Affiliation:
1. Department of Biology, University of the Pacific, Stockton, California, USA
Abstract
Many bacteria, including photosynthetic cyanobacteria, exhibit type IV pili (T4P) driven surface motility. In cyanobacteria, this form of motility facilitates dispersal, phototaxis, the formation of supracellular structures, and the establishment of nitrogen-fixing symbioses with eukaryotes.
Funder
National Science Foundation
Publisher
American Society for Microbiology
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