1 rich Libsyn https://www.libsyn.com 90 600 In this episode, a fascinating new bacteriophage, JS1. While most contractile phages (which inject DNA like a spring-loaded syringe) are rigid and straight, JS1 sports a curved, flexible tail that may help it navigate the complex &quot;canyons and valleys&quot; of the bacterial cell wall. Watch this episode: https://youtu.be/eDGta8xc4_0 Guests: Sabrina Suhani, Ph.D., Graduate Student, Monash University, Australia Trevor Lithgow, Ph.D., Professor, Monash University’s Biomedical Discovery Institute. Links:&amp;nbsp; Staphylococcus species infected by a bacteriophage with a tail that is both curved and contractile This episode of Editors in Conversation is brought to you by mBio® and hosted by mBio Editor in Chief, Marvin Whiteley, Ph.D.&amp;nbsp; Visit journals.asm.org/journal/mbio to read articles and/or submit a manuscript. Receive up to 50% off fees when you publish in mBio® or any of the ASM journals by becoming an ASM member. Sign up at&amp;nbsp;asm.org/joinasm. Editors in Conversation https://asm.org/eic/ <iframe title="Libsyn Player" style="border: none" src="//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/40808955/height/90/theme/custom/thumbnail/yes/direction/forward/render-playlist/no/custom-color/a53939/" height="90" width="600" scrolling="no" allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen></iframe> https://assets.libsyn.com/secure/content/200641490