Journal of Bacteriology, November 2007, p. 7937-7941, Vol. 189, No. 21
0021-9193/07/$08.00+0 doi:10.1128/JB.00942-07
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New Locus Important for Myxococcus Social Motility and Development
Cui-ying Zhang,
Ke Cai,
Hong Liu,
Yong Zhang,
Hong-wei Pan,
Bing Wang,
Zhi-hong Wu,
Wei Hu, and
Yue-zhong Li*
State Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology, College of Life Science, Shandong University, Jinan 250100, People's Republic of China
Received 14 June 2007/
Accepted 20 August 2007
The mts locus in salt-tolerant Myxococcus fulvus HW-1 was found to be critical for gliding motility, fruiting-body formation, and sporulation. The homologous genes in Myxococcus xanthus are also important for social motility and fruiting-body development. The mts genes were determined to be involved in cell-cell cohesion in both myxobacterial species.
* Corresponding author. Mailing address: State Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology, College of Life Science, Shandong University, Jinan 250100, People's Republic of China. Phone and fax: 86-531-88564288. E-mail: lilab{at}sdu.edu.cn
Published ahead of print on 24 August 2007.
Journal of Bacteriology, November 2007, p. 7937-7941, Vol. 189, No. 21
0021-9193/07/$08.00+0 doi:10.1128/JB.00942-07
Copyright © 2007, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.
Copyright © 2007 by the American Society for Microbiology. All rights reserved.