Chemotaxis of Azotobacter vinelandii and Bacillus subtilis in a mixed culture |
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Authors: | N. V. Chuiko A. S. Gordienko I. K. Kurdish |
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Affiliation: | 16458. Danilo Zabolotny Institute of Microbiology and Virology, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Kiev, Ukraine
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Abstract: | In the mixed culture of Azotobacter vinelandii and Bacillus subtilis, chemotaxis of Azotobacter to glucose remained unchanged, while that of bacilli decreased. Microelectrophoresis demonstrated adhesion of the A. vinelandii polysaccharide on the surface of B. subtilis cells. In the presence of 0.05–1.0 g/L of this biopolymer, the chemotaxis of bacilli to glucose decreased 2.6 to 6.8 times. A. vinelandii polysaccharide molecules adherent on the surface of B. subtilis cells were suggested to block bacillary chemotactic receptors, resulting in a decrease in their directed motility in the mixed culture. |
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