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Gliding Direction of Mycoplasma mobile.

Hanako MorioTaishi KasaiMakoto Miyata
Published in: Journal of bacteriology (2015)
Mycoplasmas are bacteria that are generally parasitic to animals and plants. Some Mycoplasma species form a protrusion at a pole, bind to solid surfaces, and glide. Although these species appear to consistently glide in the direction of the protrusion, their exact gliding direction has not been examined. This study analyzed the gliding direction in detail under various conditions and, based on the results, suggested features of the machinery and the mechanism of gliding.
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