Let’s Talk Micro
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Let’s Talk Micro
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A Microbiology podcast where clinical microbiology is explained in simple terms, Let's Talk Micro has content about organisms, reactions, infectious diseases, and more.

http://asm.org/letstalkmicro
Hope you enjoyed the holidays!

Let’s Talk Micro returns this week.
Catch up on past episodes — download one or download them all.

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January 14, 2026 at 11:43 PM
Happy Friday, micro friends 🧫✨
This week’s MicroMinutes is out!

🎙️ Don’t Let PEA Fool You
Why PEA can actually be a good recovery plate for Pseudomonas aeruginosa

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217: Micro Minutes: Don’t Let PEA Fool You
PEA agar is often treated as “the gram-positive plate,” but that shortcut can lead to real bench-level mistakes. In this MicroMinutes episode, we break down what phenylethyl alcohol agar actually does...
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December 20, 2025 at 12:51 AM
🚨 Tonight 7 PM ET 🎙️🧫
MicroMinutes: Don’t Let PEA Fool You

Why growth on PEA ≠ Gram+
Why PEA can actually be a good recovery plate for Pseudomonas aeruginosa
December 18, 2025 at 11:57 PM
Syndromic trends are a strong epi-surveillance tool.

Public data shows 2 years of U.S. respiratory & GI virus trends. Subscribers get deeper insights — BCID, pneumonia & GI panels — by region and state.

Brought to you by bioMérieux
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December 18, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Missed this episode?

Rapid AST vs fast AST: often used interchangeably for phenotypic AST from positive blood cultures (~8 hrs). Historically, “rapid” meant ~30 min — today the terms overlap.

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December 18, 2025 at 1:45 AM
Dengue symptoms usually appear after a 5–7 day incubation period.

Fever, nausea, rash, fatigue, eye pain — and sometimes severe pain known as “breakbone disease.”

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December 15, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Happy Friday! 🎉
Episode 216 drops some serious collabroenthusiasm — Dr. Robert Tibbetts’ perfect word for the AMR Summit 2025.

Real collaboration. Real enthusiasm. Real momentum against AMR.

🎧 Episode 216 – One Health, One Fight
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December 13, 2025 at 12:55 AM
Episode drops tonight at 7 PM! 🎙️🔥
AMR Summit 2025 was built to bring experts together and spark real momentum in the fight against antimicrobial resistance.

Featuring Dr. Lauren Hunt, Dr. Linoj Samuel, and Dr. Robert Tibbetts.
Episode 216 – One Health, One Fight
December 11, 2025 at 11:46 PM
Better diagnostics require more voices.

Researchers, clinical microbiologists, public health, bench MLS, stewardship, infection prevention, and point-of-care teams all bring something unique.

When we collaborate, patients win.

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December 11, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Happy Friday.
Episode 215 is out now.
When breakpoints are missing or outdated, veterinary labs lose interpretive confidence. As Dr. Kelli Maddock notes, a drug once considered reliable may no longer be interpretable.

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December 5, 2025 at 10:53 PM
Episode 215 premieres tonight at 7 PM.
As Dr. Stephen Cole explains, there’s no agreement on what “multidrug resistance” means across sectors—creating inconsistencies in AMR interpretation.
New episode drops tonight.
December 4, 2025 at 11:03 PM
Missed the bioMérieux series?

Start with Episode 1 — a look at AST history, breakpoints, and today’s challenges.

As Andrea Prinzi notes, manufacturers aren’t just observers — they engage with CLSI, FDA, and regulatory teams to stay aligned with changes.

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December 4, 2025 at 8:34 PM
🎙️ Want to be a guest on Let’s Talk Micro?

If you’re working in microbiology, infectious diseases, diagnostics, public health, or research and have a topic you feel would make a great episode, I’d love to hear from you!

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December 4, 2025 at 12:59 AM
Silos hold us back.

When we work in isolation, we lose the ideas and collaboration that drive diagnostic innovation and better patient care.

Breaking down silos helps us move forward together.

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December 2, 2025 at 10:55 PM
“Get involved. Show up. Talk to people.”

Janet Hindler’s message to early-career microbiologists: networking at local ASM branches and national meetings can open doors you didn’t even know existed. 🔬✨

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December 1, 2025 at 10:28 PM
This Thanksgiving, I’m grateful for the incredible Let’s Talk Micro community — laboratorians, educators, students, and mikro-nerds who make this space what it is.

Taking time to rest and recharge.
🎙️ New episodes return next week.

Happy Thanksgiving 🦃🧫
November 27, 2025 at 11:06 PM
“Self-taught… and certified.”

Andrea Prinzi, PhD, MPH memorized Koneman, shadowed senior techs after her shift for over a year, and earned her ASCP

A reminder that passion + persistence can open doors in microbiology.

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November 26, 2025 at 1:04 AM
Happy Friday! 🧫
Diagnostic stewardship = smarter testing.
Right test, right patient, right time.

🎙️ Episode 214 is out now!
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November 21, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Episode alert! Small workflow fixes = big impact.
Tonight at 7 PM, we dive into eliminating waste + reducing variability in the micro lab.
🎙️ Episode 214 drops at 7 PM!
Brought to you by bioMérieux.

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November 20, 2025 at 11:55 PM
Happy Friday! 🎉
New episode is out now — and yep, bacteria break the rules.
Mucoid E. coli, lactose-negative & indole-negative strains, and even oxidase-negative Pseudomonas 👀
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November 14, 2025 at 11:17 PM
Happy Thursday! New episode tonight at 7 PM EST 👇
Bacteria don’t always follow the rules.
Mucoid E. coli, lactose-negative E. coli, indole-negative strains, Proteus that don’t swarm — it happens.
Tune in for a quick MicroMinutes episode! 🎙️🧫

#microbiology #podcast #letstalkmicro
November 13, 2025 at 10:58 PM
Happy Friday! 🧫
Quick question: if there’s no growth on MAC, does that mean there’s no gram-negative rod?
What about when there is growth — does that guarantee it is a GNR?

Episode 1 of Micro Minutes breaks it down in under 10 minutes.
🎧 Sometimes MacConkey Lies — out now.
212: Micro Minutes: Sometimes MacConkey Lies
Welcome to the very first Micro Minutes, a new quick-hit series from Let’s Talk Micro designed for students, techs, and anyone who wants fast, practical microbiology insights in under 10 minutes. In t...
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November 8, 2025 at 1:27 AM
New series alert! 🚨
Introducing Micro Minutes — 10-minute episodes breaking down one microbiology topic at a time.

Episode 1 drops tonight @ 7 PM EST and we’re talking MacConkey agar… and why it doesn’t always tell the truth. 🧫👀

Quick. Clear. Useful. 🎙️

#microbiology #letstalkmicro #podcast
November 6, 2025 at 10:03 PM
🧫 “It’s easy to get buried in the stress of the job — the broken instrument, the angry physician, the race to finish cultures before shift-end.
But don’t forget why you’re there.
Your work matters.”

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#LabLife #Microbiology #MedLab
November 6, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Diabetic wound cultures aren’t just about what grows on the plate — circulation, antibiotics, and clinical context matter too.

🎙️ Episode with Dr. Chris Doern:
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#LetsTalkMicro #WoundCare #IDTwitter
November 5, 2025 at 3:39 AM