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333: When Mutualists Murder
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TWiM explains how a mutualistic model bacterium can become lethal in a non-symbiotic host, and engineering a kill switch into a tuberculosis vaccine for improved safety.
Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Michael Schmidt, Petra Levin and Michele Swanson.
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Music used on TWiM is composed and performed by Ronald Jenkees and used with permission.
Links for this episode- When a mutualist becomes lethal (mBio)
- A lasting symbiosis (Nat Rev Micro)
- A kill switch for BCG (Nat Micro)
- Engineering mycobacteria for vaccination (Nat Micro)
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334 episodes
Manage episode 487301140 series 1539392
TWiM explains how a mutualistic model bacterium can become lethal in a non-symbiotic host, and engineering a kill switch into a tuberculosis vaccine for improved safety.
Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Michael Schmidt, Petra Levin and Michele Swanson.
Subscribe to TWiM (free) on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Android, RSS, or by email.
Become a patron of TWiM.
Music used on TWiM is composed and performed by Ronald Jenkees and used with permission.
Links for this episode- When a mutualist becomes lethal (mBio)
- A lasting symbiosis (Nat Rev Micro)
- A kill switch for BCG (Nat Micro)
- Engineering mycobacteria for vaccination (Nat Micro)
- Take the TWiM Listener survey!
Send your microbiology questions and comments (email or recorded audio) to [email protected]
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