Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Elio Schaechter and Michele Swanson.
Vincent, Elio, and Michele review how horizontal gene transfer from bacteria to an insect genome enables a tripartite nested mealybug symbiosis, and how probiotic bacteria work by competing for iron in the intestine.
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Links for this episode:
- Horizontal gene transfer from bacteria to an insect genome (Cell)
- Debugging symbiosis (TWiM #17)
- Probiotic bacteria compete for iron (Cell Host Microbe)
- Intestinal irony (Cell Host Microbe)
- An inflamed gut is good for Salmonella (TWiM #27)
- Letters read on TWiM 061
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