Mechanotaxis directs Pseudomonas aeruginosa twitching motility.
L. Tala, M. Kuhn, Y. Inclan, R. Patino, X. Pierrat, I. Vos, Z. Al-Mayyah, H. MacMillan, J. Negrete, J. N. Engel, A. Persat
This study identifies mechanotaxis as the mechanism by which Pseudomonas aeruginosa directs twitching motility using the Chp system to control directional migration.
bioRxiv · Jan 26, 2021Microbiology