Proteus mirabilis mutants defective in swarmer cell differentiation and multicellular behavior.

Abstract excerpt

Proteus mirabilis is a dimorphic bacterium which exists in liquid cultures as a 1.5- to 2.0-microns motile swimmer cell possessing 6 to 10 peritrichous flagella. When swimmer cells are placed on a surface, they differentiate by a combination of events that ultimately produce a swarmer cell. Unlik...

Topics

• Cell Division
• Cell Movement
• Chemotaxis
• Flagella
• Flagellin
• Mutation
• Proteus mirabilis