H. C. Berg

A multi-state dynamic process confers mechano-adaptation to the bacterial flagellar motor

The paper studies mechano-adaptation in bacterial flagellar motors by analyzing stator unit binding dynamics and proposes a minimal model explaining the observed behavior.

Mechanosensitive remodeling of the bacterial flagellar motor is independent of direction of rotation

The paper shows that the mechanosensitive remodeling of the bacterial flagellar motor depends on torque, not rotation direction, and presents a mathematical model to explain this behavior.

Structure and function of stator units of the bacterial flagellar motor

The paper presents cryo-EM structures of bacterial flagellar stator units in different states and proposes a mechanistic model for torque generation and direction switching.

A molecular rack and pinion actuates a cell-surface adhesin and enables bacterial gliding motility

The paper identifies a molecular rack and pinion mechanism in Flavobacterium johnsoniae that drives gliding motility by linking the T9SS motor to a spiral track via the adhesin SprB.

Cargo Transport Shapes the Spatial Organization of a Microbial Community

The paper shows that gliding bacteria, specifically Capnocytophaga gingivalis, transport non-motile bacteria as cargo, shaping the spatial organization of polymicrobial communities.