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. 1977 May 13;113(1-2):153-8.
doi: 10.1007/BF00428596.

The effect of amino acids on the motile behavior of Bacillus subtilis

M H de Jong, C van der Drift, C Stumm, J J Arends

The effect of amino acids on the motile behavior of Bacillus subtilis

M H de Jong et al. Arch Microbiol. .

Abstract

Constant levels of amino acids enhanced the velocity of Bacillus subtilis 60015 cells about 2-fold and stimulated the response in motility assays. The stimulation of velocity did not occur via the receptors for chemotaxis. Cysteine and methionine, general inhibitors of chemotaxis, both completely inhibited the smooth response in a temporal gradient of attractant. After methionine starvation B. subtilis 60015 showed no measurable response in a temporal gradient of attractant, this in contrast to the effect observed with some other bacteria. Addition of methionine to starved cells restored the response toward attractant. Revertants of B. subtilis 60015 for methionine requirement could not be starved and showed a normal behavior toward temporal gradients of attractant.

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