Monday, March 10, 2014

BacterioFiles 158 - Partners Provide Protein

This episode: Different bacteria working together can thrive better than when working alone!

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Show notes:
News item/Journal Paper

Other interesting stories:
**Our microbes and our food go together more than you would think
**Using phage proteins to target and destroy bad bacteria
**Bacteria may be important in how hyenas communicate through odor (paper)
**Fewer gut microbes may be associated with colon cancer
**Bacteria take electrons directly from other bacteria to make methane

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Monday, March 3, 2014

BacterioFiles 157 - Azotobacter Assists Algae

This episode: Nitrogen-fixing bacteria could provide nitrogen to algae in biotech processes!

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Show notes:
Journal Paper

Other interesting stories:
**Chemotherapy agent seems to require gut bacteria for its cancer-killing effect
**Bacteria can live even in nutrient-poor caves
**Fungi seem to make their own wind to disperse their spores
**The probiotics of today may have been pathogens in the past
**Soil microbes help fruit trees grow a lot more

Post questions or comments here or email to bacteriofiles@gmail.com. Thanks for listening!

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