title: Carbohydrate accumulation during myxospore formation in Myxococcus xanthus.
abstract: During glycerol-induced myxospore formation in Myxococcus xanthus, cellular neutral polysaccharide increases by approximately 200%, respiration decreases by 80%, and net phospholipid synthesis ceases.
mesh_terms: D002241:Carbohydrates / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D005990:Glycerol / Q000378:metabolism; D009231:Myxococcales / Q000254:growth & development / Q000378:metabolism*; D010101:Oxygen Consumption; D010743:Phospholipids / Q000096:biosynthesis; D011135:Polysaccharides, Bacterial / Q000096:biosynthesis; D013171:Spores, Bacterial / Q000254:growth & development / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D002241:Carbohydrates; D010743:Phospholipids; D011135:Polysaccharides, Bacterial; D005990:Glycerol