... – 23 , 26 ]. 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/solid surfaces of fixed or dispersed...

...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...

... bacterium chemotaxis flagellum methyl-accepting chemotaxis protein (MCP) swimming systems biology Most bacteria sense changes in their environment and move in response to those changes. Movement is usually the result of flagella that propel the bacteria through the medium. Bacteria can change...

... 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...

... of Cytokinesis: Biochemical Society Focused Meeting held at Royal College of Surgeons, Edinburgh, U.K., 9–12 January 2008. Organized and Edited by Gwyn Gould (Glasgow, U.K.) and Iain Hagan (Manchester, U.K.). FAZ flagellum attachment zone PFR paraflagellar rod Work in our laboratory...