EPISODE · Aug 7, 2013 · 59 MIN
TWiM #61: The irony of probiotics
from This Week in Microbiology
Vincent, Elio, and Michele review how horizontal gene transfer from bacteria to an insect genome enables a tripartite nested mealybug symbiosis, and how probiotic bacteria work by competing for iron in the intestine.
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