The Microbiome Microcast

Adam Mearig and Jessica Xhumari
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Your exclusive microbiome podcast for insights to how our tiny hitchhikers make such a big difference. Hosted by your teaching assistants Adam Mearig and Jessica Xhumari. Developed for The Microbiome graduate course at University of Florida.

Episodes

  1. JAN 18

    Episode 2: What to do after wiping out your microbiome

    In this episode, Adam and Jess discuss the consequences of antibiotics on your microbiome and how prebiotics, probiotics, and fecal microbiome transplants can help. Suez, Jotham, et al. “Post-Antibiotic Gut Mucosal Microbiome Reconstitution Is Impaired by Probiotics and Improved by Autologous FMT.” Cell, vol. 174, no. 6, Sept. 2018, pp. 1406-1423.e16. ScienceDirect, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cell.2018.08.047.

    15 min

  2. JAN 11

    Episode 1: How your pets change your microbiome

    In this episode, we discuss how your microbiome could be influenced by your pets and what that means for your health. Sources: Nermes M, Endo A, Aarnio J, Salminen S, Isolauri E. Furry pets modulate gut microbiota composition in infants at risk for allergic disease. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2015 Dec;136(6):1688-1690.e1. doi: 10.1016/j.jaci.2015.07.029. Epub 2015 Sep 3. PMID: 26343452. Miyauchi, Eiji, et al. “Dog Ownership during Adolescence Alters the Microbiota and Improves Mental Health.” iScience, vol. 28, no. 12, Dec. 2025, p. 113948. DOI.org (Crossref), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.isci.2025.113948. Garcia-Mazcorro, Jose F., et al. “Composition and Potential Function of Fecal Bacterial Microbiota from Six Bird Species.” Birds, vol. 2, no. 1, Jan. 2021, pp. 42–59. DOI.org (Crossref), https://doi.org/10.3390/birds2010003.

    22 min
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Your exclusive microbiome podcast for insights to how our tiny hitchhikers make such a big difference. Hosted by your teaching assistants Adam Mearig and Jessica Xhumari. Developed for The Microbiome graduate course at University of Florida.

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    Adam Mearig and Jessica Xhumari
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