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TWiM #27: An inflamed gut is good for Salmonella

Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Elio Schaechter, and Michael Schmidt.

On episode #27 of the podcast, Vincent, Elio, and Michael review how inflammation allows Salmonella to compete with fermenting gut microbes, and a riboswitch in bacterial and Archeal species that is triggered by fluoride.

Right click to download TWiM #27 (52 MB, .mp3, 75 minutes).

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Links for this episode:

• Gut inflammation aids Salmonella (PNAS)
• Gut inflammation allows enthanolamine utilization (PNAS)
• Are pathogenic bacteria looking for food (Trends Micro)
• Fluoride-responsive riboswitches (Science)
• Letters read on TWiM #27

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