TWiM explains how movement of DNA among gut bacteria drive large-scale genome mosaicism, and validation of a method for detection of Cyclospora cayetanensis in outbreak-linked fresh produce.

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Links for this episode

• Natural DNA transformation in the gut (ISME J)
• The transformation factor (J Exp Med)
• Validating cyclospora assay (J Food Prot)
• Cyclosporiasis (CDC)
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