263: Lavender and Catheters

<p dir="ltr">TWiM explains the use of lavender oil to disrupt Listeria biofilms, and how treatment of catheters with liquid silicone reduces associated urinary tract infections.</p> <p>Become a <a href="http://www.microbe.tv/contribute" target= "_blank" rel="noopener">patron</a> of TWiM.</p> <h2><strong>Links for this episode</strong></h2> <ul> <li><a href= "https://sfamjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/lam.13681" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Lavender oil prevents biofilms</a> (Lett Appl Micro)</li> <li><a href="https://elifesciences.org/articles/75798" target= "_blank" rel="noopener">Silicone-infused catheters</a> reduce infection (eLife)</li> <li><a href="https://www.microbe.tv/twim/twim-179/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Viable but not culturable (TWiM 179)</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.microbe.tv/twim/twim-263-letters/" target= "_blank" rel="noopener">Letters read on TWiM 263</a></li> <li><a href="https://asm.org/twimpoll" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">TWiM Listener survey</a></li> </ul> <p>Send your microbiology questions and comments (email or recorded audio) to <a href= "mailto:twim@microbe.tv">twim@microbe.tv</a></p>