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BacterioFiles 248 - Tiny Travelers Transport Toxin Trashers

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This episode: Bacteria that swarm around in groups carry other bacteria with them that can be helpful for degrading toxins!

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Journal Paper/Explanatory video

Other interesting stories:

  • Bacterium can help biofuel-producing algae grow better (paper)
  • Super-tolerant yeasts found in high volcanic place in super-dry desert (paper)
  • Bacteria living in even non-legume plants (like rice) could fix nitrogen for their host
  • Algae are becoming more popular as alternative protein in food
  • Microbiome resistance to C. difficile infection depends on many bacteria together

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