Monday, March 30, 2015

BacterioFiles 208 - Discovering Dietary Dwellers

Bifidobacterium
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This episode: Dr. Angela Zivkovic discusses the microbes present in our food!

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Show notes:
Journal Paper

Other interesting stories:
  • Archaea seem to be producing vitamin B12 in oceans
  • Tree microbiomes differ between species like animals'
  • Some bacteria can help plants form root nodules better (paper)
  • Biofilms can be useful materials for different things, like sticking to steel
  • Electricity from microbe metabolism could power waste treatment

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