Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Dickson Despommier, and Daniel Griffin
Vincent, Dickson, and Daniel provide the solution to last week’s case study, present a new one, and discuss how immune suppression by nematodes increases tuberculosis fatality in African buffalo.
Download TWiP #81 (72 MB .mp3, 100 minutes).
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- Consequences of living in a wormy world (Am Nat)
- Opposite effects of antihelminthic treatment on microbial infection (Science)
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- Daniel’s TB bowtie (jpg)
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