Today, Dr. Reed Stubbendieck, Assistant Professor of Microbiology & Molecular Genetics at Oklahoma State University joins the #QualityQuorum to discuss how microbes and the host communicate with one another in the cystic fibrosis lung.
Host: Mark O. Martin
Guest: Reed Stubbendieck
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Links for this episode
- An overview of cystic fibrosis as a disease with a genetic link.
- A review of the microbiome of the cystic fibrosis lung.
- An overview of biofilms.
- An interesting role for extracellular DNA itself as a “building block” of biofilms.
- An overview of polymicrobial communities.
- Life in mucus—an interesting essay.
- An overview of Pseudomonas aeruginosa.
- Pseudomonas and the siderophore pigment pyoverdin which is not only about iron, but also bacterial conflict and cooperation.
- An interesting overview of microbe-microbe interactions, often called “sociomicrobiology,” and an introductory article on this topic.
- A review of the nasal microbiome.
- The organism Rothia, understudied and of interest to Dr. Stubbendieck’s research group.
- Some work from Dr. Stubbendieck’s group describing how Rothia is helpful in inhibiting some disease causing bacteria.
- The organism Dolosigranulum pigrum, also understudied and of interest to Dr. Stubbendieck’s research group.
- More work from Dr. Stubbendieck’s group with another possibly probiotic bacterium, Dolosigranulum pigrum, that may protect against disease causing microbes.
- Dr. Stubbendieck’s faculty website.
- Dr. Stubbendieck’s very interesting research group website.
Intro music is by Reber Clark
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