The Polar Organizing Protein PopZ Is Fundamental for Proper Cell Division and Segregation of Cellular Content in Magnetospirillum gryphiswaldense

Magnetotactic bacteria (MTB) share the unique capability of magnetic navigation, one of the most complex behavioral responses found in prokaryotes, by means of magnetosomes, which act as an internal compass. Due to formation of these unique nanoparticles, MTB have emerged as a model to study prokary...

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Main Authors: Daniel Pfeiffer, Mauricio Toro-Nahuelpan, Marc Bramkamp, Jürgen M. Plitzko, Dirk Schüler
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2019-03-01
Series:mBio
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1128/mBio.02716-18