Bacteria break through one-micrometer-square passages by flagellar wrapping
Aoba Yoshioka, Y. Shimada, Toshihiro Omori, Naoki A. Uemura, Kazutaka Takeshita, Kota Ishigami, Hiroyuki Morimura, Maiko Furubayashi, Tetsuo Kan, Hirofumi Wada, Yoshitomo Kikuchi, Daisuke Nakane
This study shows how bacteria use flagellar wrapping to move through narrow passages, with hook flexibility being essential for this movement.
Nature Communications · Jan 20, 2026Peer-reviewedMicrobiology