Fig. 6

a The cumulative distance of predation for the 3 days by the predator. ∆csgD has no matrix so predation was more. And in other cases, the matrix conferred resilience from predation. In the co-culture, there was much less predation compared to the mutants. One-way ANOVA was performed, 95% CI, P < 0.001-***, P < 0.01- **, n = 3. b Predation assay between M. xanthus and STm WT, ∆csgD, ∆csgA, ∆bcsA, WT: ∆csgD, ∆csgA: ∆bcsA documented on 3rd day. c the graph shows the distance of predation for each day in STm WT, ∆csgD, ∆csgA, ∆bcsA, WT: ∆csgD, ∆csgA: ∆bcsA, Error bar represents SD (n = 3)