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Monday Music Video: Klebsiella, Salmonella, Legionella (ella, ella, ella)

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This week's music video comes from Aryeh Rosenbaum, a medical student at the Albert Einstein College of medicine. Rosenbaum drew up this little ditty to the tune of Rhianna's Umbrella as a way to remember the differences between symptoms relating to these three GNR bacteria. This video was featured in the 2012 Cyberscreen Science film festival, and it drew enthusiastic cheers from the crowd. After the video was screened you could hear choruses of 'ella, ella, ella' from random groups of satisfied viewers. Great lyrics and a fun theme make this video a clear winner. Enjoy!

Carin Bondar is a biologist, writer and film-maker with a PhD in population ecology from the University of British Columbia. Find Dr. Bondar online at www.carinbondar.com, on twitter @drbondar or on her facebook page: Dr. Carin Bondar – Biologist With a Twist.

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