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Bacterial energy taxis: a global strategy?

Archives of microbiology ·Vol. 192 ·No. 7 ·2010-07-00 ·Pages 507-20

Schweinitzer T, Josenhans C

Abstract

A functional energy metabolism is one of the most important requirements for survival of all kinds of organisms including bacteria. Therefore, many bacteria actively seek conditions of optimal metabolic activity, a behaviour which can be termed "energy taxis". Motility, combined with the sensory perception of the internal energetic conditions, is prerequisite for tactic responses to different energy levels and metabolic yields. Diverse mechanisms of energy sensing and tactic response have evolved among various bacteria. Many of the known energy taxis sensors group among the methyl-accepting chemotaxis protein (MCP)-like sensors. This review summarizes recent advances in the field of energy taxis and explores the current concept that energy taxis is an important part of the bacterial behavioural repertoire in order to navigate towards more favourable metabolic niches and to survive in a specific habitat.

MeSH Terms
Bacteria/metabolism Bacterial Proteins/metabolism Energy Metabolism Membrane Proteins/metabolism Methyl-Accepting Chemotaxis Proteins
Chemicals
Bacterial Proteins Membrane Proteins Methyl-Accepting Chemotaxis Proteins
Authors & Affiliations
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Schweinitzer Tobias
Institute for Medical Microbiology and Hospital Epidemiology, Hannover Medical School, Carl-Neuberg-Strasse 1, 30625 Hannover, Germany.
Josenhans Christine
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Article Info
Journal
Archives of microbiology
Abbr.
Arch Microbiol
ISSN
1432-072X
DOI
10.1007/s00203-010-0575-7
Published
2010-07-00
Epub
2010-00-22
Pages
507-20
Language
English
Region
Germany
NLM ID
0410427
PMCID
PMC2886117
Subset
IM
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