Bacteria have developed a large array of motility mechanisms to exploit available resources
and environments. These mechanisms can be broadly classified into swimming in aqueous …

A huge number of bacterial species are motile by flagella, which allow them to actively move
toward favorable environments and away from hazardous areas and to conquer new …

C. jejuni is the leading cause of human foodborne illness associated with poultry, beef, and
pork consumption. C. jejuni is highly prevalent in commercial poultry farms, where horizontal …

Highlights•Different flagellar architectures enable different motility behaviors.•Strategies for
swimming and turning vary.•Flagella can push, pull, flick, and swing, roll, or wrap around the …

Campylobacter jejuni and Campylobacter coli can be frequently isolated from poultry and
poultry-derived products, and in combination these two species cause a large portion of …

Campylobacter jejuni is likely the most common bacterial cause of gastroenteritis worldwide,
responsible for millions of cases of inflammatory diarrhea characterized by severe …

The resistance-nodulation-cell division (RND) superfamily of multidrug efflux systems are
important players in mediating antibiotic resistance in gram-negative pathogens …

Magnetotactic bacteria are aquatic or sediment-dwelling microorganisms able to take
advantage of the Earth's magnetic field for directed motility. The source of this amazing trait …

Helicobacter spp., including the well-known human gastric pathogen H. pylori, can cause
gastric diseases in humans and other mammals. They are Gram-negative bacteria that …

Flagellotropic bacteriophages are interesting candidates as therapeutics against pathogenic
bacteria dependent on flagellar motility for colonization and causing disease. Yet, phage …