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This Week in Microbiology

Vincent Racaniello

308: Living in a Community World

APR 13, 202467 MIN
This Week in Microbiology

308: Living in a Community World

APR 13, 202467 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.

Guest: Mark O. Martin

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