296: Bacterial Channels in Plant Cells

<p dir="ltr">TWiM discusses a dispute about whether the mycobiome plays a role in the development of cancer, and the structure and function of channels that are delivered to plant cells by pathogenic bacteria.</p> <p>Hosts: <a href="https://twitter.com/profvrr" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Vincent Racaniello</a>, and <a href= "http://academicdepartments.musc.edu/immunology/Faculty/schmidt.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Michael Schmidt</a>.</p> <p>Become a <a href="http://www.microbe.tv/contribute" target= "_blank" rel="noopener">patron</a> of TWiM.</p> <h2><strong>Links for this episode</strong></h2> <ul> <li><a href= "https://carlzimmer.com/researchers-dispute-high-profile-discoveries-of-cancer-microbes/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Cancer microbes disputed</a> (Carl Zimmer)</li> <li><a href="https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-019-1608-2" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Fungal mycobiome and cancer</a> (Nature)</li> <li><a href="https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-023-06292-1" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Revisiting fungal mycobiome</a> and cancer (Nature)</li> <li><a href="https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-023-06531-5" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Bacteria deliver channels to plant cells</a> (Nature)</li> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SenJud3cHLc" target= "_blank" rel="noopener">Ice nucleation by bacteria</a> (YouTube)</li> <li><a href="https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23305369/" target= "_blank" rel="noopener">Gram-negative bacterial porins</a> (Curr Protein Pept Sci)</li> <li><a href="https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31980467/" target= "_blank" rel="noopener">Xenopus oocyte toolbox</a> (Cold Spring Harb Protocols)</li> <li><a href="https://asm.org/twimpoll" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">Take the TWiM Listener surve</a><a href= "https://asm.org/twimpoll" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">y!</a></li> </ul> <p>Send your microbiology questions and comments (email or recorded audio) to <a href= "mailto:twim@microbe.tv">twim@microbe.tv</a></p>