Myxobacteria: moving, killing, feeding, and surviving together
Myxococcus xanthus, like other myxobacteria, is a social bacterium that moves and feeds cooperatively in predatory groups.On surfaces, rod-shaped vegetative cells move in search of the prey in a coordinated manner, forming dynamic multicellular groups referred to as swarms.Within the Handheld Mixers swarms, cells interact with one another and use t