A statistical physics view of swarming bacteria

Abstract Bacterial swarming is a collective mode of motion in which cells migrate rapidly over surfaces, forming dynamic patterns of whirls and jets. This review presents a physical point of view of swarming bacteria, with an emphasis on the statistical properties of the swarm dynamics as observed i...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Avraham Be’er, Gil Ariel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-03-01
Series:Movement Ecology
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40462-019-0153-9