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  1. Milestones in the development of Myxococcus xanthus as a model multicellular bacterium

    Article • Journal of Bacteriology, July 2025, ASM Journals

    Professor José Muñoz-Dorado

  2. Siderophores and competition for iron govern myxobacterial predation dynamics

    Article • The ISME Journal, May 2024, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Professor José Muñoz-Dorado

  3. Killing toolsets used by a soil bacterial predator

    Article • Frontiers in Microbiology, January 2024, Frontiers

    Francisco Javier Marcos Torres, Professor José Muñoz-Dorado

  4. Transcriptomic response of Sinorhizobium meliloti to the predatory attack of Myxococcus xanthus

    Article • Frontiers in Microbiology, June 2023, Frontiers

    Professor José Muñoz-Dorado

  5. Development versus predation: Transcriptomic changes during the lifecycle of Myxococcus xanthus

    Article • Frontiers in Microbiology, September 2022, Frontiers

    Professor José Muñoz-Dorado

  6. Mechanisms of Action of Non-Canonical ECF Sigma Factors

    Article • International Journal of Molecular Sciences, March 2022, MDPI AG

    Professor José Muñoz-Dorado

  7. Copper and Melanin Play a Role in Myxococcus xanthus Predation on Sinorhizobium meliloti

    Article • Frontiers in Microbiology, February 2020, Frontiers

    Professor José Muñoz-Dorado

  8. The antibiotic crisis: How bacterial predators can help

    Article • Computational and Structural Biotechnology Journal, January 2020, Elsevier

    Professor José Muñoz-Dorado

  9. Transcriptome dynamics of the Myxococcus xanthus multicellular developmental program

    Article • eLife, October 2019, eLife

    Professor José Muñoz-Dorado

  10. Metal‐responsive RNA polymerase extracytoplasmic function ( ECF ) sigma factors

    Article • Molecular Microbiology, June 2019, Wiley

    Professor José Muñoz-Dorado

  11. Global transcriptome analysis of theMyxococcus xanthusmulticellular developmental program

    Article • March 2019, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press

    Professor José Muñoz-Dorado

  12. The complex global response to copper in the multicellular bacteriumMyxococcus xanthus

    Article • Metallomics, January 2018, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Professor José Muñoz-Dorado

  13. Myxobacteria: Moving, Killing, Feeding, and Surviving Together

    Article • Frontiers in Microbiology, May 2016, Frontiers

    Professor José Muñoz-Dorado

  14. Dissection of the sensor domain of the copper-responsive histidine kinase CorS fromMyxococcus xanthus

    Article • Environmental Microbiology Reports, April 2016, Wiley

    Professor José Muñoz-Dorado

  15. In depth analysis of the mechanism of action of metal-dependent sigma factors: characterization of CorE2 fromMyxococcus xanthus

    Article • Nucleic Acids Research, March 2016, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Professor José Muñoz-Dorado

  16. Bacterial predation: 75 years and counting!

    Article • Environmental Microbiology, January 2016, Wiley

    Professor José Muñoz-Dorado

  17. Rhizobial galactoglucan determines the predatory pattern of M yxococcus xanthus and protects ...

    Article • Environmental Microbiology, April 2014, Wiley

    Lawrence Shimkets, Professor José Muñoz-Dorado

  18. Protein Ser/Thr Kinases and Phosphatases in Myxococcus xanthus

    Article • April 2014, ASM Journals

    Professor José Muñoz-Dorado

  19. The Myxococcus xanthus Two-Component System CorSR Regulates Expression of a Gene Cluster Involved in Maintaining Copper Tolerance during Growth and Development

    Article • PLOS One, July 2013, PLOS

    Lawrence Shimkets, Professor José Muñoz-Dorado

  20. PomZ, a ParA-like protein, regulates Z-ring formation and cell division inMyxococcus xanthus

    Article • Molecular Microbiology, December 2012, Wiley

    Professor José Muñoz-Dorado

  21. A novel mechanism of bacterial adaptation mediated by copper-dependent RNA polymerase σ factors

    Article • Transcription, March 2012, Taylor & Francis

    Professor José Muñoz-Dorado

  22. Comprehensive Set of Integrative Plasmid Vectors for Copper-Inducible Gene Expression in Myxococcus xanthus

    Article • Applied and Environmental Microbiology, January 2012, ASM Journals

    Professor José Muñoz-Dorado

  23. CorE from Myxococcus xanthus Is a Copper-Dependent RNA Polymerase Sigma Factor

    Article • PLoS Genetics, June 2011, PLOS

    Professor José Muñoz-Dorado

  24. Myxococcus xanthus induces actinorhodin overproduction and aerial mycelium formation by Streptomyces coelicolor

    Article • Microbial Biotechnology, September 2010, Wiley

    Lawrence Shimkets, Professor José Muñoz-Dorado

  25. Expression and Physiological Role of Three Myxococcus xanthus Copper-Dependent P1B-Type ATPases during Bacterial Growth and Development

    Article • Applied and Environmental Microbiology, July 2010, ASM Journals

    Professor José Muñoz-Dorado

  26. Differential Regulation of Six Heavy Metal Efflux Systems in the Response of Myxococcus xanthus to Copper

    Article • Applied and Environmental Microbiology, June 2010, ASM Journals

    Professor José Muñoz-Dorado

  27. Myxococcus xanthusPph2 Is a Manganese-dependent Protein Phosphatase Involved in Energy Metabolism

    Article • Journal of Biological Chemistry, August 2009, American Society for Biochemistry & Molecular Biology (ASBMB)

    Professor José Muñoz-Dorado

  28. Eukaryotic-like protein kinases in the prokaryotes and the myxobacterial kinome

    Article • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, October 2008, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

