232: Microbial nanowires
TWiM explores the use of a bacterial protein to make highly conductive microbial nanowires, and how modulin proteins seed the formation of amyloid, a key component of S. aureus biofilms.
Subscribe to TWiM (free) on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Android, RSS, or by email.
Become a patron of TWiM.
Links for this episode- Amyloid formation for S. aureus biofilms (eLife)
- Highly conductive microbial nanowires (Nat Chem Biol)
- Uncovering Nature's electronics (Nature)
- Activating Nature's electrical grid (Bioeng)
- Bacteria that exhale electricity (SyFyWire)
- Microbial transistors (TWiM 14)
- TWiM Listener survey
Send your microbiology questions and comments (email or recorded audio) to twim@microbe.tv
More description
TWiM explores the use of a bacterial protein to make highly conductive microbial nanowires, and how modulin proteins seed the formation of amyloid, a key component of S. aureus biofilms.
Subscribe to TWiM (free) on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Android, RSS, or by email.
Become a patron of TWiM.
Links for this episode- Amyloid formation for S. aureus biofilms (eLife)
- Highly conductive microbial nanowires (Nat Chem Biol)
- Uncovering Nature's electronics (Nature)
- Activating Nature's electrical grid (Bioeng)
- Bacteria that exhale electricity (SyFyWire)
- Microbial transistors (TWiM 14)
- TWiM Listener survey
Send your microbiology questions and comments (email or recorded audio) to twim@microbe.tv
Listen elsewhere
Available Results
Generated results are saved to your library for reuse and search.