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

Abstract

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.