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TRENDS IN MICROBIOLOGY
卷 19, 期 6, 页码 278-285出版社
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.tim.2011.03.001
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- U.S. Department of Energy (Chemical Sciences, Geosciences and Biosciences Division, Office of Basic Energy Sciences, Office of Science) [DE-FG02-91ER20021]
- National Science Foundation [MCB-0643516]
Similar to other bacteria, cyanobacteria exist in a wide-ranging diversity of shapes and sizes. However, three general shapes are observed most frequently: spherical, rod and spiral. Bacteria can also grow as filaments of cells. Some filamentous cyanobacteria have differentiated cell types that exhibit distinct morphologies: motile hormogonia, nitrogen-fixing heterocysts, and spore-like akinetes. Cyanobacterial cell shapes, which are largely controlled by the cell wall, can be regulated by developmental and/or environmental cues, although the mechanisms of regulation and the selective advantage(s) of regulating cellular shape are still being elucidated. In this review, recent insights into developmental and environmental regulation of cell shape in cyanobacteria and the relationship(s) of cell shape and differentiation to organismal fitness are discussed.
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