Adam Mearig and Jessica Xhumari

The Microbiome Microcast

Science EN ↓ 2 episodes

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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Science

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Latest episode

Jan 18, 2026

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Episodes

Episode 2: What to do after wiping out your microbiome 18.01.2026

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.c...

Episode 1: How your pets change your microbiome 11.01.2026

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, Eij...

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