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The Dienes Phenomenon: Competition and Territoriality in Swarming Proteus mirabilis

When two different strains of swarming Proteus mirabilis encounter one another on an agar plate, swarming ceases and a visible line of demarcation forms. This boundary region is known as the Dienes line and is associated with the formation of rounded cells. While the Dienes line appears to be the pr...

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Main Authors: Budding, A. E., Ingham, C. J., Bitter, W., Vandenbroucke-Grauls, C. M., Schneeberger, P. M.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: American Society for Microbiology (ASM) 2009
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2698385/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19251852
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1128/JB.00975-08
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