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Predatory Behavior of M. Xanthus Bacteria

Caption: Image shows swarm of M. xanthus bacteria (left) invading a colony of prey bacteria (right). The rippling pattern is the highly organized behavior of thousands of M. xanthus cells working in concert to digest the prey.

Credit: John Kirby, University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine

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