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This Week in Microbiology

This Week in Microbiology

Vincent Racaniello

This Week in Microbiology is a podcast about unseen life on Earth hosted by Vincent Racaniello and friends. Following in the path of his successful shows 'This Week in Virology' (TWiV) and 'This Week in Parasitism' (TWiP), Racaniello and guests produce an informal yet informative conversation about microbes which is accessible to everyone, no matter what their science background.
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Top 10 This Week in Microbiology Episodes

Goodpods has curated a list of the 10 best This Week in Microbiology episodes, ranked by the number of listens and likes each episode have garnered from our listeners. If you are listening to This Week in Microbiology for the first time, there's no better place to start than with one of these standout episodes. If you are a fan of the show, vote for your favorite This Week in Microbiology episode by adding your comments to the episode page.

This Week in Microbiology - TWiM #128: A moonlighting phage protein
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05/21/16 • 77 min

A eukaryote without a mitochondrion, and using a phage enzyme to eliminate intracellular bacteria are two topics discussed by the TWiMers on this episode.

Image (right): An entry in the ASM Agar Art Contest which bears an uncanny resemblance to one of the TWiM hosts.

Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Elio Schaechter, Michele Swanson, and Michael Schmidt.

Subscribe to TWiM (free) on iTunes, Stitcher, RSS, or by email. You can also listen on your mobile device with the Microbeworld app.

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This episode is brought to you by CuriosityStream, a subscription streaming service that offers over 1,400 documentaries and non­fiction series from the world's best filmmakers. Get unlimited access starting at just $2.99 a month, and for our audience, the first two months are completel free if you sign up at curiositystream.com/m​icrobe ​and use the promo code MICROBE​.

Send your microbiology questions and comments (email or mp3 file) to [email protected]

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This Week in Microbiology - 186: Crypto-metamorphosis

186: Crypto-metamorphosis

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10/05/18 • 73 min

The TWiM team describe the involvement of a microbiome in snail metamorphosis, and using Listeria to kill tumors.

Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Michael Schmidt, and Michele Swanson.

Subscribe to TWiM (free) on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Android, RSS, or by email. Get the entire ASM Podcast Network via our Microbeworld app.

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Music used on TWiM is composed and performed by Ronald Jenkees and used with permission.

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This Week in Microbiology - TWiM #68: The fungus among us

TWiM #68: The fungus among us

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11/14/13 • 71 min

Vincent, Elio, Michael, and Michele discuss the amazingly high level of intergenera gene exchange among haloarchaea in an Antarctic lake, and the diversity of fungi on residential surfaces and the human forehead.

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This Week in Microbiology - 304: A New blue cheese-making fungus

304: A New blue cheese-making fungus

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02/17/24 • 57 min

TWiM reveals a new population in the blue cheese-making fungus Penicillium roqueforti and identification of a quorum-sensing autoinducer and siderophore in uropathogenic Escherichia coli.

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This Week in Microbiology - TWiM #106: Lawn mower disease

TWiM #106: Lawn mower disease

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06/24/15 • 76 min

Vincent and Michael speak with Katy Bosio about her research on pathogenesis, immunity, and vaccines against Franciscella tularensis, the causative agent of tularemia.

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This Week in Microbiology - TWiM #137: The battle for oxygen

TWiM #137: The battle for oxygen

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10/20/16 • 68 min

Highlights of the Recent Advances in Microbial Control meeting in San Diego, and expansion of a gut pathogen by virulence factors that stimulate aerobic respiration.

Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Elio Schaechter, Michael Schmidt, and Michele Swanson.

Subscribe to TWiM (free) on iTunes, Stitcher, RSS, or by email. You can also listen on your mobile device with the Microbeworld app.

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This episode is brought to you by CuriosityStream, a subscription streaming service that offers over 1,400 documentaries and non­fiction series from the world's best filmmakers. Get unlimited access starting at just $2.99 a month, and for our audience, the first two months are completely free if you sign up at curiositystream.com/m​icrobe ​and use the promo code MICROBE​.

This episode is also brought to you by Drobo, a family of safe, expandable, yet simple to use storage arrays. Drobos are designed to protect your important data forever. Visit www.drobo.com to learn more. Listeners can save $100 on a Drobo system at drobostore.com by using the discount code Microbe100.

