Myxococcus xanthus, like other myxobacteria, is a social bacterium that moves and feeds
cooperatively in predatory groups. On surfaces, rod-shaped vegetative cells move in search …

Predatory bacteria, along with the biology of their predatory behavior, have attracted interest
in terms of their ecological significance and industrial applications, a trend that has been …

The predatory deltaproteobacterium Myxococcus xanthus uses a helically-trafficked motor at
bacterial focal-adhesion (bFA) sites to power gliding motility. Using total internal reflection …

Sterols are essential components of eukaryotic cells whose biosynthesis and function has
been studied extensively. Sterols are also recognized as the diagenetic precursors of …

Here, we document microbial communities in rapid gravity filtration units, specifically serial
rapid sand filters (RSFs), termed prefilters (PFs) and after-filters (AFs), fed with anoxic …

Predation is commonly considered a key factor in regulating community structure or function.
Although predation has been extensively explored in animals and microbial eukaryotes …

Myxobacteria are Gram-negative eubacteria and they thrive in a variety of habitats including
soil rich in organic matter, rotting wood, animal dung and marine environment. Myxobacteria …

Myxococcus xanthus is a predatory bacterium and a model system for social behaviour in
bacteria. Myx. xanthus forms thin biofilms, where cells work together to colonize new …

The bacterium Myxococcus xanthus undergoes multicellular development when starved.
Thousands of cells build mounds in which some differentiate into spores. This remarkable …

Cell division site positioning is precisely regulated to generate correctly sized and shaped
daughters. We uncover the strategy used by the social bacterium Myxococcus xanthus to …