Developmentally induced autolysis during fruiting body formation by Myxococcus xanthus.

摘要: The developmental events during fruiting body construction by the myxobacterium M. xanthus is an orderly process characterized several sequential stages: growth leads to aggregation formation of raised, darkened mounds cells autolysis myxospore induction. temporal sequence followed induction consistent with interpretation that provides essential requirements for surviving induce myxospores. At intermediate times on agar plates a fraction cell population irreversibly committed lyse; i.e., lysis continues in liquid medium or magnesium-phosphate buffer. Lysis concentration independent and therefore likely be autolytic mechanism. can preliminarily as having early stage which deoxyribonucleic acid synthesis later irreversible does not occur. Irreversible buffer initiated nutrient deprivation such results This dependent upon products, thus providing evidence developmentally induced required