Bacillus cereus electron transport and proton motive force during aerotaxis.
Bacillus cereus electron transport and proton motive force during aerotaxis.
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蜡状芽孢杆菌趋航过程中的电子传递和质子动力。
DOI:
10.1128/jb.159.3.820-824.1984
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发表时间:
1984
影响因子:
3.2
通讯作者:
Taylor,BL
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作者:
Laszlo,DJ;Niwano,M;Goral,WW;Taylor,BL
Aerotaxis (migration towards oxygen) of Bacillus cereus M63, a motile strain, was inhibited by potassium cyanide and 2-heptyl-4-hydroxyquinoline N-oxide, indicating a requirement for both the terminal oxidase (cytochrome aa3) and the cytochrome b segment of the electron transport system. The concentration of oxygen that gave a half-maximal aerotactic response (K0.5) was 0.31 microM, which was similar to the Km for respiration (0.80 microM). The proton motive force increased from -135 to -177 mV when anaerobic cells were aerated, and it is proposed that the signal for aerotaxis is the increase in proton motive force that results from increased respiration. A strain of B. cereus T initially used in this study was immotile, grew as long chains of cells, and was deficient in autolytic enzyme. B. cereus M63 is a spontaneous derivative of B. cereus T that has normal motility.