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Episode 227
Published 5 years, 5 months ago
Description
TWiM presents an episode for mycophiles: how bacteria disarm mushroom pathogens, and the role of the CARD9 protein in protective immunity against pulmonary cryptococcosis.
Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Elio Schaechter, Michael Schmidt and Michele Swanson
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Links for this episode:
- Black in Microbiology
- How bacteria disarm mushroom pathogens (PNAS)
- A bacterial battleground (Science)
- CARD9 needed for fungal defense (mBio)
- OneHealth: Fungal pathogens (AAM)
- Image credit
Music used on TWiM is composed and performed by Ronald Jenkees and used with permission.
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