November 11, 2016

I've published a couple more Classic Spotlights recently in the Journal of Bacteriology.  Check out the articles on how the Gram stain works and an awesome article from 1916 describing studies on how many colonies should be on a plate when you do a plate count.  Both are classic pieces of work.

November 08, 2016

I just returned from the University of Florida were I visited my Former post-doc, Mary Ellen Davey.  Mary Ellen is an Associate Professor in the Department of Oral Microbiology.  Her lab studies Porphyromonas gingivalis, a strict anaerobe in the oral cavity.  She is particularly interested in how this bug controls capsule synthesis, interspecies interactions and host-pathogen interactions.  It was a fun trip!