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216: It starts with a cough

216: It starts with a cough

FromThis Week in Microbiology


216: It starts with a cough

FromThis Week in Microbiology

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Length:
64 minutes
Released:
May 1, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

The TWiM team discuses saliva as more sensitive for SARS-CoV-2 detection in COVID-19 patients than nasopharyngeal swab and how Mycobacterium tuberculosis sulfolipid-1 activates nociceptive neurons and induces cough. Links for this episode: Preventing the next pandemic (NY Times) COVID-19 treatment guidelines (NIH) Saliva sensitive for SARS-CoV-2 detection (medRxiv) A mycobacterial molecule provokes cough (Cell) 20% off The Invisible ABCs for TWiM listeners! Use promo code: ABC20 at checkout.      
Released:
May 1, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

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This Week in Microbiology is a podcast about unseen life on Earth hosted by Vincent Racaniello and friends. Following in the path of his successful shows 'This Week in Virology' (TWiV) and 'This Week in Parasitism' (TWiP), Racaniello and guests produce an informal yet informative conversation about microbes which is accessible to everyone, no matter what their science background.