This Week in Microbiology

TWiM #47: Resistance on the surface

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Created on Wednesday, 19 December 2012 19:21

Written by Vincent Racaniello

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

Vincent, Michael, and Elio discuss the horizontal transfer of antibiotic resistance genes on metal surfaces, and using bacteriophage to reverse antibiotic resistance.

Right click to download TWiM #47 (49 MB .mp3, 71 minutes).

Links for this episode:

• Transcript of this episode (Thanks Raphael and Steve!)
• Horizontal transfer of antibiotic resistance genes (mBio)
• Why copper busts bacteria (Nanowerk)
• Reversing antibiotic resistance (AEM)
• How to reform a resistant bacterium (STC)
• Letters read on TWiM 047

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