Chemotaxis gene of a bacterium impacts larval settlement and metamorphosis in the marine mussel Mytilus coruscus via c-di-GMP controlling extracellular protein production

Bacterial chemotaxis enhances bacterial adaptation to the environment and is important for biofilm formation. Biofilms play a key role in inducing larval settlement and metamorphosis in many marine invertebrates. However, the specific mechanisms by which bacterial chemotaxis influences larval settlement and metamorphosis in mussels remain unknown. The findings indicate that the absence of the chemotaxis gene