TWiM 356: Nanopore to the bone

TWiM explains how Streptococcus mitis bacteriocins drive contact-dependent lysis of S. pneumoniae facilitating transformation, and microbial dominance in diabetic foot osteomyelitis determined with nanopore sequencing.

Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Michael Schmidt, and Michele Swanson

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Links for this episode

• Streptococcus mitis bacteriocins drive contact-dependent lysis of S. pneumoniae (mBio)
• Microbial dominance in diabetic foot osteomyelitis determined with nanopore sequencing (J Inf Dis)
• Diabetic foot ulcer review (World J Clin Cases)
• How nanopore sequencing works (YouTube)

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