RasA Is Required for Myxococcus xanthus Development and Social Motility
- 1 October 2005
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Society for Microbiology in Journal of Bacteriology
- Vol. 187 (19) , 6845-6848
- https://doi.org/10.1128/jb.187.19.6845-6848.2005
Abstract
An insertion in the rasA gene entirely blocked developmental aggregation and sporulation in Myxococcus xanthus while also reducing swarm expansion on a 0.3% agar surface. Data presented here demonstrate that rasA is required for extracellular fibril formation and social gliding motility.This publication has 49 references indexed in Scilit:
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