Bacterial programmed cell death and multicellular behavior in bacteria.
Traditionally, programmed cell death (PCD) is associated with eukaryotic multicellular organisms. However, recently, PCD systems have also been observed in bacteria. Here we review recent research on two kinds of genetic programs that promote bacterial cell death. The first is mediated by mazEF, a t...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2006-10-01
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Series: | PLoS Genetics |
Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC1626106?pdf=render |