Microbiology Journal ClubA previously unidentified gram neg aerobe with a polar flagella (Jeongeupia sacculi sp. nov. HS-3) was isolated from a karst cave and cultured on R2A media. Colonies were transparent with an iridescent hue. Cells at this stage were filamentous sometimes containing bulges and were organized into anisotropic domains. At a later stage, coccobacillus cells developed at the center and could be released in water.
Novel multicellular prokaryote discovered next to an underground stream
A new bacterium isolated from an underground stream shows a novel multicellularity by self-organizing its filamentous cells like a liquid crystal and accommodating daughter cells in a sequential manner, which would be a new extant model of prokaryotic multicellularity.
Ernesto de Bernardis