Myxococcus xanthus fruiting body
Image by Supriya Kadam and Juergen Berger, Max Planck Institute
Upon starvation, groups of up to 100,000 cells of the social bacterium Myxococcus xanthus cooperate to build spore-bearing fruiting bodies (green, false color). A fruiting body is shown growing on an agar surface (brown).2009Image by Supriya Kadam and Juergen Berger, Max Planck InstituteMyxococcus fruiting body
Created: 2009
Copyright Holder: Image by Supriya Kadam and Juergen Berger, Max Planck Institute
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