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Mechanism for Collective Cell Alignment in Myxococcus xanthus Bacteria

Myxococcus xanthus cells self-organize into aligned groups, clusters, at various stages of their lifecycle. Formation of these clusters is crucial for the complex dynamic multi-cellular behavior of these bacteria. However, the mechanism underlying the cell alignment and clustering is not fully under...

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Autores principales: Balagam, Rajesh, Igoshin, Oleg A.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4550276/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26308508
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pcbi.1004474