My Thursday was rather nice. I was #TWiMAdjacent on This Week in Microbiology with fabulous fellow #MicrobialEnthusiasts. We discussed two articles: bacteria helping corn fend off pests, and how some bacteria seem to reduce peanut allergies. Really brightened my day. @asmicrobiology @univpugetsound

Being on This Week in Microbiology warmed my dark microbial heart today. I'm not on every episode, of course (I am #TWiMAdjacent, not an official member). But I remain grateful for every opportunity to hang out with fellow #MicrobialEnthusiasts.

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Just registered for #ASMicrobe2026 in June. Expensive, but it will be wonderful to see fellow #MicrobialEnthusiasts. Will I see you there? I will bring #MicrobialSwag as always.

Yesterday was a #TWiMAdjacent session for This Week in Microbiology. It was so good for my microbial soul just to chat about bacteria and their strategies with fellow #MicrobialEnthusiasts.

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I have written to a fair number of fellow #MicrobialEnthusiasts about being on my #MattersMicrobial podcast. Be prepared to be asked again, if you have not been on the 'cast. Also, happy to hear recommendations. January through June! Please spread the word?

#MicroMas is growing nearer in my little lab! Join the microbial world in celebration! #MicrobialEnthusiasts #MicrobialCentricity #DontFearTheMicrobe @asmicrobiology @univpugetsound @MicrobeTV

I so enjoy showing off the creativity of #MicrobialEnthusiasts with #LuxArt. Here are four from my #Bio350 #Micronauts. I will soon have a video to share with all of their fine work. And hopefully, I can get invitations to put on #LuxArt sessions next semester and beyond! @microbetv.bsky.social

Just a reminder to #MicrobialEnthusiasts: make @jcamthrash.bsky.social your first stop of the day. He posts links to the most interesting microbiology papers.

One of the things I most enjoy about microbiology conferences like #ASMCUE is seeing so many kind and friendly faces of other #MicrobialEnthusiasts. I need to take more photos. It was wonderful to see @rporetsky.bsky.social and have a nice chat!

I adore being among fellow #MicrobialEnthusiasts at #ASMCUE. Several people have come up to me, knowing that I am retiring in June. They tell me they are sad that this is my last ASMCUE. I intend to keep promoting microbiology! You will see me often, promoting #MicrobialCentrism. I promise.

Thank you, @jennifer.j.quinn . See you at ASMCUE on Friday. I’ll be tired but happy to be among #MicrobialEnthusiasts.

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Just looking for two guests for my #MattersMicrobial podcast. Slots open between 7AM and noon on Friday, November 28th and Friday, December 26th. DM me, email, and please spread the #GoodMicrobialWord. Always looking for #MicrobialEnthusiasts.

Yesterday, I was #TWiMAdjacent once again. I had a lot of fun chatting about making yoghurt with ants (attention Manu Ramalho Sanchez) and finding artificial microbial communities to make chocolate (which is a product of wild fermentation). So nice to be around #MicrobialEnthusiasts!

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So many interesting #MicrobialEnthusiasts on my #MattersMicrobial podcast. Two open slots before the end of the year (and I have to start working on the new year as well!), Friday 11/28 and 12/26. Both Fridays. Spread the #GoodMicrobialWord around? I'll have a different schedule in January.

Thanks for all the cool suggestions, #MicrobialEnthusiasts

Looking for the reference or recipe to make agar medium for plant leaf prints to identify pink pigmented facultative methylotrophs. Can anyone direct me? Thank you, #MicrobialEnthusiasts.

It was very nice to be #TWiMAdjacent once again. I am always delighted to be around other #MicrobialEnthusiasts. Plus: large plasmids fascinate me. Thanks to Vincent Racaniello for the invitation. @microbetv.bsky.social

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#MicrobialEnthusiasts: when I teach micro, I hand out 3D printed glow in the dark tags. Each student has a #MicrobialPal to write about. This fall (my LAST time teaching here), I have 20 not 16 students. So PLEASE suggest additional candidates so I can really impress my new #Micronauts?? Please RT?

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Due to a family health issue, my #MattersMicrobial guest this week had to bow out. We record Thursday morning my time, so I don't think it is reasonable to find a replacement. On Thursday, we will release Episode102, but there will be a week hiatus after that. Apologies to all #microbialenthusiasts.

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Whew! Two more slots open for #MattersMicrobial until September. July 31st and August 28 are open. I am so grateful for the #MicrobialEnthusiasts stepping up! I'll start looking at slots for September until December soon.

Trying to keep my mood up as #ASMicrobe winds down. I will miss my fellow #MicrobialEnthusiasts and #QualityQuorum

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It has been so nice to see people here at #ASMicrobe. I'm actually a little shy, but I try to keep people entertained. Hat tip to @jenbiddle.bsky.social @jlgoff.bsky.social @vscooper.micropopbio.org and many others (some of whom I have never met!). It's nice to be among #MicrobialEnthusiasts!

I am all unpacked and ready for #ASMicrobe. Please find me and say hello. Fellow #MicrobialEnthusiasts always lift my mood!

I was so happy to be #TWiMAdjacent yet again on This Week in Microbiology. Great episode, great fellow #MicrobialEnthusiasts! Peptidoglycan as a signal molecule, again? @profvrr @TWiMSchmidt Michele Swanson @univpugetsound @ASMicrobiology

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Registered for ASM #Microbe in June in Los Angeles. I hope to visit with some wonderful #MicrobialEnthusiasts while I am there. MAYBE run a #MattersMicrobial podcast in LA? I don't know if ASM will agree. But always great to see other microbiologists.

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Amazingly, I now have weekly #MicrobialEnthusiasts lined up until June 5th for my #MattersMicrobial podcast. I am simply amazed by the support. And I cannot wait to share the #MicrobialJoy of #OMG and #WTM with other members of the #QualityQuorum.

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Dear #MicrobialEnthusiasts: which microbe is THE sigma of sigmas?

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No idea if @ASMicrobiology will let me, but I would love to do a live #MattersMicrobial podcast at #Microbe in LA this June. Can you imagine the wonderful questions from fellow #MicrobialEnthusiasts?

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Fellow #MicrobialEnthusiasts: looking for microbially-inclined guests for my #MattersMicrobial podcast. Times are 7AM-11:00AM Pacific Time Wednesdays on 10/30 (!!), 11/6, 11/13, and 11/27. Please spread the word---I'm having trouble filling spots. microbe.tv/mm

ICYMI: Dear #MicrobialEnthusiasts:  please come visit me while I am a guest on @profvrr's video office hours on Wednesday.  Please bring ALLLLL the microbial questions.  Let's have fun! @ASMicrobiology @univpugetsound #MicrobeTV

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