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Glycerol elicits energy taxis of Escherichia coli and Salmonella typhimurium.
Journal of bacteriology - 1 May 1997
Zhulin I B, Rowsell E H, Johnson M S, Taylor B L
Abstract excerpt
Escherichia coli and Salmonella typhimurium show positive chemotaxis to glycerol, a chemical previously reported to be a repellent for E. coli. The threshold of the attractant response in both species was 10(-6) M glycerol. Glycerol chemotaxis was energy dependent and coincident with an increase in membrane potential. Metabolism of glycerol was required for chemotaxis, and when lactate was present to maintain...
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