Microbe Magazine

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Small RNAs in Bacterial Cell-Cell Communication
Many types of free-living bacteria communicate with one another by chemical signals, thereby coordinating metabolic activities and developmental processes. For instance, starved cells of the myxobacterium Myxococcus xanthus release the A signal, a mixture of six amino acids, to promote agg...
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Less Is More: Poxvirus Proteolysis
Before progeny virus particles depart an infected cell, each virion needs to contain viral nucleic acid, accessory proteins, and enzymes within an outer shell before the capsid structure is completed to shield the sensitive cargo from the external environment. One mechanism that many viruses use ...
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Transcriptional Profiling of Candida albicans in Human Blood
Pathogens may cause several types of diseases in humans, including infections of surfaces or distinct organs. During systemic infections, microbes may distribute through the blood to become life-threatening. Yet, such infections are surprising because the blood ordinarily is sterile in healthy in...
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