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J Bacteriol

Title:		Trail following by gliding bacteria
Author(s):		Burchard RP;
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Journal Title:		J Bacteriol
Year:		1982
Volume:		152
Issue:		1
Page Number:		495 - 501
DOI:		10.1128/jb.152.1.495-501.1982
ISSN/ISBN:		0021-9193 (Print) 1098-5530 (Electronic) 0021-9193 (Linking)
Abstract:		"Slime trails, which are deposited on surfaces by gliding bacteria and which serve as preferential pathways for gliding motility, were tested for the species specificity of their support of movement. Among the pairs of bacteria tested, a variety of gliding bacteria and a flagellated bacterium moved along trails of unrelated species. Thus, the trails did not serve as pheromones. Rather, they may have guided gliding elasticotactically. Some biological implications of this finding are considered"
Keywords:		"Bacteroidetes/*physiology Cyanobacteria/physiology Cytophaga/physiology Movement Myxococcales/*physiology Polysaccharides, Bacterial/*physiology Proteus mirabilis/physiology Species Specificity Thiotrichaceae/physiology;"
Notes:		"MedlineBurchard, R P eng Comparative Study Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S. 1982/10/01 J Bacteriol. 1982 Oct; 152(1):495-501. doi: 10.1128/jb.152.1.495-501.1982"