Spiroplasmas are cell-wall-deficient helical bacteria belonging to the class Mollicutes. Their
ability to maintain a helical shape in the absence of cell wall and their motility in the absence …

In most rod-shaped bacteria, the spatial coordination of cell wall synthesis machinery by
MreBs is the main theme for shape determination and maintenance in cell-walled bacteria [1 …

Bacterial cell shape is generally determined through an interplay between the peptidoglycan
cell wall and cytoplasmic filaments made of polymerized MreB. Indeed, some bacteria (eg …

Spiroplasma is a unique, helical bacterium that lacks a cell wall and swims using
propagating helix hand inversions. These deformations are likely driven by a set of …

Spiroplasma are wall-less bacteria which belong to the phylum Tenericutes that evolved
from Firmicutes including Bacillus subtilis. Spiroplasma swim by a mechanism unrelated to …

The mechanism underlying Spiroplasma swimming is an enigma. This small bacterium
possesses two helical shapes with opposite-handedness at a time, and the boundary …

The infectious inoculum of a sand fly, apart from its metacyclic promastigotes, is composed
of factors derived from both the parasite and the vector. Vector-derived factors, including …

Bacteria exhibit swimming behavior through the rotation of helical flagellar filaments, a
common mode of propulsion for artificial micro-swimmers as well. However, most studies …

Spiroplasma, known pathogens and commensals of arthropods and plants, are helical-
shaped bacteria lacking the peptidoglycan layer. They swim by alternating between left-and …

In bacteria, cell shape is determined and maintained through a complex interplay between
the peptidoglycan cell wall and cytoplasmic filaments made of polymerized MreB …