DIMORPHIC TRANSITION IN ESCHERICHIA-COLI AND SALMONELLA-TYPHIMURIUM - SURFACE-INDUCED DIFFERENTIATION INTO HYPERFLAGELLATE SWARMER CELLS

被引:261
作者
HARSHEY, RM [1 ]
MATSUYAMA, T [1 ]
机构
[1] NIIGATA UNIV,SCH MED,DEPT BACTERIOL,NIIGATA 951,JAPAN
关键词
SWARMING MOTILITY; SURFACE TRANSLOCATION; CHEMOTAXIS; FLAGELLA; MULTICELLULAR BEHAVIOR;
D O I
10.1073/pnas.91.18.8631
中图分类号
O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];
学科分类号
07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
摘要
We describe a new behavioral response in Escherichia coli and Salmonella typhimurium in which the bacteria differentiate into filamentous, multinucleate, hyper-flagellate cells that navigate the surface of solid media by means of coordinated swarming motility. The cue for differentiation into swarmer cells is provided by the concentration and composition of the agar. Examination of the behavior of various mutants shows that the flagellar apparatus used for swimming motility and the chemotaxis system are indispensable for swarming motility.
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页码:8631 / 8635
页数:5
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