TWiM presents a novel mucosal COVID-19 vaccine based on a bacteriophage capsid, and potentiation of C. difficile infection severity by the gut bacterial community. Become a <a href= "http://www.microbe.tv/contribute">patron</a> of TWiM. Links for this episode: <ul> <li><a href= "https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/mbio.01822-22">Bacteriophage based</a> COVID-19 vaccine (mBio)</li> <li>Gut microbiome <a href= "https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/mbio.01183-22">potentiates</a> C. difficile disease (mBio)</li> <li><a href= "https://www.microbe.tv/twim/twim-271-letters/">Letters read</a> on TWiM 271</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

272: Metabolism’s Got Rhythm

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.