Today, Dr. Michael Schmidt of This Week in Microbiology and Professor of Microbiology and Immunology of the Medical University of South Carolina, joins the Quality Quorum (at a special “live audience” podcast session at the American Society for Microbiology in Atlanta, Georgia) to discuss his fascinating work with copper as an antimicrobial agent.

Host: Mark O. Martin

Guest: Michael Schmidt

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Links for this episode

• An overview about antimicrobial copper.
• An article about the mechanism by which copper metal destroys bacteria and viruses.
• A review article about the use of copper metal to reduce disease transmission in hospitals.
• Here is an older YouTube video by Dr. Schmidt about the use of antimicrobial copper.
• A news story about Dr. Schmidt’s work with copper and disease causing organisms in hospitals.
• A recent article on this topic by Dr. Schmidt and colleagues.  
• The faculty website for Dr. Schmidt.
• The laboratory website for Dr. Schmidt (with many excellent references on this topic to peruse).

Intro music is by Reber Clark

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