Flagellum-independent trail formation of escherichia coli on semi-solid agar

Hajime Fukuoka; Michio Homma; Shigeyuki Ichihara

doi:10.1271/bbb.67.1802

Flagellum-independent trail formation of escherichia coli on semi-solid agar

Hajime Fukuoka, Michio Homma, Shigeyuki Ichihara

Institute of Multidisciplinary Research for Advanced Materials (IMRAM)

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Abstract

Escherichia coli can form linear trails and move in a flagellum-independent manner on semisolid agar containing carbon sources. Trail formation seemed to correlate with the growth speed and/or carbon metabolism. Cell morphology in linear trails changed into larger cell sizes. We speculate that the flagellum-independent trail formation is a new mechanism for migration of E. coli cells.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1802-1805
Number of pages	4
Journal	Bioscience, Biotechnology and Biochemistry
Volume	67
Issue number	8
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1271/bbb.67.1802
Publication status	Published - 2003 Jan 1

Keywords

Cell morphology
Escherichia coli
Flagella
Growth
Migration

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Biotechnology
Analytical Chemistry
Biochemistry
Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology
Molecular Biology
Organic Chemistry

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