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Phase microscopy movie of swimming wild-type followed by cheA2 mutant cells of Bb in 1% methylcellulose

Species name: Borrelia burgdorferi

West Virginia University  Nyles W. Charon

Phase microscopy movie of swimming wild-type followed by cheA2 mutant cells of Bb in 1% methylcellulose. Note that the wild-type cell runs, flexes, and runs, whereas the cheA2 mutant only runs in one direction.

The Unique Paradigm of Spirochete Motility and Chemotaxis

(2014.08.12)

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