Vincent, Michael, and Michele explain the use of an electrochemical gradient to eliminate bacterial biofilms, and how phage susceptibility can be transferred by exchange of receptor proteins.

Hosts: 

Vincent Racaniello, Michael Schmidt, and Michele Swanson.

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Links for this episode

• Electrochemical scaffold to eliminate persistent biofilms (npj Biofilms Microbiomes)

• Experimental setup for electrochemical treatment of biofilm (pdf, from article)

• Acquisition of phage sensitivity by transfer of cell receptors (Cell)

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