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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. asm.org/letstalkmicro

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Let’s Talk Micro @letstalkmicro.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Today is #WorldRabiesDay. 🦠 We’re revisiting a conversation with Dr. Rodney Rohde about rabies—transmission, exposure, prevention, vaccination & the importance of awareness. 🎙️ Listen here: directory.libsyn.com/episode/inde...
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Let’s Talk Micro @letstalkmicro.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
🦠🎙️ Happy Friday, microfriends! Dr. Erin McCreary shares how a debate about reporting MICs became one of the microbiology sessions at the 2026 MAD-ID + SIDP meeting. @erinmccreary.bsky.social @mad-id.bsky.social @sidpharm.bsky.social
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Let’s Talk Micro @letstalkmicro.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
MAD-ID + SIDP have joined forces, and their annual meeting is moving forward as the Antimicrobials Conference. Dr. Erin McCreary & Dr. Mike Rybak join me to discuss the partnership, the 2026 meeting & what’s ahead. 🎧 Tonight at 7 PM ET! @mad-id.bsky.social @sidpharm.bsky.social
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Let’s Talk Micro @letstalkmicro.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
🦠 Happy Friday! What can clinical scoring systems tell us about Group A Strep? Dr. Christopher Doern discusses organism burden, test performance & the 2025 IDSA guidelines. 🎙️ In collaboration with Cepheid 🎧 Out now! directory.libsyn.com/episode/inde...
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Let’s Talk Micro @letstalkmicro.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
How do we decide who should be tested for Group A Strep? Dr. Christopher Doern returns to break down the 2025 IDSA guidelines and what they mean for GAS testing and diagnostic stewardship. 🎙️ In collaboration with Cepheid 🎧 Tonight at 7 PM ET!
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Let’s Talk Micro @letstalkmicro.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
It’s Friday, microfriends! 🦠 How can AI help clinicians access the right information at the point of care? Dr. Declan Kelly joins us for Ep. 243: When AI Meets Medicine. In collaboration with Eolas Medical. @eolas-medical.bsky.social 🎧 directory.libsyn.com/episode/inde...
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Let’s Talk Micro @letstalkmicro.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
🚨 Episode Alert! What happens when AI moves beyond finding information and starts supporting clinical decisions? Dr. Declan Kelly of Eolas Medical joins us to discuss AI and clinical decision support. 🎙️ Ep. 243: When AI Meets Medicine ⏰ Tonight at 7 PM ET @eolas-medical.bsky.social
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Let’s Talk Micro @letstalkmicro.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Happy Friday, microfriends! 🦠 Sometimes the first step toward your next opportunity is simply putting yourself out there. Dr. Megan Amerson-Brown joins us to talk microbiology, infection prevention, career paths & more. 🎧 Listen: directory.libsyn.com/episode/inde...
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Let’s Talk Micro @letstalkmicro.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Episode Alert! 🦠🚨 How does the microbiology lab support infection prevention? More than you might realize. Dr. Megan Amerson-Brown joins us for the Season 6 premiere! 🎙️ Microbiology & Infection Prevention: Partners in Crime 📅 Sept. 3 | 7 PM ET
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Let’s Talk Micro @letstalkmicro.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
🎉 Happy Friday, micro friends! The #LetsTalkMicro Season 5 Finale is out! Recorded live at #ASMMicrobe2026, Dr. Andrea Prinzi, Dr. Nathan Ledeboer, and I discuss whole genome sequencing, AMR, and predicting antimicrobial susceptibility. Thanks for an amazing season—see you in August! 🔬
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Let’s Talk Micro @letstalkmicro.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
🎙️ Tonight at 7 PM EST! The #LetsTalkMicro Season 5 Finale premieres! Recorded live at #ASMMicrobe2026, Dr. Andrea Prinzi, Dr. Nathan Ledeboer, and I discuss whole genome sequencing, AMR, and whether WGS can help predict antimicrobial susceptibility. See you at 7! 🔬
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Let’s Talk Micro @letstalkmicro.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
🦠 ¡Feliz miércoles! Ya disponible un nuevo episodio en español de Let’s Talk Micro. ¿Por qué cambiaron los puntos de corte para aminoglucósidos en Acinetobacter? El Dr. Germán Esparza explica el fundamento de esta actualización del CLSI M100 2026. 🎧 directory.libsyn.com/episode/inde...
