mBio (Jun 2021)

A TonB-Like Protein, SjdR, Is Involved in the Structural Definition of the Intercellular Septa in the Heterocyst-Forming Cyanobacterium <i>Anabaena</i>

  • Hannah Schätzle,
  • Sergio Arévalo,
  • Enrique Flores,
  • Enrico Schleiff

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1128/mBio.00483-21
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 12, no. 3

Abstract

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Multicellularity in bacteria confers an improved adaptive capacity to environmental conditions and stresses. This includes an enhanced capability of resource utilization through a distribution of biochemical processes between constituent cells.