Food Micro Minutes Podcast

The gang goes over the ins and outs of vegetable fermentation! Join us as we discuss this ancient preservation method over time, its current trends, fermentation in biofuels, the role it plays in our microbiomes, how it translates to active packing, and much more! 

FMM had the opportunity to interview fermentation instructor, author, and blogger, Amanda Feifer! Listen to learn some interesting facts about fermentations and get excited for our upcoming fermented vegetables episode!Music from https://filmmusic.io“Vivacity” by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com) License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

What is antibiotic resistance? How is it spread? Are there alternatives to antibiotics? Join the FMM team and find out the answers to these questions and much more!

Want to learn more about what makes your food sweet? Join the FMM Team as they discuss about different types of sweeteners!Music from https://filmmusic.io“Vivacity” by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com) License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

Produce safety is the main topic of this episode of Food Micro Minutes. Join the FMM Team as they discuss about different aspects of produce safety! Music from https://filmmusic.io"Schools Out" by Sascha Ende (https://www.sascha-ende.de)“Vivacity” by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com) License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

The history of beer, innovations in yeast, and brewed beverage safety are the topics in this episode of Food Micro Minutes. Join the FMM Team as they dive into the wonderfully complex (yet straight-forward), happy and hoppy, world of beer!Music from https://filmmusic.io"Vivacity" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

Join Genevieve and Alexa for an interview with the Dean of Cornell University's College of Agriculture Life Sciences Dr. Kathryn Boor

In the fourth episode of Season 2, Hannah Zurier and Sophia Harrand explore new sanitizer technologies. They will cover super sanitizer particles in fresh produce applications and enzyme-sanitizer combinations to fight biofilms. 

In the third episode of Season 2,Caitlin Carmody and Zhixin Wang hash out the endless Food Micro applications of a genetic based tool for studying diverse populations of bacteria used in this month’s the first paper. Followed by a broader discussion of the global impact of livestock vs. lab grown meat production, related to this month’s second paper.

In the second episode of Season 2, Alexa Cohn and Jonathan Sogin take us through two new papers detailing a novel operon structure and antibiotic resistance mechanism. For molecular and non-molecular biologists alike, this episode is sure to bring out the science in Food Science. But, it’s not all about science - Alexa tries painting and Jonathan attempts karate; they definitely won’t be quitting their day jobs anytime soon. Papers:Saenz-Lahoya, S., Bitarte, N., Garcia, B., Burgui, S., Vergara-Irigaray, M, Valle, J., Solano, C., Toledo-Arana, A., & Lasa, I (2019). Noncontiguous operon is a genetic organization for coordinating bacterial gene expression. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 116(5): 1733-1738. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1812746116Duval, M., Dar, D., Carvalho, F., Rocha, E.P.C., Sorek, R., & Cossart, P. (2018). HflXr, a homolog of a ribosome-splitting factor, mediates antibiotic resistance. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 115(52): 13359-13364. https://

For this episode, join Josh Herskovitz and Emma Farquharson as these two "twins" from the Goddard and Nugen Labs use their "sibling humor" to summarize some of the most recent and fascinating literature in Food Microbiology.This month, for our 10th episode (but 1st episode of Season 2), our speakers walk us through two new papers, while also splendidly enunciating the ways in which these findings connect to what currently is practiced within the field of Food Microbiology. Josh and Emma examine how the low levels of persistent glucose and fructose in Western diets directly interfere with the colonization of Bacteroides thetaiotamicron - a critical organism for good health. Next, these two friends chat about the use of pectins as a colonization aide prebiotic, instead of the classical concept of prebiotics as fuel for cells!We eat food every day, so it makes sense that it would be a consistently hot topic of research. So join us this month as we explore how foods can hurt AND help our health.[[If you have a mo

For this episode, join Caitlin Carmody and Meghan McGillin as these two friends summarize some of the most recent and fascinating literature in Food Microbiology.This month, for our 9th episode, our speakers walk us through the general outlines of these two new papers and also masterfully articulate the ways in which these findings connect to what currently is practiced within the field of Food Microbiology. Caitlin and Meghan look into the use of CRISPRSeroSeq as a method for Salmonella serotype identification. This method allows for rapid and specific identification of low abundance serovars within a sample, which could revolutionize the surveillance of foodborne pathogens. This technology has the potential to increase the response rate and traceback of foodborne outbreaks of the most common foodborne disease-causing pathogen in the United States. This month we even had the pleasure of interviewing Assistant Professor at Gettysburg College, Dr. Nikki Shariat, who is one of the authors of our first paper! Dr

 In this month’s Podcast, Mariely Medina and Jonathan Sogin take us from B to C; or honey bees to E. coli clones. They discuss Glyphosate and its impact on honey bees’ microbiome, and how whole-genome sequencing can be used to determine the phylogeny of pathogenic outbreak strains.

