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.
Division of Natural Science, Department of Arts and Sciences, Osaka Kyoiku University, Kashiwara-shi, Japan. kawakami-yoshitaka@osaka-cu.com
Yoshitaka
Y
Kawakami
Takeori
T
Ito
Masahiro
M
Kamekura
Masashi
M
Nakayama
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