Emergent myxobacterial behaviors arise from reversal suppression induced by kin contacts
R. Balagam, P. Cao, G. P. Sah, Z. A. Zhang, K. Subedi, D. Wall, O. A. Igoshin
This study identifies how kin recognition in Myxococcus xanthus leads to emergent collective behaviors through suppression of cell reversals and formation of rotating aggregates.
mSystems · Dec 21, 2021Peer-reviewedBiophysics