BacterioFiles
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Show Info: The podcast for microbe lovers: reporting on exciting news about bacteria, archaea, and sometimes even eukaryotic microbes and viruses.
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BacterioFiles 336 - Phages Fortify Friendly Fighters
Apr 15
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14 minutes
This episode: Phage therapy can work very well when combined with an effective immune response from the host! Download Episode (12.9 MB, 14.1 minutes) Show notes: Microbe of the episode: Gammapapillomavirus 8 News item about "nightmare bacteria" Journal Paper: Roach DR, Leung CY, Henry M, Morello E, Singh D, Di Santo JP, Weitz JS, Debarbieux L. 2017. Synergy between the Host Immune System and Bacteriophage Is Essential for Successful Phage Therapy against an Acute Respiratory Pathogen. Cell Host Microbe 22:38-47.e4. Other interesting stories: Bacteria make antibacterial silver nanoparticles (paper) Bacteria produce chemical that could enhance effectiveness of penicillin Engineering yeast to produce valuable complex chemicals Specific types of gut microbes affect cancer treatment effectiveness Microbe-produced enzymes could help clean oil spills Email questions or comments to bacteriofiles at gmail dot com. Thanks for listening! Subscribe: Apple Podcasts, RSS, Google Play. Support the show at Patreon, or check out the show at Twitter or Facebook
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