Hess, Sebastian, Eme, Laura, Roger, Andrew J. and Simpson, Alastair G. B. (2019). A natural toroidal microswimmer with a rotary eukaryotic flagellum. NAT. MICROBIOL, 4 (10). S. 1620 - 1627. LONDON: NATURE PUBLISHING GROUP. ISSN 2058-5276

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Abstract

We describe Idionectes vortex gen. nov., sp. nov., a unicellular microeukaryote that swims by continuous inversion of its surface, similar to a vortex ring. This previously unreported mode of motility approximates a hypothetical concept called the 'toroidal swimmer', in which a doughnut-shaped object rotates around its circular axis and travels in the opposite direction to its outer surface motion. During swimming, the flagellum of Idionectes rotates relative to its cell body, which is normally a hallmark of prokaryotic rather than eukaryotic flagella.

Item Type: Journal Article
Creators:
CreatorsEmailORCIDORCID Put Code
Hess, SebastianUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Eme, LauraUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Roger, Andrew J.UNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Simpson, Alastair G. B.UNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
URN: urn:nbn:de:hbz:38-133130
DOI: 10.1038/s41564-019-0478-6
Journal or Publication Title: NAT. MICROBIOL
Volume: 4
Number: 10
Page Range: S. 1620 - 1627
Date: 2019
Publisher: NATURE PUBLISHING GROUP
Place of Publication: LONDON
ISSN: 2058-5276
Language: English
Faculty: Unspecified
Divisions: Unspecified
Subjects: no entry
Uncontrolled Keywords:
KeywordsLanguage
PROPULSION; PHYLOGENY; AMOEBOZOA; EVOLUTION; AMEBA; TREEMultiple languages
MicrobiologyMultiple languages
Refereed: Yes
URI: http://kups.ub.uni-koeln.de/id/eprint/13313

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