Starvation-independent sporulation in Myxococcus xanthus involves the pathway for β-lactamase induction and provides a mechanism for competitive cell survival

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 839-850

  O'Connor, Kathleen A ^a   Zusman, David R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA LACTAMASE;

ARTICLE; CELL SURVIVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME INDUCTION; MYXOCOCCALES; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOIL MICROFLORA; SPOROGENESIS; STARVATION;

EID: 0030991309     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2958.1997.3931757.x     Document Type: Article

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