NEW Episode 365 · Season 1 Oct 10, 2026 · 51 min
365: Bacteria Inside a Fungus Sabotage Plant Defenses
TWiM explains how bacterial endosymbionts enhance fungal virulence by disrupting the protective rhizobiome, and the development of rationally engineered Salmonella typhimurium strains with enhanced safety and antitumor efficacy. Become a patron of TWiM. Links for this episode: Plant, fungus, endosymbiont, and rhizobiome (PNAS) Engineering S. typhimurium to kill tumors (mBio) Music used on TWiM is composed and performed by Ronald Jenkees and used with permission. Send your microbiology questions and comments to [email protected]
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