258: A Tick’s Meal
Jan 21, 2022•53 min•Ep. 258
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Episode description
TWiM explains how bacterial symbionts regulate tick blood feeding activity, and the reasons why antibiotics exist.
Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Elio Schaechter, and Michael Schmidt
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Links for this episode:
- Symbionts help ticks to feed (Cell Host Microbe)
- Why do antibiotics exist? (mBio)
- Shorter is still better (J Hosp Med)
- Shorter vs longer antibiotic courses (J Hosp Med)
- Francis Tally and tigecycline (Clin Inf Dis)
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