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Twitching Motility

Twitching Motility is a type of bacterial motility mediated by the extension, attachment, and retraction of type IV pili, enabling short, jerky movements across solid or semi-solid surfaces.

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Flagellar and twitching motility are necessary for <i>Pseudomonas aeruginosa</i> biofilm development

George A. O’Toole, Roberto Kolter · Molecular Microbiology · 1998 · 2.7K citations

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Inorganic polyphosphate is needed for swimming, swarming, and twitching motilities of <i>Pseudomonas aeruginosa</i>

Muhammad H. Rashid, Arthur Kornberg · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 2000 · 854 citations · Full text

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Pilus retraction powers bacterial twitching motility

Alexey J. Merz, Magdalene So, Michael P. Sheetz · Nature · 2000 · 845 citations

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Direct observation of extension and retraction of type IV pili

Jeffrey M. Skerker, Howard C. Berg · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 2001 · 628 citations · Full text

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Initiation of Biofilm Formation by <i>Pseudomonas aeruginosa</i> 57RP Correlates with Emergence of Hyperpiliated and Highly Adherent Phenotypic Variants Deficient in Swimming, Swarming, and Twitching Motilities

Éric Déziel, Yves Comeau, Richard Villemur · Journal of Bacteriology · 2001 · 449 citations · Full text

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Authors

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    Cynthia B. Whitchurch

    University of Technology Sydney, Australia

    17 publications · 2.4K citations

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  2. JS
    John S. Mattick

    The University of Queensland, Australia

    16 publications · 2.5K citations

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  3. LL
    Lori L. Burrows

    McMaster University, Canada

    9 publications · 831 citations

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  4. LD
    Leonardo De La Fuente

    Auburn University, United States

    7 publications · 396 citations

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  5. PL
    P. Lynne Howell

    University of Toronto, Canada

    6 publications · 538 citations

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  1. The University of Queensland

    Brisbane, Australia

    15 h-index

    57 publications

    10.8K citations

  2. McMaster University

    Hamilton, Canada

    8 h-index

    22 publications

    1.7K citations

  3. University of Toronto

    Toronto, Canada

    8 h-index

    19 publications

    2K citations

  4. University of California, San Francisco

    San Francisco, United States

    7 h-index

    22 publications

    3.6K citations

  5. Hospital for Sick Children

    Toronto, Canada

    7 h-index

    23 publications

    2.4K citations

  6. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    6 h-index

    32 publications

    1.2K citations

  7. University of California, Berkeley

    Berkeley, United States

    6 h-index

    23 publications

    1.4K citations

  8. Cornell University

    Ithaca, United States

    6 h-index

    24 publications

    3.6K citations

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  1. Journal of Bacteriology

    JB · 34 publications · 4.1K citations

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  2. Molecular Microbiology

    15 publications · 4.9K citations

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  3. Microbiology

    11 publications · 1.1K citations

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  4. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

    PNAS · 9 publications · 2.5K citations

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  5. FEMS Microbiology Letters

    8 publications · 326 citations

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