TWiM describes how to make concrete more ‘green’ by using microbes, and bacterial bioluminescence as an important regulator of multitrophic interactions in the soil.

Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Michael Schmidt, Michele Swanson and and Mark O. Martin.

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• Construction nanobiotechnology for concrete (Appl Env Micro)
• Self-healing concrete (Sci Tot Environ)
• Microbe-inspired self-healing concrete (Front Struct Civil Eng)
• Bacterial bioluminescence regulates multitrophic interactions in the soil (Cell Rep)
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TWiM explains how ticagrelor alters the membrane of S. aureus and enhances the activity of vancomycin and daptomycin without eliciting cross-resistance, and the development of a novel continuous disinfectant technology that decreases healthcare-associated infections in ICUs by 70%.

Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Michael Schmidt, and Michele Swanson.

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• Ticagrelor and S. aureus (mBio)
• Novel disinfectant technology (Am J Inf Control)
• UVC-LED to inactivate foodborne pathogens (Appl Envir Micro)
• UV disinfection systems (ACS Photonics)
• High-touch surfaces in specialized patient care area (CDC)
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TWiM focuses on recent foodborne outbreaks of bacterial infections, and how nanopore sequencing technology can be used to identify pathogenic microbes and antimicrobial resistance genes in food products.

Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Michael Schmidt, Petra Levin and Michele Swanson.

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• Foodborne outbreaks (CDC)
• Race to nourish a warming world (Gates Foundation)
• Nanopore sequencing of foods (Food Microbiol)
• How is Oxford Nanopore used? (YouTube)
• Introduction to Nanopore sequencing (YouTube)
• Methods for detecting foodborne pathogens (Appl Micro Biotech)
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