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1/2 🧀Get ready for some "cheesy" science adventures! Frank Oechslin et al. have uncovered a fascinating story about Streptococcus thermophilus @phage endolysins. These enzymes have adapted to the high temperatures of cheesemaking by utilizing the calcium found in milk.

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Dairy practices select for thermostable endolysins in phages bioRxiv - the preprint server for biology, operated by Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, a research and educational institution https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2023.09.27.559745v1

almost 3 years ago