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Vibrio cholerae use pili and flagella synergistically to effect motility switching and conditional surface attachment.
Nature communications - 19 Sept 2014
Utada Andrew S, Bennett Rachel R, Fong Jiunn C N, Gibiansky Maxsim L, Yildiz Fitnat H, Golestanian Ramin, Wong Gerard C L
Abstract excerpt
We show that Vibrio cholerae, the causative agent of cholera, use their flagella and mannose-sensitive hemagglutinin (MSHA) type IV pili synergistically to switch between two complementary motility states that together facilitate surface selection and attachment. Flagellar rotation counter-rotates the cell body, causing MSHA pili to have periodic mechanical contact with the surface for surface-skimming cells....
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