Gliding Motility Revisited: How Do the Myxobacteria Move without Flagella?

作者: Emilia M. F. Mauriello , Tâm Mignot , Zhaomin Yang , David R. Zusman

DOI: 10.1128/MMBR.00043-09

关键词: FlagellumGliding motilityMyxococcus xanthusBacteriaBiologyBacterial glidingPeriplasmic spaceBiofilmCell biologyMotility

摘要: In bacteria, motility is important for a wide variety of biological functions such as virulence, fruiting body formation, and biofilm formation. While most bacteria move by using …

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