Open filament tracks drive Bacteroidota gliding motility
Helen L Miller, Rachel L Jones, Andreas Kjaer, Simone Coppola, Ben C Berks, Richard M Berry
The paper uses 3D super-resolution tracking to show that Bacteroidota gliding involves multiple open filament tracks, challenging the single closed loop model.
bioRxiv · Nov 3, 2026 · PreprintMicrobiology