293: Aerosol phage therapy, alpha-gal aptamers for MRSA

<p>TWiM explains personalized aerosilized phage therapy for a chronic lung infection, and using the combination of antibiotic and a DNA molecule that binds alpha-gal to reduce S. aureus infection in vivo.</p> <p>Hosts:<a href="http://www.virology.ws/"> Vincent Racaniello</a> and <a href= "http://academicdepartments.musc.edu/immunology/Faculty/schmidt.html">Michael Schmidt</a></p> <p>Subscribe to TWiM (free) on <a href= "https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/this-week-in-microbiology/id422332846"> Apple Podcasts</a>, <a href= "https://www.google.com/podcasts?feed=aHR0cDovL2ZlZWRzLmZlZWRidXJuZXIuY29tL3R3aW0%3D">Google Podcasts</a>, <a href= "http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/this-week-in-microbiology-with-vincent-racaniello">Stitcher</a>, <a href="http://subscribeonandroid.com/twimshow.microbeworld.libsynpro.com/">Android</a>, <a href="http://twimshow.microbeworld.libsynpro.com/">RSS</a>, or by <a href="http://eepurl.com/Hu-U9">email.</a></p> <p>Become a <a href="http://www.patreon.com/microbetv">Patron of TWiM</a>!</p> <h2 id="links-for-this-episode" class="wp-block-heading">Links for this episode:</h2> <ul> <li>Aerosolized <a title="" href= "https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-023-39370-z">phage therapy</a> (Nat Comm)</li> <li>Alpha-gal <a title="" href= "https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37512948/">aptamer and vancomycin</a> for MRSA (Microorg)</li> <li><a title="" href= "https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/falgy.2021.783279/full"> Alpha-gal </a>syndrome (Front Allergy)</li> <li><a title="" href= "https://virology.ws/2009/10/06/natural-antibody-protects-against-viral-infection/"> Natural antibody</a> protects against viral infection (virology blog)</li> <li><a title="" href= "https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36292438/">Oil pulling</a> for improving oral health (Healthcare)</li> </ul> <p>Music used on TWiM is by <a href= "http://ronaldjenkees.com/">Ronald Jenkees</a>.</p> <p>Send your microbiology questions and comments to twim@microbe.tv</p>