An Element of Determinism in a Stochastic Flagellar Motor Switch: e0141654

• Published in: PloS one Vol. 10; no. 11
• Main Authors: Xie, Li, Altindal, Tuba, Wu, Xiao-Lun
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: 01.11.2015
• Subjects: Escherichia coli; Vibrio alginolyticus

Marine bacterium Vibrio alginolyticus uses a single polar flagellum to navigate in an aqueous environment. Similar to Escherichia coli cells, the polar flagellar motor has two states; when the motor is counter-clockwise, the cell swims forward and when the motor is clockwise, the cell swims backward...