339: Missing the Company of Elio
- Author
- Vincent Racaniello, Michael Schmidt, Michele Swanson, Petra Levin, Mark O. Martin
- Published
- Fri 29 Aug 2025
- Episode Link
- https://www.microbe.tv/twim/twim-339/
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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Music used on TWiM is composed and performed by Ronald Jenkees and used with permission.
Links for this episode- Elio Schaechter (Wikipedia)
- Elio Schaechter Funeral Service (video)
- Archaea produce peptidoglycan hydrolases that kill bacteria (PLoS Biol)
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