SPCMSC Research Microbiologist featured on Matters Microbial podcast

By St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center January 5, 2024

Dr. Christina Kellogg was interviewed on Episode 21 of the Matters Microbial podcast and talked about her work on deep-sea corals, coral disease, and the sea urchin mass mortality.

Red bubblegum coral (*Paragorgia*) and several colonies of *Primnoa* occupy a boulder in close proximity to an anemone and sea star, at approximately 440 meters depth in Norfolk Canyon. Image courtesy of Deepwater Canyons 2013 – Pathways to the Abyss, NOAA-OER/BOEM/USGS

“Matters Microbial” is a podcast about the wonders of microbiology, microbiologists, and microbial centrism (meaning ‘centered on microbes’). The podcast is hosted by Dr. Mark Martin at University of Puget Sound and available on YouTube, as well as other podcast outlets like Apple Podcasts and Spotify. This episode is titled “Microbes, mermaids and coral reefs with Chris Kellogg.”