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The involvement of type IV pili and the phytochrome CphA in gliding motility, lateral motility and photophobotaxis of the cyanobacterium Phormidium lacuna.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2000
Lamparter Tilman, Babian Jennifer, Fröhlich Katrin, Mielke Marion, Weber Nora, Wunsch Nadja, Zais Finn, Schulz Kevin, Aschmann Vera, Spohrer Nina, Krauß Norbert
Abstract excerpt
Phormidium lacuna is a naturally competent, filamentous cyanobacterium that belongs to the order Oscillatoriales. The filaments are motile on agar and other surfaces and display rapid lateral movements in liquid culture. Furthermore, they exhibit a photophobotactic response, a phototactic response towards light that is projected vertically onto the area covered by the culture. However, the molecular mechanisms...
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