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TWiM #1: Neisseria LINEs up

Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Cliff Mintz, Michael Schmidt, and Stanley Maloy

On episode #1 of the podcast This Week in Microbiology, Vincent, Cliff, Michael, and Stan discuss transfer of DNA from a human host to a bacterial pathogen, and the ability of dry copper to kill bacteria on contact.

Right click to download TWiM #1 (58 MB .mp3, 63 minutes).

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Links for this episode:

• Horizontal gene transfer from a human host to a bacterial pathogen
• LINE = Long INterspersed Element
• Human DNA in Bacterial Genomes?
• Dry copper kills bacteria on contact
• Microbe by Elio Schaecter
  
• Small Things Considered - Microbiology blog
  

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