This Week in Microbiology
327: Freezing and Anti-Freezing With Bacteria
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TWiM explains the remarkable abilities of bacterial ice nucleating proteins to promote freezing of water, and cryoprotective proteins produced by worm microbiomes that prevent freezing.
Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Michael Schmidt, Petra Levin and Michele Swanson.
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Worm microbiomes produce crytoprotective proteins (Sci Adv)
Biological antifreeze in Antarctic fishes (Sciece)
Enhancement of bacterial ice nucleators (PNAS)
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