Ca(2+)-dependent cell aggregation of halophilic archaeon, Halobacterium salinarum.
Halobacterium salinarum CCM 2090 exhibits a Ca(2+)-dependent cellular aggregation system. This process is caused by the interaction between Ca(2+) and aggregation factor(s). Although the aggregates formed are encased in matrix-like substances, such as bacterial biofilms, they are not attached to the abiotic substratum. Therefore, these substances may be distinguished from typical biofilms.
Kawakami
Yoshitaka
Y
Division of Natural Science, Department of Arts and Sciences, Osaka Kyoiku University, Kashiwara-shi, Japan. kawakami-yoshitaka@osaka-cu.com
Ito
Takeori
T
Kamekura
Masahiro
M
Nakayama
Masashi
M
D018441:Biofilms / Q000187:drug effects / Q000254:growth & development*; D002118:Calcium / Q000494:pharmacology*; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D019605:Euryarchaeota / Q000166:cytology* / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology*; D009038:Motion
D002118:Calcium