<i>C. crescentus</i> Bacteria (VIDEO)

Brown University

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The cellular bodies of C. crescentus bacteria follow a helical trajectory as they swim. Researchers have shown that the motion generates thrust. Before this, it was thought that the cell body contributes nothing to swimming in organisms like crescentus that swim using flagella.

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Breuer Lab / Brown University

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