This episode: Slime mold amoebas Fonticula alba have interesting and unique foraging and reproductive behaviors!
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Microbe of the episode: Cajanus cajan Panzee virus
Journal Paper:
Toret C, Picco A, Boiero-Sanders M, Michelot A, Kaksonen M. 2022. The cellular slime mold Fonticula alba forms a dynamic, multicellular collective while feeding on bacteria. Curr Biol 32:1961-1973.e4.
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