Their study, published in Microbiological Research, reveals that bacteria can evolve by losing their flagella, the structures responsible for movement. The study was led by Prof. Wang Junfeng from ...

Professor On Shun Pak and his team of student researchers use microrobots to model the swimming motion of bacteria in the ...

However, biological motors have existed for millions of years in microorganisms. Among these, many bacterial species have tail-like structures--called flagella--that spin around to propel themselves ...

Among these, many bacterial species have tail-like structures-called flagella-that spin around to propel themselves in fluids. These movements employ protein complexes known as the "flagellar motor." ...

The effects Pulendran’s team found appeared to be mediated by Toll-like receptor 5 (TLR5), a molecule that mediates an immune reaction to flagellin, the protein which forms filamentous bacterial ...

1988). In addition to magnetosomes and magnetic nanoparticles, magnetotactic bacteria also have a flagellum, which they use for mobility. Magnetotactic bacteria are prokaryotic microorganisms ...

The finding To better understand the role of the sheath, Edward Ruby of the University of Wisconsin–Madison and colleagues colonized squid with mutant bacteria that had either no flagellum or one that ...

The name refers to the characteristic funnel-shaped “collar” of interconnected microvilli and the presence of a flagellum ... plant-like phytoplankton and bacteria. In turn, protists become ...