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Gliding ghost of Mycoplasma mobile

Species name: Mycoplasma

Osaka City University Makoto Miyata

The energy for Mycoplasma gliding is dependent on the hydrolysis of ATP. This video supports good evidence. The cells are treated with detergents and as a result, perform like dead cell. However, they become movable after treated with ATP.

(2012.09.14)

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