Statistics of pathogenic bacteria in the search of host cells

Statistics of pathogenic bacteria in the search of host cells

Chemotaxis may generally be thought to determine bacterial virulence and identification of appropriate host cells. Here, Otte, Ipiña et al. show that if this process is studied in vitro, purely mechanistic random search strategies must be included to explain the experimental results.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Stefan Otte, Emiliano Perez Ipiña, Rodolphe Pontier-Bres, Dorota Czerucka, Fernando Peruani
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2021-03-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-22156-6
Description
Summary:Chemotaxis may generally be thought to determine bacterial virulence and identification of appropriate host cells. Here, Otte, Ipiña et al. show that if this process is studied in vitro, purely mechanistic random search strategies must be included to explain the experimental results.
ISSN:2041-1723

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