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- Title
Swarming predatorial bacteria.
- Abstract
The article presents a study, conducted by the researchers at the University of Iowa (UI), that examines the behavior of Myxococcus xanthus, a bacterium commonly found in soil, which preys on other bacteria. According to John Kirby, associate professor of microbiology in the UI, despite its deadly role in the bacterial world, Myxococcus xanthus is harmless to humans and might one day be used beneficially to destroy harmful bacteria on surfaces or in human infections. Moreover, Myxococcus xanthus lives in a multicellular unit that can change its structure and behavior in response to changing availability of prey.
- Subjects
UNITED States; BACTERIA; BACTERIOLOGY; UNIVERSITIES &; colleges; RESEARCH; MICROBIOLOGY; KIRBY, John; COLLEGE teachers; PROKARYOTES; MICROORGANISMS
- Publication
Science Scope, 2009, Vol 32, Issue 5, p10
- ISSN
0887-2376
- Publication type
Article