202: This frass doesn’t stink

Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Elio Schaechter, Michele Swanson and Michael Schmidt

Guest: Julie Wolf

Julie joins the TWiM team to reveal how microbiome and gut anatomy of a wood-feeding beetle promotes lignocellulose deconstruction, and bacteria that degrade PET plastic.

• How wood-feeding beetles deconstruct lignocellulose (PNAS)
• Meet the Microbiologist hosted by Julie Wolf
• Bacteria that degrade PET plastic (Micr Res Ann)
• Microbiology resource of the month (ASM)
• Morgan Vague’s TED talk
• Pacific garbage patch (Pacific Beach Coal)
• NOAA marine debris program
• National Geographic’s Planet or Plastic Campaign 
• Image credit
• Letters read on TWiM 202

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