Pili allow dominant marine cyanobacteria to avoid sinking and evade predation
oleh: Maria del Mar Aguilo-Ferretjans, Rafael Bosch, Richard J. Puxty, Mira Latva, Vinko Zadjelovic, Audam Chhun, Despoina Sousoni, Marco Polin, David J. Scanlan, Joseph A. Christie-Oleza
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| Diterbitkan: | Nature Portfolio 2021-03-01 |
Deskripsi
It was thought that marine cyanobacteria drifted randomly in the water column. Here the authors show that one in four picocyanobacteria encode a type IV pilus which allows these organisms to increase drag and retain optimal positions in the water column, as well as evade predation by grazers.