Today Dr. Arash Komeili, professor of plant and microbial biology at UC Berkeley, joins the #QualityQuorum to discuss compartmentalization in bacteria, and the amazing world of living magnets—the magnetotactic bacteria! Host: Mark O. Martin Guest: Arash Komeili Subscribe: Apple Podcasts, Spotify Become a patron of Matters Microbial! Links for this episode “Hooked by Bex”’s Etsy page. An introduction to Paenibacillus. More wonderful information on this fascinating bacterium. Another remarkable article on colony pattern formation by this microbe. An interesting essay about how Paenibacillus can move other organisms around, from the wonderful Small Things Considered blog. Muriwai Beach in New Zealand. Magnetic sand in New Zealand article. A lovely introductory video about magnetotactic bacteria. A video “dance” of the magnetotactic bacteria. An introduction to magnetotactic bacteria. Techniques to isolate/enrich for magnetotactic bacteria of your own. A wonderful article on analyzing magnetotactic microbes from the Komeili lab. Dr. Komeili’s faculty website. Dr. Komeili’s laboratory website. Intro music is by Reber Clark Send your questions and comments to [email protected]