... might be involved in biofilm formation as well. adhesion Archaea biofilm extracellular polymeric substance flagellum pilus Complex microbial communities (biofilms) are the predominant lifestyle of micro-organisms in Nature. Biofilms are formed on the air/liquid interface or liquid...

...Abhrajyoti Ghosh; Sonja-Verena Albers Motility is a common behaviour in prokaryotes. Both bacteria and archaea use flagella for swimming motility, but it has been well documented that structures of the flagellum from these two domains of life are completely different, although they contribute...

... systems engineering. 1 To whom correspondence should be addressed (email mark.roberts@bioch.ox.ac.uk ). 6 3 2010 © The Authors Journal compilation © 2010 Biochemical Society 2010 bacterium chemotaxis flagellum methyl-accepting chemotaxis protein (MCP) swimming systems...

... M. Matsumoto M. Hoshi M. Hildebrand E. Kaupp U.B. Ca2+ spikes in the flagellum control chemotactic behavior of sperm EMBO J. 2005 24 2741 2752 4 Kaupp U.B. Solzin J. Hildebrand E. Brown J.E. Helbig A. Hagen V. Beyermann M. Pampaloni F...

... a long slender shape with a single flagellum laterally attached to the cell body in a left-handed helix from close to the posterior end along to the anterior [ 1 ] ( Figure 1 A). This is a major defining characteristic, yet the specific cell body shape is defined by a highly stable, highly cross-linked...