Enhanced propagation of motile bacteria on surfaces due to forward scattering
Microorganisms tend to live in heterogeneous environments. Here the authors investigate the influence of this heterogeneity on bacteria swimming near a surface in the presence of obstacles; these are found to enhance the cells’ propagation rather than hinder it for an optimal obstacle density.
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| author | Stanislaw Makarchuk Vasco C. Braz Nuno A. M. Araújo Lena Ciric Giorgio Volpe |
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| description | Microorganisms tend to live in heterogeneous environments. Here the authors investigate the influence of this heterogeneity on bacteria swimming near a surface in the presence of obstacles; these are found to enhance the cells’ propagation rather than hinder it for an optimal obstacle density. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-4963be230d9c46fea7e9a07c422c38fb2022-12-21T23:08:59ZengNature PortfolioNature Communications2041-17232019-09-0110111210.1038/s41467-019-12010-1Enhanced propagation of motile bacteria on surfaces due to forward scatteringStanislaw Makarchuk0Vasco C. Braz1Nuno A. M. Araújo2Lena Ciric3Giorgio Volpe4Department of Chemistry, University College LondonCentro de Física Teórica e Computacional, Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade de LisboaCentro de Física Teórica e Computacional, Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade de LisboaDepartment of Civil, Environmental and Geomatic Engineering, University College LondonDepartment of Chemistry, University College LondonMicroorganisms tend to live in heterogeneous environments. Here the authors investigate the influence of this heterogeneity on bacteria swimming near a surface in the presence of obstacles; these are found to enhance the cells’ propagation rather than hinder it for an optimal obstacle density.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-12010-1 |
| spellingShingle | Stanislaw Makarchuk Vasco C. Braz Nuno A. M. Araújo Lena Ciric Giorgio Volpe Enhanced propagation of motile bacteria on surfaces due to forward scattering Nature Communications |
| title | Enhanced propagation of motile bacteria on surfaces due to forward scattering |
| title_full | Enhanced propagation of motile bacteria on surfaces due to forward scattering |
| title_fullStr | Enhanced propagation of motile bacteria on surfaces due to forward scattering |
| title_full_unstemmed | Enhanced propagation of motile bacteria on surfaces due to forward scattering |
| title_short | Enhanced propagation of motile bacteria on surfaces due to forward scattering |
| title_sort | enhanced propagation of motile bacteria on surfaces due to forward scattering |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-12010-1 |
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