Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, Vol. 90, No. 8 (Apr. 15, 1993), pp. 3378-3382 (5 pages) ...

Myxobacteria are Gram-negatives commonly found in the top soil that exhibit social, multicellular behaviour. In the presence of nutrients, myxobacteria feed by forming cooperative swarms of cells, and ...

A well-known 'superbug' which was thought to have been a static or non-motile organism has been observed showing signs of active motility by scientists. A well-known 'superbug' which was thought to ...

In addition to social animals and insects, many species of bacteria are now also known to engage in various cooperative behaviours such as the production of quorum sensing compounds and adhesive ...

Soil enrichment studies were conducted with trifluralin (α,α,α-trifluoro-2,6-dinitro-N,N-dipropyl-p-toluidine) with and without exogenous carbon and nitrogen. From 72 bacterial isolates obtained, ...

_____ - Describe the growth of unknown A in broth culture. Describe the growth patterns both before and after mixing! Useful terms: Uniform fine turbidity (turbid throughout), flocculent (clumpy), ...