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Functions of the flagellar modes of rotation in bacterial motility and chemotaxis
Author(s) -
Eisenbach M.
Publication year - 1990
Publication title -
molecular microbiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.857
H-Index - 247
eISSN - 1365-2958
pISSN - 0950-382X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2958.1990.tb00584.x
Subject(s) - flagellum , biology , chemotaxis , rotation (mathematics) , motility , bioenergetics , function (biology) , motor function , bacteria , microbiology and biotechnology , genetics , artificial intelligence , computer science , medicine , receptor , mitochondrion , physical medicine and rehabilitation
Summary Bacteria swim by rotating their flagella, the rotation being due to a motor located at the base of each flagellum. In this paper the correlation between motor function and mode of swimming is reviewed, with special emphasis on recent data that indicate that the motor is a three‐state device. Novel findings with regard to the motor function and bioenergetics are surveyed, and mechanisms are proposed to account for these findings.