The Dynamic Ion Motive Force Powering the Bacterial Flagellar Motor

The bacterial flagellar motor (BFM) is a rotary molecular motor embedded in the cell membrane of numerous bacteria. It turns a flagellum which acts as a propeller, enabling bacterial motility and chemotaxis. The BFM is rotated by stator units, inner membrane protein complexes that stochastically ass...

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Main Authors: Anaïs Biquet-Bisquert, Gilles Labesse, Francesco Pedaci, Ashley L. Nord
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-04-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmicb.2021.659464/full