ReviewFEMS microbiology reviews2009
Deciphering the hunting strategy of a bacterial wolfpack.
Review in FEMS microbiology reviews, 2009. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 106 papers.
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106 citing papers in PubMed.
- Predatory Mechanisms of Myxobacteria and Their Potential in the Development of Biocontrol Agents.Journal of microbiology and biotechnology · 2026Review
- Optimized fermentation of Myxococcus fulvus WCH05 enhances biocontrol of pear fire blight in the field.BMC microbiology · 2026Article
- Bottleneck size drives the evolution of cooperative traits in an aggregative multicellular myxobacterium.PLoS biology · 2026Article
- PredatoryFrontiers in microbiology · 2026Article
- Secretins of type-two secretion systems are necessary for exopolymeric slime secretion in cyanobacteria and myxobacteria.Nature communications · 2025Article
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- The Limits of Our Explanation: A Case Study inBiological theory · 2025Article
- Predatory Bacteria in the Treatment of Infectious Diseases and Beyond.Infectious disease reports · 2024Review
- Characteristics and immune functions of the endogenous CRISPR-Cas systems in myxobacteria.mSystems · 2024Article
- Secretory CAZymes profile and GH19 enzymes analysis ofFrontiers in microbiology · 2024Article
- From predator to protector:Frontiers in microbiology · 2024Article
- Corrigendum: Active substances of myxobacteria against plant diseases and their action mechanisms.Frontiers in microbiology · 2024Article
- Integrated management of fruit trees andFrontiers in microbiology · 2024Article
- Globally distributed Myxococcota with photosynthesis gene clusters illuminate the origin and evolution of a potentially chimeric lifestyle.Nature communications · 2023Article
- Predatory bacteria as potential biofilm control and eradication agents in the food industry.Food science and biotechnology · 2023Review
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- Two reasons to kill: predation and kin discrimination in myxobacteria.Microbiology (Reading, England) · 2023Review
- Predation of oomycetes by myxobacteria via a specialized CAZyme system arising from adaptive evolution.The ISME journal · 2023Article
- Genetic manipulation and tools in myxobacteria for the exploitation of secondary metabolism.Engineering microbiology · 2023Review
- Myxobacterial Outer Membrane β-1,6-Glucanase Induced the Cell Death of Fusarium oxysporum by Destroying the Cell Wall Integrity.Applied and environmental microbiology · 2023Article
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Abstract
Myxococcus xanthus is a common soil bacterium with an intricate multicellular lifestyle that continues to challenge the way in which we conceptualize the capabilities of prokaryotic organisms. Myxococcus xanthus is the preferred laboratory representative from the Myxobacteria, a family of organisms distinguished by their ability to form highly structured biofilms that include tentacle-like packs of surface-gliding cell groups, synchronized rippling waves of oscillating cells and massive spore-filled aggregates that protrude upwards from the substratum to form fruiting bodies. But most of the Myxobacteria are also predators that thrive on the degradation of macromolecules released through the lysis of other microbial cells. The aim of this review is to examine our understanding of the predatory life cycle of M. xanthus. We will examine the multicellular structures formed during contact with prey, and the molecular mechanisms utilized by M. xanthus to detect and destroy prey cells. We will also examine our understanding of microbial predator-prey relationships and the prospects for how bacterial predation mechanisms can be exploited to generate new antimicrobial technologies.
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