γ-proteobacteria eject their polar flagella under nutrient depletion, retaining flagellar motor relic structures

Schematic of flagellar ejection, leaving a relic

Josie Ferreira and co-workers

PLOS Biology, 2019

Josie reported the previously unknown ejection of bacterial flagella as a drastic response to starvation, using a mixture of electron cryotomography and molecular biology, working with the Rosenthal, Briegel, and Thormann labs.

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