Abstract
The basic functions of a propionate-oxidizing bacterium Pelotomaculum thermopropionicum flagellum, such as motility and chemotaxis, have not been studied. To investigate its motility, we compared with that of Syntrophobacter fumaroxidans, an aflagellar propionate-oxidizing bacterium, in soft agar medium. P. thermopropionicum cells spread, while S. fumaroxidans cells moved downward slightly, indicating flagellum-dependent motility in P. thermopropionicum SI. The motility of P. thermopropionicum was inhibited by the addition of carbonyl cyanide m-chlorophenyl hydrazone, a proton uncoupler, which is consistent with the fact that stator protein, MotB of P. thermopropionicum, shared sequence homology with proton-type stators. In addition, 5-N-ethyl-N-isopropyl amiloride, an Na+ channel blocker, showed no inhibitory effect on the motility. Furthermore, motAB of P. thermopropionicum complemented the defective swimming ability of Escherichia coli ∆motAB. These results suggest that the motility of P. thermopropionicum SI depends on the proton-type flagellar motor.
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