TWiM pays tribute to Elio Schaechter, former TWiM host, blogger, and microbiologist extraordinaire, then reviews the finding that Archaea produce peptidoglycan hydrolases that kill bacteria - a form of competition.
Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Michael Schmidt, Michele Swanson and Petra Levin.
Guest Mark O. Martin.
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Links for this episode
- Elio Schaechter (Wikipedia)
- Elio Schaechter Funeral Service (video)
- Archaea produce peptidoglycan hydrolases that kill bacteria (PLoS Biol)
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