Figure 1. Picture of a Rectangular Section of a Typical Swarm Edge of Wild-Type M. xanthus Strain DK 1622 (A+S+).
Several small peninsulas project outward from the edge of the swarm. The inset is a higher-magnification view of a segment of a typical swarming edge in which single cells and clusters of cells are evident. The inset was taken from a different but similar experiment. Dense clusters of cells (darker shades of gray) are evident in both pictures.