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TWiM #50: These things aren’t even bacteria!



Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Michael Schmidt, and Read More

MWV Episode 64 - Anne Tanner: Microbes of the Mouth

In episode 64 of MicrobeWorld Video, Dr. Stan Maloy talks with Anne Tanner Ph.D., BDS, MDCH (Hon.), Associate Professor at Harvard School of Dental Medicine about her re... Read More

MWV Episode 65 - Natalie Prystajecky: Norovirus

In episode 65 of MicrobeWorld Video, Dr. Stan Maloy talks with Natalie Prystajecky Ph.D., Environmental Public Health Microbiologist, BCCDC Public Health Microbiology and Referen... Read More

TWiP 44: Parasites provide a cricket subsidy for trout



Hosts: Vincent Racaniello and Dickson Despommier


Vincent and Dickson explain how a nematod... Read More

A Simpler Method for Conducting Norovirus Surveillance aboard U.S. Navy Vessels

Taken from the 2012 ICAAC meeting...

Outbreaks of enteric disease are most common in highly populated areas. Caused by both bacteria and viruses that often reside in the food we eat, the water we drink, or on surfaces we touch, enteric diseases produce a variety of symptoms including nausea, ... Read More

TWiM #51: Cave science with Hazel Barton



Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Michael Schmidt, and  Read More

Dr. Craig Rubens Appointed Chair of the Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy (ICAAC) (News Release)

Craig E. Rubens, MD, PhD, has been named Chair of the Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy (ICAAC), marking the first time a pediatric infectious disease specialist has been appointed to the position. ICAAC is the world's premier meeting on infectious diseases and ant... Read More

TWiP 47: For whom the trich tolls



Hosts: Vincent Racaniello and Dickson Despommier


Vincent and Dickson review evidence that ... Read More

Scientific American editor Fred Guterl discusses viruses and the H5N1 controversy on Jon Stewart's Daily Show

In this clip from Comedy Central's The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, guest Fred Guterl, award-winning journalist and executive editor of Scientific American, discusses his new book, "The Fate of the Species,"and touches on viruses, influenza, scientific research, and the recent H5... Read More

TWiM #43: Bacterial caveolae and zapping acne with phages



Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Read More

MWV Episode 62 - Safe Beaches

Staying safe at the beach involves more than just sunscreen and lifeguards. Beaches and oceans are prone to unhealthy levels of bacteria which can cause sickness in people. Pathogens make their way into the water and onto the sand from many sources, including but not limited to, animal and hu... Read More

Herpetic Legion - Reactivation

We all know that virologists love to dance. But did you know that they can also perform in a rock band?

At the recently concluded 2012 meeting of the American Society for Virology in Madison, WI, seven virologists and a neurobiologist, members of the band Herpetic Legion, entertained meeting ... Read More

TWiP 46: Malaria gets the (zinc) finger



Hosts: Vincent Racaniello and Dickson Despommier


Vincent and Dickson meet with Judith Stra... Read More

TWiP 45: Free range Toxoplasma with John Boothroyd



Hosts: Vincent Racaniello and Dickson Despommier


Vincent and Dickson discuss Toxoplasm... Read More

TWiP 48: A parasitic cloaking device



Hosts: Vincent RacanielloDickson Despommier, and Yosef Sabo


Vincent, Dickson, ... Read More

Bacillus subtilis

Gram-stained preparation of Bacillus subtilis showing rods, and spores (empty areas). (approx. 1000 X). Taken from the Wistreich Collection. Read More

TWiM #46: Spore!



Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Read More

Small Things Considered: An Evolutionary Tale of Zombie Ants and Fungal Villains & Knights

In a recent post I shared with you some amazing things I had learnt about coprophilous (‘dung-loving’) fungi that spit their spores like pros. What I did not tell you then is that my six-year-old son also fell in love with the spitting fungi (dung + spit = child’s interest!) and wanted to learn ... Read More

TWiM #55: In the copper room



Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Michael Schmidt, and  Read More

TWiM #52: Clinical microbiology with Ellen Jo Baron



Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Michael Schmidt, and  Read More

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