Matters Microbial
Matters Microbial is a podcast about the wonders of microbiology, microbiologists, and microbial centrism with Dr. Mark Martin
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- Sep 8, 2026
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Matters Microbial #138: Sightseeing the Microbial World (opens the original)
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Matters Microbial #138: Sightseeing the Microbial World September 8, 2026 Today Dr. Monika Oli, Instructional Professor of the Department of Microbiology and Cell Science at the University of Florida joins the quality quorum to discuss how she teaches microbiology students to view the topic through a global lens as a study abroad program. Her approach demonstrates how travel enriches scientific understanding, broadens cultural perspectives, and prepares students to become globally engaged microb
Matters Microbial #137: The Living Skin of Our Planet (opens the original)
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Matters Microbial #137: The Living Skin of Our Planet August 25, 2026 Today Dr. Estelle Couradeau, Assistant Professor in the Department of Ecosystem Science and Management and the Huck Institutes of the Life Sciences at the Pennsylvania State University, joins the quality quorum today to discuss the role that the soil microbiome can play in terms of agriculture, moderating temperature, and protecting specific environments. Host: Mark O. Martin Guest : Estelle Couradeau Subscribe: Apple Podcasts
Matters Microbial #136: When Bacteria Open the Wrong Door (opens the original)
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Matters Microbial #136: When Bacteria Open the Wrong Door August 11, 2026 Today Dr. Michael D.L. Johnson, Associate Professor of Immunobiology at the University of Arizona, joins the quality quorum today to discuss copper, microbiology, and a possible new strategy to fight bacteria that cause disease. Host: Mark O. Martin Guest : Michael D. L. Johnson Subscribe: Apple Podcasts , Spotify Become a patron of Matters Microbial! Links for this episode A link to Hartiful , the Etsy artist who custom c
Matters Microbial #135: Biofilms in Motion—The Adorable Zorbs (opens the original)
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Matters Microbial #135: Biofilms in Motion—The Adorable Zorbs July 30, 2026 Host: Mark O. Martin Guest : Jo Handelsmann , Shruthi Magesh Subscribe: Apple Podcasts , Spotify Become a patron of Matters Microbial! Links for this episode Here is a link to the Etsy shop where one can buy the wonderful " THIS IS WHAT A MICROBIOLOGIST LOOKS LIKE " enamel pins. Here is a link to the World Microbiome Day website. Here is a link to the interesting work of Contamination Club . The story of Alexander Flemin
Matters Microbial #134: Could Alien Life Use Different Chemistry? (opens the original)
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Matters Microbial #134: Could Alien Life Use Different Chemistry? July 14, 2026 Today Dr. Morgan Sobol, Assistant Professor in the Department of Biology at Texas State University, joins the Quality Quorum today to discuss how microbes on early earth began interacting with elements like nitrogen, making life possible here and perhaps elsewhere in the universe! You will learn about the fundamental and amazing enzyme nitrogenase! Host: Mark O. Martin Guest : Morgan Sobol Download MM134 (37 MB MP3,
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