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This Week in Microbiology

Vincent Racaniello

307: Attaching and Effacing on a Pedestal

MAR 30, 202450 MIN
This Week in Microbiology

307: Attaching and Effacing on a Pedestal

MAR 30, 202450 MIN

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TWiM reviews a case of E. faecium bacteremia treated with combination bacteriophage and antibiotic therapy, and how dopamine receptor D2 confers colonization resistance via microbial metabolites.

Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Michael Schmidt, Petra Levin and Michele Swanson. Subscribe to TWiM (free) on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Android, RSS, or by email.

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