Actinobacteria are Gram-positive bacteria with high G+ C DNA content that constitute one of
the largest bacterial phyla, and they are ubiquitously distributed in both aquatic and …

Spatial organization is a hallmark of all living systems. Even bacteria, the smallest forms of
cellular life, display defined shapes and complex internal organization, showcasing a highly …

The complex life cycle of streptomycetes involves two distinct filamentous cell forms: the
growing (or vegetative) hyphae and the reproductive (or aerial) hyphae, which differentiate …

It is now well appreciated that bacterial cells are highly organized, which is far from the initial
concept that they are merely bags of randomly distributed macromolecules and chemicals …

Mycobacteria are surrounded by a complex multilayered envelope and elongate at the
poles. The principles that organize the coordinated addition of chemically diverse cell wall …

Most, if not all, bacterial and archaeal cells contain at least one protein filament system.
Although these filament systems in some cases form structures that are very similar to …

To illuminate the evolution and mechanisms of actinobacterial complexity, we evaluate the
distribution and origins of known Streptomyces developmental genes and the …

Streptomyces bacteria are prolific producers of specialized metabolites, and have a well
studied, complex life cycle. Recent work has revealed a new type of Streptomyces growth …

WhiA is a highly unusual transcriptional regulator related to a family of eukaryotic homing
endonucleases. WhiA is required for sporulation in the filamentous bacterium Streptomyces …

Reproduction in the bacterial kingdom predominantly occurs through binary fission—a
process in which one parental cell is divided into two similarly sized daughter cells. How cell …