Comparative genomic analysis of fruiting body formation in myxococcales

Molecular Biology and Evolution

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 1083-1097

  Huntley, Stuart ^a   Hamann, Nils ^a   Wegener Feldbrügge, Sigrun ^a   Treuner Lange, Anke ^a   Kube, Michael ^b   Reinhardt, Richard ^b   Klages, Sven ^b   Müller, Rolf ^c   Ronning, Catherine M ^d   Nierman, William C ^d   Søgaard Andersen, Lotte ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR TERRESTRIAL MICROBIOLOGY   (Germany)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR MOLECULAR GENETICS   (Germany)

^c SAARLAND UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^d J CRAIG VENTER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

bacterial development; bacterial differentiation; comparative genomics; fruiting body formation; Myxococcus xanthus; Sporulation

Indexed keywords

ANAEROMYXOBACTER DEHALOGENANS; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FRUITING BODY; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HALIANGIUM OCHRACEUM; MYXOCOCCALES; MYXOCOCCUS XANTHUS; NONHUMAN; PHYLOGENY; RECEPTOR UPREGULATION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SORANGIUM CELLULOSUM; STIGMATELLA AURANTIACA;

GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENOME, BACTERIAL; MYXOCOCCALES; PROTEOBACTERIA; SPORES, BACTERIAL;

ANAEROMYXOBACTER DEHALOGENANS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); EUKARYOTA; HALIANGIUM OCHRACEUM; MYXOCOCCALES; MYXOCOCCUS XANTHUS; POLYANGIUM CELLULOSUM; STIGMATELLA AURANTIACA;

EID: 78751562995     PISSN: 07374038     EISSN: 15371719     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/molbev/msq292     Document Type: Article

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