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BacterioFiles 330 - Polar Plasmid Produces Particles
Category: Science & Medicine
Duration: 00:19:24
Publish Date: 2018-03-05 00:00:00
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This episode: A plasmid discovered in Antarctic archaea can create virus-like particles, membrane vesicles, and transfer itself to new hosts! Thanks to Rick Cavicchioli for his contribution.

Download Episode (17.7 MB, 19.4 minutes) Show notes: Microbe of the episode: Hypomicrogaster canadensis bracovirus News item Journal Paper: Erdmann S, Tschitschko B, Zhong L, Raftery MJ, Cavicchioli R. 2017. A plasmid from an Antarctic haloarchaeon uses specialized membrane vesicles to disseminate and infect plasmid-free cells. Nat Microbiol 2:1446.

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