Abstract
Mycoplasma mobile, a new gliding mycoplasma isolated from the gills of a fish, was capable of positive rheotaxis; the cells glided upstream in a moving fluid. To our knowledge this is the first demonstration of rheotactic behavior among the procaryotes.
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