Gliding Bacteria: Leucothrix Chemoorganotrophic, requires both H2S and an organic compounds for growth Form gonidia under unfavorable conditions May aggregate to form rosette when gonidia have high concentration Leucothrix mucor
Gliding Bacteria: Leucothrix Chemoorganotrophic, requires both H2S and an organic compounds for growth Form gonidia under unfavorable conditions May aggregate to form rosette when gonidia have high concentration Leucothrix mucor
Gliding Bacteria: Fruiting Myxobacteria Myxococcus fulvus Myxococcus stipitatus Exhibit the most complex behavioral patterns and life cycles of all known prokaryotes Mellitangium erectum 2n Stigmatella aurantiaca C Chondromyces crocatus
Gliding Bacteria: Fruiting Myxobacteria Myxococcus fulvus Mellitangium erectum Myxococcus stipitatus Chondromyces crocatus Stigmatella aurantiaca Exhibit the most complex behavioral patterns and life cycles of all known prokaryotes
Gliding Bacteria: Fruiting Myxobacterium Have rather large chromosome size Rely on lysis of other bacteria for nutritions Myxospores are more 点 i resistant to drying sonic vibration. UV and heat Usually colored by carotenoid pigments Gliding myxobacterium Stigmatella aurantiaca
Gliding Bacteria: Fruiting Myxobacterium Gliding myxobacterium Stigmatella aurantiaca Have rather large chromosome size Rely on lysis of other bacteria for nutritions Myxospores are more resistant to drying, sonic vibration, UV and heat. Usually colored by carotenoid pigments
Gliding bacteria Fruiting-body Myxospore Mound of cel Fruiting body Myxospores vegetative owth
Gliding Bacteria
Gliding bacteria Myxobacteria have distinct growth morphology Myxococcus xanthus on agar Myxococcus fulvus Fruiting body of slime tracks on agar stigmatella aurantiaca Slime tracts
Gliding Bacteria Myxobacteria have distinct growth morphology Myxococcus xanthus on agar Myxococcus fulvus slime tracks on agar Fruiting body of stigmatella aurantiaca