A DnaK homolog in Myxococcus xanthus is involved in social motility and fruiting body formation.

doi:10.1128/JB.180.2.218-224.1998

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A DnaK homolog in Myxococcus xanthus is involved in social motility and fruiting body formation.

Journal of bacteriology - 1 Jan 1998

Yang Z, Geng Y, Shi W

Abstract excerpt

Myxococcus xanthus is a gram-negative soil bacterium which exhibits a complex life cycle and social behavior. In this study, two developmental mutants of M. xanthus were isolated through Tn5 transposon mutagenesis. The mutants were found to be defective in cellular aggregation as well as in sporu...

Topics

Bacterial Proteins
Escherichia coli Proteins
HSP70 Heat-Shock Proteins
Mutation
Myxococcus xanthus
Phenotype
Temperature

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