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Let’s Talk Micro @letstalkmicro.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
🦠 ¡Nuevo episodio en español a las 7 PM EST! El Dr. Germán Esparza y yo analizamos las principales actualizaciones del CLSI M100 2026, incluyendo aztreonam-avibactam y su impacto en el tratamiento de infecciones por bacterias productoras de NDM. ¡Disponible esta noche! 🎙️
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Let’s Talk Micro @letstalkmicro.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
🦠 Happy Friday! The latest episode of #LetsTalkMicro is out! If you missed #ASMMicrobe2026, I recap my favorite talks, posters, and innovations from the meeting. 🎙️ Inside ASM Microbe 2026 🔗 directory.libsyn.com/episode/inde... The live episode from ASM is coming soon! 🦠
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Let’s Talk Micro @letstalkmicro.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
🦠 New episode tonight! I’m recapping my biggest takeaways from ASM Microbe 2026—the talks, posters, and innovations that stood out to me. 🎙️ Inside ASM Microbe 2026 🕖 7 PM ET #LetsTalkMicro #ASMMicrobe #Microbiology
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Let’s Talk Micro @letstalkmicro.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
🦠 Happy Friday! Sequencing and genomics are becoming more accessible in clinical microbiology. In Episode 238, Dr. Mackenzie Collins discusses why MLS professionals should embrace new technologies and how genomics is shaping the future of our field. directory.libsyn.com/episode/inde...
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Let’s Talk Micro @letstalkmicro.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
🎙️ Tonight at 7 PM! Episode 238: From the Bench to CPEP: An MLS Journey Dr. Mackenzie Collins shares her path from MLS to PhD scientist and CPEP fellow. #MedLab #MLS #LetsTalkMicro
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Let’s Talk Micro @letstalkmicro.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
🎉 Happy Friday! 🎉 A yeast, a Gram-positive rod, and a Gram-negative rod walk into a lab… and meet their friends Brucella, Kocuria, and Sphingomonas. What happened? Check out the latest Micro Minutes episode: directory.libsyn.com/episode/inde... #Microbiology #LetsTalkMicro
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Let’s Talk Micro @letstalkmicro.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
🚨 Episode Alert 🚨 The day my yeast became Brucella… Sounds impossible, right? Tonight’s Micro Minutes explores a few cases of mistaken identity in the microbiology lab and a simple question every microbiologist should ask: Does it make sense? New Micro Minutes episode at 7 PM EST #Microbiology
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Let’s Talk Micro @letstalkmicro.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
What an incredible experience hosting a live Let’s Talk Micro episode at ASM Microbe! Thank you to Andrea Prinzi for co-hosting, Nathan Ledeboer for being our guest, and everyone who attended. We had a great turnout, and I’m grateful for your support. @asm.org 🧫🎙️ #ASMMicrobe
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Let’s Talk Micro @letstalkmicro.bsky.social · 06/06/2026
🎙️ Don’t miss today’s LIVE episode recording at #ASMMicrobe! What Can Whole Genome Sequencing Realistically Tell Us About Resistance? Featuring Dr. Nathan Ledeboer and co-host Dr. Andrea Prinzi. 📍 ASM Studio ⏰ 3:00 PM ET Stick around afterward for sticker or lanyard! 🧫🎙️
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Let’s Talk Micro @letstalkmicro.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
How is are hantaviruses diagnosed? Dr. Ryan Relich and Dr. Stephanie Seifert discuss diagnostic testing, public health labs, and laboratory clues that can point to hantavirus infection. 🎧 Listen here: directory.libsyn.com/episode/inde...
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Let’s Talk Micro @letstalkmicro.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
Attending #ASmicrobe this year? 🎙️ Join us live for a special #LetsTalkMicro recording : What Can Whole Genome Sequencing Realistically Tell Us About Resistance? Featuring Dr. Nathan Ledeboer and co-host Dr. Andrea Prinzi. 📅 June 6 ⏰ 3:00 PM ET 📍 ASM Studio #Microbiology
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Let’s Talk Micro @letstalkmicro.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
Attending #ASMicrobe this year? 🦠 Would you like a Let’s Talk Micro sticker? Let me know—I’d love to give one to you!
