3D Spatial Exploration by <i>E. coli</i> Echoes Motor Temporal Variability
Nuris Figueroa-Morales, Rodrigo Soto, Gaspard Junot, Thierry Darnige, Carine Douarche, Vincent A. Martinez, Anke Lindner, Éric Clément
Abstract
Experiments show that bacteria constantly alter their exploration states---frequent directional changes and persistent swimming---which could provide insight into the onset of infections and the dynamics of microbial communities.
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