Myxococcus xanthus induces actinorhodin overproduction and aerial mycelium formation by Streptomyces coelicolor

Interaction of the predatory myxobacterium Myxococcus xanthus with the non‐motile, antibiotic producer Streptomyces coelicolor was examined using a variety of experimental approaches. Myxococcus xanthus cells prey on S. coelicolor, forming streams of ordered cells that lyse the S. coelicolor hyphae...

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Main Authors: Pérez, Juana, Muñoz‐Dorado, José, Braña, Alfredo F., Shimkets, Lawrence J., Sevillano, Laura, Santamaría, Ramón I.
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Blackwell Publishing Ltd 2011
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3818858/