title: RasA is required for Myxococcus xanthus development and social motility.
abstract: An insertion in the rasA gene entirely blocked developmental aggregation and sporulation in Myxococcus xanthus while also reducing swarm expansion on a 0.3% agar surface. Data presented here demonstrate that rasA is required for extracellular fibril formation and social gliding motility.
authors.affiliation: Section of Microbiology, University of California, Davis, One Shields Avenue, Davis, CA 95616, USA.
authors.forename: Vinh D
authors.initials: VD
authors.lastname: Pham
authors.forename: Conrad W
authors.initials: CW
authors.lastname: Shebelut
authors.forename: Bipasha
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Mukherjee
authors.forename: Mitchell
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Singer
mesh_terms: D001422:Bacterial Adhesion; D010861:Fimbriae, Bacterial / Q000502:physiology*; D005798:Genes, Bacterial / Q000502:physiology*; D009068:Movement; D009154:Mutation; D016941:Myxococcus xanthus / Q000235:genetics* / Q000254:growth & development* / Q000502:physiology