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Tag: Lyme disease

TWiM 256: An mRNA vaccine against ticks

  • December 18, 2021

TWiM discusses antigenic variation within dengue virus serotypes, and an mRNA vaccine that induces antibodies against tick proteins and prevents transmission of the Lyme disease agent.

TWiM 122: Mayonii, microRNAs, and the microbiome

  • February 26, 2016

Vincent, Michele, and Michael reveal the discovery of a new species of the spirochaete that causes Lyme disease, and fecal microRNAs that shape the gut microbiome.

TWiM 98: Bacteria and eukaryotes get horizontal

  • February 18, 2015

The TWiM crew ponders the question of how a bacterium finds its middle when dividing, then divulge the transfer of interbacterial antagonism genes to eukaryotes, where they may function in innate defense.

TWiM 93: Worming in on bacteria

  • December 11, 2014

Vincent, Elio, and Michael reveal that a soil-dwelling nematode can recognize and respond to a bacterial quorum sensing molecule through a sensory neuron.

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