Mechanism for Collective Cell Alignment in Myxococcus xanthus Bacteria.
Myxococcus xanthus cells self-organize into aligned groups, clusters, at various stages of their lifecycle. Formation of these clusters is crucial for the complex dynamic multi-cellular behavior of these bacteria. However, the mechanism underlying the cell alignment and clustering is not fully under...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2015-08-01
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| Series: | PLoS Computational Biology |
| Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4550276?pdf=render |