#microsky #phagesky Years ago a stray temperate #phage lysogenised an E. coli mutant of mine unable to take in a Sia. The small portion of lysed cells was enough to predigest the Sia into catabolites the cells could take in and use for growth!!! And here I was 1/2 academic.oup.com/ismej/advanc...
Bacteriophage-mediated cell lysis externalizes a metabolically valuable nutrient to broadly modulate bacterial communities
Abstract. Cobamides, including vitamin B12, are essential cofactors exchanged between organisms across diverse ecosystems including oceans, soils, and the
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