Episode 32 | Article Award Winners in FEMS Microbiology Letters: Discovery of a glyphosate oxidase in nature
Description
In this episode, we get the opportunity to learn directly from FEMS Microbiology Letters Article Award winners, Geoff P Horsman, Wilfrid Laurier University (Canada) & Adrian Van Dyk, University of Waterloo (Canada).
They walk us through the novel discovery of an enzyme that breaks down ''Round-up'' weedkiller (active ingredient: glyphosate) in the soil. Glyphosate is the most used herbicide on Earth, and yet this paper demonstrates the first time a glycine oxidase isolated from a natural source exhibits a glyphosate preference, a 'glyphosate oxidase'. In this episode of Microbes and Us, discover the people, experiments, and knowledge behind this truly first-of-a-kind discovery winning the award for best paper in the journal from 2024.
Read the award winning paper: Discovery of a glyphosate oxidase in nature
Discover all the FEMS Journals Article Awards from 2024.
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