ArticleJournal of microbiology (Seoul, Korea)2012
Effects of exopolysaccharide production on liquid vegetative growth, stress survival, and stationary phase recovery in Myxococcus xanthus.
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- Identification of Novel Polysaccharide from Myxococcus xanthus and its Function in Developmental Sporulation.Current microbiology · 2026Article
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- Deciphering the Biosynthesis and Physiological Function of 5-Methylated Pyrazinones Produced by Myxobacteria.ACS central science · 2024Article
- Physicochemical and Biological Insights Into the Molecular Interactions Between Extracellular DNA and Exopolysaccharides inFrontiers in microbiology · 2022Article
- Interplay between type IV pili activity and exopolysaccharides secretion controls motility patterns in single cells of Myxococcus xanthus.Scientific reports · 2016Article
- Comparative genomics of transport proteins in developmental bacteria: Myxococcus xanthus and Streptomyces coelicolor.BMC microbiology · 2013Article
- Killing of Escherichia coli by Myxococcus xanthus in aqueous environments requires exopolysaccharide-dependent physical contact.Microbial ecology · 2013Article
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Abstract
Exopolysaccharide (EPS) of Myxococcus xanthus is a well-regulated cell surface component. In addition to its known functions for social motility and fruiting body formation on solid surfaces, EPS has also been proposed to play a role in multi-cellular clumping in liquid medium, though this phenomenon has not been well studied. In this report, we confirmed that M. xanthus clumps formed in liquid were correlated with EPS levels and demonstrated that the EPS encased cell clumps exhibited biofilm-like structures. The clumps protected the cells at physiologically relevant EPS concentrations, while cells lacking EPS exhibited significant reduction in long-term viability and resistance to stressful conditions. However, excess EPS production was counterproductive to vegetative growth and viable cell recovery declined in extended late stationary phase as cells became trapped in the matrix of clumps. Therefore, optimal EPS production by M. xanthus is important for normal physiological functions in liquid.
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