Concepts and conjectures concerning predatory performance of myxobacteria

Kayleigh E. Phillips; Shukria Akbar; Shukria Akbar; D. Cole Stevens

doi:10.3389/fmicb.2022.1031346

Frontiers in Microbiology (Sep 2022)

Concepts and conjectures concerning predatory performance of myxobacteria

Kayleigh E. Phillips,
Shukria Akbar,
Shukria Akbar,
D. Cole Stevens

Affiliations

Kayleigh E. Phillips: Department of BioMolecular Sciences, The University of Mississippi, Oxford, MS, United States
Shukria Akbar: Division of Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, United States
Shukria Akbar: Department of Bacteriology, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, United States
D. Cole Stevens: Department of BioMolecular Sciences, The University of Mississippi, Oxford, MS, United States

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2022.1031346
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 13

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Myxobacteria are excellent model organisms for investigation of predator–prey interactions and predatory shaping of microbial communities. This review covers interdisciplinary topics related to myxobacterial predation and provides current concepts and challenges for determining predatory performance. Discussed topics include the role of specialized metabolites during predation, genetic determinants for predatory performance, challenges associated with methodological differences, discrepancies between sequenced and environmental myxobacteria, and factors that influence predation.

Published in Frontiers in Microbiology

ISSN: 1664-302X (Online)
Publisher: Frontiers Media S.A.
Country of publisher: Switzerland
LCC subjects: Science: Microbiology
Website: http://www.frontiersin.org/journals/microbiology

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