Investigating the Roles of the Stk Locus in Development, Motility and Exopolysaccharide Production in Myxococcus Xanthus
Myxococcus xanthus, a Gram-negative bacterium with a developmental cycle, displays a type IV pili (TFP) mediated surface motility known as social (S) gliding. Beside the polarly localized TFP, the fibril or extracellular polysaccharide (EPS) is also required for S-motility to function. It is propos...
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Virginia Tech
2014
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10919/42055 http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-04142007-160324/ |