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.

Their study, published in Microbiological Research, reveals that bacteria can evolve by losing their flagella, the structures ...

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

One week after weaning, the team isolated the animals’ intestinal tissues and treated them with flagella from commensal Clostridia or pathogenic Salmonella. “Commensal flagellins and pathogen ...

“In contrast, our approach is highly specific, targeting the formation of LAL in flagella within pathogenic spirochetes—the only known bacteria that catalyze the formation of LAL cross-links between ...

Bacteria with flagella, or spinning tails, can move up to a hundred times their body length in a second—a large fish can only move about ten times its body length in a second. The strongest ...

Researchers observed that rotating flagella triggered gene expression in donor cells, prompting them to form clusters with recipient bacteria. These clusters bring cells into close contact and ...

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 ...