BiophysicsPNAS NexusPeer-reviewed
A novel mechanism of microbial attachment: the flagellar pump of Giardia lamblia
Theodore Julius Picou, Haibei Luo, Robert J. Polackwich…·Jeffrey S. Urbach
This study identifies a hydrodynamic mechanism of microbial attachment in Giardia lamblia, showing that flagellar-generated fluid flow creates negative pressure sufficient for attachment to various surfaces.
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