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Journal of Bacteriology, October 2005, p. 6845-6848, Vol. 187, No. 19
0021-9193/05/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/JB.187.19.6845-6848.2005
Copyright © 2005, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.

RasA Is Required for Myxococcus xanthus Development and Social Motility

Vinh D. Pham, Conrad W. Shebelut, Bipasha Mukherjee, and Mitchell Singer*

Section of Microbiology and Center for Genetics and Development, University of California, Davis, California 95616

Received 1 April 2005/ Accepted 6 July 2005

An insertion in the rasA gene entirely blocked developmental aggregation and sporulation in Myxococcus xanthus while also reducing swarm expansion on a 0.3% agar surface. Data presented here demonstrate that rasA is required for extracellular fibril formation and social gliding motility.

* Corresponding author. Mailing address: Section of Microbiology, University of California, Davis, One Shields Avenue, Davis, CA 95616. Phone: (530) 752-9005. Fax: (530) 752-9014. E-mail: mhsinger{at}ucdavis.edu.

Journal of Bacteriology, October 2005, p. 6845-6848, Vol. 187, No. 19
0021-9193/05/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/JB.187.19.6845-6848.2005
Copyright © 2005, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.



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