    Professor José Muñoz-Dorado

  29. Complete genome sequence of the myxobacterium Sorangium cellulosum

    Article • Nature Biotechnology, October 2007, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Helge B Bode, Dr Frank Jörg Vorhölter, Professor José Muñoz-Dorado

  30. Differential Expression of the Three Multicopper Oxidases from Myxococcus xanthus

    Article • Journal of Bacteriology, May 2007, ASM Journals

    Professor José Muñoz-Dorado

  31. PhoR1-PhoP1, a Third Two-Component System of the Family PhoRP from Myxococcus xanthus: Role in Development

    Article • Journal of Bacteriology, July 2005, ASM Journals

    Professor José Muñoz-Dorado

  32. Copper induction of carotenoid synthesis in the bacterium Myxococcus xanthus

    Article • Molecular Microbiology, March 2005, Wiley

    Professor José Muñoz-Dorado

  33. Role of Two Novel Two-Component Regulatory Systems in Development and Phosphatase Expression in Myxococcus xanthus

    Article • Journal of Bacteriology, February 2003, ASM Journals

    Professor José Muñoz-Dorado

  34. Article • Antonie van Leeuwenhoek, January 2003, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor José Muñoz-Dorado

  35. Biodegradation and biological treatments of cellulose, hemicellulose and lignin: an overview

    Article • International Microbiology, April 2002, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor José Muñoz-Dorado

  36. Characterization of manganese-dependent peroxidase isoenzymes from the ligninolytic fungus Phanerochaete flavido-alba

    Article • Research in Microbiology, January 2002, Elsevier

    Professor José Muñoz-Dorado

  37. mlpB, a gene encoding a new lipoprotein in Myxococcus xanthus

    Article • Journal of Applied Microbiology, January 2002, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Professor José Muñoz-Dorado

  38. Glycerol 3-Phosphate Inhibits Swarming and Aggregation of Myxococcus xanthus

    Article • Journal of Bacteriology, October 2001, ASM Journals

    Professor José Muñoz-Dorado

  39. A Large Family of Eukaryotic-Like Protein Ser/Thr Kinases ofMyxococcus xanthus, a Developmental Bacterium

    Article • Microbial & Comparative Genomics, June 2000, Mary Ann Liebert Inc

    Professor José Muñoz-Dorado

  40. Myxococcus xanthus, a gram-negative bacterium, contains a transmembrane protein serine/threonine kinase that blocks the secretion of beta-lactamase by phosphorylation.

    Article • Genes & Development, April 1995, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press

    Professor José Muñoz-Dorado

  41. Pkn1

    Article • January 1995, Elsevier

    Professor José Muñoz-Dorado

  42. Identification of the Myxococcus xanthus 59-kDa membrane-associated GTP-binding protein as a proton-translocating ATPase

    Article • Gene, January 1994, Elsevier

    Professor José Muñoz-Dorado

  43. Identification of cis- and frans-acting elements involved in the expression of cold shock-inducibleTIP1gene of yeastSaccharomyces cerevisiae

    Article • Nucleic Acids Research, January 1994, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Professor José Muñoz-Dorado

  44. Crystal Structure of Myxococcus xanthus Nucleoside Diphosphate Kinase and its Interaction with a Nucleotide Substrate at 2·0 Å Resolution

    Article • Journal of Molecular Biology, December 1993, Elsevier

    Professor José Muñoz-Dorado

  45. Oar, a 115-kilodalton membrane protein required for development of Myxococcus xanthus

    Article • Journal of Bacteriology, August 1993, ASM Journals

    Professor José Muñoz-Dorado

  46. DNase activity during the life cycle of Myxococcus coralloides and M. xanthus

    Article • Soil Biology and Biochemistry, July 1993, Elsevier

    Professor José Muñoz-Dorado

  47. Autophosphorylation of nucleoside diphosphate kinase from Myxococcus xanthus

    Article • Journal of Bacteriology, February 1993, ASM Journals

    Professor José Muñoz-Dorado

  48. Eukaryotic-like protein serine/threonine kinases inMyxococcus xanthus, a developmental bacterium exhibiting social behavior

    Article • Journal of Cellular Biochemistry, January 1993, Wiley

    Professor José Muñoz-Dorado

  49. Identification of a putative eukaryotic-like protein kinase family in the developmental bacterium Myxococcus xanthus

    Article • Journal of Bacteriology, August 1992, ASM Journals

    Professor José Muñoz-Dorado

  50. A gene encoding a protein serine/threonine kinase is required for normal development of M. xanthus, a gram-negative bacterium

    Article • Cell, November 1991, Elsevier

    Professor José Muñoz-Dorado

  51. Deoxyribonuclease activities in Myxococcus coralloides D

    Article • Journal of Applied Bacteriology, August 1991, Wiley

    Professor José Muñoz-Dorado

  52. Crystallization and preliminary X-ray diffraction analysis of nucleoside diphosphate kinase from Myxococcus xanthus

    Article • Journal of Molecular Biology, July 1991, Elsevier

    Professor José Muñoz-Dorado

  53. Polyphosphate and orthophosphate content during the life cycle ofMyxococcus coralloidesD

    Article • FEMS Microbiology Letters, November 1989, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Professor José Muñoz-Dorado

  54. Production of acid and alkaline phosphatases byMyxococcus coralloides

    Article • Folia Microbiologica, June 1989, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor José Muñoz-Dorado

  55. Biological properties of the phage-tail-like particles from Myxococcus coralloides D

    Article • FEMS Microbiology Letters, December 1987, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Professor José Muñoz-Dorado

  56. Production and properties of a bacteriocin from Myxococcus coralloides D

    Article • Journal of Applied Bacteriology, August 1984, Wiley

    Professor José Muñoz-Dorado