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Let’s Talk Micro @letstalkmicro.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
🦠 Tonight at 7 PM EST! What makes Andes virus different from other hantaviruses? Dr. Ryan Relich and Dr. Stephanie Seifert discuss the recent cruise ship outbreak, person-to-person transmission, and the public health implications. 🎧 New episode of Let’s Talk Micro tonight!
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Let’s Talk Micro @letstalkmicro.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
Attending #ASMicrobe this year? Join us for a LIVE recording of #LetsTalkMicro: 🧬 What Can Whole Genome Sequencing Realistically Tell Us About Resistance? Guest: Dr. Nathan Ledeboer Co-host: Dr. Andrea Prinzi
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Let’s Talk Micro @letstalkmicro.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
Happy Friday! 🎙️🧫 A new episode of Let’s Talk Micro is out now. Dr. Ryan Relich and Dr. Stephanie Seifert discuss what hantaviruses are, how they spread, rodent reservoirs, and the ecological factors behind human infections. directory.libsyn.com/episode/inde...
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Let’s Talk Micro @letstalkmicro.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
Episode alert! Tonight at 7 PM EST 🎙️🧫 What exactly are hantaviruses? Dr. Ryan Relich and Dr. Stephanie Seifert join Let’s Talk Micro to discuss hantavirus transmission, rodent reservoirs, spillover into humans, and the ecology behind these important zoonotic viruses #hantavirus
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Let’s Talk Micro @letstalkmicro.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
Happy Friday! 🎙️🧫 A new episode of Let’s Talk Micro is out now. Luis is joined by Kenzi Haigler to discuss rural laboratory medicine, workforce development, and a high school laboratory program helping build the future lab workforce. directory.libsyn.com/episode/inde...
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Let’s Talk Micro @letstalkmicro.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
🧫 Episode Alert — Tonight at 7 PM EST! What if the future lab workforce started in high school? Luis is joined by Kenzi Haigler to discuss a high school laboratory program helping strengthen healthcare workforce development in rural communities.
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Let’s Talk Micro @letstalkmicro.bsky.social · 16/05/2026
Rapid Fire Session Interesting presentation at MAD-ID SIDP on the intrinsic activity of durlobactam against MBL-producing Enterobacterales. @mad-id.bsky.social @sidpharm.bsky.social #MADIDxSIDP2026
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Let’s Talk Micro @letstalkmicro.bsky.social · 16/05/2026
Rapid fire poster session @mad-id.bsky.social @sidpharm.bsky.social #MADIDxSIDP2026
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Let’s Talk Micro @letstalkmicro.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
New meeting name for next year! @mad-id.bsky.social @sidpharm.bsky.social #MADIDxSIDP2026
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Let’s Talk Micro @letstalkmicro.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
Attending MAD-ID SIDP 2026. Great keynote lecture about beta-lactamases. @sidpharm.bsky.social @mad-id.bsky.social #MADIDxSIDP2026
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Let’s Talk Micro @letstalkmicro.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
Happy Friday! New episode out now: “The Background Singers of Gram-Negative Cocci” 🎙️ We talk non-pathogenic Neisseria + the rule breakers of the group. 🎧 directory.libsyn.com/episode/inde...
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Let’s Talk Micro @letstalkmicro.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
Tonight we continue our gram-negative cocci series 🎙️ This time we’re talking about the background singers of the group: non-pathogenic Neisseria + Neisseria and Moraxella species that break the gram-negative cocci rule. 7 PM
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Let’s Talk Micro @letstalkmicro.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
In Spanish Siempre disfruto hablar de microbiología clínica, cómo el campo ha cambiado y toda la información que ahora podemos obtener. Un gusto participar en Microbios, podcast de la American Society for Microbiology. 🎧 asm.org/podcasts/mic...
