Texas A&M University

Bacteria Colonization

College of Engineering

Researchers have delineated mechanisms that enable bacteria to adapt to varying viscosities in their environment. They found that when the functioning of the bacterial motility appendage - the flagellum - is physically obstructed, the rotary motor that operates the flagellum undergoes internal changes to restore homeostasis in its function. College of Engineering Website: https://engineering.tamu.edu/ College of Engineering YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/tamuengineering We Are Social! Inst…