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Main Authors: Domínguez, Jesus Manuel Antúnez, García, Laura Pérez, Rivera-Yoshida, Natsuko, Di Franco, Jasmin, Steiner, David, Arzola, Alejandro V., Benítez, Mariana, Blomqvist, Charlotte Hamngren, Cerbino, Roberto, Adiels, Caroline Beck, Volpe, Giovanni
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Published: 2024
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Online Access:https://arxiv.org/abs/2407.18714
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author Domínguez, Jesus Manuel Antúnez
García, Laura Pérez
Rivera-Yoshida, Natsuko
Di Franco, Jasmin
Steiner, David
Arzola, Alejandro V.
Benítez, Mariana
Blomqvist, Charlotte Hamngren
Cerbino, Roberto
Adiels, Caroline Beck
Volpe, Giovanni
author_facet Domínguez, Jesus Manuel Antúnez
García, Laura Pérez
Rivera-Yoshida, Natsuko
Di Franco, Jasmin
Steiner, David
Arzola, Alejandro V.
Benítez, Mariana
Blomqvist, Charlotte Hamngren
Cerbino, Roberto
Adiels, Caroline Beck
Volpe, Giovanni
contents Myxococcus xanthus is a unicellular organism whose cells possess the ability to move and communicate, leading to the emergence of complex collective properties and behaviours. This has made it an ideal model system to study the emergence of collective behaviours in interdisciplinary research efforts lying at the intersection of biology and physics, especially in the growing field of active matter research. Often, challenges arise when setting up reliable and reproducible culturing protocols. This tutorial provides a clear and comprehensive guide on the culture, growth, development, and experimental sample preparation of \textit{M. xanthus}. Additionally, it includes some representative examples of experiments that can be conducted using these samples, namely motility assays, fruiting body formation, predation, and elasticotaxis.
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spellingShingle Tutorial for the growth and development of Myxococcus xanthus as a Model System at the Intersection of Biology and Physics
Domínguez, Jesus Manuel Antúnez
García, Laura Pérez
Rivera-Yoshida, Natsuko
Di Franco, Jasmin
Steiner, David
Arzola, Alejandro V.
Benítez, Mariana
Blomqvist, Charlotte Hamngren
Cerbino, Roberto
Adiels, Caroline Beck
Volpe, Giovanni
Biological Physics
Myxococcus xanthus is a unicellular organism whose cells possess the ability to move and communicate, leading to the emergence of complex collective properties and behaviours. This has made it an ideal model system to study the emergence of collective behaviours in interdisciplinary research efforts lying at the intersection of biology and physics, especially in the growing field of active matter research. Often, challenges arise when setting up reliable and reproducible culturing protocols. This tutorial provides a clear and comprehensive guide on the culture, growth, development, and experimental sample preparation of \textit{M. xanthus}. Additionally, it includes some representative examples of experiments that can be conducted using these samples, namely motility assays, fruiting body formation, predation, and elasticotaxis.
title Tutorial for the growth and development of Myxococcus xanthus as a Model System at the Intersection of Biology and Physics
topic Biological Physics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2407.18714