Isolation and structure of the fibril protein, a major component of the internal ribbon for Spiroplasma swimming

Spiroplasma, which are known pathogens and commensals of arthropods and plants, are helical-shaped bacteria that lack a peptidoglycan layer. Spiroplasma swim by alternating between left- and right-handed helicity. Of note, this system is not related to flagellar motility, which is widespread in bact...

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Main Authors: Yuya Sasajima, Takayuki Kato, Tomoko Miyata, Akihiro Kawamoto, Keiichi Namba, Makoto Miyata
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-10-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmicb.2022.1004601/full