BacterioFiles Micro Edition 100 - Protozoa Prevent Pathogen Proliferation

This episode: Amoebae snag pathogenic bacteria in soil and carry them around as a portable snack!

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Show notes:
Journal Paper/Video

Other interesting stories:
**Bacteria could be used to produce pleasing scents
**Plant-dwelling bacteria with particular enzyme could help cut flowers last longer (paper)
**Fragile bacterial crusts are important for desert ecosystems
**Bacteria could protect frogs from deadly fungus plague
**How bacteria help animals eat grass

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BacterioFiles 99 - Protecting Pathogen Proteins Produces Potential Preventives

This episode: Using a bacterial trick to protect pathogen proteins from radiation could help produce useful vaccines!

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Show notes:
News item/Journal Paper

Other interesting stories:
**Seeing how modern bacteria fare with a 500-million-year-old gene replacement
**Microbes are domesticated too, such as this fermentative fungus
**Probiotics can help with upper respiratory tract infections (Review)
**In elderly, living conditions can affect the health of gut microbial communities
**Fungus can help clean up contaminated water in mines

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BacterioFiles Micro Edition 98 - Modified Microbes Make Mosquito Midguts Murder Malaria

This episode: Scientists engineer mosquito gut bacteria to fight malaria!

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Show notes:
News item 1/News item 2/Journal Paper

Other interesting stories:
**Dog microbes could protect kids against asthma induced by a virus
**Enzyme from marine microbe could clean teeth better than toothpaste
**Underground bacteria could be helpful or harmful for long-term radioactive waste storage
**New algae strain produces unusual amounts of oil for biofuels
**Changes in gut microbes could be part of why gastric bypass helps weightloss

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