BacterioFiles 262 - Pathogen Polyketide Protects and Punishes
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BacterioFiles
Media Type |
audio
Categories Via RSS |
Life Sciences
Science
Publication Date |
Aug 08, 2016
Episode Duration |
00:13:31

This episode: Clostridium bacteria that infect potatoes can both kill competitors and tolerate oxygen, thanks to the pink compounds they produce!

Download Episode (12.4 MB, 13.5 minutes) Show notes: Journal Paper: Shabuer G, Ishida K, Pidot SJ, Roth M, Dahse H-M, Hertweck C. 2015. Plant pathogenic anaerobic bacteria use aromatic polyketides to access aerobic territory. Science 350:670–674.

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