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253: Cell growth and cell size with Petra Levin
253: Cell growth and cell size with Petra Levin
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Length:
63 minutes
Released:
Oct 28, 2021
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Podcast episode
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Petra Levin joins TWiM to tell three stories from her laboratory: how starvation induces shrinkage of the bacterial cytoplasm; plasticity of E. coli cell wall and how it influences antibiotic resistance across different environments; and induction of antibiotic resistance by Triclosan. Guest: Petra Levin Links for this episode Starvation induces E. coli shrinkage (PNAS) Plasticity of cell wall metabolism and antibiotic resistance (eLife) Triclosan induces antibiotic resistance (Antimicro Agents Chemother) TWiM Listener survey
Released:
Oct 28, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode
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