211: Bacteria, colon cancer and fire blight

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The Fellowship of the TWiM reveal that colorectal cancer-associated microbiota are associated with higher numbers of methylated genes in colonic mucosa, and identification of metabolites needed by the fire blight disease bacterium for virulence in apples.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Become a</span> <a href= "http://www.microbe.tv/contribute"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">patron</span></a> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">of TWiM.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Links for this episode:</span></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Colorectal cancer and the</span> <a href= "https://www.pnas.org/content/116/48/24285"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">gut microbiome</span></a> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">(PNAS)</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><a href= "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dfqMj_rEi14"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Fire blight</span></a> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">(YouTube)</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Fire blight</span> <a href= "https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/02/science/fire-blight-spreads-northward-threatening-apple-orchards.html?searchResultPosition=1"> <span style="font-weight: 400;">spreads north</span></a> <span style="font-weight: 400;">(NY Times)</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><em><span style= "font-weight: 400;">E. amylovora</span></em> <a href= "https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/02/science/fire-blight-spreads-northward-threatening-apple-orchards.html?searchResultPosition=1"> <span style="font-weight: 400;">auxotrophs</span></a> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">(Appl Environ Micro)</span></li> </ul> <p>Music used on TWiM is composed and performed by <a href= "http://ronaldjenkees.com/" target="_blank" rel= "noreferrer noopener">Ronald Jenkees</a> and used with permission.</p> <p>Send your microbiology questions and comments to <a href="mailto:twim@microbe.tv" target="_blank" rel= "noreferrer noopener">twim@microbe.tv</