TWiM #102: Happiness is the spore-formers in your gut
Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Michael Schmidt, Elio Schaechter and Michele Swanson.
The TWiM team discusses evidence that serotonin synthesis is regulated by spore-forming members of the gut microbiota.
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Links for this episode- When antibiotic resistance in vitro falls short (STC)
- Gut microbiota control serotonin in mice (Cell)
- Serotonin biosynthesis (Wikipedia)
- Microbial endocrinology (STC)
- Image credit
- Sponsors for this episode: SciMedSolutions, Jmbe.asm.org, ICAAC-ICC
Send your microbiology questions and comments (email or mp3 file) to twim@twiv.tv, or call them in to 908-312-0760. You can also post articles that you would like us to discuss at microbeworld.org and tag them with twim.
Image: Serotonin temporary tattoo by flickr user: ChezShawna
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Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Michael Schmidt, Elio Schaechter and Michele Swanson.
The TWiM team discusses evidence that serotonin synthesis is regulated by spore-forming members of the gut microbiota.
Subscribe to TWiM (free) on iTunes, via RSS feed, by email or listen on your mobile device with the Microbeworld app.
Links for this episode- When antibiotic resistance in vitro falls short (STC)
- Gut microbiota control serotonin in mice (Cell)
- Serotonin biosynthesis (Wikipedia)
- Microbial endocrinology (STC)
- Image credit
- Sponsors for this episode: SciMedSolutions, Jmbe.asm.org, ICAAC-ICC
Send your microbiology questions and comments (email or mp3 file) to twim@twiv.tv, or call them in to 908-312-0760. You can also post articles that you would like us to discuss at microbeworld.org and tag them with twim.
Image: Serotonin temporary tattoo by flickr user: ChezShawna
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