BacterioFiles

By Jesse Noar

The podcast for microbe lovers: reporting on exciting news about bacteria, archaea, and sometimes even eukaryotic microbes and viruses.... more

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How many episodes does BacterioFiles have?

The podcast currently has 676 episodes available.

BacterioFiles episodes:

October 26, 2014BacterioFiles 188 - Rat Residents Relieve Resin Roughness
This episode: Gut bacteria in Mojave desert woodrats help them detoxify and eat toxic creosote bushes!
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Show notes:
News item/Journal Paper
Other interesting stories:
It can be hard to recover a good microbiota
Aphids' bacterial symbionts can activate plant defenses against aphids
Probiotic bacterial strain could protect against cadmium toxicity (paper)
Predatory bacteria can prey on pathogens (paper)
Microbes can prevent some species from hybridizing
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11min
October 26, 2014 BacterioFiles 188 - Rat Residents Relieve Resin Roughness
The podcast for microbe lovers: reporting on exciting news about bacteria, archaea, and sometimes even eukaryotic microbes and viruses.
...more
11min
October 20, 2014BacterioFiles 187 - Bacteria Bolster Bedbug Biotin
This episode: Some Wolbachia bacteria produce vitamin B7 for their insect hosts!
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Show notes:
Journal Paper
Other interesting stories:
Play classic video games with live microbes
Bacterial polysaccharides could make better low-fat products
Getting rid of H. pylori could be associated with obesity
Bacteria fight against bad fungal infection of rice
Converting plant parts directly into ethanol
Post questions or comments here or email to bacteriofiles at gmail dot com. Thanks for listening!
Subscribe at iTunes, check out the show at Twitter or Facebook
...more
8min
October 20, 2014 BacterioFiles 187 - Bacteria Bolster Bedbug Biotin
The podcast for microbe lovers: reporting on exciting news about bacteria, archaea, and sometimes even eukaryotic microbes and viruses.
...more
8min
October 13, 2014BacterioFiles 186 - Matched Mice, Mismatched Microbiota
This episode: Gut microbes can be different even in genetically identical mice in similar conditions!
Download Episode (7.4 MB, 8 minutes)

Show notes:
Journal Paper
Other interesting stories:
Bacteria could make building materials using less energy
Even in placenta bacteria can be important for health
Seeing if algae (and thus, plants) can survive in space
Bacteria can make plastic out of methane gas
Some fungi could adapt to Mars-like conditions within a few days (paper)
Post questions or comments here or email to bacteriofiles at gmail dot com. Thanks for listening!
Subscribe at iTunes, check out the show at Twitter or Facebook
...more
9min
October 13, 2014 BacterioFiles 186 - Matched Mice, Mismatched Microbiota
The podcast for microbe lovers: reporting on exciting news about bacteria, archaea, and sometimes even eukaryotic microbes and viruses.
...more
9min
October 07, 2014BacterioFiles 185 - Bacteroid Builds Beta-lactam Buffer
This episode: Antibiotic-degrading probiotics protect mouse gut microbes from hostile pathogen takeover after antibiotic treatment!
Download Episode (7.8 MB, 8.5 minutes)

Show notes:
News item/Journal Paper
Other interesting stories:
Insect bacterial symbionts can pass to offspring through sperm (paper)
Studying human history thru microbes in fossilized feces
Fungi can clean up composting-resistant pollutants in soil
Microbes could make useful product from industrial wastewater
Bacterial toxin could be used to target colon cancer cells
Post questions or comments here or email to bacteriofiles at gmail dot com. Thanks for listening!
Subscribe at iTunes, check out the show at Twitter or Facebook
...more
9min
October 07, 2014 BacterioFiles 185 - Bacteroid Builds Beta-lactam Buffer
The podcast for microbe lovers: reporting on exciting news about bacteria, archaea, and sometimes even eukaryotic microbes and viruses.
...more
9min
September 29, 2014BacterioFiles 184 - Fungus Friends Fabricate Fragrance
This episode: Truffle's microbiome helps produce its attractive aromas!
Download Episode (12.5 MB, 13.6 minutes)

Show notes:
Journal Paper
Other interesting stories:
Microbes in lungs (of mice) seem to help reduce inflammation
Link between early antibiotics and asthma may be just correlations with genetics
Pancreatic cancer might be detectable by changes in mouth bacteria
Understanding pandas' gut bacteria could help us help them
Native microbes on grape leaves can resist pesticide treatments (paper)
Post questions or comments here or email to bacteriofiles at gmail dot com. Thanks for listening!
Subscribe at iTunes, check out the show at Twitter or Facebook
...more
14min
September 29, 2014 BacterioFiles 184 - Fungus Friends Fabricate Fragrance
The podcast for microbe lovers: reporting on exciting news about bacteria, archaea, and sometimes even eukaryotic microbes and viruses.
...more
14min

FAQs about BacterioFiles:

How many episodes does BacterioFiles have?

The podcast currently has 676 episodes available.

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