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Emergence and Modular Evolution of a Novel Motility Machinery in Bacteria
Bacteria glide across solid surfaces by mechanisms that have remained largely mysterious despite decades of research. In the deltaproteobacterium Myxococcus xanthus, this locomotion allows the formation stress-resistant fruiting bodies where sporulation takes place. However, despite the large number...
Autores principales: | , , , , , , , |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Public Library of Science
2011
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3169522/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21931562 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgen.1002268 |