BacterioFiles

BacterioFiles Micro Edition 80 - Bacterial Breakdown Benefits Bugs

Listen Later

This episode: Bacteria help leaf-cutter ants break down their garden fertilizer!

Download Episode (3.3 MB, 3.5 minutes)

Show notes:
News item/Journal Paper

Other interesting stories:

  • Smoking disrupts healthy mouth bacteria, letting pathogens invade
  • Seems like viral infection led to evolution of mammals
  • Finding life under crust of dry desert could help find life on Mars and such
  • Fungi with bacterial genes make antivirals out of crustacean shells
  • Thermophiles may make good biofuel producers
  • Mapping all microbes on Earth
  • Making bacteria do all kinds of things

    • Post questions or comments here or email to bacteriofiles at gmail dot com . Thanks for listening!

    Subscribe at iTunes, check out the show at Twitter or SciencePodcasters.org

    ...more
    View all episodesView all episodes
    Download on the App Store
    BacterioFilesBy Jesse Noar
    • 4.4
    • 4.4
    • 4.4
    • 4.4
    • 4.4

    4.4

    20 ratings

    More shows like BacterioFiles

    View all
    This Week in Virology by Vincent Racaniello

    This Week in Virology

    2,056 Listeners

    MicrobeWorld Video by American Society for Microbiology

    MicrobeWorld Video

    28 Listeners

    This Week in Parasitism by Vincent Racaniello

    This Week in Parasitism

    456 Listeners

    Meet the Microbiologist by Ashley Hagen, M.S.

    Meet the Microbiologist

    37 Listeners

    This Week in Microbiology by Vincent Racaniello

    This Week in Microbiology

    517 Listeners

    Microbios by Brendaliz Santiago-Narvaez

    Microbios

    12 Listeners

    MicrobeWorld Video (audio only) by American Society for Microbiology

    MicrobeWorld Video (audio only)

    4 Listeners

    Editors in Conversation by American Society for Microbiology

    Editors in Conversation

    25 Listeners

    MicrobeWorld Video HD by American Society for Microbiology

    MicrobeWorld Video HD

    4 Listeners