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. 2020 Mar 23;30(6):R278-R280.
doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2020.01.087.

Anaerobiosis: A Surfactant Helps Bacteria Breathe a Sigh of Relief

Jonathan Dworkin  1
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Anaerobiosis: A Surfactant Helps Bacteria Breathe a Sigh of Relief

Jonathan Dworkin. Curr Biol. .
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Oxygen is essential for many organisms who have therefore evolved mechanisms to enable survival during hypoxia. A new study describes how a well-known bacterial surfactant, called surfactin, facilitates bacterial viability when oxygen becomes limiting by reducing oxygen consumption.

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