Bacteria may bear one or several flagella, which enable motility and can contribute to cell adhesion and influence the virulence of a pathogen.

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 ...

This flagellum-wrapping movement does not match any known forms of flagella-mediated motility and can be described as a third form of flagella-mediated motility.

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 ...

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 Bloomington and ...

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 ...

Microscopic magnetic mimic of microbial motor made Researchers demonstrate that they can make and control artificial flagella, … ...

Shortening rate showing no correlation with starting flagellum length (Pearson’s R2 =0.20). In both axenic differentiation models both flagellar shortening and cell division occurred.

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 ...