Bacterial sliding and functioning of polyamines in this process

Abstract

In the course of evolution, bacteria have acquired a variety of translocation mechanisms for movement in the environment and efficient colonization of substrates. Among them, sliding is the only mode of migration that is available to bacteria that do not have specialized organelles such as flagella and pili. Such translocation is generated due to the expansive (pushing) force arising during bacterial cell division. For various species of bacteria, including mycobacteria (many of which are pathogenic), sliding capacity is intrinsic. Of all the ways in which microorganisms move in space, sliding is the least studied. This work is devoted to the consideration of the peculiarities of bacterial sliding, as well as the evaluation of the functional activity of polyamines, that are normal metabolites for cells of most living organisms, in this process.