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.

Pathogenic intestinal protozoa are responsible for clinically important infections in both the developed and the developing world. These organisms are responsible for both acute and chronic ...

The clinical spectrum of intestinal E. histolytica infection ranges from an asymptomatic carrier state to severe invasive disease. Asymptomatic cyst carriage occurs with E. histolytica as well as ...

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 ...

(1992), Free-living Freshwater Protozoa. A Colour Guide. (Wolfe, London ... ampulla: of ciliates and euglenoids, an anterior invagination of the cell. anisokont: having flagella of unequal length ...

Ben-Yehuda. "What we found is that in liquid, it's the rotation of the flagella that acts as a mechanical signal to kickstart this process." The study focused on pLS20, a widely distributed ...

A scoping review evaluated the national prevalence, risk factors, and contamination sources of intestinal protozoa. In total, 67 studies covering from 1966 to 2024 were included. The search ...

Among the various mechanosensors of interest to the team, one is located in the slender appendages known as flagella, which power bacterial swimming. One of the group's objectives is to determine ...

Despite this, the device can crawl and swim. With movement inspired by bacterial flagella, ZodiAq moves in an unusual but highly controllable way. Each soft appendage is connected to a motor ...