Cholera bacteria use hair-like appendages called pili to attach to surfaces. In this image, the pili are labeled with a fluorescent green dye. (Image credit: Fitnat Yildiz and Kyle Floyd) ...

Although scientists knew that bacteria had a sense of touch, they couldn’t quite put their finger on the underlying mechanism. But now, after a pair of studies, scientists can point to two mechanisms, ...

How well bacteria move and sense their environment directly affects their success in surviving and spreading. About half of known bacteria species use a flagella to move — a rotating appendage that ...

Bacteria are constantly moving by help of motility organs called flagella or pili to colonize new niches. Also, bacteria can exchange information, like “speaking to each other”, and thus acquire new ...

Our sense of touch provides us with bits of information about our surroundings that inform the decisions we make. When we touch something, our nervous system transmits signals through nerve endings ...

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- In the human world of manufacturing, many companies are now applying an on-demand, just-in-time strategy to conserve resources, reduce costs and promote production of goods ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract This paper investigates further the question of whether the flagella of Proteus mirabilis emerge from basal bodies. The bacteria were grown to ...

Respiration is the production of energy, which bacteria have found numerous and diverse ways of doing. Many microorganisms take part in extra-cellular respiration, which involves electron transfer to ...

Bacterial infections are frequently based on the binding of lectinlike adhesins to specific glycan determinants exposed on host cell receptors. These interactions confer species-specific recognition ...

New studies from Arizona State University reveal surprising ways bacteria can move without their flagella—the slender, whip-like propellers that usually drive them forward. Subscribe to our newsletter ...