TWiM reveals that the atypical antipsychotic quetiapine promotes multiple antibiotic resistance in E. coli, and treatment with Bifidobacterium lactis probiotic benefits patients with coronary artery disease. Become a <a href= "http://www.microbe.tv/contribute">patron</a> of TWiM. Links for this episode: <ul> <li>Antipsychotic promotes <a href= "https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/jb.00102-22">antimicrobial</a> resistance (J Bact)</li> <li>Probiotic benefits patients with <a href= "https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/msystems.00100-22?utm_source=literatum&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=alert-emails"> coronary artery disease</a> (mSystems)</li> <li>B. lactis and <a href= "https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33796919/">Alzheimer’s</a> in mice (Eur J Nutr)</li> </ul> Music used on TWiM is composed and performed by <a href="http://ronaldjenkees.com/">Ronald Jenkees</a> and used with permission. Send your microbiology questions and comments to twim@microbe.tv

256: Antiviral Hotspots and Desiccation Tolerance

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.