학술논문
Evolution of longitudinal division in multicellular bacteria of the Neisseriaceae family
Document Type
article
Author
Source
Nature Communications, Vol 13, Iss 1, Pp 1-18 (2022)
Subject
Language
English
ISSN
2041-1723
Abstract
Rod-shaped bacteria typically elongate and divide by transverse fission, but a few species are known to divide longitudinally. Here, the authors use genomic, phylogenetic and microscopy techniques to shed light on the evolution of cell shape, multicellularity and division mode within the family Neisseriaceae.