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335: Slip Slidin’ Away
Manage episode 492621479 series 1539392
TWiM explains two strategies for bacterial competition for resources: by laying down a slippery lipid and pushing away competitors, or by breaking open cells with a spike, liberating essential nutrients.
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Links for this episode:
Secreting a slippery lipid (mBio)
Lysing neighboring cells for nutrients (Science)
Underwater hockey (YouTube
Music used on TWiM is composed and performed by Ronald Jenkees and used with permission.
Send your microbiology questions and comments to [email protected]
336 episodes
Manage episode 492621479 series 1539392
TWiM explains two strategies for bacterial competition for resources: by laying down a slippery lipid and pushing away competitors, or by breaking open cells with a spike, liberating essential nutrients.
Become a patron of TWiM.
Links for this episode:
Secreting a slippery lipid (mBio)
Lysing neighboring cells for nutrients (Science)
Underwater hockey (YouTube
Music used on TWiM is composed and performed by Ronald Jenkees and used with permission.
Send your microbiology questions and comments to [email protected]
336 episodes
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