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Let’s Talk Micro @letstalkmicro.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
What’s Dr. Pritt’s favorite bug? Dr. Bobbi Pritt shares why Dracunculus medinensis (the Guinea worm) has fascinated her since undergrad. We also discuss what’s new at ASM Microbe this year. 🎧 directory.libsyn.com/episode/inde...
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232: What’s New at ASM Microbe 2026?
This week, Let’s Talk Micro is pausing the Gram-negative cocci series to talk about one of the biggest microbiology meetings of the year: ASM Microbe 2026. Luis is joined by Dr. Bobbi Pritt and Dr. Ro...
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Let’s Talk Micro @letstalkmicro.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
🦠 Happy Friday! New episode out now! 🎙️ This week, Let’s Talk Micro pauses the Gram-negative cocci series to discuss ASM Microbe 2026 with Dr. Bobbi Pritt and Dr. Bob Tibbetts. MLS events, networking, and what’s new this year. 🔬 directory.libsyn.com/episode/inde...
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Let’s Talk Micro @letstalkmicro.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
Episode Alert: Tonight at 7 PM! 🦠🎙️ Attending ASM Microbe 2026 this year? This week, Let’s Talk Micro pauses the Gram-negative cocci series to discuss what’s new at ASM Microbe 2026 with Dr. Bobbi Pritt and Dr. Bob Tibbetts. MLS events, networking, meeting changes, and more.
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Let’s Talk Micro @letstalkmicro.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
Happy Friday 👋 New episode out 🎙️ Moraxella catarrhalis—the hockey puck bug 🏒 🎧 directory.libsyn.com/episode/inde...
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Let’s Talk Micro @letstalkmicro.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
“Hockey puck” in micro? 🏒 If you’re thinking sliding colonies, you already know—Moraxella catarrhalis. We break it down tonight—pathogenesis, disease, and bench relevance. 🎙️ 7 PM EST
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Let’s Talk Micro @letstalkmicro.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
Happy Friday! New episode out 🎙️ Same Gram stain… different story. We break down Neisseria meningitidis vs Neisseria gonorrhoeae and what it means at the bench. 🎧 directory.libsyn.com/episode/inde...
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Let’s Talk Micro @letstalkmicro.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
Episode alert: tonight at 7 PM 🎙️ Same Gram stain, different story. We’re breaking down Neisseria meningitidis vs Neisseria gonorrhoeae—virulence, sources, and how to think through them in the lab. Don’t miss it.
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Let’s Talk Micro @letstalkmicro.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
Happy Laboratory Professionals Week 🧫💙 To all lab professionals — thank you for showing up every day despite the challenges and continuing to make an impact on patient care. We see you. We appreciate you.
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Let’s Talk Micro @letstalkmicro.bsky.social · 19/04/2026
In Spanish (Post en español) Thank you @asm.org ! Detrás de cada resultado, hay un microbiólogo tomando decisiones en tiempo real. Desde la muestra hasta el reporte, todo se evalúa. Un gusto participar en Microbios de la American Society for Microbiology. 🎧 asm.org/podcasts/mic...
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Let’s Talk Micro @letstalkmicro.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
You’ve got gram-negative cocci on the plate—now it’s time to identify them! From classic methods to MALDI-TOF and PCR, we break down how these organisms are identified in today’s lab. 🎧 directory.libsyn.com/episode/inde... #microbiology #podcast
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Let’s Talk Micro @letstalkmicro.bsky.social · 16/04/2026
Episode alert: tonight at 7 PM EST 🎙️ You’ve got gram-negative cocci on the plate… now it’s time to prove it. From classic methods and instruments to PCR, we break down how to identify them at the bench. Don’t miss it !
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Let’s Talk Micro @letstalkmicro.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
Happy Friday! A new episode is out 🎙️ You reported a gram-negative cocci… now what? Media, key tests, and MTM (plus what else can grow on it). Take the next step at the bench. 🎧 directory.libsyn.com/episode/inde...
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Let’s Talk Micro @letstalkmicro.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
Episode alert: tonight at 7 PM EST 🎙️ You called gram-negative cocci—now what? From media to key tests for Neisseria and Moraxella, we walk through the next steps at the bench.
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