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BacterioFiles Micro Edition 161 - Permafrost Produces Perceptible Pithos

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This episode: The largest virus so far has been discovered in ancient Siberian permafrost!

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News item/Journal Paper

Other interesting stories:

  • Plants seem to stimulate bacteria to degrade pollutants (paper)
  • Gene therapy with virus could help repair brain damages
  • Phages could soon be important for treating bacterial infections
  • Certain portions of gut microbiome, and inflammation, associated with colon cancer (paper) (TWiM 71)
  • Yogurt probiotics might not change gut community in major ways

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