Characterization of a regulatory network promoting cell fate segregation in the Myxococcus xanthus biofilm
Most bacterial populations exhibit phenotypic heterogeneity to increase fitness in rapidly changing environmental conditions. Myxococcus xanthus is an environmental bacterium that displays pronounced phenotypic heterogeneity in its complex lifecycle.
Authors
- Penelope I. Higgs (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4726-3329)
- Shelby Kasto
Institutions
- Wayne State College (US)
- Wayne State University (US)
Publication Details
- Published
- 2025-09-05
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.22541/au.175710079.93897849/v1
- Primary Topic
- Bacterial biofilms and quorum sensing
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- National Science Foundation
- Wayne State University
- Michigan State University
- National Institutes of Health
- College of Engineering, Michigan State University