307: Attaching and Effacing on a Pedestal

TWiM reviews a case of E. faecium bacteremia treated with combination bacteriophage and antibiotic therapy, and how dopamine receptor D2 confers colonization resistance via microbial metabolites.

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• Vincent’s interviews at SXSW
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• Dopamine receptor D2 confers colonization resistance (Nature)
• CDC’s Reports of Selected E. coli Outbreak Investigations
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• Colonization resistance by gut microbial metabolome (ACS Chem Biol)
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