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This Week in Microbiology - TWiM #79: A community of microbiologists
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05/29/14 • 71 min

Vincent, Michael, and Michele review highlights of the 2014 General Meeting of the American Society for Microbiology in Boston, MA.

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This Week in Microbiology - TWiM 140: Small town, big science

TWiM 140: Small town, big science

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12/01/16 • 80 min

Host: Vincent Racaniello

Guests: Marie Antonioli, Bryan Hansen, Forrest Jessop, Kyle Shifflet and Jim Striebel

At the Hamilton, Montana Performing Arts Center, Vincent speaks with three local high school graduates and two high school teachers about how Rocky Mountain Laboratories influenced school science programs and opened up career opportunities.

Subscribe to TWiM (free) on iTunes, Stitcher, Android, RSS, or by email. You can also listen on your mobile device with the Microbeworld app.

Become a Patron of TWiM!

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This episode is brought to you by CuriosityStream, a subscription streaming service that offers over 1,400 documentaries and non­fiction series from the world's best filmmakers. Get unlimited access starting at just $2.99 a month, and for our audience, the first two months are completely free if you sign up at curiositystream.com/microbe and use the promo code MICROBE.

Music used on TWiM is composed and performed by Ronald Jenkees and used with permission.

Send your microbiology questions and comments to [email protected]

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This Week in Microbiology - TWiM #139: Frackibacter and sticky fingers
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11/18/16 • 71 min

The TWiM team discusses microbial DNA found on ATM machines in New York City, and how hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, alters microbial ecosystems deep in the Earth.

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Vincent Racaniello, Michael Schmidt, Elio Schaechter, and Michele Swanson.

Subscribe to TWiM (free) on iTunes, Stitcher, RSS, or by email. You can also listen on your mobile device with the Microbeworld app.

Links for this episode

This episode is brought to you by CuriosityStream, a subscription streaming service that offers over 1,400 documentaries and non­fiction series from the world's best filmmakers. Get unlimited access starting at just $2.99 a month, and for our audience, the first two months are completely free if you sign up at curiositystream.com/microbe and use the promo code MICROBE.

Register today for the 2017 ASM Scientific Writing and Publishing Online Course at bit.ly/swpoc17

Send your microbiology questions and comments (email or mp3 file) to [email protected]

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This Week in Microbiology - TWiM #138: Learning to love uranium and the A-baum
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11/03/16 • 62 min

The TWiM team brings you a bacterium from a Colorado field site that grows on uranium, and copper resistance in the emerging pathogen Acinetobacter baumannii.

Hosts:

Vincent Racaniello, Michael Schmidt, Elio Schaechter, and Michele Swanson.

Subscribe to TWiM (free) on iTunes, Stitcher, RSS, or by email. You can also listen on your mobile device with the Microbeworld app.

Links for this episode

This episode is brought to you by CuriosityStream, a subscription streaming service that offers over 1,400 documentaries and non­fiction series from the world's best filmmakers. Get unlimited access starting at just $2.99 a month, and for our audience, the first two months are completely free if you sign up at curiositystream.com/m​icrobe ​and use the promo code MICROBE​.

This episode is also brought to you by Drobo, a family of safe, expandable, yet simple to use storage arrays. Drobos are designed to protect your important data forever. Visit www.drobo.com to learn more. Listeners can save $100 on a Drobo system at drobostore.com by using the discount code Microbe100.

Send your microbiology questions and comments (email or mp3 file) to [email protected]

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FAQ

How many episodes does This Week in Microbiology have?

This Week in Microbiology currently has 324 episodes available.

What topics does This Week in Microbiology cover?

The podcast is about Life Sciences, Society, Microbiology, Natural Sciences, Podcasts and Science.

What is the most popular episode on This Week in Microbiology?

The episode title '219: Commensal for a healthy skin' is the most popular.

What is the average episode length on This Week in Microbiology?

The average episode length on This Week in Microbiology is 64 minutes.

How often are episodes of This Week in Microbiology released?

Episodes of This Week in Microbiology are typically released every 14 days, 2 hours.

When was the first episode of This Week in Microbiology?

The first episode of This Week in Microbiology was released on Feb 23, 2011.

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