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Myxobacteria: Moving, Killing, Feeding, and Surviving Together
Myxococcus xanthus, like other myxobacteria, is a social bacterium that moves and feeds cooperatively in predatory groups. On surfaces, rod-shaped vegetative cells move in search of the prey in a coordinated manner, forming dynamic multicellular groups referred to as swarms. Within the swarms, cells...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2016
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4880591/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27303375 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2016.00781 |