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364: DNA Damage as Defense Against Bee Pathogens

Episode 36447 min

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TWiM wonders why archaea are not pathogenic, and reveals how a colibactin produced by a honeybee gut symbiont defends against pathogens.
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Links for this episode:
Why are archaea not pathogenic? (mBio)
Archaeal viruses (Archaea)
Colibactin made in honeybee gut (Nat Micro)
Music used on TWiM is composed and performed by Ronald Jenkees and used with permission.
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