For this episode, join Emma Farquharson and Hannah Zurier as these two friends summarize some of the most recent and fascinating literature in Food Microbiology. [ ] [ ] [ ] As you may recall, Hannah was last featured in Season 1, Episode #3, "From Plastics to Pathogens” while we last heard from Emma on our very first episode, "From Fruit Flies to Phages"! [ ] [ ] [ ] This month, for our seventh episode, our returning champions not only walk us through the general outlines of these three new papers but also masterfully articulate the ways in which these findings connect to what currently is practiced within the field of Food Microbiology. [ ] [ ] [ ] The topics covered this month's definitely are growing concerns and our day and age, but by using some humor and the positivity shared between friends, Emma and Hannah deliver their messages tactfully while keeping you chuckling to yourself. Join us as they speak about unstable plas

For this episode, join Genevieve Sullivan and Sophia Harrand as they explore some of the most recent and fascinating literature in Food Microbiology. As you may recall, Genevieve was last featured in Season 1's very first episode, "From Fruit Flies to Phages" while we last heard from Sophia in our second episode "From Brains to Beer"! - This month, for our sixth episode, our returning champions not only walk us through the general outlines of these four new papers but also masterfully articulate the ways in which these findings connect to what currently is practiced within the field of Food Microbiology. Sophia and Genevieve speak of how Listeria is able to persist within food processing facilities by taking advantage of Pseudomonas' speedy biofilm formation. They then go on to highlight advances in cold plasma treatment of foods and how proteomics can be used to further investigate HOW this treatment actually works. And to finish up, Sophia shares (not just in words) her enthusiasm for Kimchi and how viral

For this episode, join Alexa Cohn and Marie Lawton as they dive into three new and interesting papers within Food Microbiology. With their combined knowledge that's backed by their own personal research experience, Marie and Alexa take you through over a decade's worth of data surrounding bacteriophages plaguing Irish cheese factories, how E. coli continues to threaten cookie dough consumption through contaminated flour, and interesting new finds in surrounding Lactics. Needless to say, it will be another month filled with fascinating new literature and passionate people to explain it! If you have a moment, be sure to rate us 5 stars. It might seem silly, but those ratings help our group to get more attention and to spread new literature to those of us too busy to sit down and comb through the primary literature. If you have any questions or comments, or if you have a suggestion on how we might make our podcast even better - feel free to leave a comment with your thoughts or email us at "foodmicrominutes@gma

For this episode, join Ola Esho and Mariely Medina as they dive into new and fascinating literature in Food Microbiology. This month Ola and Mariely explore interesting topics ranging from effect of diet on the gut microbiome, spinach microbiome changes due to chlorine washing, and Salmonella Newport's adaptations to Tomatoes. This month we also have the pleasure of interviewing award winning researcher, Dr. llana Brito, who studies the human microbiome and the changes that occur due to various perturbations like antibiotics. Please join us on our exciting journey from Veggies to Vegans. Be sure to rate us 5 stars, and feel free to leave a comment with your thoughts. Special thanks to the Food Micro Minutes team who helped us to create this podcast: Jason Goodman, Emma Farquharson, Genevieve Sullivan, Sophia Harrand, Marie Lawton, Hannah Zurier, Joshua Herskovitz, Alexa Cohn, and Jeff Tokman.

For this episode, join Hannah Zurier and Joshua Herskovitz as they dive into new and fascinating literature in Food Microbiology. This month, Hannah and Josh use a theme of "models"/"modeling" to explain topics ranging from newly discovered, microbially-derived hydrolases capable of reducing the volume of plastics in our ecosystems - to nematode models outlining the dangers associated with pathogens in food facilities that are characterized as being viable but non-culturable (VBNC)! This month, we also have the pleasure of interviewing Cornell University's well-respected, material scientist Dr. Julie Goddard. With her help and a few guiding questions, Dr. Goddard shines a light on the applicability and likelihood of how newly discovered PET hydrolases could or could not be adopted by industries interested in recyclable plastics. Join us this month as Josh and Hannah use their delightful, and eye-roll-worthy puns to explore, question, and educate listeners on four new Food Microbiology papers and how they i

For this episode, join Jeffrey Tokman and Sophia Harrand as they dive into new and fascinating literature in Food Micro, ranging from key virulence genes needed for Listeria monocytogenes to enter the brain, how E. coli has beneficial probiotic characteristics, how dangerous dry biofilms can be for transferring pathogenic bacteria to fresh produce, and how the world of Hopped beer has taken on a whole new engineering spin! This month, Sophia and Jeffrey use their friendly banter to help you to explore matters from Brains to Beer! Be sure to rate us 5 stars, and feel free to leave a comment with your thoughts.

This month in Food Micro Minutes, Emma Farquharson and Genevieve Sullivan discuss Salmonella response to high-pressure processing, fruit flies as potential vectors of foodborne illness, the involvement of hly and prfA in Listeria biofilm formation, and heat stability of Lactococcus lactis phage due to mutations within the tape measure protein. Papers discussed in this month’s episode: Tamber, S. (2018). Population-Wide Survey of Salmonella enterica Response to High-Pressure Processing Reveals a Diversity of Responses and Tolerance Mechanisms. Appl Environ Microbiol, 84(2). doi:10.1128/aem.01673-17 Black, E. P., Hinrichs, G. J., Barcay, S. J., & Gardner, D. B. (2018). Fruit Flies as Potential Vectors of Foodborne Illness. J Food Prot, 509-514. doi:10.4315/0362-028x.Jfp-17-255 Price, R., Jayeola, V., Niedermeyer, J., Parsons, C., & Kathariou, S. (2018). The Listeria monocytogenes Key Virulence Determinants hly and prfA are involved in Biofilm Formation and Aggregation but not Colonization of Fresh P