Coexistence of Communicating and Noncommunicating Cells in the Filamentous Cyanobacterium Anabaena
Author(s) -
Sergio Arévalo,
Anja Nenninger,
Mercedes NievesMorión,
Antonia Herrero,
Conrad W. Mullineaux,
Enrique Flores
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
msphere
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.749
H-Index - 39
ISSN - 2379-5042
DOI - 10.1128/msphere.01091-20
Subject(s) - multicellular organism , cyanobacteria , heterocyst , segmented filamentous bacteria , bacteria , biology , microbiology and biotechnology , cell , anabaena , genetics , sewage treatment , activated sludge , engineering , waste management
Multicellularity is found in bacteria as well as in eukaryotes, and the filamentous heterocyst-forming (N 2 -fixing) cyanobacteria represent a simple and ancient paradigm of multicellular organisms. Multicellularity generally involves cell-cell adhesion and communication.
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