TWiM presents an episode for mycophiles: how bacteria disarm mushroom pathogens, and the role of the CARD9 protein in protective immunity against pulmonary cryptococcosis.
Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Elio Schaechter, Michele Swanson, and Michael Schmidt
Right click to download TWiM#227 (35 MB .mp3, 48 minutes)
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Links for this episode
- Black in Microbiology
- How bacteria disarm mushroom pathogens (PNAS)
- A bacterial battleground (Science)
- CARD9 needed for fungal defense (mBio)
- OneHealth: Fungal pathogens (AAM)
- Image credit
- Letters read on TWiM 227
Music used on TWiM is composed and performed by Ronald Jenkees and used with permission.
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