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329: Bacteria Hunt With Grappling Hooks

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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