This Week in Microbiology
329: Bacteria Hunt With Grappling Hooks
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TWiM explains Pasteur's relentless hunt for microbes in the air, and how bacteria hunt for prey by ixotrophy - using grappling hooks!
Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Michael Schmidt, Petra Levin and Michele Swanson.
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Pasteur's hunt for microbes in the air (NYTimes)
Bacterial predation by ixotrophy (Science)
Enter the pirates (STC)
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