Cupid's bow: A collaborative effort by the King and Clardy laboratories has serendipitously identified a bacterial chondroitinase that triggers the choanoflagellate S. rosetta to swarm and sexually reproduce. This unprecedented interaction between a bacterium and a choanoflagellate could give insights into a key evolutionary leap—sexual reproduction.

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Aliivibrio fischeri的EroS酶扮演丘比特对鞭毛虫的作用

丘比特的弓：由国王和克拉迪实验室的协作努力偶然发现了细菌软骨素触发领鞭毛虫S.罗塞塔到群和有性繁殖。细菌与鞭毛虫之间的这种前所未有的相互作用可以为重要的进化飞跃-性繁殖提供深刻见解。