TWiM #102: Happiness is the spore-formers in your gut
This Week in Microbiology · American Society for Microbiology
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Show Notes
Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Michael Schmidt, Elio Schaechter and Michele Swanson.
The TWiM team discusses evidence that serotonin synthesis is regulated by spore-forming members of the gut microbiota.
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Links for this episode- When antibiotic resistance in vitro falls short (STC)
- Gut microbiota control serotonin in mice (Cell)
- Serotonin biosynthesis (Wikipedia)
- Microbial endocrinology (STC)
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- Sponsors for this episode: SciMedSolutions, Jmbe.asm.org, ICAAC-ICC
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Image: Serotonin temporary tattoo by flickr user: ChezShawna