This Week in Microbiology
263: Lavender and Catheters
Apr 15, 2022 · 1 hr 3 min · Episode 263 · 45.9 MB
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TWiM explains the use of lavender oil to disrupt Listeria biofilms, and how treatment of catheters with liquid silicone reduces associated urinary tract infections.
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Links for this episode- Lavender oil prevents biofilms (Lett Appl Micro)
- Silicone-infused catheters reduce infection (eLife)
- Viable but not culturable (TWiM 179)
- Letters read on TWiM 263
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microbe.tvLavender oil prevents biofilms
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elifesciences.orgViable but not culturable (TWiM 179)
microbe.tvLetters read on TWiM 263
microbe.tvTWiM Listener survey
asm.orgRonald Jenkees
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