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TWiV 428: Lyse globally, protect locally

12 February 2017 by Vincent Racaniello

The TWiVsters explain how superspreader bacteriophages release intact DNA from infected cells, and the role of astrocytes in protecting the cerebellum from virus infection.

You can find TWiV #428 at microbe.tv/twiv, or listen below.

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Filed Under: This Week in Virology Tagged With: astrocyte, bacteriophage, blood brain barrier, cytokines, endonuclease, horizontal gene transfer, inflammation, interferon, plasmid, superspreader, transduction, transformation, viral, virology, virus, viruses

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