HeyJaredThis Week in Microbiology
This Week in Microbiology is a podcast about unseen life on Earth hosted by Vincent Racaniello and friends.
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364: DNA Damage as Defense Against Bee Pathogens (opens the original)
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TWiM wonders why archaea are not pathogenic, and reveals how a colibactin produced by a honeybee gut symbiont defends against pathogens. Become a patron of TWiM. Links for this episode: Why are archaea not pathogenic ? (mBio) Archaeal viruses (Archaea) Colibactin made in honeybee gut (Nat Micro) Music used on TWiM is composed and performed by Ronald Jenkees and used with permission. Send your microbiology questions and comments to twim@microbe.tv
363: Why Vegetables Are Good for Your Heart (opens the original)
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TWiM explains the finding that Bunsen burners do not decrease deposition of microbe-containing particles, and how gut microbiota generate dinitrosyl iron complexes with cardiometabolic benefits. Hosts: Vincent Racaniello and Michael Schmidt Become a patron of TWiM. Links for this episode: Bunsen burners don't do what you thought they did (Micro Spectrum) How does air circulate in passenger planes? | AFP How germs travel on planes | Raymond Wang Gut bacteria and cardiometabolic health (Cell) Musi
362: When Gut Bacteria Share Chromosomes (opens the original)
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TWiM explains how movement of DNA among gut bacteria drive large-scale genome mosaicism, and validation of a method for detection of Cyclospora cayetanensis in outbreak-linked fresh produce. Hosts: Vincent Racaniello , Michael Schmidt , Michele Swanson , and Petra Levin Become a patron of TWiM. Links for this episode: Natural DNA transformation in the gut (ISME J) The transformation factor (J Exp Med) Validating cyclospora assay (J Food Prot) Cyclosporiasis (CDC) Music used on TWiM is composed a
361: Bacteria and Colon Cancer Recurrence (opens the original)
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TWiM explains the discovery of an avirulent bacterial signature associated with the development of recurrence following colorectal cancer surgery, and phage-derived proteins and conjugates that induce pilus detachment. Hosts: Vincent Racaniello , Michael Schmidt , and Petra Levin Become a patron of TWiM. Links for this episode: Bacterial signature is associated with colon cancer recurrence (Nat Comm) Phage-derived proteins induce pilus detachment (J Bact) Music used on TWiM is composed and perfo
360: Nitrogen Fixation Goes Eukaryotic (opens the original)
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TWiM explains major implications of the link between plastic pollution and antimicrobial resistance, and the discovery of a new organelle, the nitrogen-fixing nitroplast. Hosts: Vincent Racaniello , Michael Schmidt , and Michele Swanson Become a patron of TWiM. Music used on TWiM is composed and performed by Ronald Jenkees and used with permission. Links for this episode Plastic pollution and antimicrobial resistance (Appl Envir Micro) The great Pacific garbage patch (YouTube) Rumen microbiome (
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