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TWiM #117: Finding the comammox
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Length:
70 minutes
Released:
Dec 17, 2015
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
The TWiM team marvels over the finding of a completely nitrifying Nitrospira, and horizontal gene transfer from Wolbachia into an animal genome.
Links for this episode:
Complete nitrification by Nitrospira bacteria (Nature one, two)
Enigmatic comammox (PhysOrg)
Ammonia-oxidizing bacteria (Ann Rev Micro)
Tardigrade controversy (SciAlert)
Horizontal gene transfer from Wolbachia to grasshopper (PeerJ)
Thumbnail Image (nitrogen cycle) credit
Letters read on TWiM 117
This episode is sponsored by ASM Microbe 2016 and ASM Biodefense
Music used on TWiM is composed and performed by Ronald Jenkees and used with permission.
Send your microbiology questions and comments (email or mp3 file) to twim@twiv.tv.
Links for this episode:
Complete nitrification by Nitrospira bacteria (Nature one, two)
Enigmatic comammox (PhysOrg)
Ammonia-oxidizing bacteria (Ann Rev Micro)
Tardigrade controversy (SciAlert)
Horizontal gene transfer from Wolbachia to grasshopper (PeerJ)
Thumbnail Image (nitrogen cycle) credit
Letters read on TWiM 117
This episode is sponsored by ASM Microbe 2016 and ASM Biodefense
Music used on TWiM is composed and performed by Ronald Jenkees and used with permission.
Send your microbiology questions and comments (email or mp3 file) to twim@twiv.tv.
Released:
Dec 17, 2015
Format:
Podcast episode
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