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Feb 5, 2021 1 hr 4 min

235: Green algae and fatty acids

from This Week in Microbiology Hosted by Vincent Racaniello, Elio Schaechter, Michael Schmidt, Michele Swanso

In this episode, how DNA of giant viruses has contributed extensively to the genome of green algae, and inhibition of E. coli virulence by a metabolic product of arachidonic acid in the intestinal epithelium. Links for this episode: Giant viral DNA shapes genomes of green algae (Nature) James Van Etten Darwin's Radio Arachidonic acid and E. coli virulence (mBio) How a pathogenic E. coli infection begins Music used on TWiM is composed and performed by Ronald Jenkees and used with permission. Send your microbiology questions and comments to [email protected]

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