{Reference Type}: Journal Article
{Title}: Microbial Primer: The bacterial flagellum - how bacteria swim.
{Author}: Armitage JP;
{Journal}: Microbiology (Reading)
{Volume}: 170
{Issue}: 1
{Year}: 2024 01
{Factor}: 2.956
{DOI}: 10.1099/mic.0.001406
{Abstract}: Bacteria swim using membrane-spanning, electrochemical gradient-powered motors that rotate semi-rigid helical filaments. This primer provides a brief overview of the basic synthesis, structure and operation of these nanomachines. Details and variations on the basic system can be found in suggested further reading.