Copper and Melanin Play a Role in Myxococcus xanthus Predation on Sinorhizobium meliloti

Copper and Melanin Play a Role in Myxococcus xanthus Predation on Sinorhizobium meliloti

Myxococcus xanthus is a soil myxobacterium that exhibits a complex lifecycle with two multicellular stages: cooperative predation and development. During predation, myxobacterial cells produce a wide variety of secondary metabolites and hydrolytic enzymes to kill and consume the prey. It is known th...

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Main Authors: Francisco Javier Contreras-Moreno, José Muñoz-Dorado, Natalia Isabel García-Tomsig, Gonzalo Martínez-Navajas, Juana Pérez, Aurelio Moraleda-Muñoz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-02-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
Subjects:
Myxococcus xanthus
predation
copper
melanin
Sinorhizobium meliloti
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmicb.2020.00094/full

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