A Tad-like apparatus is required for contact-dependent prey killing in predatory social bacteria
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DOI: 10.7554/elife.72409
Abstract: Myxococcus xanthus, a soil bacterium, predates collectively using motility to invade prey colonies. Prey lysis is mostly thought to rely on secreted factors, cocktails of antibiotics and enzymes, and direct contact with Myxococcus cells. In… read more here.
Keywords: like apparatus; contact dependent; apparatus required; tad like ... See more keywords