TWiM 64: URI and UTI at ICAAC in Denver

Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Michael Schmidt, James Gern, and James R. Johnson.

Vincent and Michael recorded this episode at the 53rd ICAAC in Denver, where they spoke with James Gern and James Johnson about rhinoviruses and extra-intestinal pathogenic E. coli.



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TWiM 63: Superantigens, S. aureus, and the armpit microbiome

grapes

Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Michael Schmidt and Michele Swanson

Vincent, Michael, and Michelle discuss how a Staphylococcus aureus superantigen is critical for pathogenesis in a rabbit model, and the relationship of body odor to the axilla microbiome.

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TWiM 62: Breaking bad and protein chain mail

Streptococcus pneumoniae

Hosts: Vincent Racaniello and Michael Schmidt

Vincent and Michael discuss how infection with influenza A virus disperses Streptococcus pneumoniae biofilms leading to disease, and an amazing protein chainmail in a viral capsid.

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TWiM 61: The irony of probiotics

iron

Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Elio Schaechter and Michele Swanson.

Vincent, Elio, and Michele review how horizontal gene transfer from bacteria to an insect genome enables a tripartite nested mealybug symbiosis, and how probiotic bacteria work by competing for iron in the intestine.

 

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TWiM 60: Microbial electrochemistry and diversity-generating retroelements

Legionella

Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Elio Schaechter and Michael Schmidt

Vincent, Elio, and Michael discuss how an error-prone reverse transcriptase produces enormous diversity in a Legionella protein, and using microbes to convert waste into bioelectricity and chemicals.

 

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TWiM 59: Are viruses part of our immune system?

Bacteriophage adhering to mucus

Hosts: Vincent Racaniello and Michael Schmidt

Vincent and Michael discuss the finding that bacteriophage might be part of the mucosal antimicrobial defense system.

 

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TWiM 58: The brain microbiome?

bacteria in brain

Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Michael Schmidt, and Elio Schaechter

Vincent, Elio and Michael review how underground mycelial networks carry signals that warn neighboring plants of aphid attack, and the presence of bacteria in the human brain.

 

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TWiM 57: Updating the human gut microbiome to degrade seaweed

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Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Michael Schmidt, and Elio Schaechter

Vincent, Elio and Michael discuss fungi that use pheromones to trap nematodes, and how genes obtained from marine bacteria help gut bacteria degrade algal carbohydrates.

 

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TWiM 56: Live at ASM in Denver

Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Michael Schmidt, and Elio Schaechter

Guests: Andrew Camilli, Ferric Fang, Suzanne Fleiszig, and Michele Swanson



Vincent, Elio and Michael recorded this episode before an audience at the 2013 General Meeting of the American Society for Microbiology in Denver, Colorado, where they spoke with Andrew, Ferric, Suzanne, and Michelle about their research on a phage system for evading innate immunity, retractions of research papers, bacterial infections of the eye, and cytoplasmic defenses against intracellular bacteria.

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TWiM 55: In the copper room

copper hospital roomHosts: Vincent Racaniello, Michael Schmidt, and Elio Schaechter.

Vincent, Elio and Michael discuss the finding that copper surfaces reduce microbial burden and hospital-acquired infections in the intensive care unit.

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