Reverse and flick: Hybrid locomotion in bacteria
Many bacteria are motile. They use one or more helical flagella as propellers, rotating them like the corkscrew on a wine bottle opener. Despite the limited morphological repertoire of the propulsive system, radically different movement strategies have evolved, likely reflecting the diversity of phy...
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National Academy of Sciences (U.S.),
2013-03-21T19:55:12Z.
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