Pili allow dominant marine cyanobacteria to avoid sinking and evade predation
J. Christie-Oleza, M. d. M. Aguilo-Ferretjans, R. Bosch, R. J. Puxty, M. Latva, V. Zadjelovic, A. Chhun, D. Sousoni, M. Polin, D. Scanlan
The paper shows that type IV pili in picocyanobacteria help them avoid sinking and evade predation by increasing drag and maintaining suspension in the water column.
bioRxiv · Jul 9, 2020Microbiology