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Tag: antifungal

TWiM 245: Bacteria that protect bees from fungi

  • July 3, 2021

In this episode, how polysaccharides keep cyanobacteria afloat in the oceans so that they can carry out photosynthesis, and a symbiotic bacterium that protects honey bees from fungal infections.

TWiM 151: Bat and moth antimicrobials

  • May 5, 2017

The TWiMsters discuss potential new sources of antimicrobial compounds from unusual places: the skin of bats and the intestines of moths.

TWiM 142: A membrane-thickness caliper

  • December 30, 2016

Vincent, Elio and Michele wind up a year of microbial podcasts with a story about the lack of resistance to a crop antifungal compound, and how a bacterium uses a molecular caliper to measure membrane thickness.

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