<i>Emiliania huxleyi</i> Cells Infected with <i>Phaeobacter inhibens</i> (IMAGE)

University of Alberta

<i>Emiliania huxleyi</i> Cells Infected with <i>Phaeobacter inhibens</i>

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These are phytoplankton infected with bacteria that induce programmed cell death. UAlberta microbiologists have observed apoptosis in single-cell algae for the first time -- with promising implications for new antibiotics and biofuels.

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Anna Bramucci, University of Alberta

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