Flagellar wrapping in bacteria starts as a torque-driven buckling instability of a coiled helix, with a critical speed that scales as (R/L)^-3.
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Bacteria exploit torque-induced buckling instability for flagellar wrapping
Flagellar wrapping in bacteria starts as a torque-driven buckling instability of a coiled helix, with a critical speed that scales as (R/L)^-3.