Tiny molecular clutch puts flagellum in neutral
Thursday, June 19, 2008 - 13:00
in Biology & Nature
A tiny but powerful engine that propels the bacterium Bacillus subtilis through liquids is disengaged from the corkscrew-like flagellum by a protein clutch, Indiana University Bloomington and Harvard University scientists have learned. Their report appears in this week issue of Science...
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