Podcast episodes
Season 2
S02 E81 - 81: Discrepancies between phenotypic and genotypic testing in Microbiology pt.1
Those of you that work in Clinical Microbiology have seen at one point that a molecular test detects a gene for antimicrobial resistance and the susceptibility profile does not match. What do we do then? In this episode Dr. Rachae...
S02 E80 - 80: Talking DCLS with Dr. Brandy Gunsolus
This episode features an interview with the first graduate from the Doctorate in Clinical Laboratory Sciences (DCLS) program from Rutgers University: Dr. Brandy Gunsolus. What is the DCLS program? What are the requirements for thi...
S02 E79 - 79: Failure to launch- Bacteria and the Hawaiian bobtail squid
In this episode we talk about a relationship between bacteria and the Hawaiian bobtail squid. Dr. Sarah McAnulty and Dr. Spencer Nyholm join the podcast to talk about a study about this squid and bacteria. What is symbiosis? What ...
S02 E77 - 77: Bacillus anthracis
This week's episode is about one species of Bacillus that causes disease and has the potential of being used as a bioterror agent : Bacillus anthracis. What is anthrax? How is this organism identified in the lab? What about Baci...