Episode 19: Thioglycolate broth
Following up Dania's interview, in this episode I go over thioglycolate broth. What is it used for? Is it helpful in cultures? Listen to find out.
Sep 24, 2021•27 min•Season 1Ep. 19
Let's Talk Micro
Clinical microbiology explained in simple terms, suitable for students and microbiologists alike. We discuss organisms, reactions, infectious diseases, and more. Hosted by Luis Plaza, a Medical Laboratory Scientist and microbiologist, who also shares his experiences in the field.
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Episode 18: Talking Micro with Dania Casellas
This week's episode features Let's Talk Micro's second interview. Dania Casellas is a microbiologist that performs testing on donor organs.
Sep 17, 2021•43 min•Season 1Ep. 18
Episode 17: Gram negative cocci
In this episode I continue going over tests and biochemicals for gram negative cocci. In addition I briefly go over different species of gram negative cocci and introduce new agar: Martin Lewis and Modified Thayer Martin.
Sep 10, 2021•25 min•Season 1Ep. 17
Episode 16: Catarrhalis disk
In this episode I start going over tests and biochemicals for gram negative cocci. First up, the catarrhalis disk, used for the identification of Moraxella catarrhalis.
Sep 03, 2021•25 min•Season 1Ep. 16
Episode 15: Urease test
What is the urease test? What is the principle of it? Is it only used for gram negative rods? In this episode I go over the urea test, including its principle, reactions, and its differences and similarities to the TSI and LIA tests.
Aug 27, 2021•24 min•Season 1Ep. 15
Episode 14: Lysine Iron Agar
What is the lysine iron agar test? What is it used for? In this episode I go over this test including reactions and comparing and contrasting it with the TSI test.
Aug 20, 2021•16 min•Season 1Ep. 14
Episode 13: Triple Sugar Iron
What is TSI? Which organisms is it used for? In this episode I go over the Triple Sugar Iron test, including its components, how does it work and examples of organisms and their reactions.
Aug 13, 2021•26 min•Season 1Ep. 13
Episode 12: Hektoen, XLD and more
In this episode I go over media that Karla Zamora mentioned in her interview such as Hektoen, XLD and Palcam. I discuss components of the agar, colonial morphology and more.
Aug 06, 2021•25 min•Season 1Ep. 12
Episode 11: A conversation with Karla Zamora
Let's Talk Micro's first interview features a conversation with Karla Zamora, an environmental microbiologist from Mexico. In this episode she talks about her work including techniques and organisms she works with.
Jul 30, 2021•1 hr 2 min•Season 1Ep. 11
Episode 10: Oxidase
In this episode I continue going over biochemicals for gram negative rods: oxidase. I also briefly discuss some species of gram negative rods and their oxidase results.
Jul 23, 2021•26 min•Season 1Ep. 10
Episode 9: Indole
What is indole? What do we use it for? Last week I finished going over biochemicals for gram positive cocci. In this week I start with biochemicals for gram negative rods: indole.
Jul 16, 2021•28 min•Season 1Ep. 9
Optochin and Microdase disk
In this episode I continue going over tests and biochemicals that aid in identifying gram positive cocci: optochin for S. pneumoniae and microdase disk for Micrococcus species.
Jul 09, 2021•26 min•Season 1Ep. 8
Episode 7: PYR and Strep Typing
What is PYR? What is strep typing? What are they used for? In this episode I go over these tests and their use in identifying gram positive cocci in the laboratory.
Jul 02, 2021•30 min•Season 1Ep. 7
Episode 6: Biochemicals- Catalase and Coagulase
What are biochemicals? How are they useful in the identification of bacteria? In this episode I start going over biochemicals: catalase and coagulase, two of the most commonly used biochemicals in Clinical Microbiology. Questions? Feedback? Send those to [email protected] Want to support the podcast? Here's how: Venmo: https://venmo.com/u/letstalkmicro Buy me a Ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/letstalkmicro...
Jun 25, 2021•24 min•Season 1Ep. 6
Episode 5: 40x Objective- What do we use it for?
What do we use the 40x objective for? What are the differences between this objective and 10x and 100x? In this episode I go over the uses of the 40x objective.
Jun 18, 2021•33 min•Season 1Ep. 5
Episode 4: Blood Culture Gram Stains
What are blood cultures? Why are they important? In this episode I go over blood culture gram stains, including reporting and media setup. Are they different from other gram stains? Listen to this episode to find out.
Jun 11, 2021•32 min•Season 1Ep. 4
Episode 3: Gram Stain morphology and reporting
In this week's episode I go over the different morphologies and arrangements of cells. What do we look for when we are reading a gram stain? I go over this including the reporting guidelines.
Jun 04, 2021•34 min•Season 1Ep. 3
Episode 2- Gram stains
What is a gram stain? What are the sample requirements? In this episode I go over the gram stain technique including preparing a slide and staining it. Questions? Feedback? Send those to [email protected] Want to support the podcast? Here's how: Venmo: https://venmo.com/u/letstalkmicro Buy me a Ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/letstalkmicro...
May 28, 2021•29 min•Season 1Ep. 2
Episode 1: Media
What is agar? What do we use it for? Various types of agar are discussed like blood agar and MacConkey along with their uses. Questions? Feedback? Send those to [email protected] Want to support the podcast? Here's how: Venmo: https://venmo.com/u/letstalkmicro Buy me a Ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/letstalkmicro
May 20, 2021•22 min•Season 1Ep. 1
An introduction
What is a Medical Lab Scientist? What is microbiology? Expectations about the show are given and simple Microbiology terms are discussed.
May 18, 2021•10 min
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