Elastohydrodynamic synchronization of rotating bacterial flagella [PDF]
T\u{a}tulea-Codrean, M. and Lauga, E. (2022) Phys. Rev. Lett. 128,
208101, 2022 To rotate continuously without jamming, the flagellar filaments of bacteria need to be locked in phase. While several models have been proposed for eukaryotic flagella, the synchronization of bacterial flagella is less well understood. Starting from a reduced model of flexible and hydrodynamically-coupled bacterial flagella, we rigorously coarse-grain ...
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Testing the ion-current model for flagellar length sensing and IFT regulation
eLife, 2023 Eukaryotic cilia and flagella are microtubule-based organelles whose relatively simple shape makes them ideal for investigating the fundamental question of organelle size regulation.
Hiroaki Ishikawa +4 more
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Flagellar Cooperativity and Collective Motion in Sperm
Fluids, 2021 Sperm have thin structures known as flagella whose motion must be regulated in order to reach the egg for fertilization. Large numbers of sperm are typically needed in this process and some species have sperm that exhibit collective or aggregate motion ...
Julie Simons, Alexandra Rosenberger
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Flagella from five Cronobacter species induce pro-inflammatory cytokines in macrophage derivatives from human monocytes. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2012 Cronobacter spp. are opportunistic pathogens linked to lie-threatening infections in neonates and contaminated powdered infant formula that has been epidemiologically associated with these cases.
Ariadnna Cruz-Córdova +15 more
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The Effect of Flagella Stiffness on the Locomotion of a Multi-Flagellated Robot at Low Reynolds Environment [PDF]
, 2023 Microorganisms such as algae and bacteria move in a viscous environment with extremely low Reynolds ($Re$), where the viscous drag dominates the inertial forces. They have adapted to this environment by developing specialized features such as whole-body deformations and flexible structures such as flagella (with various shapes, sizes, and numbers) that
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Epithelial uptake of flagella initiates proinflammatory signaling. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2013 The airway epithelium serves multiple roles in the defense of the lung. Not only does it act as a physical barrier, it acts as a distal extension of the innate immune system.
Dane Parker, Alice Prince
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Frontiers in Microbiology, 2021 The γ-proteobacteria are a group of diverse bacteria including pathogenic Escherichia, Salmonella, Vibrio, and Pseudomonas species. The majority swim in liquids with polar, sodium-driven flagella and swarm on surfaces with lateral, non-chemotactic ...
Josie L. Ferreira +6 more
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Analysis of a Spontaneous Non-Motile and Avirulent Mutant Shows That FliM Is Required for Full Endoflagella Assembly in Leptospira interrogans. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2016 Pathogenic Leptospira strains are responsible for leptospirosis, a worldwide emerging zoonotic disease. These spirochetes are unique amongst bacteria because of their corkscrew-like cell morphology and their periplasmic flagella.
Célia Fontana +7 more
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The polar and lateral flagella from Plesiomonas shigelloides are glycosylated with legionaminic acid
Frontiers in Microbiology, 2015 Plesiomonas shigelloides is the unique member of the Enterobacteriaceae family able to produce polar flagella when grow in liquid medium and lateral flagella when grown in solid or semisolid media. In this study on P. shigelloides 302-73 strain, we found
Susana eMerino +4 more
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Transcriptomic Analysis Reveals the Regulation Mechanism of Sporogenesis in Ulva prolifera
Frontiers in Marine Science, 2022 Ulva prolifera, the main causative species of green tide, has drawn much attention. Spore reproduction was one of the main reproduction strategies that could be induced by changing environmental factors, but the mechanism of spore formation remains ...
Jianan Jiang +4 more
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