Difference between forward and backward swimming speeds of the single polar-flagellated bacterium, Vibrio alginolyticus

Y Magariyama; S Masuda; Y Takano; T Ohtani; S Kudo

doi:10.1111/j.1574-6968.2001.tb10970.x

Difference between forward and backward swimming speeds of the single polar-flagellated bacterium, Vibrio alginolyticus

FEMS Microbiol Lett. 2001 Dec 18;205(2):343-7. doi: 10.1111/j.1574-6968.2001.tb10970.x.

Authors

Y Magariyama¹, S Masuda, Y Takano, T Ohtani, S Kudo

Affiliation

¹ Nacional Food Research Institute, Tsukuba, Japan. maga@affrc.go.jp

PMID: 11750825
DOI: 10.1111/j.1574-6968.2001.tb10970.x

Abstract

The forward and backward swimming speeds and periods of a Vibrio alginolyticus strain that has a single polar flagellum were measured. The backward swimming speeds were 1.5 times greater than the forward ones on average and the average period of backward swimming was shorter than forward swimming. However, the swimming speed and period were not correlated. Similar results were obtained for a mutant that has a 1.6 times longer flagellum on average.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Flagella / physiology
Locomotion*
Mutation
Vibrio / genetics
Vibrio / physiology*