With no brain or nervous system, one-celled algae can coordinate their sunbursts of threadlike flagella in graceful gaits. K.Y. Wan, Raymond E. Goldstein ...

Please use one of the following formats to cite this article in your essay, paper or report: APA. Greenwood, Michael. (2021, October 04). The Role of Flagella in Adhesion and Virulence.

Swimming cells during a wrapping motion under a fluorescent microscope. Scale bar, 5 μm. Credit: Nishizaka Lab, Gakushuin University. Flagella-mediated motility in the Burkholderia symbiont was ...

One of the most fascinating areas of research is biomimetics, where researchers attempt to replicate nature's creative accomplishments in the lab. For pure inspiration, look no further than to ...

Eukaryotic cilia/flagella exhibit two characteristic ultrastructures reflecting two main functions; a 9+2 axoneme for motility and a 9+0 axoneme for sensation and signalling. Whether, and if so ...

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- A tiny but powerful engine that propels the bacterium Bacillus subtilis through liquids is disengaged from the corkscrew-like flagellum by a protein clutch, Indiana University ...

A new study from the Faculty of Medicine at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem sheds light on how bacterial motion influences the spread of antibiotic resistance. Led by Professor Sigal Ben-Yehuda ...

Flagella are important for bacteria because they help them move toward better environments and away from harmful conditions. However, producing flagella is energy-intensive, requiring many genes ...

The background The bioluminescent bacterium Vibrio fischeri, whose flagellum is encased in a membrane-derived sheath, colonizes newborn Hawaiian bobtail squid (Euprymna scolopes), contributing a light ...

Impairing the flagellum would deliver a critical, but not fatal, blow to bacteria. This is a new approach and contrasts to traditional antibiotics, which are designed to kill all bacteria in their ...