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333: When Mutualists Murder

333: When Mutualists Murder

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TWiM explains how a mutualistic model bacterium can become lethal in a non-symbiotic host, and engineering a kill switch into a tuberculosis vaccine for improved safety.

Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Michael Schmidt, Petra Levin and Michele Swanson.

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  • When a mutualist becomes lethal (mBio)
  • A lasting symbiosis (Nat Rev Micro)
  • A kill switch for BCG (Nat Micro)
  • Engineering mycobacteria for vaccination (Nat Micro)
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