Upon depletion of nutrients, Myxococcus xanthus forms mounds on a solid surface. The
differentiation of rod-shaped cells into stress-resistant spores within mounds creates mature …

Starved Myxococcus xanthus cells glide to aggregation centers and form fruiting bodies in
which rod-shaped cells differentiate into ovoid spores. Commitment to development was …

Myxococcus xanthus is an excellent model system for multicellular prokaryotic behaviour
and Gram-negative differentiation. Under nutrient-limited conditions, the population enters a …

The soil bacterium, Myxococcus xanthus initiates a developmental program when nutrients
are limited. This results in the formation of a multicellular fruiting body structure filled with …

Myxococcus xanthus is a predatory bacterium that exhibits complex social behavior. The
most pronounced behavior is the aggregation of cells into raised fruiting body structures in …

Myxococcus xanthus cells feed, move, and develop cooperatively. Genetic, biochemical,
and cell mosaic studies demonstrate that cells coordinate their multicellular behavior by …

Myxococcus xanthus is a gram-negative bacterium that develops in response to starvation
on a solid surface. The cells assemble into multicellular aggregates in which they …

Under starvation conditions, Myxococcus xanthus undergoes a complex developmental
process which includes cellular aggregation and sporulation. A transposon insertion mutant …

Myxococcus xanthus develops species-specific multicellular fruiting bodies. Starting from a
uniform mat of cells, some cells enter into nascent fruiting body aggregates, whereas other …

Introduction MrpC, a member of the CRP/Fnr transcription factor superfamily, is necessary to
induce and control the multicellular developmental program of the bacterium, Myxococcus …