Swirling bacterium
9 Jan 2019 by Evoluted New Media
Individual bacteria and biofilms can generate currents strong enough to draw distant nutrients, according to a Stanford University team. As a single bacterium swims forward, it creates a tiny current in the surrounding liquid. Flows produced by a colony can create a strong tide capable of pulling in nutrients, regardless of the orientation of each bacterium. The team’s work was published in Physical Review Letters.
