Mycoplasmas, despite their minimalistic cellular architecture, display a distinct form of motility that sets them apart from other bacteria and eukaryotes. This gliding mechanism is powered by ...

The molecular structure of the motor component that powers the gliding apparatus of Mycoplasma mobile, one of the few mycoplasma bacteria that can move, has been revealed using cryo-electron ...

For more than 20 years, Makoto Miyata from Osaka City University has been studying the gliding motility of the parasitic bacterium Mycoplasma mobile (M. mobile). It is a mechanism consisting of an ...