Shuichi Nakamura

Thermal fluctuations assist high-speed rotation of the bacterial flagellar motor at low load

This study shows thermal fluctuations help bacterial flagellar motors rotate quickly at low load by compensating for limited power stroke reach.

Simultaneous quantification of dynamic bacterial deformation and motility by machine learning

This paper develops a machine learning method to quantify bacterial deformation and motility using convolutional neural networks, applicable to diverse transformable cells.

A novel periplasmic layer formed by an outer membrane lipo-protein governs the cell-envelope integrity and stiffness of Leptospira interrogans

This study identifies LipL32 as a key structural protein in Leptospira interrogans that maintains cell-envelope integrity and stiffness, affecting pathogenicity.

Emergent hydrodynamic synchronization between microbeads labelingbacterial flagellar motors

This study observes phase synchronization between bacterial flagellar motors through hydrodynamic coupling, showing that stronger coupling leads to more stable phase-locking.

The Role of Morphological Adaptability in Vibrio cholerae's Motility and Pathogenicity

This study examines how morphological changes in Vibrio cholerae affect its motility and pathogenicity in different viscosity environments.