The TWiMpeeps discuss two symbioses: a parasitoid bacterium of a heterotrophic protist, and fungal parasites in cicadas. Become a <a href= "http://www.microbe.tv/contribute">patron</a> of TWiM. Links for this episode: <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><a href= "https://doi.org/10.1101/379388">Parasitoid bacterium</a> of protist (bioRxiv)</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;">Fungal <a href= "http://www.pnas.org/content/early/2018/06/06/1803245115"> symbiont recruitment</a> in cicadas (PNAS)</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;">Fly by virus (<a href= "http://www.microbe.tv/twievo/twievo-33/">TWiEVO 33</a>)</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><a href= "https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2018/06/how-to-tame-a-zombie-fungus/562544/"> The Atlantic “How to Tame a Zombie Fungus” by Ed Yong</a></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><a href= "https://doi.org/10.1101/379388">Image credit</a></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;">Letters read on TWiM 183</li> </ul> Music used on TWiM is composed and performed by <a href= "http://ronaldjenkees.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Ronald Jenkees</a> and used with permission. Send your microbiology questions and comments to <a target="_blank" rel= "noopener">twim@microbe.tv</a>

184: CRISPR-Cas immune systems

This Week in Microbiology is a podcast about unseen life on Earth hosted by Vincent Racaniello and friends. Following in the path of his successful shows 'This Week in Virology' (TWiV) and 'This Week in Parasitism' (TWiP), Racaniello and guests produce an informal yet informative conversation about microbes which is accessible to everyone, no matter what their science background.