The sociality of Myxococcus xanthus: Evidence of social group formation and interactive intelligence

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J. P. Remis et al. 2013

J. P. Remis et al. 2013

J. P. Remis et al. 2013

J. P. Remis et al. 2013

J. P. Remis et al. 2013

A two-dimensional simulation of the myxobacteria life cycle with a layer variable to indicate fruiting body locality. A mathematical approach is applied by M.Hendrata and B.Birnir(2012) to discover the transitional trigger of myxobacteria from the swarming stage to the fruiting body formation, or development stage. The following links are videos of the computer simulation: http://vimeo.com/34139536 and http://vimeo.com/35122617

Pathak, et.al. 2012.

Pathak, et.al. 2012.

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