Going against the flow: Targeting bacterial motility to combat disease

The ability to move enables bacteria to reach a specific niche or leave hostile environments. The bacterium Mycoplasma gallisepticum is a poultry pathogen and capable of gliding over solid surfaces. Scientists at the Vetmeduni Vienna have identified the proteins responsible for this gliding mechanism. Interrupting the gliding mechanism could be a way to combat disease and development vaccines against the pathogen. The results were published in the journal Veterinary Research.

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