364: DNA Damage as Defense Against Bee Pathogens

TWiM wonders why archaea are not pathogenic, and reveals how a colibactin produced by a honeybee gut symbiont defends against pathogens.

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Links for this episode:

• Why are archaea not pathogenic? (mBio)

• Archaeal viruses (Archaea)

• Colibactin made in honeybee gut (Nat Micro)

Music used on TWiM is composed and performed by Ronald Jenkees and used with permission.

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