TWiM 78: A bacterium grows in Brooklyn

Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Elio Schaechter, and Michael Schmidt

Vincent, Elio, and Michael consider a fungal pathogen of insects that acquired a gene from its host that facilitates infection, and presence of gram-negative nosocomial pathogens on community surfaces near hospitals in Brooklyn.

 

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Links for this episode:

• An insect gene makes a fungus pathogenic (PLoS Path)
• Fungi growing out of insects (one and two)
• Community surfaces harbor bacterial pathogens (Am J Inf Cont)
• Healthcare-associated infections (NEJM)
• Image credit
• Letters read on TWiM 78

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