Corkscrew motion of Trypanosoma brucei is driven by helical beating of the flagellum and facilitated by its bent shape

Sizhe Cheng, Devadyouti Das, Mykhaylo Barchuk +4

In the pathogenic parasite Trypanosoma brucei, a laterally attached flagellum drives rapid deformation of the complex cell body, producing puzzling dynamics. High-speed defocusing…