TWiM #33: Tuning the immune organ
Vincent, Michael, and Ivo review the requirement for segmented, filamentous bacteria for the induction of a specific type of helper T cell in the gut. Links for this episode: Induction of Th17 cell...
16 Maj 20121h 8min
TWiM #32: Not the shadow biosphere
Rosie Redfield talks about her evidence that a bacterium cannot grow on arsenic instead of phosphorus.
2 Maj 20121h 6min
TWiM 31: Screen door on a submarine
Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Jo Handelsman, and Michael Schmidt Vincent, Jo, and Michael discuss an archetypal protein transport system in bacterial outer membranes, and evidence that gut microbial ente...
18 Apr 20121h 15min
TWiM #30: Unraveling melioidosis and insulin resistance
On episode #30 of the podcast, Vincent, Elio, and Michael review how a toxin from Burkholderia pseudomallei inhibits protein synthesis, and the role of the gut microbiome in modulating insulin resista...
4 Apr 20121h 10min
TWiM #29: Death and an iron-loaded spike
On episode #29 of the podcast, Vincent and Stanley review how a phage pierces the cell membrane with an iron-loaded spike, and two programmed cell death systems in E. coli.
21 Mars 20121h 2min
TWiM #28: Not unorganized bags of enzymes
Vincent, Michael, and Elio review how competition within a host drives virulence of Streptococcus pneumoniae, and the expanding universe of the bacterial cytoskeleton.
7 Mars 20121h 17min
TWiM #27: An inflamed gut is good for Salmonella
Vincent, Elio, and Michael review how inflammation allows Salmonella to compete with fermenting gut microbes, and a riboswitch in bacterial and Archeal species that is triggered by fluoride.
22 Feb 20121h 14min
TWiM #26: Suum cuique
Vincent, Elio, and Michael discuss the finding of Sutterella species in the gut of autistic children, and methods for cultivating oral bacteria.
8 Feb 20121h 15min
