A new microbial swimming style
Posted: Fri Jun 14, 2019 9:05 pm
Sebastian Hess and co-autors recently published below article...like to share the hyperlink & video info below:
"Recently, we described a new unicellular microbe, named Idionectes vortex, which swims by a previously unreported mode of motility. During swimming, the flagellum of this microscopic eukaryote rotates relative to the cell body, which was a very surprising finding."
the full article:
https://rdcu.be/bGehX
The storyline:
https://go.nature.com/2x2KTgp
some videos:
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41564- ... nsf-FNksLA
(hint: you will need to scroll down to the very end of the page for getting the video hyperlinks)
"Recently, we described a new unicellular microbe, named Idionectes vortex, which swims by a previously unreported mode of motility. During swimming, the flagellum of this microscopic eukaryote rotates relative to the cell body, which was a very surprising finding."
the full article:
https://rdcu.be/bGehX
The storyline:
https://go.nature.com/2x2KTgp
some videos:
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41564- ... nsf-FNksLA
(hint: you will need to scroll down to the very end of the page for getting the video hyperlinks)