ArticleJournal of bacteriology2007
Spatial organization of Myxococcus xanthus during fruiting body formation.
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- Identification of Novel Polysaccharide from Myxococcus xanthus and its Function in Developmental Sporulation.Current microbiology · 2026Article
- Deep learning framework for quantifying self-organization inProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2026Article
- Genetic and environmental determinants of streaming and aggregation in Myxococcus xanthus.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Capillary interactions drive the self-organization of bacterial colonies.Nature physics · 2025Article
- Local polar order controls mechanical stress and triggers layer formation in Myxococcus xanthus colonies.Nature communications · 2025Article
- Mutation of self-binding sites in the promoter of the MrpC transcriptional regulator leads to asynchronousFrontiers in microbiology · 2023Article
- Cell density, alignment, and orientation correlate with C-signal-dependent gene expression duringProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2021Article
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- Topological defects promote layer formation inNature physics · 2021Article
- Data-Driven Models Reveal Mutant Cell Behaviors Important for Myxobacterial Aggregation.mSystems · 2020Article
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- Interplay of mesoscale physics and agent-like behaviors in the parallel evolution of aggregative multicellularity.EvoDevo · 2020Review
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- Fatty Acid Oxidation Is Required for Myxococcus xanthus Development.Journal of bacteriology · 2018Article
- Asymmetric adhesion of rod-shaped bacteria controls microcolony morphogenesis.Nature communications · 2018Article
- Data-driven modeling reveals cell behaviors controlling self-organization duringProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2017Article
- Short-range guiding can result in the formation of circular aggregates in myxobacteria populations.PLoS computational biology · 2015Article
- Describing Myxococcus xanthus aggregation using Ostwald ripening equations for thin liquid films.Scientific reports · 2014Article
- Rhizobial galactoglucan determines the predatory pattern of Myxococcus xanthus and protects Sinorhizobium meliloti from predation.Environmental microbiology · 2014Article
- Draft Genome Sequence of Myxococcus xanthus Wild-Type Strain DZ2, a Model Organism for Predation and Development.Genome announcements · 2013Article
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Abstract
Microcinematography was used to examine fruiting body development of Myxococcus xanthus. Wild-type cells progress through three distinct phases: a quiescent phase with some motility but little aggregation (0 to 8 h), a period of vigorous motility leading to raised fruiting bodies (8 to 16 h), and a period of maturation during which sporulation is initiated (16 to 48 h). Fruiting bodies are extended vertically in a series of tiers, each involving the addition of a cell monolayer on top of the uppermost layer. A pilA (MXAN_5783) mutant produced less extracellular matrix material and thus allowed closer examination of tiered aggregate formation. A csgA (MXAN_1294) mutant exhibited no quiescent phase, aberrant aggregation in phase 2, and disintegration of the fruiting bodies in the third phase.
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