Matters Microbial #94: One Health and Microbiomes Everywhere June 5, 2025

Today, Dr. Seth Bordenstein and Dr. Nichole Ginnan of Pennsylvania State University join the #QualityQuorum to tell us about their new publication linking One Health to the myriad microbiomes that exist all around us through the lens of the holobiome—and an opportunity to see the world in a different fashion.

Host: Mark O. Martin

Guests: Seth Bordenstein and Nichole Ginnan

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Links for this episode

• Michele Banks microbially themed art can found at her Etsy site.  Highly recommended!
• The paper under discussion today, with Dr. Ginnan as first author.  You will see that coauthors include Dr. Bordenstein, and two previous visitors to the #MattersMicrobial podcast!  Thank you Erika and Francisco.
• Dr. Bordenstein’s first podcast with #MattersMicrobial for those who missed it.
• A review of the One Health concept.
• The One Health Microbiome Center at Penn State.
• A very clear overview of the holobiont concept and biology, authored by Dr. Bordenstein and colleagues.
• Another longer review on this topic.
• The faculty website for Dr. Ginnan.
• The faculty website for Dr. Bordenstein.
• The research website for Dr. Ginnan.
• The research website for Dr. Bordenstein.

Intro music is by Reber Clark

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