Bacteria are constantly moving by help of motility organs called flagella or pili to colonize new niches. Also, bacteria can exchange information, like “speaking to each other”, and thus acquire new ...

Millions of people worldwide are periodically or chronically affected by gut-related conditions, such as irritable bowel ...

Type IV pili are retractile, filamentous appendages that drive twitching motility, facilitating the early stages of biofilm formation on biotic and abiotic surfaces. Through cycles of pilus extension, ...

Structural patterns can be created due to the chasing interactions between two bacterial species. In a new model, scientists describe how interactions on the individual level can result in a global ...

“A very diverse set of gut bacteria can ‘swim’ through the layer of mucus that lines the intestines using specialized thread-like structures called flagella, the assembly and function of which ...

In the classic “run-and-tumble” movement pattern, bacteria swim forward (“run”) in one direction and then stop to rotate and reorient themselves in a new direction (“tumble”). During experiments where ...

Breakfast does more than fuel your morning—it sends critical signals to the trillions of microbes living in your digestive system. Here's what research says about skipping it.

If the foods you love don’t seem to be loving you back anymore, you’re not imagining things. Here’s how to turn things around ...

The human intestine is home to trillions of microscopic organisms, including hundreds of species of bacteria. In most people, these bacteria co-exist peacefully and contribute to a mutually beneficial ...