Talk:Chemotaxis
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[edit] CCW And CW rotation
Has anyone noticed that the picture showing CCW and CW rotation of the E. Coli are actually two pictures of CW (Clockwise) rotation? Just that the arrows are at different positions but the direction is the same. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 201.20.120.114 (talk) 20:11, 19 September 2007 (UTC)
Please note the presence of solid and dotted lines on the figure! This makes sense of the positions of the arrows, too. For sure, the figure is schematic and only helps to understand that when the direction of rotation is changed - itself the swimming behaviour is also significantly altered. Best regards from Kohlasz 21:22, 23 September 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Number of flagella
In the article on Helicobacter it is mentioned that they have 4-6 flagella, whereas in this article it is mentioned that they only have one. Which is correct?Kghose 01:52, 5 October 2005 (UTC)
Dear Kghose, Please check the two pages again. In Helicobacter page mentioned by you there is no 4-6 flagella cited (not even one!!!), while in 'Chemotaxis' you can find that E.coli has 4-6 flagella. This is correct. The number of flagella depends on the type of cell. You should also consider that there is another component of the cell 'pilus' which helps the cell to stick on the surface, however, it is not an active moving component. Taking together from 0-several the number of flagella is correct if the cell type is correct. Thank you for your help around page Chemotaxis! Best regrds from Kohlasz 21:12, 23 September 2007 (UTC)
[edit] sperm...?
is this how sperm move? 86.9.73.56 23:34, 9 March 2006 (UTC)
- Not really, sperm cells are propelled by the regular beat of their eukaryiotic flagellum. A eukaryiotic flagellum is not to be confused with a bacterial flagellum.
- Sperm cells of many species show chemotaxis, an area of active research (see work by Eisenbach, Brokaw, Kaupp, ...).--91.67.241.244 (talk) 21:05, 3 February 2008 (UTC)
[edit] Grammar and spelling corrections
I have taken the liberty of cleaning up the English grammar and spelling. Somebody with more knowledge of the subject should review the changes to make sure the content is still correct, since I know very little about this subject, and I had to take a guess at the original meaning in a couple of places.
In addition, the following sentence is still hard to parse in English, and I didn't want to guess as to the meaning:
Chemoattractant moiety of fMLF elicited in neutrophil granulocytes and monocytes.
--Salsa man 22:40, 23 September 2006 (UTC)
