Proton-motive force and the motile behavior of Bacillus subtilis.

Archives of microbiology ·Vol. 111 ·No. 1-2 ·1976-12-01 ·Pages 7-11

De Jong MH, van der Drift C, Vogels GD

Abstract

Changes in the proton-motive force cause a transient change in the motile behavior of Bacillus subtilis cells. Both an increase and a decrease in the proton-motive force caused transient tumbling. Simultaneous decrease of proton-motive force and increase of attractant concentration lessens the response toward the attractant. A simultaneous increase of proton-motive force and increase of attractant concentration prolonges the response toward attractant. A hypothesis explaining the various effects is given.

MeSH Terms

Bacillus subtilis/physiology Chemotaxis/drug effects Culture Media Dinitrophenols/pharmacology Hydrogen-Ion Concentration Movement Valinomycin/pharmacology

Chemicals

Culture Media Dinitrophenols Valinomycin

Authors & Affiliations

3 authors, click to expand affiliations / ORCID

De Jong M H

van der Drift C

Vogels G D

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Article Info

Journal

Archives of microbiology

Abbr.

Arch Microbiol

ISSN

0302-8933

DOI

10.1007/BF00446543

Published

1976-12-01

Pages

7-11

Language

English

Region

Germany

NLM ID

0410427

Subset

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PubMed source DOI: 10.1007/BF00446543 View journal details

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