Development versus predation: Transcriptomic changes during the lifecycle of Myxococcus xanthus

Myxococcus xanthus is a multicellular bacterium with a complex lifecycle. It is a soil-dwelling predator that preys on a wide variety of microorganisms by using a group and collaborative epibiotic strategy. In the absence of nutrients this myxobacterium enters in a unique developmental program by us...

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Main Authors: Juana Pérez, Francisco Javier Contreras-Moreno, José Muñoz-Dorado, Aurelio Moraleda-Muñoz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-09-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmicb.2022.1004476/full