BacterioFiles 302 - Message Moderates Microbe Mortality

Bacillus subtilis

By Y tambe, CCBY-SA 3.0

This episode: Even organisms as simple as viruses can communicate with each other!

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Show notes:
Microbe of the episode: Sweet potato virus C

Commentary (paywall)
Great talk about bacterial communication by Dr. Bonnie Bassler

Journal Paper:
Erez Z, Steinberger-Levy I, Shamir M, Doron S, Stokar-Avihail A, Peleg Y, Melamed S, Leavitt A, Savidor A, Albeck S, Amitai G, Sorek R. 2017. Communication between viruses guides lysis–lysogeny decisions. Nature 541:488–493.

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