| Literature DB >> 26476806 |
Abhishek Shrivastava1, Howard C Berg2.
Abstract
Cells of Flavobacterium johnsoniae, a rod-shaped bacterium about 6 μm long, do not have flagella or pili, yet they move over surfaces at speeds of about 2 μm/s. This motion is called gliding. Recent advances in F. johnsoniae research include the discovery of mobile cell-surface adhesins and rotary motors. The puzzle is how rotary motion leads to linear motion. We suggest a possible mechanism, inspired by the snowmobile.Entities:
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Year: 2015 PMID: 26476806 PMCID: PMC4688146 DOI: 10.1016/j.mib.2015.07.018
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Curr Opin Microbiol ISSN: 1369-5274 Impact factor: 7.934