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JGIota: A Surprise for Chloroflexota — The First Flagella!

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English - October 19, 2023 11:00 - 8 minutes - 5.84 MB
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To understand how organisms adapt to extreme environments, Marike Palmer and Brian Hedlund study organisms living in hot springs. Hear how their recent work revealed more about the history of the Chloroflexota phylum and a new way of moving: a tail-like flagella. 

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Episode TranscriptPublication: Palmer, M, et al.Thermophilic Dehalococcoidia with unusual traits shed light on an unexpected past The ISME Journal. (2023). doi: 10.1038/s41396-023-01405-0 


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