JGIota: A Surprise for Chloroflexota — The First Flagella!
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To understand how organisms adapt to extreme environments, Marike Palmer and Brian Hedlund study organisms living in hot springs. Hear how their recent work revealed more about the history of the Chloroflexota phylum and a new way of moving: a tail-like flagella.  Submit your own proposal to work with the JGIJoin us at the 2023 JGI User MeetingLinks from this episode: Episode TranscriptPublication: Palmer, M, et al.Thermophilic Dehalococcoidia with unusual traits shed light on an unexpected past The ISME Journal. (2023). doi: 10.1038/s41396-023-01405-0  Our contact info:Twitter: @JGIEmail: jgi-comms at lbl dot gov
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