Confinement discerns swarmers from planktonic bacteria

Powered by flagella, many bacterial species exhibit collective motion on a solid surface commonly known as swarming. As a natural example of active matter, swarming is also an essential biological phenotype associated with virulence, chemotaxis, and host pathogenesis. Physical changes like cell elon...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Weijie Chen, Neha Mani, Hamid Karani, Hao Li, Sridhar Mani, Jay X Tang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: eLife Sciences Publications Ltd 2021-04-01
Series:eLife
Subjects:
Online Access:https://elifesciences.org/articles/64176