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64: Yersinia Oct 27, 2022

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Following last week's episode about Y. pestis, what better than to learn about different species of Yersinia. What temperature range does Yersinisia grow at? Have you heard the term "bull's eye"? How about CIN agar? From enterocolitis to different forms of plague, tune in to this episode to lear about Yersinia, including media, biochemicals and more.

63: The source of the Black Death Oct 20, 2022

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This episode features an interview with Philip Slavin and Maria Spyrou. They talk about Y. pestis and the second plague pandemic. A historical overview is provided and they talk about how DNA was obtained from 7 individuals buried in two cemeteries in the fourteenth century. Find out how this information points to an early source of the second plague pandemic.

Link to article: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-022-04800-3

62: Fabimycin: an antibiotic candidate Oct 13, 2022

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This week Dr. Paul Hergenrother from the University of Illinois joins the podcast. Dr. Hergenrother talks about Fabimycin, an antibiotic candidate for gram negative bacteria. What is Fabimycin's mechanism of action? To which bacteria does it show activity against? Any intrinsic resistance? Tune in to find out.

Link to article: https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acscentsci.2c00598

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61: Options for teaching microscopy remotely Oct 06, 2022

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This episode features an interview with Kathryn Lionetti and Heather Townsend. They are two Microbiology college professors. They implemented two ways of teaching microscopy remotely as a result of the pandemic. Just like other educators, they had to adapt. What do these methods consist of? How did the students perform? Tune in to find out.

Link to article: https://doi.org/10.1128/jmbe.00332-21

60: Learning about Rabies with Dr. Rodney Rohde Sep 28, 2022

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Releasing on World Rabies Day (September 28), this episode features an interview with Dr. Rodney Rohde, Professor and Chair of the Clinical Laboratory Science Program at Texas State University.

Dr. Rohde joins the podcast to talk about rabies. What is rabies? How is it transmitted? What are the signs and symptoms? What happens after a potential exposure, and how can rabies be prevented? We also discuss Dr. Rohde's extensive experience working with rabies and the importance of World Rabies Day.

Tune in to learn more!

Dr. Rohde's rabies book and website : https://www.elsevier.com/books/rabies/wilson/978-0-323-63979-8

https://rodneyerohde.wp.txstate.edu/

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33659941/

59: Teaching Microbiology Remotely Sep 22, 2022

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This episode features an interview with Dr. Garcia- Ojeda from the University of California Merced. One of the results of the pandemic was that educators had to adapt to remote teaching. How do they remotely teach students those hands-on skills that are so important in Microbiology? Dr. Garcia Ojeda talks about what he did with his Microbiology laboratory. What was the outcome? How did the students perform? Tune in to find out.

Link to article: https://doi.org/10.1128/jmbe.00328-21

If you have any questions please email Dr. Garcia Ojeda at:

mgarcia-ojeda@ucmerced.edu

58: S. pneumoniae: testing and more Sep 15, 2022

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In this episode I continue going over S. pneumoniae. This time I go over a popular antigen test, and I also discuss molecular testing, including limitations and the importance of correlating the gram stain with the result. Also, have you heard of Streptococcus pseudopneumoniae?

57: Streptococcus pneumoniae Sep 08, 2022

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This week I return to Streptococcus, this time S. pneumoniae. In this episode I go over its virulence, pathogenicity, and more. How do we identify it in the lab? What tests can we use? What is the bile solubility test?Tune in to this episode to find out.

56: Critical shortages in Microbiology Sep 01, 2022

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This week's episode features an interview with Dr. Jeniffer Dien Bard and Dr. Amy Leber. Dr. Dien Bard is the Director of Microbiology at the Children's Hospital in Los Angeles, California. Dr. Leber works at the Department of Pathology Laboratory Medicine at Nationwide Children's Hospital in Columbus, Ohio. They join the podcast this week to talk about the shortages of Clinical Medical Laboratory Professionals in Microbiology. Why do we have these shortages? What about training programs? How long does training a professional takes? Tune in to this episode to find out.

Link to original article: https://doi.org/10.1128/jcm.00241-22

Link to certification for laboratory personnel: https://www.ascp.org/content/board-of-certification/get-credentialed

Link for accredited programs: https://www.naacls.org/Find-a-Program.aspx

55: Michigan Tech University-MLS Summer Youth Program Aug 25, 2022

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This episode features an interview with Claire Danielson and Sarah LewAllen form the Medical Laboratory Sciences Program at Michigan Tech University (MTU). They discuss an initiative that has been in place for quite some time: the Summer Youth Program. This program brings awareness to the Medical Lab Science profession by teaching high school students about the laboratory.

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