Cell density regulates cellular reversal frequency in Myxococcus xanthus.

doi:10.1073/pnas.93.9.4142

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Cell density regulates cellular reversal frequency in Myxococcus xanthus.

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America - 30 Apr 1996

Shi W, Ngok F K, Zusman D R

Abstract excerpt

Myxococcus xanthus is a Gram-negative bacterium that aggregates to form fruiting bodies when nutrients are limiting. Previous studies showed that the frz mutants that are defective in chemotaxis exhibited irregular and infrequent patterns of cellular reversal. In contrast, wild-type cells, when e...

Topics

Bacterial Proteins
Chemotaxis
Genotype
Membrane Proteins
Methyl-Accepting Chemotaxis Proteins
Methylation
Microscopy, Video
Myxococcus xanthus
Signal Transduction
Species Specificity
Time Factors

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