Bipolar lophotrichous Helicobacter suis combine extended and wrapped flagella bundles to exhibit multiple modes of motility

The swimming strategies of unipolar flagellated bacteria are well known but little is known about how bipolar bacteria swim. Here we examine the motility of Helicobacter suis, a bipolar gastric-ulcer-causing bacterium that infects pigs and humans. Phase-contrast microscopy of unlabeled bacteria reve...

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Main Authors: Constantino, Maira A., Jabbarzadeh, Mehdi, Fu, Henry C., Shen, Zeli, Fox, James G., Haesebrouck, Freddy, Linden, Sara K., Bansil, Rama
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Division of Comparative Medicine
Format: Article
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2019
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/121030