Interspecies nutrient extraction and toxin delivery between bacteria

Bacteria can exchange nutrients and macromolecules through tubular membranous structures called nanotubes. Here, the authors show that Bacillus subtilis can kill and prey on Bacillus megaterium by delivering a toxin and extracting nutrients in a nanotube-dependent manner.

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Autores principales: Ofer Stempler, Amit K. Baidya, Saurabh Bhattacharya, Ganesh Babu Malli Mohan, Elhanan Tzipilevich, Lior Sinai, Gideon Mamou, Sigal Ben-Yehuda
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:1bbe19f28e4c41b98ea84f37a57b80a22021-12-02T13:24:15ZInterspecies nutrient extraction and toxin delivery between bacteria10.1038/s41467-017-00344-72041-1723https://doaj.org/article/1bbe19f28e4c41b98ea84f37a57b80a22017-08-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-017-00344-7https://doaj.org/toc/2041-1723Bacteria can exchange nutrients and macromolecules through tubular membranous structures called nanotubes. Here, the authors show that Bacillus subtilis can kill and prey on Bacillus megaterium by delivering a toxin and extracting nutrients in a nanotube-dependent manner.Ofer StemplerAmit K. BaidyaSaurabh BhattacharyaGanesh Babu Malli MohanElhanan TzipilevichLior SinaiGideon MamouSigal Ben-YehudaNature PortfolioarticleScienceQENNature Communications, Vol 8, Iss 1, Pp 1-9 (2017)
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Ofer Stempler
Amit K. Baidya
Saurabh Bhattacharya
Ganesh Babu Malli Mohan
Elhanan Tzipilevich
Lior Sinai
Gideon Mamou
Sigal Ben-Yehuda
Interspecies nutrient extraction and toxin delivery between bacteria
description Bacteria can exchange nutrients and macromolecules through tubular membranous structures called nanotubes. Here, the authors show that Bacillus subtilis can kill and prey on Bacillus megaterium by delivering a toxin and extracting nutrients in a nanotube-dependent manner.
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author Ofer Stempler
Amit K. Baidya
Saurabh Bhattacharya
Ganesh Babu Malli Mohan
Elhanan Tzipilevich
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Gideon Mamou
Sigal Ben-Yehuda
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title Interspecies nutrient extraction and toxin delivery between bacteria
title_short Interspecies nutrient extraction and toxin delivery between bacteria
title_full Interspecies nutrient extraction and toxin delivery between bacteria
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title_full_unstemmed Interspecies nutrient extraction and toxin delivery between bacteria
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