Cellular Dynamics Drives the Emergence of Supracellular Structure in the Cyanobacterium, Phormidium sp. KS

Motile filamentous cyanobacteria, such as Oscillatoria, Phormidium and Arthrospira, are ubiquitous in terrestrial and aquatic environments. As noted by Nägeli in 1860, many of them form complex three-dimensional or two-dimensional structures, such as biofilm, weed-like thalli, bundles of filaments a...

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Main Authors: Naoki Sato, Yutaro Katsumata, Kaoru Sato, Naoyuki Tajima
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2014-11-01
Series:Life
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2075-1729/4/4/819