474: Stalker Cells Stop Seafood Sickness

<p>This episode: Predatory bacteria could protect lobster farms from disease-causing bacteria!</p> <p><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href= "http://traffic.libsyn.com/bacteriofiles/BF474.mp3">Download Episode</a></span> (4.8 MB, 7 minutes)<br /> <br /> <span style="font-weight: bold;">Show notes:</span><br /> Microbe of the episode: <em><a href= "https://microbewiki.kenyon.edu/index.php/Gordonia_rubripertincta" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Gordonia rubripertincta</a></em></p> <div> </div> <div> <div> </div> <div> <div><strong>Takeaways</strong></div> <div> <div>Antibiotics have done wonders for controlling bacterial pathogens. Many people have lived that would otherwise have died, and some industries have produced much more than they would have, particularly those involved in animal farming. However, more and more targeted pathogens are developing resistance to the antibiotics we have, and new ones are harder to discover, so alternative approaches are needed.<br /> <br /> Here, p...