The TwiModulators discuss aerosolization of bacteria and viruses in an ocean-atmosphere mesocosm, and how the common practice of decontaminating produce with chlorine produces viable but non-culturable pathogens. Become a <a href= "http://www.microbe.tv/contribute">patron</a> of TWiM. Links for this episode: <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><a href= "https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-018-04409-z">Taxon-specific aerosolization</a> of bacteria and viruses (Nat Commun)</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;">Chlorine produces <a href= "http://mbio.asm.org/content/9/2/e00540-18">viable but non-culturable</a> bacteria (mBio)</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;">Chlorine washing <a href= "https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/may/26/chicken-health-fear-chlorine-washing-fails-bacteria-tests-brexit-salmonella-listeria"> fails bacteria test</a> (Guardian)</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><a href= "https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/17/1/p1-1101_article"> Foodborne illness in US</a>: Major pathogens (CDC)</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><a href= "https://www.publichealthontario.ca/en/ServicesAndTools/Tools/Pages/Dilution-Calculator.aspx"> Chlorine dilution calculator</a> (Public Health Toronto)</li> </ul> Multistate <a href= "https://www.cdc.gov/foodsafety/outbreaks/multistate-outbreaks/outbreaks-list.html"> foodborne outbreak investigations</a> (CDC)

180: Microbecentricity with Mark O. Martin

This Week in Microbiology is a podcast about unseen life on Earth hosted by Vincent Racaniello and friends. Following in the path of his successful shows 'This Week in Virology' (TWiV) and 'This Week in Parasitism' (TWiP), Racaniello and guests produce an informal yet informative conversation about microbes which is accessible to everyone, no matter what their science background.