Understanding how bacteria form communities on surfaces, including biofilms, has significant implications for both health and ...

An underwater drone with long, spinning arms like the flagella of bacteria could survey the seas without endangering marine life, its creators claim ...

A new bacteria-inspired robot uses 12 spinning arms to move around the same way bacteria does and scientists want to make it ...

The study shows that in liquid environments, where bacteria rely on movement to navigate, the rotation of flagella acts as a mechanical signal that turns on a set of genes required for DNA transfer.

Namba Protonic NanoMachine Project studied the structure and function of the bacterial flagellum as a huge molecular system based on the ... Motor proteins having membrane-spanning structures were ...

Spirochetes are thin, corkscrew-shaped bacteria that spiral through body tissues using a hidden propeller-like motor, protected by a membrane that shields it from the host's immune system. Central to ...

The research team discovered that the rotation of flagella in Bacillus subtilis acts as a mechanical signal that activates key conjugation genes. This enables donor bacteria to form clusters with ...

For switching over among the various roles, control of the formation and assembly is indispensable. Direct observation of the rotation speed of a flagellar motor: Recent improvements in the optical ...

"Many types of bacteria must be able to move to infect ... "When LAL formation is disrupted, a spirochetes' flagella hook and motor are unable to work together to move effectively.

"This process of DNA transfer, called bacterial conjugation, has long been studied on solid surfaces," said Prof. Ben-Yehuda. "What we found is that in liquid, it's the rotation of the flagella ...