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Motility Assays of Mycoplasma mobile Under Light Microscopy

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Bacterial and Archaeal Motility

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Mycoplasma mobile forms a membrane protrusion at a pole as an organelle. M. mobile cells bind to solid surfaces and glide in the direction of the protrusion. In gliding motility, M. mobile cells catch, pull and release sialylated oligosaccharides on host cells. The observation of Mycoplasma species under light microscopy is useful for the analysis of adhesion ability and the motility mechanism.

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  1. College of Science, Department of Life Science, Rikkyo University, Tokyo, Japan

    Taishi Kasai

  2. Graduate School of Science, Osaka City University, Osaka, Japan

    Makoto Miyata

  3. Graduate School of Science, Osaka Metropolitan University, Osaka, Japan

    Makoto Miyata

  4. The OCU Advanced Research Institute for Natural Science and Technology (OCARINA), Osaka City University, Osaka, Japan

    Makoto Miyata

  5. The OMU Advanced Research Center for Natural Science and Technology, Osaka Metropolitan University, Osaka, Japan

    Makoto Miyata

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  1. Graduate School of Frontier Biosciences, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka, Japan

    Tohru Minamino

  2. Graduate School of Science, Osaka Metropolitan University, Osaka, Japan

    Makoto Miyata

  3. Graduate School of Frontier Biosciences, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka, Japan

    Keiichi Namba

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Kasai, T., Miyata, M. (2023). Motility Assays of Mycoplasma mobile Under Light Microscopy. In: Minamino, T., Miyata, M., Namba, K. (eds) Bacterial and Archaeal Motility. Methods in Molecular Biology, vol 2646. Humana, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-0716-3060-0_26

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