Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Michael Schmidt, and Michele Swanson
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.
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Links for this episode
- Identification of a novel Borrelia species causing Lyme disease (Lancet Inf Dis)
- Parasite wonders with Bobbi Pritt (TWiP 75)
- Reported cases of Lyme disease (CDC)
- Signs and symptoms of Lyme disease (CDC)
- Multilocus sequence typing
- Borrelia MLST database
- American Academy of Microbiology FAQ Human microbiome
- Host fecal microRNA shapes gut microbiota (Cell)
- C.U.R.E. the game
- Live Tiny, Die Never – Tardigrade T-shirt
- Image credit
- Letters read on TWiM 122
This episode is sponsored by Microbe Magazine Podcast and ASM Microbe 2016
Music used on TWiM is composed and performed by Ronald Jenkees and used with permission.
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