TWiV 1335: TldR, bacterial hot rods and nullifying norovirus

TWiV explains research showing how temperate phages enhance bacterial host fitness via RNA-guided flagellar remodelling, and that IgA antibody is necessary and sufficient to prevent norovirus infection in mice.
Hosts: Vincent Racaniello (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vincent_Racaniello), Rich Condit, Brianne Barker, and Jolene Ramsey (ramseylab.vercel.app) Subscribe (free): Apple Podcasts, RSS, email (eepurl.com/Gcw59)
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• Positions in Rosenfeld Lab (email)
• Fred Murphy passes away (X)
• US has lost its hold on measles elimination (CIDRAP)
• What’s in the genetic code of America’s measles outbreaks (ProPublica)
• Did Pete Hegseth single-handedly raise the R₀ of flu? (Inside Medicine)
• Fred Murphy’s Virus Images and Foundations of Virology (UTMB)
• Temperate phages and RNA-guided flagellar remodelling (Nat Micro)
• Eukaryotic RNA guided system (Nature)
• IgA prevents norovirus infection in mice (Sci Transl Med)
• Craig Wilen’s letter to TWiV (TWiV 492)
• Timestamps by Jolene Ramsey. Thanks!
Picks of the Week Brianne – APod June 26: Milky Way Urban Style Rich – Your birth order affects your future, but not for the reason you think; Dr. McCoy Jolene – Bakteriopolis paper and site (tu-dresden.de/mn/biologie/allgemeine_mikrobiol…) Vincent – The Claude Shutdown Is a Total Sh*tshow
Listener Pick Martin – Ancient text charred by Vesuvius read for first time in 2,000 years
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