Chapter 3. Cell Interactions Guide the Swarming and Fruiting Body Development of Myxobacteria

  1. Prof. Dr. Reinhard Krämer2,
  2. Prof. Dr. Kirsten Jung3
  1. Dale Kaiser

Published Online: 29 MAR 2010

DOI: 10.1002/9783527629237.ch3

Book Title

Bacterial Signaling

Bacterial Signaling

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How to Cite

Kaiser, D. (2010) Cell Interactions Guide the Swarming and Fruiting Body Development of Myxobacteria, in Bacterial Signaling (eds R. Krämer and K. Jung), Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim, Germany. doi: 10.1002/9783527629237.ch3

Editor Information

  1. 2

    University of Cologne, Insitute of Biochemistry, Zülpicher Strasse 47, 50674 Cologne, Germany

  2. 3

    Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Department of Biology – Microbiology, Grosshaderner Strasse 2–4, 82152 Planegg-Martinsried, Germany

Author Information

  1. Stanford University School of Medicine, Departments of Biochemistry and Developmental Biology, 279 Campus Drive, Stanford, CA 94305, USA

Publication History

  1. Published Online: 29 MAR 2010
  2. Published Print: 16 DEC 2009

ISBN Information

Print ISBN: 9783527323654

Online ISBN: 9783527629237

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Keywords:

  • cell interaction;
  • motility;
  • swarming;
  • fruiting body;
  • myxobacteria

Summary

This chapter contains sections titled:

  • Introduction

  • Motility of Myxobacteria

  • Pilus Engine

  • Slime Secretion Engine

  • Swarming of Myxobacteria

  • Regulating Reversals

  • Fruiting Body Development

  • C-Signal and Fruiting Body Morphogenesis

  • Managing the Reversal Frequency

  • C-Signal Control of Gene Expression

  • References

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