Prefectural University of Hiroshima, Department of Life Sciences, 562 Nanatsuka, Shobara, Hiroshima 727-0023, Japan.
Appl Environ Microbiol. 2011 Apr;77(7):2559-62. doi: 10.1128/AEM.02061-10. Epub 2011 Feb 4.
Actinoplanes missouriensis spores swim with a tuft of flagella. Flagella of newborn spores are wrapped with a membranous sheath. When the sheath is unwrapped, spores start swimming. Flagellar length is kept short, at around 1.9 μm, which covers half the circumference of the spore.
密旋链霉菌游动孢子带有一束鞭毛。新生游动孢子的鞭毛被一层膜鞘包裹。当鞘被解开时,孢子开始游动。鞭毛长度保持在 1.9μm 左右,这大约是孢子周长的一半。