title: Novel cellular organization in a gliding mycoplasma, Mycoplasma insons.
abstract: Mycoplasmas that are known to exhibit gliding motility possess a differentiated tip structure. This polar organelle mediates cytadherence and gliding motor activity and contains a cytoskeleton-like component that provides structural support. Here, we describe gliding motility and a unique cytoskeleton in Mycoplasma insons, which lacks any obviously differentiated tip structure.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, Miami University, Oxford, OH 45056, USA.
authors.forename: Ryan F
authors.initials: RF
authors.lastname: Relich
authors.forename: Aaron J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Friedberg
authors.forename: Mitchell F
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: Balish
mesh_terms: D001422:Bacterial Adhesion / Q000502:physiology; D003599:Cytoskeleton / Q000378:metabolism / Q000648:ultrastructure; D008855:Microscopy, Electron, Scanning; D008858:Microscopy, Phase-Contrast; D009174:Mycoplasma / Q000166:cytology* / Q000502:physiology* / Q000648:ultrastructure