Bacteria use signaling particles to adjust their way of life to winning everyday environments Kumar Jeetendra | November 16, 2020 Bacteria are considered to be true experts in survival. Their rapid adaptive response to changing environmental conditions is based, among other things, on two rival signaling molecules. As the”Yin and Yang” of metabolic control they choose the lifestyle of bacteria, according to researchers in the University of Basel. The findings also play a role in …
Study shows how self-swimming microorganisms get by in harsher conditions Kumar Jeetendra | March 18, 2021 Many bacteria swim towards nutrients by rotating the helix-shaped flagella attached to their bodies. As they proceed, the cells may either’run’ in a straight line, or’fall’ by varying the rotational directions of the flagella, inducing their avenues to intentionally alter course. Through a process named’chemotaxis,’ bacteria can decrease their rate of tumbling at higher levels …