Bacteria Take out the Garbage (VIDEO)

University of California - San Diego

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How smart are bacteria? They know to take out their garbage. New research by UC San Diego's Rang et al shows that bacteria make minicells to dispose of damaged proteins caused by the killer antiobiotic streptomycin. The elimination of the bad proteins allows these bacteria to resist higher levels of streptomycin than other bacteria that do not make minicells. See the publication at msphere.asm.org/content/3/5/e00428-18

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Chao Lab, UC San Diego

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