Biosurfactant polysaccharide drives dispersal of exopolysaccharide-coated myxospores in Myxococcus xanthus
Antoine Bignet, Nada Rezania, Ahmad A. Kezzo, Niharika Saraf, Arnaldo Nakamura, Gaurav Sharma, Frédéric J. Veyrier, Salim T. Islam
The paper identifies the role of biosurfactant polysaccharide in regulating myxospore dispersal by reducing surface stickiness, while revealing the true outermost coat as exopolysaccharide.
bioRxiv · Sep 28, 2026 · PreprintMicrobiology