Cell Contact–Dependent Outer Membrane Exchange in Myxobacteria: Genetic Determinants and Mechanism

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Darshankumar T. Pathak,

Affiliation Department of Molecular Biology, University of Wyoming, Laramie, Wyoming, United States of America
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Xueming Wei,

Affiliation Department of Molecular Biology, University of Wyoming, Laramie, Wyoming, United States of America
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Alex Bucuvalas,

Affiliation Department of Molecular Biology, University of Wyoming, Laramie, Wyoming, United States of America
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Daniel H. Haft,

Affiliation J. Craig Venter Institute, Rockville, Maryland, United States of America
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Dietlind L. Gerloff,

Affiliation Department of Biomolecular Engineering, University of California Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, California, United States of America
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Daniel Wall

* E-mail: dwall2@uwyo.edu

Affiliation Department of Molecular Biology, University of Wyoming, Laramie, Wyoming, United States of America
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Reader Comments

First paper in its genre that shows bacteria can also share significant amount of resources by virtue of their OM fusion.

No competing interests declared.

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