The TWiMsters explain why untreatable typhoid fever might be on the way, and the evolution of fungal virulence in tropical frogs.
Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Elio Schaechter, and Michael Schmidt
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- Extensively drug resistant Salmonella typhi (mBio)
- A Gathering Storm (mBio)
- Typhoid vaccine recommendations (CDC)
- Changes in dynamics of frog fungal disease (Science)
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