MicrobiologybioRxivPreprint
Body-wrapping anterior flagella drive ultrafast swimming in bacterial zoospores
Naoki A. Uemura, Tsubasa Ishida, Yoshiyuki Sowa…·Yasuo Ohnishi
The paper identifies a new swimming mechanism in Actinoplanes missouriensis zoospores using anterior flagella bundles, achieving ultrafast speeds through supramolecular organization rather than motor speed.
DOI 10.64898/2026.03.29.715058