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Jan 2023
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280: They Forget To Divide

VINCENT RACANIELLO
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TWiM explains how magnesium modulates cell division frequency of a soil bacillus, and killing of fungi by Acinetobacter baumannii via a Type VI DNase Effector.

Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Michael Schmidt, Michele Swanson, and Petra Levin

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Magnesium modulates cell division frequency (J Bacteriol)
•A. baumannii kills fungi (mBio)

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