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<p>This episode: Harmless gut microbes resist cholera with good defense or better offense!</p> <p><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href= "http://traffic.libsyn.com/bacteriofiles/BF468.mp3">Download Episode</a></span> (5.8 MB, 8.4 minutes)<br /> <br /> <span style="font-weight: bold;">Show notes:</span><br /> Microbe of the episode: <em>Streptomyces corchorusii</em></p> <div> </div> <div><a href= "https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/10/211001082610.htm" target="_blank" rel="noopener">News item</a><br /> <div> </div> <div> <div><strong>Takeaways</strong></div> <div> <div> <div>The community of microbes in our guts is highly diverse, yet generally they all coexist relatively peacefully. Some pathogens can invade this community and cause massive disruptions. Cholera is a disease caused by a pathogen that injects its competing bacteria with toxins and disrupts the health of the gut, leading to very watery diarrhea that can quickly dehydrate victims.</div> <div> </div> <div>This st...