How Listeria Gets By With a Little Help From Its Friends

Episode 139

Matters Microbial #139: How Listeria Gets By With a Little Help From Its Friends September 23, 2026

Today Dr. Jasna Kovac, Huck Chair in Microbiomes …

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Sightseeing the Microbial World

Episode 138

Matters Microbial #138: Sightseeing the Microbial World September 8, 2026

Today Dr. Monika Oli, Instructional Professor of the Department of Microbio…

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The Living Skin of Our Planet

Episode 137

Matters Microbial #137: The Living Skin of Our Planet August 25, 2026

Today Dr. Estelle Couradeau, Assistant Professor in the Department of Ecosystem…

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When Bacteria Open the Wrong Door

Episode 136

Matters Microbial #136: When Bacteria Open the Wrong Door August 11, 2026

Today Dr. Michael D.L. Johnson, Associate Professor of Immunobiology at the…

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Biofilms in Motion—The Adorable Zorbs

Episode 135

Matters Microbial #135: Biofilms in Motion—The Adorable Zorbs July 30, 2026

Host: Mark O. Martin

Guest: Jo Handelsmann, Shruthi Magesh

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Could Alien Life Use Different Chemistry?

Episode 134

Matters Microbial #134: Could Alien Life Use Different Chemistry?

July 14, 2026

Today Dr. Morgan Sobol, Assistant Professor in the Department of Bi…

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The Microbial Partnerships That Help Corals Survive

Episode 133

Matters Microbial #133: The Microbial Partnerships That Help Corals Survive

June 29, 2026

Dr. Hannah Reich of the Department of Environmental Biolo…

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Matters Microbial #132: What 83,000 Generations of Bacteria Reveal About Evolution

Episode 132

Matters Microbial #132: What 83,000 Generations of Bacteria Reveal About Evolution

June 17, 2026

Today Dr. Jeffrey Barrick, John A. Hannah Distingu…

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Matters Microbial #131: What Cystic Fibrosis Reveals About Hidden Microbial Lives

Episode 131

Matters Microbial #131: What Cystic Fibrosis Reveals About Hidden Microbial Lives

June 3, 2026

Today Dr. Sam Brown, Professor of Biological Science…

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The Holobiont — Animals, Microbes, and Ecology

Episode 130

Matters Microbial #130: The Holobiont — Animals, Microbes, and Ecology May 19, 2026

Today Dr. Kevin Kohl, Associate Professor of Biological Sciences …

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