This Week in Microbiology (TWiM) #3: Anthrax, genomics, and the FBI inquiry

Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Cliff Mintz, Jo Handelsman, Ronald Atlas.

On episode #3 of the podcast This Week in Microbiology, Vincent, Jo, Cliff, and Ron explore the genome analysis done in support of the Amerithrax investigation, and an insecticidal enterotoxin-deficient mutant of Bacillus thurigiensis. 

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Links for this episode:

• Bacillus anthracis genome analysis for Amerithrax investigation (PNAS)
• US Department of Justice summary of Amerithrax investigation (pdf)
• Anthrax expert comments on FBI Amerithrax report
• Genome data not sufficient for conviction in Amerithrax case
• Insecticidal enterotoxin-deficient mutant of Bacillus thuringiensis (Microbiology)
• Letters read on TWiM #3

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