Sentences with phrase «social amoeba cast»
«Social amoeba cast wide, lethal DNA nets to kill invading bacteria.»
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When confronted with invading bacteria, cells within the multicellular slug stage of the social amoeba (Dictyostelium discoideum) immediately seek to kill them, casting extracellular traps made of DNA nets studded with antimicrobial granules.