This episode: Dr. Klara Junker joins me to discuss her work on the predatory yeast Saccharomycopsis schoenii that can kill the serious pathogenic yeast Candida auris!
Download Episode (11.0 MB, 12.0 minutes)
Show notes:
Microbe of the episode: Lambdapapillomavirus 5
Movies of Saccharomycopsis attacking other yeasts
Journal Papers:
Junker K, Bravo Ruiz G, Lorenz A, Walker L, Gow NAR, Wendland J. 2018. The mycoparasitic yeast Saccharomycopsis schoenii predates and kills multi-drug resistant Candida auris. Sci Rep 8:14959.
Other interesting stories:
Studying which microbes grow well on different gravestones Certain fiber-digesting bacteria in mouse gut correlate with less artery disease
Email questions or comments to bacteriofiles at gmail dot com. Thanks for listening!
Subscribe: Apple Podcasts, RSS, Google Play. Support the show at Patreon, or check out the show at Twitter or Facebook
