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The mechanism of two-phase motility in the spirochete Leptospira: Swimming and crawling

Many species of bacteria are motile, but their migration mechanisms are considerably diverse. Whatever mechanism is used, being motile allows bacteria to search for more optimal environments for growth, and motility is a crucial virulence factor for pathogenic species. The spirochete Leptospira, hav...

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Autores principales: Tahara, Hajime, Takabe, Kyosuke, Sasaki, Yuya, Kasuga, Kie, Kawamoto, Akihiro, Koizumi, Nobuo, Nakamura, Shuichi
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: American Association for the Advancement of Science 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5976277/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29854948
http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.aar7975