258: A Tick's Meal
This Week in Microbiology · Vincent Racaniello, Elio Schaechter, Michael Schmidt
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Show Notes
TWiM explains how bacterial symbionts regulate tick blood feeding activity, and the reasons why antibiotics exist.
Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Elio Schaechter, and Michael Schmidt
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Links for this episode:
- Symbionts help ticks to feed (Cell Host Microbe)
- Why do antibiotics exist? (mBio)
- Shorter is still better (J Hosp Med)
- Shorter vs longer antibiotic courses (J Hosp Med)
- Francis Tally and tigecycline (Clin Inf Dis)
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