# 358: Gut Microbes and ALS

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Podcast: [This Week in Microbiology](https://stenobird.com/podcast/this-week-in-microbiology-1045713)
Published: 2026-07-04T23:37:39+00:00
Episode link: https://www.microbe.tv/twim/twim-358/
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Duration seconds: 3486

## Resource

TWiM explains the connection between inflammation caused by microbial glycogen in the gut and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, and how disruption of cysteine metabolism leads to synthetic lethality and in vivo fitness impairment in Acinetobacter baumannii . Become a patron of TWiM. Links for this episode: Myeloid cell gene prevents i nflammatory response to microbial glycogen (Cell Rep) Cysteine metabolism and fitness impairment in Acinetobacter baumannii (mBio) Music used on TWiM is composed and performed by Ronald Jenkees and used with permission. Send your microbiology questions and comments to twim@microbe.tv

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