222: Biosensors in bacteria
This Week in Microbiology · Vincent Racaniello, Elio Schaechter, Michael Schmidt, Mark O. Martin
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Show Notes
Mark Martin joins TWiM to describe nano-sized parasitic bacteria that inhabit humans, and the construction of whole-cell biosensors for detecting arsenic in drinking water.
Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Elio Schaechter, and Michael Schmidt
Guest: Mark O. Martin
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Links for this episode- Ultra-small parasitic bacteria in humans (Cell Rep)
- Arsenic (WHO)
- Arsenic and drinking water (CDC)
- Arsenic biosensor in bacteria (Appl Envir Micro)
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