Bacterial Chemotaxis (IMAGE)
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Bacterial chemotaxis, the process by which a bacterium changes direction in response to environmental cues, involves a complex array of chemical receptors (red, elongated molecules) and other sensory proteins (blue and green molecules), which work together to process sensory information. A new study offers high-resolution details of the structure and function of the chemosensory array, researchers report.
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Image courtesy C. Keith Cassidy
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