Abstract
Many bacteria glide over surfaces without the aid of flagella. Gliding is still somewhat mysterious, but recent studies show that it involves specialized secretory systems that assemble membrane-associated filaments, and the recognition of extracellular components that trigger movement via transmembrane transducers.
MeSH terms
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Cyanobacteria / physiology
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Fimbriae, Bacterial / metabolism
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Fimbriae, Bacterial / physiology
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Flavobacterium / physiology
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Myxococcus xanthus / genetics
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Myxococcus xanthus / metabolism
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Myxococcus xanthus / physiology*
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O Antigens / metabolism
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Pili, Sex / metabolism
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Pili, Sex / physiology
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Saccharomyces cerevisiae / physiology