Episode 293
293: Aerosol phage therapy, alpha-gal aptamers for MRSA
This Week in Microbiology · Vincent Racaniello, Michael Schmidt
August 23, 20231h 9m
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Show Notes
TWiM explains personalized aerosilized phage therapy for a chronic lung infection, and using the combination of antibiotic and a DNA molecule that binds alpha-gal to reduce S. aureus infection in vivo.
Hosts: Vincent Racaniello and Michael Schmidt
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Links for this episode:- Aerosolized phage therapy (Nat Comm)
- Alpha-gal aptamer and vancomycin for MRSA (Microorg)
- Alpha-gal syndrome (Front Allergy)
- Natural antibody protects against viral infection (virology blog)
- Oil pulling for improving oral health (Healthcare)
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