Exposure of Sulfolobus solfataricus to the DNA damaging agents UV-irradiation, bleomycin or mitomycin C induces cellular aggregation. Other physical stressors, such as pH or temperature shift, do not induce aggregation, suggesting that induction of aggregation is caused specifically by DNA damage.
Exposure of Sulfolobus solfataricus to UV-irradiation, bleomycin, or mitomycin C results in cell clustering. In contrast, other physical stressors such as changes in pH or temperature do not induce this effect, suggesting that the aggregation is specifically caused by DNA damage.