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A blog that aims to share appreciation for the width & depth of microbial activities.
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Hey flagellum, shift into reverse gear! by Christoph — In a classical manual gearbox, a gearwheel is inserted between the countershaft and the drive shaft. This reverses the direction of rotation of the drive shaft. Flagella have found a smart... Read more > tinyurl.com/mrpeyfe8#MicroSky#CryoEM
![Screenshot from animation demonstrating gearing in the Salmonella flagellum. [Source: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38459206/]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_fullsize/plain/did:plc:gudh3x7pgeh4uc6eee3zogtr/bafkreiemp4m2gpdh3whvhbkrow4olwurbba3ncymqhdetfdulmh5db4a3a@jpeg)
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STCmicrobeblog
@stcmicrobeblog.bsky.social
A blog that aims to share appreciation for the width & depth of microbial activities.
Posts by Christoph, not necessarily the opinion of all team members of Small Things Considered (STC) schaechter.asmblog.org/schaechter/
954 followers723 following1.4k posts