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Bacteria steer toward food by swimming in runs and randomly tumbling, a simple strategy for navigation.
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Berg and Brown analysed E. coli chemotaxis by tracking individual bacteria in three dimensions.
As reported in: BERG, BROWN (1972). Chemotaxis in Escherichia coli analysed by Three-dimensional Tracking. Nature. doi:10.1038/239500a0
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Adler showed E. coli in a capillary tube form visible migrating bands, moving toward oxygen and energy sources such as galactose, glucose and serine.
As reported in: Adler (1966). Chemotaxis in Bacteria. Science. doi:10.1126/science.153.3737.708
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Zhang and colleagues used cryo-electron tomography to image chemoreceptor arrays in intact E. coli; forming arrays required the proteins CheA and CheW.
As reported in: Zhang, Khursigara, Hartnell et al. (2007). Direct visualization of Escherichia coli chemotaxis receptor arrays using cryo-electron microscopy. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. doi:10.1073/pnas.0610106104
Sowa and colleagues directly observed the bacterial flagellar motor rotating in discrete steps, using a sodium-driven motor in E. coli.
As reported in: Sowa, Rowe, Leake et al. (2005). Direct observation of steps in rotation of the bacterial flagellar motor. Nature. doi:10.1038/nature04003
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