TWiM #110: Exploring unseen life with unpronounceable words

The TWiM team focuses on the gut microbiome, from a single member, Akkermansia muciniphila, to the effect of antibiotics on its composition and colonization resistance against C. difficile.

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Links for this episode

Agar art contest

Akkermansia muciniphilia and obesity (Gut)

A. muciniphilia genome (Biol Direct)

Alterations of gut microbiota and C. difficile colonization (mBio)

Science Delivered

Girls Who Code

F.E.M.M.E.S.

Association for Women in Science

UMich Host-Microbiome Initiative

UMich anaerobic chamber room (png)