Today, Dr. Boo Shan Tseng, Associate Professor at the University of Nevada Las Vegas School of Life Sciences, joins the #QualityQuorum to discuss bacterial biofilms and antibiotic tolerance.
Host: Mark O. Martin
Guest: Boo Shan Tseng
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Links for this episode
- A video overview of biofilms.
- A comprehensive review article on biofilms.
- An article describing the impact biofilms have on disease.
- An article describing the impact of biofilms on implanted medical devices.
- A link to the Center for Biofilm Engineering at Montana State University that has MANY links of interest.
- An overview of biofilm development.
- An overview of confocal laser microscopy.
- Studying biofilms in flow cells.
- An article about the role proteins play in biofilm formation, which intersects with the Tseng group’s research.
- The technique of single cell RNA seq.
- The technique of mRNA-FISH.
- An article about porins in bacteria, and how that can relate to antibiotic resistance.
- An article by Dr. Tseng and coworkers on the eDNA and biofilms discussed today.
- A lovely video of Dr. Tseng talking about the research she and her colleagues carry out in the laboratory.
- Dr. Tseng’s biography from the American Society for Microbiology.
- Dr. Tseng’s laboratory group website with wonderful links and images.
- Dr. Tseng’s faculty website.
Intro music is by Reber Clark
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