWiM #32 at microbeworld.org/twim.
On episode #31 of the science show This Week in Microbiology, Vincent, Jo, and Michael discuss an archetypal protein transport system in bacterial outer membranes, and evidence that gut microbial enterotypes might not fall into defined groups.
You can find TWiM at microbeworld.org/twim.
On episode #29 of the podcast This Week in Microbiology, Vincent and Stanley review how a phage pierces the cell membrane with an iron-loaded spike, and two programmed cell death systems in E. coli.
You can find TWiM #29 at microbeworld.org/twim.
Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Michael Schmidt, Stanley Maloy and Elio Schaechter.
On episode #18 of the podcast This Week in Microbiology, Vincent, Michael, Elio, and Stanley explain how to make the human intestinal commensal and benign laboratory bacterium Escherichia coli K-12 into an invasive organism, and the unearthing of century-old spores in New York City.
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Click the arrow above to play, or right-click to download TWiM #18 (54 MB, .mp3, 74 minutes).
Subscribe to TWiM (free) on iTunes, Zune Marketplace, via RSS feed, by email or listen on your mobile device with the Microbeworld app.
Send your microbiology questions and comments (email or mp3 file) to twim@microbe.tv, or call them in to 908-312-0760. You can also post articles that you would like us to discuss at microbeworld.org and tag them with twim.
Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Michael Schmidt, and Elio Schaechter.
Vincent, Michael and Elio focus on endosymbiosis: the rapid spread of Ricekttsia in whitefiles, and a metabolic patchwork in nested symbionts of mealybugs.
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Click the arrow above to play, or right-click to download TWiM #17 (51 MB, .mp3, 70 minutes).
Subscribe to TWiM (free) on iTunes, Zune Marketplace, via RSS feed, by email or listen on your mobile device with the Microbeworld app.
Send your microbiology questions and comments (email or mp3 file) to twim@microbe.tv, or call them in to 908-312-0760. You can also post articles that you would like us to discuss at microbeworld.org and tag them with twim.
If you have ever wanted to read other blogs on microbiology, head over to César Sánchez’ Twisted Bacteria, where he has compiled a list of his 20 favorites. There are even some in French, Spanish, and Slovenian (for those, don’t forget Google Translate). Thanks, César.