Pili allow dominant marine cyanobacteria to avoid sinking and evade predation
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.
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Autores principales: | 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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Nature Portfolio
2021
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Acceso en línea: | https://doaj.org/article/e5f53cac47394c318d7b020dc0d0fdc1 |
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