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

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.

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

Researchers are determining how mechanosensor proteins in bacteria function to identify suitable conditions for establishing ...

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 ...

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

"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 ...

Among the most important PAMPs is flagellin, the main protein in bacterial flagella -- the whip-like structures bacteria use to propel themselves. "Early detection of the enemy is a central tenet ...