Cell specialization in cyanobacterial biofilm development revealed by expression of a cell-surface and extracellular matrix protein
A. Frenkel, E. Zecharia, D. Gomez-Perez, Y. Yegorov, E. Sendersky, A. Jacobs, J. Benichou, Y.-D. Stierhof, R. Parnasa, S. S. Golden, E. Kemen, R. Schwarz
The paper identifies cell specialization in Synechococcus elongatus biofilm formation, showing a subset of cells produce matrix proteins while others are assembled in the biofilm.
bioRxiv · Jul 13, 2022Microbiology