A SYSTEM FOR STUDYING MICROBIAL MORPHOGENESIS: RAPID FORMATION OF MICROCYSTS IN MYXOCOCCUS XANTHUS.

Science (New York, N.Y.) ·Vol. 146 ·No. 3641 ·1964-10-09 ·Pages 243-4

DWORKIN M, GIBSON SM

Abstract

A method has been found for inducing the rapid, quantitative, and relatively synchronous conversion of vegetative rods of a fruiting myxobacterium to microcysts. The conversion is induced by the addition of 0.5M glycerol to a dispersed, growing, liquid culture of Myxococcus xanthus. The vegetative rods are converted to microcysts in about 120 minutes.

Keywords

BACTERIA CULTURE MEDIA EXPERIMENTAL LAB STUDY GLYCERIN PHARMACOLOGY

MeSH Terms

Bacteria Culture Media Glycerol Morphogenesis Myxococcus xanthus Pharmacology Research

Chemicals

Culture Media Glycerol

Authors & Affiliations

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DWORKIN M

GIBSON S M

Article Info

Journal

Science (New York, N.Y.)

Abbr.

Science

ISSN

0036-8075

DOI

10.1126/science.146.3641.243

Published

1964-10-09

Pages

243-4

Language

English

Region

United States

NLM ID

0404511

Subset

External Links

PubMed source DOI: 10.1126/science.146.3641.243 View journal details

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