Genomes of Novel <i>Myxococcota</i> Reveal Severely Curtailed Machineries for Predation and Cellular Differentiation
Chelsea L. Murphy, R. Yang, T. Decker, C. Cavalliere, V. Andreev, N. Bircher, J. Cornell, R. Dohmen, C. J. Pratt, A. Grinnell, J. Higgs, C. Jett, E. Gillett, R. Khadka, S. Mares, C. Meili, J. Liu, H. Mukhtar, Mostafa S. Elshahed, Noha H. Youssef
Abstract
The phylum Myxococcota is a phylogenetically coherent bacterial lineage that exhibits unique social traits. Cultured Myxococcota are predominantly aerobic soil-dwelling microorganisms that are capable of predation and fruiting body formation.
Topics & Concepts
BiologyGenomeGeneLineage (genetic)Adaptation (eye)PredationPhylumEvolutionary biologyGeneticsEcologyPhylogeneticsNichePhenotypeMollicutesSignal transductionBacteriaBacterial genome sizeHorizontal gene transferMetagenomicsRegulation of gene expressionCellular respirationTranscription factorGene familyMutualism (biology)Ecological nicheNiche differentiationProtist diversity and phylogenyBacterial Genetics and BiotechnologyBacteriophages and microbial interactions