Defining motility in the Staphylococci
The ability of bacteria to move is critical for their survival in diverse environments and multiple ways have evolved to achieve this. Two forms of motility have recently been described for Staphylococcus aureus, an organism previously considered to be non-motile. One form is called spreading, which...
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| author | Pollitt, Eric J.G. Diggle, Stephen P. |
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| description | The ability of bacteria to move is critical for their survival in diverse environments and multiple ways have evolved to achieve this. Two forms of motility have recently been described for Staphylococcus aureus, an organism previously considered to be non-motile. One form is called spreading, which is a type of sliding motility and the second form involves comet formation, which has many observable characteristics associated with gliding motility. Darting motility has also been observed in Staphylococcus epidermidis. This review describes how motility is defined and how we distinguish between passive and active motility. We discuss the characteristics of the various forms of Staphylococci motility, the molecular mechanisms involved and the potential future research directions. |
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| spelling | nottingham-414142020-05-04T18:40:48Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/41414/ Defining motility in the Staphylococci Pollitt, Eric J.G. Diggle, Stephen P. The ability of bacteria to move is critical for their survival in diverse environments and multiple ways have evolved to achieve this. Two forms of motility have recently been described for Staphylococcus aureus, an organism previously considered to be non-motile. One form is called spreading, which is a type of sliding motility and the second form involves comet formation, which has many observable characteristics associated with gliding motility. Darting motility has also been observed in Staphylococcus epidermidis. This review describes how motility is defined and how we distinguish between passive and active motility. We discuss the characteristics of the various forms of Staphylococci motility, the molecular mechanisms involved and the potential future research directions. Springer 2017-04-04 Article PeerReviewed Pollitt, Eric J.G. and Diggle, Stephen P. (2017) Defining motility in the Staphylococci. Cellular and Molecular Life Science, 74 (16). pp. 2943-2958. ISSN 1420-682X http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs00018-017-2507-z doi:10.1007/s00018-017-2507-z doi:10.1007/s00018-017-2507-z |
| spellingShingle | Pollitt, Eric J.G. Diggle, Stephen P. Defining motility in the Staphylococci |
| title | Defining motility in the Staphylococci |
| title_full | Defining motility in the Staphylococci |
| title_fullStr | Defining motility in the Staphylococci |
| title_full_unstemmed | Defining motility in the Staphylococci |
| title_short | Defining motility in the Staphylococci |
| title_sort | defining motility in the staphylococci |
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