This suggests that flagella themselves are not necessary for adhesion in this species - this function is provided by surface proteins or other structures. However, non-flagellated mutants also ...

Most bacteria have flagella; they are threadlike appendages extending from the surface of many microbes. They help move the organism around, a function called motility, in a rotating motion. Enabling ...

Defects in IFT prevent flagellum formation in most eukaryotes tested so far. In new research published in the EMBO Journal RNAi and cell biology were combined to probe the function of the ...

Flagella are primarily used for cell movement ... This exposed region decides differences in adhesive function of flagellins from different strains or species of bacteria. Pseudomonas aeruginosa ...