Towards a model for Flavobacterium gliding.

Towards a model for Flavobacterium gliding.
Curr Opin Microbiol. 2015 Oct 15;28:93-97
Authors: Shrivastava A, Berg HC
Abstract
Cells of Flavobacterium johnsoniae, a rod-shaped bacterium about 6μm long, do not have flagella or pili, yet they move over surfaces at speeds of about 2μm/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.
PMID: 26476806 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Current Opinion in Microbiology - October 15, 2015 Category: Microbiology Authors: Shrivastava A, Berg HC Tags: Curr Opin Microbiol Source Type: research