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To draw a parallel with a car, currently available synthetic methods of stopping bacteria are akin to destroying the engine. Our method is analogous to putting the car into neutral - disengaging the engine from the driveshaft. It is an elegant solution that offers us quick control and also the opportunity for quick reversal (putting the car back into "drive"). | To draw a parallel with a car, currently available synthetic methods of stopping bacteria are akin to destroying the engine. Our method is analogous to putting the car into neutral - disengaging the engine from the driveshaft. It is an elegant solution that offers us quick control and also the opportunity for quick reversal (putting the car back into "drive"). | ||
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- | [ | + | [[Team:Imperial_College/Motility|'''>>> Details >>>''']]|[[Image:B_subtilis_Clutch_Mechanism.png|center|400px|Motile ''B. subtilis'' cells are powered by interactions between protein complexes, generating torque for locomotion. The protein EpsE acts as a molecular clutch to disengage the flagellar motor, leaving the flagellum intact but unpowered. This quickly halts locomotion[http://www.sciencemag.org/cgi/reprint/320/5883/1599.pdf]]]}} |
- | |[[Image:B_subtilis_Clutch_Mechanism.png|center|400px|Motile ''B. subtilis'' cells are powered by interactions between protein complexes, generating torque for locomotion. The protein EpsE acts as a molecular clutch to disengage the flagellar motor, leaving the flagellum intact but unpowered. This quickly halts locomotion[http://www.sciencemag.org/cgi/reprint/320/5883/1599.pdf]]]}} | + | |
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Why B. subtilis?
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