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339: Missing the Company of Elio

339: Missing the Company of Elio

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TWiM pays tribute to Elio Schaechter, former TWiM host, blogger, and microbiologist extraordinaire, then reviews the finding that Archaea produce peptidoglycan hydrolases that kill bacteria - a form of competition.

Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Michael Schmidt, Michele Swanson and Petra Levin.

Guest Mark O. Martin.

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  • Elio Schaechter (Wikipedia)
  • Elio Schaechter Funeral Service (video)
  • Archaea produce peptidoglycan hydrolases that kill bacteria (PLoS Biol)
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