🎉 Happy Friday! 🎉
A new MicroMinutes episode is out.
We dive into Gram stains and what can influence how organisms appear on the slide — from culture age to decolorization technique.
🧫 Sometimes Gram Stains Lie
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28.02.2026 00:25 —
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🚨 7 PM Episode Alert 🚨
What can influence how organisms appear on a Gram stain?
Tonight’s MicroMinutes explores factors like antibiotic exposure and decolorization technique.
🧫 Sometimes Gram Stains Lie
🎙️ New Let’s Talk Micro at 7 PM.
26.02.2026 22:06 —
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AI is bringing new talent and new possibilities to antibiotic discovery.
In this Let’s Talk Micro episode, Jim Collins explains how AI may be helping launch a new golden age of antibiotics.
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26.02.2026 20:11 —
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🎉 Happy Friday, lab friends!
This week on Let’s Talk Micro: lab advocacy and storytelling—from Little Lab Learners to the SuperStat Podcast.
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#HappyFriday #LetsTalkMicro #LaboratoryMedicine #LabAdv
21.02.2026 00:42 —
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🎙️ Episode Alert — Tonight at 7 PM
“There’s a gap in STEM education when it comes to laboratory medicine.”
Tonight on Let’s Talk Micro: the story behind Little Lab Learners and the SuperStat Podcast—advocating for lab visibility.
#LetsTalkMicro #LaboratoryMedicine #LabAdvocacy
19.02.2026 23:59 —
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AI and drug discovery?
Jim Collins says AI can aid antibiotic discovery, but real breakthroughs come from teams combining data, multidisciplinary expertise, and human intelligence.
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18.02.2026 01:25 —
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What’s your favorite bug?
In this Let’s Talk Micro episode, Mohammed Al Musawa explains why Acinetobacter baumannii stands out as one of the most challenging, resilient resistant organisms.
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16.02.2026 17:50 —
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✨ Happy Friday ✨
A new episode of Let’s Talk Micro is out now. Dr. Joel Mortensen joins me to discuss intestinal parasites, pediatric infections, and the global health realities of diagnostics in Guinea, West Africa.
Listen here:
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13.02.2026 23:28 —
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🚨 EPISODE ALERT — Tonight at 7 PM 🚨
Many pediatric infections, including diarrheal disease, are preventable.
On Let’s Talk Micro, Dr. Joel Mortensen joins me to discuss intestinal parasites and global health.
12.02.2026 23:35 —
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Have you checked out this episode of Let’s Talk Micro?
In this episode, Callan Bleick discusses aztreonam–avibactam and its activity against resistant gram-negative organisms.
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12.02.2026 14:05 —
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🎙️🧫 Micro-friends and science lovers — come hang out!
Let’s Talk Micro is where microbiology meets real lab talk, great guests, and good vibes.
🎧 Listen here 👉
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07.02.2026 22:59 —
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🌞 Happy Friday!
A new episode of Let’s Talk Micro is now available! 🎙️
Krisandra Allen breaks down how genomics pairs with epidemiology to understand outbreaks.
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06.02.2026 23:04 —
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🚨 Episode Alert — Tonight at 7 PM EST! 🎙️
What is genomic epidemiology?
Krisandra Allen explains how genomics layers onto traditional epidemiology to track outbreaks, connect cases, and understand disease patterns.
🧬📊 Don’t miss it!
05.02.2026 23:05 —
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Happy Friday, Micro friends! 🎙️🧫
In the latest episode of Let’s Talk Micro, Jhoan Moncada shares the hiring perspective and how UF’s new CLM program is opening new pathways into clinical microbiology.
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31.01.2026 01:20 —
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🚨 Episode Alert — Tonight at 7 PM! 🎙️🧫
NAACLS created a new accreditation pathway focused 100% on microbiology — and UF became the first approved CLM program in the country.
We dive into training, certification, and the future of clinical microbiology on Let’s Talk Micro!
🎧 Listen tonight!
29.01.2026 20:49 —
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Tick-Borne Diseases: The Lab and Diagnostics
A lab-focused discussion on tick-borne disease diagnostics.
Kyle Rodino, Assistant Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania and Assistant Director of Microbiology, joins @letstalkmicro.bsky.social for a lab-focused discussion on tick-borne disease diagnostics. asm.org/podcasts/let...
29.01.2026 00:54 —
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🏥 As lab testing becomes more centralized, students are getting fewer hands-on experiences at smaller sites.
In this Let’s Talk Micro episode, Emily Matthys explains how simulation labs help supplement clinical training.
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28.01.2026 20:21 —
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📱 Many students prefer texting, but in the clinical lab, critical communication still happens by phone across all departments.
In this Let’s Talk Micro episode, Emily Matthys discusses how simulation labs prepare students for real lab life.
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27.01.2026 22:08 —
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Hi Micro friends! Anybody attending #IMARI26 ? If so, see you there!
27.01.2026 14:18 —
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🦠 We always like to end each episode with a fun question — favorite bug!
Dr. Rodino shares his favorite bug — find out why in this great episode on tick-borne diseases!
What is your favorite bug?
🎙️ Tick-Borne Diseases: The Lab and Diagnostics
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26.01.2026 14:52 —
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Happy Friday! 🎉 Our latest episode is out.
In the latest episode of Let’s Talk Micro, we discuss why suspected tick-borne disease shouldn’t wait—diagnostics matter, but early treatment is critical.
🎙️ Tick-Borne Diseases: The Lab and Diagnostics
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23.01.2026 23:32 —
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🚨 Episode Alert — 7 PM 🚨
Tick-borne diseases are hard to diagnose because they often look the same clinically.
In you this episode, Kyle Rodino joins me to discuss tick-borne diseases, diagnostics, and the role of the clinical lab—and why timing matters.
🎧 New episode drops tonight
22.01.2026 22:57 —
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Making the lab understandable to the public starts with storytelling.
Real medical cases.
Plain language.
Science without the jargon.
When people understand the lab, they understand its value.
🎧 Classic Let’s Talk Micro episode featuring Alan Wu
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22.01.2026 17:56 —
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What if the lab had its own TV show?
A scripted drama centered on a clinical lab director using science to solve medical problems and prevent errors — think CSI, but for laboratory medicine.
👉 Classic Let’s Talk Micro episode featuring Alan Wu
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21.01.2026 17:16 —
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👀 Have you checked out the latest episode?
Metagenomics doesn’t replace cultures, PCR, or serology. Its value is knowing when to use it—on the right patient, with the right sample, at the right time.
🎙️ Let’s Talk Micro
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#DiagnosticStewardship #Metagenomics
20.01.2026 20:33 —
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🎉 Happy Friday! A new episode is out 🎉 (
A pediatric, immunosuppressed patient with recurrent meningoencephalitis went undiagnosed after repeated admissions. Metagenomic sequencing finally identified leptospirosis, changing the course of care.
16.01.2026 19:55 —
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🚨 New episode — tonight at 7 PM 🚨
Who benefits most from metagenomic NGS?
Hospitalized and immunocompromised patients with complex infections—where opportunistic pathogens make diagnosis difficult.
#Metagenomics #ClinicalMicro #mNGS #IDTwitter
15.01.2026 22:24 —
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Hope you enjoyed the holidays!
Let’s Talk Micro returns this week.
Catch up on past episodes — download one or download them all.
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14.01.2026 23:43 —
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