Countless bacteria call the vastness of the oceans home, and they all face the same problem: the nutrients they need to grow ...

The bacterial flagellar filament is a helical propeller for bacterial locomotion. It is a helical assembly of a single protein, flagellin, and its tubular structure is formed by 11 protofilaments ...

Segmented filamentous bacteria (SFBs) are exactly what they sound like - a group of bacteria defined by their morphology. These bacteria were first described in 1974, but they have not been formally ...

Scientists have discovered filamentous bacteria that function as living power cables in order to transmit electrons thousands of cell lengths away. Share: Facebook Twitter Pinterest LinkedIN Email.

Bacterial immune system uses filament formation to disrupt viral invaders. Story by Zhang Nannan • 2w. A joint research team from the Institute of Biophysics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences ...

Bacteria are not simple . In 1999, Teske and other scientists discovered the strikingly large bacterium that they called Thiomargarita namibiensis, or the “Sulfur Pearl of Namibia.”Until now ...

The motor and filament are connected by a flexible hook, which allows the bacteria to "steer." Much like any other motor, the parts of the flagellum have to be put together in exactly the right order.

New research has uncovered an extraordinary mechanism of cell division in Corynebacterium matruchotii, one of the most common bacteria living in dental plaque. The filamentous bacterium doesn't ...

What's more, while most bacteria reproduce by dividing into two identical cells, these long, filament-like creatures seem to reproduce by budding off one small piece at the tip that can then float ...

The bacteria also seem to share an outer membrane, which extends over the entire filament, ... Filamentous bacteria transport electrons over centimetre distances.

The 25 species of cable bacteria known so far have been organized into two genera, Candidatus Electrothrix, which live in saltwater, and Candidatus Electronema, which live in fresh and brackish water.