221: Weapon of mucus destruction, WMD
Jul 16, 2020•1 hr 9 min•Ep. 221
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Episode description
TWiM reveals a potential mucus-busting weapon for patients with cystic fibrosis, and bacteria in the intestinal tract that can oxidize cholesterol, leading to lower levels of the lipid in blood.
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Links for this episode- Biofilm eradication with nitric oxide release (ACS Inf Dis)
- Pseudomonas quorum sensing network (Protein)
- Cholesterol metabolism by gut bacteria (Cell Host Microbe)
- Microbes might manage your cholesterol (Harvard Gazette)
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